DVD (Blu-Ray, HD DVD, DVD-Recorder, …) News

Digital Switchover will confirm the end of the VCR - is Britain prepared?
Aug 16, 2010 – The completion of the Digital Switchover at the end of 2012 will sound the death knell for the analogue VCR. This will leave a sizeable section of the UK population with no means to record television programmes.
News categories: GfK, DVR, Market Research, Optical Disc Recorder, Terrestrial, UK

3D Home Entertainment to Enhance German CE Market?
Aug 9, 2010 – For some months now, 3D TVs, 3D Projectors, 3D Blu-ray Players and 3D Blu-ray Home Cinema Systems have been available on the German market. But is the customer '3D ready'?
News categories: GfK, Blu-ray, Germany, Market Research, Metaverse, Smart TV

Wi-Fi-Enabled Devices to Exceed 1.9 Billion Units by 2014
Jul 29, 2010 – The quest for connectivity continues to drive CE manufacturers to enable their products with Wi-Fi. The next 5 years will see an increase in the number of Wi-Fi-enabled devices, from over 500 million in 2009 to nearly 2 billion in 2014, according to In-Stat.
News categories: In-Stat, Blu-ray, DVR, Gaming, Gateway, Home Server, Market Research, Peripherals / Accessories, Portable, Router, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Smart TV, Smartphone

E.U. Sales of Blu-ray players set to break all records
Jul 28, 2010 – Sales of Blu-ray players in Europe are set to reach a new record high in 2010. Around 4.6 million units will be sold in EU member states, more than doubling the previous figure, according to the European Information Technology Observatory (EITO).
News categories: EITO, Blu-ray, Digital TV, EU, France, Germany, Italy, Market Research, Spain, UK

DLNA Sees Surge in Certified Blu-ray™ Players
Jul 27, 2010 – The Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) has announced that the number of DLNA Certified® Blu-ray™ players has nearly doubled in 2010, bringing the total to 105.
News categories: Digital Living Network Alliance, Blu-ray, Market Research, Smart Home

Zoran Corporation Reports Second Quarter 2010 Results
Jul 26, 2010 – Zoran (NASDAQ: ZRAN) has reported results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2010. Revenues for the second quarter were $93.4 million, compared to $90.5 million last quarter and $102.7 million for the second quarter of 2009.
News categories: Zoran, DVD, Results, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV

Blu-ray Player Shipments to Exceed 62.5 Million in 2011
Jul 15, 2010 – Worldwide Blu-ray player shipments are expected to more than double between 2009 and the end of 2010, and the numbers from ABI Research forecast continued growth next year, for a total of more than 62.5 million shipments in 2011.
News categories: ABI Research, Blu-ray, Digital TV, Market Research

Germany: 2009 CE Market and 2010 Forecast
Jul 14, 2010 – According to GfK Retail and Technology, the German Consumer Electronics market saw minimal decline (-0.2%) in 2009; the main reason being the introduction and expansion of HDTV, leading to increased sales of LCD TV's and Digital Set-Top-Boxes.
News categories: GfK, Blu-ray, Camcorder, Digital TV, DVD, Germany, Market Research, Set Top Box, Smart TV

BLOCKBUSTER On Demand® Now Available on the Latest Philips Blu-ray Players
Jul 6, 2010 – P&F (Tokyo: 6839) has announced that its latest Philips Blu-ray players will feature BLOCKBUSTER On Demand®, expanding the ways in which Blockbuster provides consumers with instant access to the hottest movies.
News categories: Funai Electric, Blockbuster, Blu-ray, Streaming, USA