Football and HDTV are a marriage made in heaven. The sport, which has always been well suited for television, has never looked better in high-def. The widescreen display enables viewers to see more of the action while the crisp, vivid picture makes fans feel like they are there.

But HDTV has been around for years so why did this Super Bowl generate so many viewers?

Simple. More people have high-def sets. The number of HDTV homes has been rising steadily over the last several years, with some reports saying that nearly 50 percent of Americans are now HDTV owners (although some high-def owners still haven't purchased off-air antennas or HD receivers that enable them to watch high-def programming.)

So with more people owning HDTVs, it makes sense that more people would watch a special event like the Super Bowl, particularly one that looks so spectacular in high-def.

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