Abstract
In the study on The Worldwide Market for Digital Video Recorders (DVRs), IMS Research provides a comprehensive look at the worldwide market for DVRs. This report analyzes the current worldwide market for DVRs in terms of subscribers, unit shipments and revenues. Estimated market statistics are presented for the years 2004 and 2005, with forecasts presented up to 2010. The study delivers an analysis of technological and consumer trends driving growth in DVR markets, including: content protection, networking, consumer adoption rates, high-definition vs. standard-definition, revenue/business models, hard drive capacity, and converged equipment.
Coverage includes:
- Detailed unit shipment and revenue forecasts through 2010 for all product categories.
- Analysis of DVR markets in various countries of the Americas, Asia-Pacific, and EMEA regions.
- Discussion of the evolution of the DVR product including home-networked DVRs and multi-room DVRs.
- Review of the current worldwide market for DVRs in terms of stand-alone and integrated DVRs, portable DVRs, and converged DVR equipment.
- Analysis and forecasts for the adoption of HD DVRs versus SD DVRs.
- Review of market shares of the top DVR manufacturers worldwide, and by region.
Key questions answered in this report include:
- Will network-sided DVR or client-sided DVR dominate the market, and why?
- How will DVR adoption vary by region, and what are the main factors affecting DVR adoption in these regions?
- Which revenue/business models are most common among operators?
- Will stand-alone DVR gain market share from integrated DVRs?
- What are the market drivers and barriers to DVR adoption, and how are these changing?
- How will new products, such as DVR/ DVD recorders, affect the strategies of operators deploying DVRs?
Table of Contents
Executive Summary
Chapter 1 - Introduction, Scope, & Methodology
- 1.1 Scope
- 1.1.1 Product Definitions
- 1.1.2 Objectives
- 1.1.3 Report Content
- 1.1.4 Quantitative Analyses
- 1.2 Methodology
- 1.2.1 Information Sources
- 1.2.2 Forecasting Methodology
- 1.3 Exchange Rates
Chapter 2 - Technology and Commercial Trends
- 2.1 History
- 2.2 Technical Trends and Developments
- 2.2.1 Integrated DVR Product Developments
- 2.2.1.1 Multiple Digital Tuners
- 2.2.1.2 Multi-room and Networked DVRs
- 2.2.1.3 High-Definition DVRs
- 2.2.1.4 Converged DVR Devices
- 2.2.2 Hard Disk Drives
- 2.2.2.1 HDD Capacity
- 2.2.2.2 HDD Form Factor
- 2.2.2.3 Reliability
- 2.2.3 Content Protection
- 2.2.1 Integrated DVR Product Developments
- 2.3 Business and Revenue Models
- 2.3.1 Client-side vs. Network-side
- 2.3.1.1 Client-side Model
- 2.3.1.2 Network-side Model
- 2.3.2 Revenue Opportunities
- 2.3.1 Client-side vs. Network-side
- 2.4 Other DVR Categories
- 2.4.1 DVR/DVD Recorders
- 2.4.2 TV/DVR
- 2.4.3 Portable DVR
- 2.4.4 Stand-alone DVR
Chapter 3 - Worldwide DVR Market
- 3.1 Worldwide Summary
Chapter 4 - Americas DVR Market
- 4.1 Americas Summary
- 4.1.1 DVR Shipments and Revenues
- 4.2 The United States
- 4.2.1 Market Drivers
- 4.2.2 Market Barriers
- 4.2.3 Satellite Market for DVRs
- 4.2.4 Cable Market for DVRS
- 4.2.5 IP Market for DVRs
- 4.2.6 Terrestrial Market for DVRs
- 4.2.7 Portable DVRs
- 4.2.8 Converged Equipment
- 4.2.9 Stand-alone DVRs
- 4.3 Canada
- 4.4 Latin America
- 4.4.1 Market Drivers
- 4.4.2 Market Barriers
- 4.4.3 Satellite Market for DVRs
- 4.4.4 Cable Market for DVRs
- 4.4.5 IP and Terrestrial Markets for DVRs
- 4.4.6 Other DVRs
Chapter 5 - Asia-Pacific DVR Market
- 5.1 Asia Pacific Summary
- 5.1.1 DVR Shipments and Revenues
- 5.1.2 Market Divers
- 5.1.3 Market Barriers
- 5.1.4 Satellite Market for DVRs
- 5.1.5 Cable Market for DVRs
- 5.1.6 IP Market for DVRs
- 5.1.7 Terrestrial Market for DVRs
- 5.1.8 Portable DVR
- 5.1.9 Converged Equipment
- 5.1.10 Stand-alone DVR
- 5.2 Australia
- 5.3 China
- 5.4 Japan
- 5.5 South Korea
- 5.6 Rest of Asia-Pacific Region
Chapter 6 - EMEA DVR Market
- 6.1 EMEA Summary
- 6.1.1 DVR Shipments and Revenues
- 6.2 Europe
- 6.2.1 Market Drivers
- 6.2.2 Market Barriers
- 6.2.3 Satellite Market for DVRs
- 6.2.4 Cable Market for DVRs
- 6.2.5 IP Market for DVRs
- 6.2.6 Terrestrial Market for DVRs
- 6.2.7 Portable DVRs
- 6.2.8 Converged Equipment
- 6.2.9 Stand-Alone DVR
- 6.3 France
- 6.4 Germany
- 6.5 United Kingdom
- 6.6 Other European Countries
- 6.7 Middle East & Africa
Chapter 7 - The DVR Supplier Market
- 7.1 General Market Trends
- 7.2 DVR Prices
- 7.3 Market Shares

