Abstract
The latest report from Screen Digest with US input from Adams Media Research
is the first major industry study on the potential market for high definition
video formats. The report assess the merits of the competing formats and
predicts the most likely outcome.
Included in the report is detailed historical data for worldwide video sales
by value and volume from 1992 to 2005 as well as forecast data for the
existing and next generation video formats to 2010.
Some of the key questions that the report answers include:
- Will the new formats be the saviour of Hollywood?
- What affect will the new formats have on hardware and software sales and
pricing?
- How will the market for the new generation video software and hardware
develop over the next five years?
- Have the claims and counterclaims of the two hi-def disc camps left you
wondering what the truth is?
- What kind of interactivity do BD Java and iHD offer? Why does it matter?
- Do you understand why HP has gone neutral on the Hi-def format issue?
- Why is Microsoft's new Vista operating system a key factor in the future
of hi-def videodisc?