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Aided by the major motion picture studios,
Sony’s Blu-ray format has emerged as the undisputed technology for high-definition
DVD video, but according to new market data released by ABI Research, Blu-ray cannot
rest on its laurels. A bright future for high-definition DVD is not a foregone conclusion.
One of the primary challenges facing Blu-ray, says principal analyst Steve Wilson,
is that many consumers are not fundamentally dissatisfied with the quality delivered
by their conventional DVD players, when “upconverted†to play on high-definition TVs.
“We are starting to see an increase in the number of DVD players with built-in upconverters,
and the video processing is getting better with each new generation,†he says. “Today
about 35% of all DVD players sold include upconversion. ABI Research expects that
figure to climb to about 60% by 2013.â€
Further, the state of the Blu-ray player market is not all that encouraging. The Blu-ray
installed base today is heavily tilted towards Sony’s Playstation 3. Says Wilson,
“The studios better hope that people are playing movies on their Playstations. Otherwise
there’s very little installed base. In 2008 about 85% of the Blu-ray players in the
market will be found in PS3s; the dedicated consumer electronics and PC-based types
of Blu-ray players won’t catch up in terms of market share until about 2013.â€
In an effort to spur the market, optical disc manufacturers are lowering prices and
PC manufacturers are offering lower-cost configurations. Bare-bones PCs with Blu-ray
players are arriving. “But,†asks Wilson, “if you’re only going to spend $500-600
on a PC, are you really going to spend 40% more for a built-in Blu-ray player?â€
Meanwhile consumer electronics manufacturers are maintaining high prices for dedicated
players. “The studios had hoped to have settled the war,†Wilson concludes, “but I
think they’re going to be disappointed when they don’t see the volumes of players
going up they way they would have liked.â€
ABI Research’s “Consumer
Video Technologies Forecasts†contains segmented market forecast data for LCD,
RPTV, Direct View, plasma TV, DLP, RPTV and FPTV, DVD players, DVD recorders, HD DVD
players and recorders, standalone PVRs, AV receivers, game consoles and portable game
consoles, HTIB, portable audio and video players and cameras, SLRs, and camcorders.
It is part of the firm’s Consumer
Video Technologies Research Service, which also includes Research Reports, Research
Briefs, ABI Insights, and analyst inquiry support.
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Format Wars May Be Over, but HD DVD Still Faces Challenges
TBC Integration Migrates SCN to MPEG-4 DVB-S2 with Irdeto Content Protection – February 26, 2008
TBC Integration completed a migration strategy to upgrade the Saskatchewan Communications Network (SCN) satellite network to MPEG-4 DVB-S2 video compression with Irdeto content protection.
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Globecomm Systems Receives Contract Modification from NATO Valued at $4.6 Million For GPS-Based Force Tracking System – January 14, 2008
Globecomm Systems Inc. today announced that the Company has received a contract modification from NATO valued at $4.6 million to extend communications services and on site support for the Company’s previously deployed GPS-Based Force Tracking System (FTS).
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Globecomm Publishes Case Study on Site Diversity for Malaysia’s Satellite TV Network – September 7, 2007
At IBC 2007, Globecomm announced the publication of a case study on site diversity for Measat Broadcast Network Systems, titled “Collaborative Partnership Creates a Unique Diversity Site for ASTRO Satellite TV”
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