More expensive DVD Recorder to replace cheap DVD player

June 20, 2005

Almost
everyone has a DVD player nowadays and their price is close to nothing if you
are looking for a simple model. However the end of the DVD player era is near,
it's not Blu-ray or HD-DVD that is the follow up of the DVD player. No, the
consumers have now found out about the ease and joy of a standalone DVD
Recorder. These have become rapidly cheaper the last few months and are much
more convenient than a VHS Tape Recorder. DVD recorders are becoming mature
products which are easy to use and ready to take over the world.

"The global transition from play-only DVD players to
DVD Recorders is well under way," says Peter King, Director of the
Strategy Analytics Connected Home service. "High prices and product
complexity have held back demand for DVD Recorders, but these factors are
now diminishing."

Worldwide sales of DVD recorders rose to 8.9 million units in 2004,
generating $4.8 billion in retail revenues. DVD recorder sales will
continue to grow rapidly, overtaking play-only devices in 2008 and
reaching annual sales of 90.9 million units in 2010. The US market is
trailing both Europe and Japan in adoption of DVD recorders, in part
reflecting faster US adoption of set-top box DVRs

Currently a consumer has the choice of purchasing a DVD
Recorder with a HardDisk built in or one where one can record directly on a DVD
recordable. Read more about this research here and discuss this in our DVD Recorder & Home Entertainment Forum.

Source: Businesswire