Abstract
This IDC study provides an analysis and forecast of the U.S. consumer network-embedded audio devices market. It includes segmentation for portable and home device form factors. The study has two central sections. The Situation Overview reviews current market trends and discusses recent developments in the market, including survey data from IDC' s 2007 Consumer Panel Home Networking Survey and IDC' s 2007 Consumer Markets: Audio Survey. The Future Outlook outlines IDC' s assumptions about market trends during the forecast period and presents forecast data and analysis for the period from 2008 to 2012.
"The pervasiveness of sneakernet solutions, consumer reticence and confusion about networking technologies, and lack of leadership from major consumer electronics manufacturers in driving the availability of networked audio solutions have stymied this market, particularly in the home segment. IDC expects the networked portable device category to dominate unit shipments during this forecast period, as vendors such as Apple and its competitors look to networking as the next frontier in portable device functionality." - Jonathan Gaw, research manager, Consumer Markets: Home Networking, and Susan Kevorkian, program director, Consumer Markets
Table of Contents
- Table of Contents
- IDC Opinion
- In This Study
- Methodology
- Situation Overview
- U.S. Consumer Survey Research
- Table: Interest in Home Networking Applications by Non-Home Network Owners
- Figure: Interest in Common Home Networking Applications
- Table: Methods Used to Listen to Digital Music (% of Respondents)
- Table: Ownership of Home Networked Audio Receivers by U.S. Online Households by Respondent' s Gender and Age Group (% of Respondents)
- Table: Ownership of Home Networked Audio Receivers by U.S. Online Households by Technology Access (% of Respondents)
- Table: Ownership of AV Receivers by U.S. Online Households by Respondent' s Gender and Age Group (% of Respondents)
- Table: Ownership of AV Receivers by U.S. Online Households by Technology Access (% of Respondents)
- Network-Enabled Audio Device Characteristics
- Media Servers
- Networked Media Players
- Network-Enabled Portable Players
- Industry Evolution
- Home Technology Infrastructure
- Online Music Services
- Non-PC Networked Consumer Devices
- Digital Living Network Alliance
- Future Outlook
- Forecast and Assumptions
- Table: Key Forecast Assumptions for the U.S. Home Networked Audio Device Market, 2008-2012
- Table: U.S. Network-Embedded Audio Device Shipments by Form Factor, 2004-2012 (000)
- Market Context
- Table: U.S. Network-Embedded Audio Device Shipments, 2005-2012: Comparison of December 2006 and March 2008 Forecasts (000)
- Figure: U.S. Network-Embedded Audio Device Shipments, 2005-2012: Comparison of December 2006 and March 2008 Forecasts
- Essential Guidance
- Learn More
- Methodology
- Related Research
- Synopsis
