DigiTimes reports us that Lite-On IT will begin shipments of their 8x dual format
DVD recorder to Sony next month. According to the article Sony stopped their own
production of DVD drives late last year because of uncompetitive costs:
 Sony sold three million 8x DVD burners last year and the sales
volume may double to six million units this year, Lite-On IT said. If
Lite-On IT can absorb all of the OEM orders for 8x DVD burners, the
monthly shipments would average 500,000 units, according to the company.
However, Lite-On IT thinks that Sony is unlikely to rely on only one OEM
supplier.
Lite-On IT could also obtain orders for 8x DVD burners from
another international brand vendor next quarter, the company said.
Including these orders, Lite-On IT expects to deliver five million DVD
burners this year, a jump of 67% from three million shipped in 2003.
Market analysts believe Lite-On IT may enjoy record revenues in March.
The mainstream speed of DVD burners will progress from 8x to
12x next quarter and 16x in the second half of this year, according to
Michael Gong, general manager of Lite-On IT's optical disc drive business
unit. |
Source: DigiTimes
