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| Hard Disk Drives for Consumer Electronics: Beyond
the PC |
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As the PC market, which represents the bulk of hard
drive shipments, has matured, there has been an increased emphasis by storage
manufacturers to focus on the consumer electronics market. Additionally, as the
amount of digital content available to the consumer and the desire to store it
continues to increase, there has been a corresponding increase in the number of
devices integrating hard disk drives in consumers’ homes..
This report examines the integration of hard disk drive-based storage in
consumer electronics products. It offers worldwide unit shipment and revenue forecasts
for the following strategic segments of consumer electronics:
-PVRs (DBS, Cable, Stand-Alone, DVD, Other)
-Video game consoles
-Portable digital audio players
-Handheld Audio/Video Players
-Console audio jukeboxes
Additionally, it examines several emerging product segments, specifically
discussing PDAs, GPS devices, digital cameras and camcorders, and mobile phones.
HDD Industry trends, HDD opportunities and HDD hurdles are reviewed, and
the HDD forecast summary consolidates shipments for the entire HDD market and
compares drive sizes and growth of the HDD CE segment as a percentage of the total
HDD market. |
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