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Standalone DVD market in decline: other DVD hardware accounted for nearly a third of sales in...

* DVD/VCR Combination player is approaching the end of its short life cycle in most territories

* Proportion of DVD recorders sales in Western Europe was twice that of the US in 2004

* Japanese DVD recorder sales accounted for over half of hardware sales in 2004

* DVD home theatre sales remain stable in countries analysed

When DVD was launched in 1997, the DVD hardware market comprised just one device: the standalone DVD player. The arrival of several different types of device has steadily eroded the market share of standalone players.

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