Kevin Hendrikssen
03-05-2005, 08:19 AM
Just happened upon this little bit of history ...
Philips Australia bullish about DVD recorders
31 January 2002
Philips Australia predicts that DVD recording technology will hold 50
percent of the DVD home entertainment market by the year 2004.
The prediction comes at a time when the company has aggressively cut the
price of its DVD recorder, the DVD-R 1000, by 36 percent from AU$4,699 to
AU$2,999. Prior to today's announcement DVD recorders retailed between
AU$3,800 and AU$5,000.
[...]
Philips has a track record for making predictions in conjunction with
product launches. Last March the company publicly predicted that DVD
technology would replace the VCR within three years, in conjunction with the
launch of the DVD-R 1000. However, recent industry statistics contradict
that claim.
(full article
http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/business/0,39023166,20263217,00.htm)
Does anyone have monthly/annual sales figures for DVD, DVD Recorders and
VCRs?
Philips Australia bullish about DVD recorders
31 January 2002
Philips Australia predicts that DVD recording technology will hold 50
percent of the DVD home entertainment market by the year 2004.
The prediction comes at a time when the company has aggressively cut the
price of its DVD recorder, the DVD-R 1000, by 36 percent from AU$4,699 to
AU$2,999. Prior to today's announcement DVD recorders retailed between
AU$3,800 and AU$5,000.
[...]
Philips has a track record for making predictions in conjunction with
product launches. Last March the company publicly predicted that DVD
technology would replace the VCR within three years, in conjunction with the
launch of the DVD-R 1000. However, recent industry statistics contradict
that claim.
(full article
http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/business/0,39023166,20263217,00.htm)
Does anyone have monthly/annual sales figures for DVD, DVD Recorders and
VCRs?