Abstract
Who's Blu? Next-Generation DVD Players and Recorders
Both DVD players and recorders are growing, in terms of sales, globally. The
DVD player market benefits from versatility in form factors. DVD players can
be seen in portable renditions, integrated with VCRs, or in the back panel
seats of SUVs. While DVD recorders have come down in price, there is still
delineation in the pricing of DVD players and DVD recorders-each represents a
different value proposition.
DVD recorders are evolving into media server devices. In 2005, Ethernet and
USB ports increasingly found their way onto DVD recorders. Added connectivity
meant that consumers could aggregate digital pictures, download MP3 files, or
transfer old VHS tapes onto DVD discs.
In-Stat reviews in detail the technical and market barriers confronting
next-generation DVD players. DVD players based on 澱lue laser・technology will
enter the market at premium prices, and, as there has been compromise between
the HD-DVD camp and the companies that sponsor Blu-ray technology, a format
battle seems inevitable.
Table of Contents
Executive Summary
Methodology
Introduction
DVD Players by Region
DVD Playback Form Factors
Emerging DVD Player Features
- Digital Connections
- HDMI
- USB
- DivX
- Networking Capability
- EPGs
DVD Recorders
- DVD-RAM
- DVD-RW/-R
- +R/+RW
- Forecast
- Unit Shipments
- ASP
- Revenues
Emerging DVD Recorder Features
- USB
- HDMI
- Editing Features
- Copy Protection
- DTV Tuners
DVD Recorder Combinations
- +HTiB
- +VCR
- +DVR
- +TV
- +Set Top Box
What US Consumers Are Saying
High-Resolution DVD
- High-Resolution Standards
- Blu-ray
- Blu-ray Product Announcements
- About Blu-ray Discs
- HD-DVD
- HD-DVD Product Announcements
- About HD-DVD Discs
- Available Content for Blue Laser Players
- Positions in the Blu-ray and HD-DVD Format Debate
- PlayStation 3
- Forecast
- Red Laser High-Resolution Standards
DVD Technologies
- Optical Pickup Unit
- MPEG-2 Compression
- Audio Decoding
- Memory
- Copyright Protection
- DVD Player Silicon
- DVD Player Bill of Materials
- Blue Laser Player Bill of Materials
- DVD Recorder Silicon
- DVD Recorder Bill of Materials
- DVD Silicon Providers
- Broadcom
- ESS Technology
- LSI Logic
- Magnum Semiconductors (Spin-off of Cirrus Logic)
- MediaTek
- NEC
- Philips
- Sigma Designs
- Sony
- STMicroelectronics
- Sunplus
- Zoran
- Others
