Consumers worldwide will increase spending on digital home devices by 32% to $159 bln in 2006, according to Strategy Analytics. Europe will be the world?s largest market 2006, with revenues of $51.5 bln and a growth rate of 38%. In the US, revenues will grow by 28% to reach $49.1 bln. Strategy Analytics published a forecast of predicted sales per product category.
- Digital Cameras – 94.3
- DVD Players – 87.8
- MP3 Players – 87.0
- Digital TV Set-Top Boxes – 69.4
- Plasma/LCD TVs – 49.6
- DVD Recorders – 27.0
- Handheld Games Consoles – 26.7
- Games Consoles – 19.5
- Digital Video Recorders – 15.2
- Entertainment PCs – 10.7
- IP Cellphones – 7.2
- Portable Media Players – 4.5