Entertainment-Centric Home PCs and Networks to Reach $12 Billion in Sales
Entertainment-Centric Home PCs and Networks to Reach $ 12 Billion in Sales
Dallas, TX (PRWEB) May 12, 2004 -
ÂMedia-PCs to account for 40% of U.S. home computer sales in five years; sales of multimedia networking receivers and adapters to exceed 20 million units in same time period. Home computers specifically designed for entertainment applications  so-called ÂMedia-PCs  will account for 40% of home computer sales by the end of 2008, according to Parks Associates The PC as a Multimedia Platform. This new report indicates that net additions of media-PC hardware units and software packages will reach seven million U.S. households, approximately 20% of all U.S. households, in five years. Sales of specialized home networking equipment for PC-to-CE connectivity will similarly grow, surpassing 21 million units shipped by the end of 2008.
ÂEntertainment-specific PC platforms, software packages, and home networking equipment provide clear benefits to consumers and industries alike, said Kurt Scherf, vice president and principal analyst at Parks Associates. ÂWith widespread use of Âcontent peripherals such as digital cameras and portable MP3 players, the home computer is gravitating toward a more central multimedia role for the average household. We expect that home networking solutions  including Digital Media Receivers and Adapters  will be purchased in growing numbers, especially as the service provider community adapts its existing customer premise equipment to receive IP-based digital entertainment content.Â
Parks Associates The PC as a Multimedia Platform addresses the prospects for PC-based entertainment by examining hardware and software solutions designed to enhance the multimedia experience. It also includes consumer analysis, providing primary research on how end users interact with their home computers now for entertainment purposes and how they view emerging PC-based Âentertainment-centric solutions. For more information on this or other Parks Associates research, please contact Parks Associates at 972-490-1113 or at sales@parksassociates.com.
For more information about the home networking market, download the white paper The Home Network Market: Data and Multimedia Connectivity at http://www.parksassociates.com.
About Parks Associates: Parks Associates is a market research and consulting firm focused on all product and service segments that are Âdigital or provide connectivity within the home. The companyÂs expertise includes home networks, digital entertainment, consumer electronics, broadband and Internet services, and home systems.
Founded in 1986, Parks Associates creates research capital for companies ranging from Fortune 500 to small start-ups through market reports, multiclient studies, consumer research, workshops, and custom-tailored client solutions. Parks Associates also Fall Focus and co-hosts CONNECTIONSÂ (in partnership with the Consumer Electronics Association) each year. http://www.parksassociates.com.
Contact: Elizabeth Parks
Parks Associates
972-490-1113
Email: sales@parksassociates.com
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