Essential Assessment of the Home Entertainment Market Available Now.DUBLIN Dublin, city, Republic of Ireland Dublin, Irish Baile Átha Cliath, county borough (1991 pop. 915,516), Leinster, capital of the Republic of Ireland, on Dublin Bay at the mouth of the Liffey River. , Ireland Ireland, Irish Eire (âr`ə) [to it are related the poetic Erin and perhaps the Latin Hibernia], island, 32,598 sq mi (84,429 sq km), second largest of the British Isles. -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/d12433/home_entertainment) has announced the addition of the "Home Entertainment Market Assessment 2008" report to their offering. The UK home-entertainment market consists of three main sectors: television, video and DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. ; audio equipment; and PCs and games consoles. The value of the total UK retail market for home-entertainment equipment was 7.32bn in 2007, a 7.2% increase on 2003. Sales of televisions have been boosted by the trend towards larger screens, as well as digital and high-definition High-definition refers to an increase in display or visual resolution such as in:
The audio-equipment sector has performed particularly well, with both the portable and non-portable segments showing sales growth between 2003 and 2007; MP3 players A digital music player that supports the MP3 format, which was the audio format that started a revolution in online music downloads and distribution. All portable music players, the iPod being the most popular, support MP3 along with one or more other audio formats. , in particular, have driven sales of portable audio equipment. Total sales of PCs are growing, although this masks the fact that sales of desktop PCs are declining while those of laptops are rising. Sales of games consoles are fairly erratic er·rat·ic adj. 1. Having no fixed or regular course; wandering. 2. Lacking consistency, regularity, or uniformity: an erratic heartbeat. 3. , depending on new product launches, but performed well in 2007. Value sales of home-entertainment equipment are expected to slow between 2008 and 2012. The credit crunch Credit Crunch An economic condition whereby investment capital is difficult to obtain. Banks and investors become weary of lending funds to corporations thereby driving up the price of debt products for borrowers. means that consumers will be less likely to purchase `high-ticket' items such as televisions. At the same time, sales of DVD systems, video players and desktop computers will decline, as they are superseded by more up-to-date technology. Key Topics Covered: -Introduction -Strategic Overview -Television, Video and DVD -Audio Equipment -PCs and Games Consoles -An International Perspective -PEST Analysis -Consumer Dynamics -Supplier Profiles -The Future -Further Sources Companies Mentioned: -Apple (UK) Ltd -Dell Corporation Ltd -Microsoft Ltd -Panasonic Manufacturing UK Ltd -Philips Electronics UK Ltd -Samsung UK Ltd -Sharp Electronics (UK) Ltd -Sony United Kingdom Ltd For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/d12433/home_entertainment |
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