Andre Yoskowitz
12 Oct 2008 14:39
According to a new report by Parks Associates, worldwide Blu-ray set-top player sales will outpace most other consumer electronics items (including HDTVs) over the next four years as HD machines see more widespread adoption.
Kurt Scherf, principal analyst for Parks Associates, added that Blu-ray player sales will total 5 million globally this year (excluding the Sony PlayStation 3), up 625 percent from 2007 where 800,000 players were sold. Scherf says by 2012 there will be 40 million units sold.
The latest forecast agrees with what DisplaySearch said last month, which was that Blu-ray player unit sales will triple for 2008, double in 2009 and then by 2010 "unseat" the PlayStation 3 as the most popular platform for HD discs.
"As a category, it's going to outpace a lot of other consumer electronics sales, because we see Blu-ray players complementing what's happening with HDTVs overall," added Scherf.