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Global Networked Media Market Has Been Trying to Move Past the Early Adopter Stage Toward the Mainstream Networked Digital Home

Posted on: Thursday, 14 February 2008, 06:00 CST

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c82758) has announced the addition of "Global Networked Media Clients & Servers to See More Competition From Traditional Entertainment Component Vendors" to their offering.

We are in the multimedia phase of home networking that has begun to blend in networked consumer electronics (CE) devices, or networked media devices. However, the market has been trying to move past the early adopter stage toward the mainstream, networked digital home. But, this has not been occurring very quickly. Although our consumer research shows that there has been progress made, the majority of consumers still only use their home network for Internet sharing.

Microsoft, Intel, AMD, and others have taken steps toward enabling this next phase by creating platforms and ecosystems designed to make digital content consumption easier for digital video, photos, and music by using devices they are familiar with, like TVs and stereos.

Worldwide forecasts through 2011 for each market segment are provided, from consumer PCs to non-PC network-enabled stationary media devices. Each forecast provides network-enabled units and segmentations for wired only and wireless. Included is the worldwide installed base of home networks and those networks with PC and CE devices. Details are provided for PCs with a Media Centre-enabled OS, basic media servers, PCs with a Media Centre-enabled OS plus TV tuner, non-PC devices with embedded media servers (e.g., set top boxes, digital media adapters/digital media receivers, network storage, etc.), and total media server-capable devices. Consumer survey results related to digital home multimedia networking are also included.

Executive Summary Overview Digital Home Vision Market Segments and Categorization Network-Enabled CE Devices and Embedded Media Servers Basic Media Servers: PCs & CE Enhanced Media Servers: PCs & CE Digital Media Adapters (DMAs), Digital Media Receivers (DMRs), & Digital Media Players (DMPs) Media Server Market Outlook: PC and CE Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Windows Vista Ultimate Intel Viiv AMD LIVE! Niveus Media SageTV Basic Media Server Forecast Enhanced Media Server Forecast Installed Base of Home Networks Home Networks and Those with PC and CE Devices Non-PC Network-Enabled StationaryMultimedia Devices Standalone PVRs/DVRs Digital Cable Set Top Boxes Direct Broadcast Satellite Set Top Boxes IP/DSL Set Top Boxes Digital Terrestrial Television Set Top Boxes DVD Players, DVD Recorders, and Blue Laser Disc Players/Recorders Game Consoles Digital Media Adapters, Receivers, & Players Awox Buffalo Technology And more.... List of Tables

For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c82758

Source: Business Wire

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