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Playing high-def video made easy

Star-TelegramA recent news release from WD noted how much digital content people have amassed and said that most do not have the proper knowledge or hardware to view the content on a TV. The average consumer had 123 gigabytes of videos, photos and music in 2009, which will grow to 1.3 terabytes by 2013, according to research firm Parks Associates.

From the article, "Playing high-def video made easy" by Gregg Ellman

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