Wide-screen displays used by over one in four Japanese
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Whenever I get around to upgrading my desktop display, I think it will be a wide-screen monitor that I go for; sadly, this recent survey from goo Research and reported on by japan.internet.com into home computers did not discuss people’s purchase intentions.
Demographics
Between the 5th and 10th of November 2008 1,034 members of the goo Research online monitor group completed an internet-based questionnaire. 52.9% of the sample were male, 16.4% in their teens, 18.0% in their twenties, 21.3% in their thirties, 16.5% in their forties, 15.9% in their fifties, and 11.9% aged sixty or older.
It’s interesting to note in Q1 that notebooks outnumber desktops at home, and surprising to see one in four notebooks are wide-screen, even allowing for dual-head users with an extra monitor plugged in.
Research results
From the sample 1,022 people, or 98.8% had a home computer. Remember, since this is an online survey, one would expect an almost 100% ownership statistic. They were asked the following question.
Q1: What kinds of computers do you have at home? (Sample size=1,022, multiple answer)
Notebook computer (to SQ1) 69.6% Desktop computer (to SQ2) 64.5% All-in-one computer and monitor 5.7% Q1SQ1: What type of display do you have on your laptop computer? (includes two-screen setting) (Sample size=711)
Standard display ratio 68.5% Wide-screen 25.3% Don’t know 6.2% Before the details of next question for desktop owners, there was an additional question on what kind of display tube was the monitor. 563 people, or 85.4%, had an LCD one, and they were then asked the supplemental question.
Q1SQ2: What type of display do you have on your desktop computer? (includes two-screen setting) (Sample size=563)
Standard display ratio (to SQ3) 67.5% Wide-screen (to SQ3) 29.0% Don’t know 3.6% Q1SQ3: What is the resolution of the largest LCD display that you use? (Sample size=543)
Less than XGA (1024×768) 0.4% XGA (1024×768) 13.1% WXGA+ (1440×900) 4.8% SXGA (1280×1024) 17.7% WSXGA+ (1680×1050) 6.6% UXGA (1600×1200) 3.3% WUXGA (1920×1200) 3.9% QXGA (2048×1536) 1.3% Bigger than all of the above 0.0% Don’t know my size 42.0% Don’t know what “resolution” means 7.0% In addition, 28.9% had a 17 inch display, 20.6% 15 inches, and 15.3% 19 inches.
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