世論 What Japan Thinks

japan.internet.com recently published the results of a survey conducted by JR Tokai Express Research into the topic of home computer monitors. On the 4th of February they interviewed 330 people employed in the public and private sectors. 76.7% of the sample was male, 17.9% in their twenties, 39.7% in their thirties, 31.5% in their forties, 10.3% in their fifties, and 0.6% in their sixties.

It’s interesting that Japanese prefered the more modestly-sized monitors. I wonder if this reflects the lack of free space in the average Japanese home? I know for my part I couldn’t really fit in anything more than the 17 inch I currently use at home. Not having been shopping for monitors recently, however, I cannot guess as to what the price of a new LCD monitor might be!

Research Results

Q1: What kind of monitor do you use with your main home computer? (Sample size=330)

CRT	9.7%
Built-in CRT	0.6%
LCD	43.0%
Built-in LCD	7.9%
Notebook PC display	37.9%
Don’t have a PC at home	0.9%

Q2: Regardless of price or function, what is your ideal size for a monitor? (Sample size=330)

22 inch	16.1%
19 to 20 inch	37.9%
17 inch	26.4%
15 inch	7.9%
Don’t know	9.1%
Other	2.7%

Q3: Regardless of size or function, what is your ideal price range for a monitor? (Sample size=330)

Less than 10,000 yen	8.2%
10,000 to 19,999 yen	17.0%
20,000 to 29,999 yen	16.4%
30,000 to 39,999 yen	29.4%
40,000 to 49,999 yen	5.5%
50,000 to 59,999 yen	7.6%
60,000 yen or more	1.8%
Don’t know	14.2%