Next-Generation DVD Players and Recorders Worldwide

SUMMARY

Summary

DVD player shipments have started to decline, while DVD recorder shipments are growing, 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 seats of SUVs. While DVD recorders have come down in price, there is still a fairly large difference in the pricing of DVD players and DVD recorders; therefore, each represents a different value proposition.

DVD recorders are evolving into media server devices. In 2006, Ethernet and USB ports became more and more common. Added connectivity means that consumers can aggregate digital pictures, download MP3 files, or transfer old VHS tapes onto DVD discs.

This report reviews in detail the technical and market barriers confronting next-generation DVD players. Currently, there is no clear-cut winner in the HD-DVD vs. Blu-ray format war. The outcome of this battle will not only depend on the IC manufacturers and the consumer electronics producers, but also on the attitude of content providers, government support, and digital broadcasting situations in each region. However, In-Stat believes that the universal combo player, which plays both HD-DVD and Blu-ray discs, will not be a sustainable solution unless prices decline, as it currently costs more than purchasing two players separately.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• Executive Summary
• Methodology
  • Residential Technology Survey
• Introduction
  • DVD royalties
• DVD Players by Region
  • ASP
  • Revenues
• DVD Playback Form Factors
  • Forecast
• Emerging DVD Player Features
  • 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
  • Hard Drive
• DVD Recorder Combinations
  • +HTiB
  • +VCR
  • +DVR
  • +TV
  • +Set Top Box
• What Consumers Are Saying
  • High-Resolution DVD
  • High-Resolution Standards
    • Blu-ray
    • Blu-ray Product Announcements
    • HD-DVD
    • HD-DVD Product Announcements
    • Combo Products announcement
    • Available Content for Blue Laser Players
    • Positions in the Blu-ray and HD DVD Format Debate
    • Forecast
  • Red Laser High-Resolution Standards
    • EVD
    • FVD
    • HVD
• DVD Technologies
  • Optical Pickup Unit
  • MPEG-2 Compression
  • Audio Decoding
  • Memory
  • Copyright Protection
  • DVD player Silicon
  • Integration
  • DVD player Bill of Materials
  • Blue Laser Player Bill of Materials
  • DVD Recorder Silicon
    • Integration
  • 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
• Related In-Stat Reports
• Appendix

List of Tables

• Table 1 DVD Player License/Royalty Fees per DVD Player (in US$)
• Table 2 DVD Recorder License/Royalty Fees per DVD Recorder (in US$)
• Table 3 Worldwide DVD Player Unit Shipments by Region, 2001- 2011 (in Thousands)
• Table 4 Worldwide DVD Player ASPs by Region, 2001- 2011 (in US$)
• Table 5 Worldwide DVD Player Revenues by Region, 2001- 2011 (US$ in Millions)
• Table 6 Worldwide DVD Player Unit Shipments by Type, 2001- 2011 (Units Thousands)
• Table 7 Worldwide DVD Recorder Unit Shipments by Region, 2001- 2011 (Units in Thousands)
• Table 8 Worldwide DVD Recorder ASPs by Region, 2001- 2011 (in $US)
• Table 9 Worldwide DVD Recorder Revenue by Region, 2001- 2011 (US$ Millions)
• Table 10 Production of DVD Recorders with ATSC Tuner, 2007
• Table 11 Worldwide DVD Recorders with DTV Tuners by Region 2002- 2011 (Units in Thousands)
• Table 12 DVD Recorders with HDD by Region 2002- 2011 (Units in Thousands)
• Table 13 Demographics, 2007
• Table 14 Positions of Leading Players in Blu-ray and HD DVD Debate
• Table 15 Blue Laser DVD Players by Region, 2003- 2010 (Units in Thousands)
• Table 16 Blue Laser DVD Players ASP by Region, 2003- 2010, (in US$)
• Table 17 Blue Laser DVD Players Revenues by Region, 2003- 2010, (US$ in Millions)
• Table 18 Blue Laser DVD Recorders by Region, 2003- 2011 (Units in Thousands)
• Table 19 Blue Laser DVD Recorders ASP by Region, 2003- 2010, (US$)
• Table 20 Blue Laser DVD Recorders Revenues by Region, 2003- 2010, (US$ in Millions)
• Table 21 DVD Player Bill of Materials
• Table 22 Blue Laser DVD Player Bill of Materials
• Table 23 DVD Recorder Bill of Materials

List of Figures

• Figure 1 Worldwide DVD Market, 2006- 2011 (Units in Thousands)
• Figure 2 DVD Automotive Products Exibition, 2007
• Figure 3 Consumer Products Owned by Respondents, 2007
• Figure 4 Numbers of TVs at Home, 2007
• Figure 5 Number of TVs Connected to Pay TV Services for Non-U.S. Countries, 2007
• Figure 6 Intention of Purchasing a High Definition TV, 2007
• Figure 7 Ownership of DVD Players, 2007
• Figure 8 Interest of DVD Recorders, 2007
• Figure 9 DVD Recorders Purchasing Decisions, 2007
• Figure 10 Familiarization of PVR/ DVR, 2007
• Figure 11 Purchasing Decision of PVR/DVR, 2007
• Figure 12 Basic DVD Players Block Diagram
• Figure 13 DVD Recorder Block Diagram
• Figure 14 Integrated DVD Recorder Block Diagram