Research
Parks Associates: Security and Smart Home Research for 2017
Parks Associates and CE Pro sister publication Security Sales & Integration reveal statistics on security and smart-home adoption and consumer preferences.
Dec 27, 2017
4K Ultra HD Hardware Far Outpacing Content, Research Shows
Futuresource research shows 4K TVs, set-top boxes and streamers from Roku, Apple, Amazon are widely accessible, but 4K content is sparse, and HDR suffers from lack of standards.
Dec 07, 2017
Who Buys Smart Home Tech? Test Your Knowledge of the Home-Tech Market
Take this 6-question CE Pro Quiz to determine how well you know the desires, income level, home size and more of the best potential customers for professional smart home installation services.
Nov 29, 2017
Affluent Millennials, Home Tech and Chilling Lessons from Wealth Management Industry
J.D. Power survey suggests wealth-management firms are ignoring 'emerging affluent Millennials', causing the generation to move to online investment vehicles. Custom home-technology pros be warned.
Nov 22, 2017
Home Technology Buying Groups: Comparing HTSA, HTSN, ProSource, Azione
HTSA, HTSN, ProSource and Azione are considered the leading buying groups and networking organizations for home-technology and consumer-electronics professionals. Should you join one of them?
Nov 20, 2017
Millennials, Amazon Prime Members to Drive CE/Smart-Home Purchases this Holiday
Parks Associates research indicates video doorbells will be more popular than voice-control products this 2017 holiday, and that millennials and Amazon Prime members will be key purchasers of CE and smart-home devices.