High-end Entertainment Systems: Analysis and Forecasts

Table of Contents

The Bottom Line

1.0 Notes on Methodology

• 1.1 Sources of Data
• 1.2 Definitions and Descriptions

2.0 Current State of the High-end A/V Market

• 2.1 Characterizing the Customers
• 2.2 Technology/Product Trends
  • 2.2.1 Home Theater Systems
  • 2.2.2 Multi-room Audio
  • 2.2.3 Media Storage
• 2.3 Distribution Channels
  • 2.3.1 Home Systems Integrators/Installers
  • 2.3.2 Security Dealers
  • 2.3.3 Home Builders

3.0 Analysis of Market Dynamics

• 3.1 Impact of PC-based Entertainment Systems
  • 3.1.1 Entertainment Networks
• 3.2 Impact of Wireless & Power Line Technologies
• 3.3 Consumers' Digital Media Consumption
• 3.4 The Installation Pyramid & Opportunity Gap

4.0 Forecasts

• 4.1 Home Theater Systems
• 4.2 Multi-room Audio Systems
• 4.3 Media Servers
• 4.4 Entertainment Networks

5.0 Takeaways and Recommendations

Resource Book

Section I: Survey Data

• Households on the Move
• 2007 National Scan
• Global Digital Living II
• Digital Media Habits II
• Channel Monitor
• Home Systems Designers/Integrators/Installers
• Security Dealers
• Home Builders

Section II: Leading Brands in Key Product Segments

• In-wall/ceiling Speakers
• Floor/Shelf (Freestanding) Speakers
• Receivers
• Amplifiers and Pre-amps
• Multi-room Audio Distribution
• Media Servers
• Audio/Video Wire & Cables
• Plasma Flat-panel TVs
• LCD Flat-panel TVS
• Rear Projection TVs
• Front Projection Video
• Screens
• Universal Wireless Remote Controls

Section III: Company Profiles

• AMX
• Belden
• Crestron
• Da-Lite
• Denon
• Elan
• Escient
• InFocus
• JBL
• Klipsch
• Logitech/Harmony
• Marantz
• Mitsubishi
• Monster
• Panasonic
• Pioneer
• Polk
• Runco
• Russound
• Samsung
• Sharp
• Sonance
• Sony
• SpeakerCraft
• Stewart
• Universal Remote
• Yamaha

Section IV: Forecasts

• Entertainment Networks
• Home Theater Systems
• Multi-room Audio Systems
• Media Servers
• Video Servers
• Audio-only Servers
• Unit Sales: Audio-only Servers vs. Video Servers

FIGURES

The Bottom Line

• Evolution of High-end A/V Customers
• Dealers' Perception on the Role of Price in Customer Purchase Decisions
• Product Owned by Broadband Internet Households (Q3/07)
• Flat-panel Screen Size HHs Likely to Purchase (3Q/07)
• Importance of Screen Resolution among HHs Likely to Buy HDTV (3Q/07)
• Computer-to-Stereo Connection Usage
• Movers as % of all Purchasers & Those that Plan to Move % all Purchase Intenders
• Trends in Selected Display Technologies
• Large-screen Displays Installed in Home Theater Systems: 2006 vs. 2005
• Trends in Selected Multi-room A/V Offerings
• Percentage of Integrators Installing Media Servers
• Integrators' Opinion about Media Servers Replacing Other Storage Systems
• End-user Cost of Media Servers
• Media Server Connections with Other Systems
• Top Selling Brands of High-end Media Servers
• Top Computer Platforms Used for Media Servers
• Trends in Selected Media Storage Systems
• Home Systems Industry Value Chain
• Selected PC-based Entertainment Systems
• Evolution of Home Networks
• Dealers' Familiarity with Selected Home Networking Technologies for A/V Distribution
• Dealers' Familiarity with Selected Wireless Alternatives to A/V Cables
• Dealers' Selected Wireless A/V Distribution Technologies
• Computer Activities in Broadband HHs (Q3/07)
• Computer Activities in Broadband HHs (Q3/07) (Continued)
• Installation Services Pyramid & Opportunity Gap
• Total High-end Home Theater and Multi-room Audio Market
• High-end Home Theater Market
• Multi-room Audio Market
• Number of Net New Home Theater & Multi-room Audio Installations per Year and Percentage with a Media Server
• High-end Media Server Market
• Households with Home Networks by Type of Network

Resource Book

• Electronic Device Purchases: Movers vs. Non-movers
• Television Purchases: Movers vs. Non-movers
• Movers as Percentage of All Purchases Selected Electronic Systems
• Intentions to Purchase Electronic Devices: Movers vs. Non-movers
• Intentions to Purchase Televisions: Movers vs. Non-movers
• Movers as Percentage of All Highly Likely to Purchase Selected Systems
• Electronic Products Used (Q1/07)
• Numbers of Televisions Owned by Type (Q1/07)
• Selected Home Systems Owned (Q1/07)
• Selected Electronic Products Purchased in Last 12 months (Q1/07)
• Electronic Products Households Intend to Purchase in Next 12 Months (Q1/07)
• Services to which Households Currently Subscribe (Q1/07)
• Video Services to which Households Currently Subscribe (Q1/07)
• Type of Internet Access Households Have (Q1/07)
• Likelihood of Upgrading Internet Access in Next 12 Months (Q1/07)
• Frequency of Playing Music from PC on Stereo (Q1/07)
• Number of Content Files Stored on Computers (Q1/07)
• Percentage of Households with a Home Network (Q1/07)
• Type of Home Network Installed in Homes (Q1/07)
• Frequency of Downloading Videos from the Internet (Q1/07)
• Frequency of Watching Video Online (Q1/07)
• Frequency of Downloading Music from the Internet (Q1/07)
• Frequency of Listening to Audio Online (Q1/07)
• Products Owned by Internet Households (Q1/07)
• Products Owned by Internet Households (Q1/07) (Continued)
• Internet Households with Home Networks (Q1/07)
• Types of Networks Internet Households Have (Q1/07)
• Internet Households Intentions to Purchase Selected Products (Q1/07)
• Internet Households Intentions to Purchase Selected Products (Q1/07) (Continued)
• Internet Households with Home Theaters and Universal Remotes (Q1/07)
• Products Owned by Broadband Internet Households (Q3/07)
• Numbers of Televisions by Type Owned by Internet Households (Q3/07)
• Sizes of Flat Panel TVs Owned by Internet Households (Q3/07)
• Purchase Intentions among Internet Households (Q3/07)
• Television Purchase Intentions among Internet Households (Q3/07)
• Sizes of Flat Panel TVs Likely to be Purchased by Internet Households (Q3/07)
• Video Service Features Broadband Internet Households Have for TVs (Q3/07)
• Products Broadband Internet Households Have Connected to TVs(Q3/07)
• Means of PC-TV Connections among Broadband Internet Households (Q3/07)
• Interest in HDMI Connections among Broadband Internet Households (Q3/07)
• Broadband Internet Households with PCs Connected to Stereos (Q3/07)
• Means of PC-Stereo Connections among BB Internet Households (Q3/07)
• Applications of PC-Stereo Connections among BB Internet Households (Q3/07)
• Type of Locations/Facilities Where Firms Install Systems
• Percentage of Firms Installing Product Category
• IT Experience of Dealers' Staff: 2007 vs. 2005
• Multi-room Audio Systems That Most Caught Integrators' Attention in 2006
• Brands of Multi-room Audio Installed Most Often in 2006
• Types of Large Screen Displays Installed in Home Theaters: 2006 vs. 2005
• Brands of Large Screen Displays Installed Most Often in 2006
• Brands of Home Theater Components Installed Most Often in 2006
• Multi-room Video Systems That Most Caught Integrators' Attention in 2006
• Brands of Multi-room Video Systems Installed Most Often in 2006
• PC-based Entertainment Systems that Caught Integrators' Attention in 2006
• Entertainment PCs Installed Most Often in 2006
• Dealers' Familiarity with Selected A/V Distribution Technologies
• Dealers' Familiarity with Selected Wireless Alternatives to A/V Cables
• "CEPro" and Security Integrators Installing Selected Products
• "CEPro" and Security Integrators Installing Selected Products (Continued)
• Estimated Percentage of New Homes Sold in 2007 with Selected Electronic Amenities (Q4/07)
• Components of Audio Systems Builders Offer (Q4/07)
• Top Ten Most Widely Offered Multi-room Audio Brands (Q4/07)
• Home Theater Components Builders Offering Them Typically Install
• Home Theater Components Builders Offering Them Typically Install (Continued)
• Types of TV Screens Builders Pre-wire and/or Build Space for in New Homes: 2007 vs. 2005
• Respondents' Rating of Importance of Selected Brand Characteristics
• Household Penetration of Home Networks by Type
• Revenues through Installing Dealer Channels: 2007 vs. 2012
• High-end Home Theaters: Total Revenue and Installations
• High-end Home Theater Hardware Revenues and Installations
• Multi-room Audio Total Revenues and Installations
• Multi-room Audio Hardware Revenues and Installations
• High-end Video Server Market: 2005 to 2012
• High-end Audio-only Server Market: 2005 to 2012
• High-end Media Server Unit Sales: Video and Audio-only