Abstract
As the disparity between notebook PCs and desktop PCs in terms of price and computing power has narrowed, notebook PC vendors have begun to add a wide range of new functions to their products to increase value added. Leveraging the widespread adoption of Microsoft' s Windows MCE (Media Center Edition) and the growing demand for mobile applications, notebook PC vendors have been developing new applications for notebook PCs. Although the introduction of notebook PCs with built-in TV tuners has answered a clear market need for mobile video capability, sales of these notebook PCs have yet to take off, and their visibility within the wider PC market is still low. This report will examine the emergence of the TV tuner-equipped notebook PCs, development of the product technology, and future trends in the market segment.
Table of Contents
List of Topics
Drivers behind the development of notebook PCs with built-in TV tuners, such as the launch of digital TV services, emergence of new applications, and increasing demand for mobile entertainment; analysis of technologies for TV tuner equipped notebook PCs; forecast for the market of notebook PCs with built-in TV tuners; future trends and challenges for the development of notebook PCs with built-in TV tuners.
- Factors behind Emergence of TV Tuner Equipped Notebook PCs
- Digital TV Taking Off Worldwide
- Emergence of New Applications
- Rising Demand for Mobile Entertainment
- Technology for TV Tuner Equipped Notebook PCs
- Digital TV Broadcasting Technology
- TV Tuner Specifications for Notebook PCs
- Applications for Notebook PCs with Built-in TV Tuners
- The TV Tuner Equipped Notebook PC Market
- Market Demand
- Notebook PC Models with Built-in TV Tuners
- MIC Perspective
- Appendix
Acer, Asus, Dell, FSC, HP, Lenovo, Sony, Toshiba
List of Tables
- Table 1 Commencement of Digital TV Broadcasting and Termination of the Analog Signal Worldwide
- Table 2 Digital TV Broadcasting Standards
- Table 3 Digital TV Standards Supporting Mobile Reception
- Table 4 TV Tuner Types
- Table 5 New Notebook PC Models with Built-in TV Tuners
List of Figures
- Figure 1 Mobile Digital TV Usage Scenarios
- Figure 2 Mobile Reception with Digital Terrestrial Broadcasting
- Figure 3 Notebook PC TV Tuner Module Evolution
- Figure 4 TV Viewing with Windows Vista
- Figure 5 Share of Worldwide Notebook PCs Held by Notebook PCs with Built-in TV Tuners, 2006 - 2011
- Figure 6 TV Tuner Equipped Notebook PC Shipment Share by Region, 2007 - 2011
- Figure 7 TV Tuner Equipped Notebook PC Shipment Share by Brand
- Figure 8 Leading PC Vendors' TV Tuner Equipped Notebook PC Shipment Share by Screen Size
- Figure 9 Leading PC Vendors' TV Tuner Equipped Notebook PC Shipment Share by Graphics Processing Unit
- Figure 10 Leading PC Vendors' TV Tuner Equipped Notebook PC Models by Price
