Global Integrated DVR Sales To Hit 28m By 2008
Global sales of integrated digital video recorders (DVRs) reached 2.7 million units last year and the market is expected to be worth $5.6 billion by 2008, according to a new report from Strategy Analytics.
The report predicts that global annual sales of integrated DVRs will reach 27.6 million units by 2008, at an average annual growth rate of 59%. Satellite will remain the dominant platform, accounting for 15.5 million units, while cable will reach 10.7 million by 2008. The report says that there will be 71.5 million DVR users worldwide by 2008.
Strategy Analytics’ report refers specifically to integrated DVRs, which are digital television set-top box receivers with an integrated hard disk storage device. They are also referred to as personal video recorders (PVRs) and differ from other DVR-like devices such as standalone DVRs (without integrated digital TV) and DVD recorders.