PC Users And Music Downloads
Almost half (46%) of home PC users play or download music on their home PC, according to new research from MORI. The survey among home PC users for Packard Bell, shows two thirds (67%) wouldn't be without this household item. By 2009 one in 10 (10%) users expects their home PC to control household appliances such as lights, cookers and washing machines, five per cent believe it will open and close curtains, and four per cent expect their home PC to monitor the food content in their fridge.
Almost half (46%) of home PC users play or download music on their home PC, according to new research from MORI. The survey among home PC users for Packard Bell, shows two thirds (67%) wouldn't be without this household item. By 2009 one in 10 (10%) users expects their home PC to control household appliances such as lights, cookers and washing machines, five per cent believe it will open and close curtains, and four per cent expect their home PC to monitor the food content in their fridge.
Q Of those you do not currently do, which, if any, do you think you will be using your home computer for in the next five years? Which others?
| 160 | % |
|---|---|
| Turning household appliances such as lights, cooker, washing machine etc. on and off from outside the home | 10 |
| Opening and closing the curtains on your windows | 5 |
| Monitoring the food content in the fridge | 4 |
Technical details
A nationally representative quota sample of 1,016 Home PC users, aged 15+ were interviewed throughout Great Britain on the MORI Omnibus, across approximately 192 sampling points. Interviews were carried out using CAPI (Computer Assisted Personal Interviewing), face-to-face in respondents' homes between 27th May and 1st June 2004. The total sample surveyed (c.2,000 people) have been weighted to reflect the known national population profile.
