DVD recorders cost may plunge 50% this year

July 2, 2004

If like a lot of people, you are thinking of purchasing a DVD recorder to take the place of your VCR, you may be able to get a good deal soon. According to Market Intelligence Center (MIC), due to an anticipated sharp increase in production by Taiwanese manufacturers, the average price of a DVD recorder will drop as much as 50 percent in the second half of this year.

Taiwanese companies, including BenQ and LiteOn Technology shipped around 1 million DVD recorders--including DVD+RW drives, DVD-RW drives, and DVD-RAM drives--worth $ 220 million during the first half of 2004, MIC says.

That's up twenty-fold from shipments of close to 50,000 units worth $ 14 million during the same period last year, MIC says.

By comparison, Taiwanese companies shipped 700,000 DVD recorders worth $ 140 million during the second half of last year, MIC says.

Looking ahead, Taiwanese companies could ship up to 2 million DVD recorders during the second half of this year, bringing the total number of DVD recorders shipped this year to 3 million units, MIC says.

Good grief that is a lot of DVD recorders. According to the article, the demand is driven by the United States and Europe. We have to wonder what sort of deals we can expect to see in the coming months.

Source: PC World