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Home Media Servers and Entertainment Hubs Media Center PCs, Set-Top Boxes, CE Media Servers, and Media Server Software Content providers' and distributors' thinking has undergone a radical shift over the past 12 months. They increasingly understand that the distribution of content is rapidly departing from the model that has largely relied on physical formats such as DVD, and shifting towards network-based delivery, over the public Internet or through other IP based networks. While the arrival of HD-DVD and Blu-Ray should drive substantial hardware sales for devices supporting these formats, the longer term shift to network-based delivery of content, and pervasive connectivity in the home, mean that ultimately the storage and delivery of the content will rely more on the server/client model and less on devices that are designed to play only physical media. This study examines the positioning of four main device categories--the PC, the set-top box, consumer electronics and network storage (and their respective industries)—as the home media server. The PC market is shifting towards casting the PC as the central media hub, with Microsoft Media Center, Intel Viiv and AMD Live initiatives all key to this movement. The DLNA standard, built upon UPnP, has given life to consumer electronics vendors looking to create networked entertainment products, including devices such as media servers. Set-top box providers and their video delivery partners are positioned to have their set top box as the primary delivery server for pay TV content, but are also incorporating technology for long-tail content as well. What Does This Report Answer? Which devices are well-positioned to become the central media server? How will Microsoft’s MCE in Vista and Intel’s Viiv alter the market for centralized home media servers and entertainment hubs? How will DLNA and UPnP AV impact the market for media servers? How will the set-top box evolve over time to multi-room entertainment distribution, and will it deliver Internet based content in addition to pay TV? Which consumer electronics categories are likely to incorporate media server capabilities? How will consumer network attached storage (NAS) devices play a role in the media server/entertainment hub market? What role will the media server end-use software and embedded middleware markets play? Will video service providers look to incorporate media server and entertainment hub capabilities into their CPE? Who Needs This Report? Home networking hardware vendors Consumer electronics vendors Set-top box vendors Broadband and video service providers Consumer packaged software and ingredient software providers for the networked home and media networking Media and content providers interested on the impact of the networked home on their markets Investment and financial analysts Silicon vendors Scope of Study Sources and Methodology Notes Section 1 Strategic Overview 1.1 Pervasive Home Networks Enable Age of Distributed Home Entertainment 1.1.1 Connected Entertainment Becomes Part of Home Network 1.2 Definition of a Home Media Server 1.3 Trends Enabling Media Servers in the Home 1.3.1 Home Networking Physical Layers Ready for Video Distribution 1.3.2 Disk Density 1.3.3 Media Center PCs 1.3.4 Network Connected Portable and Mobile Media 1.3.5 IPTV and Multi-Room PVR 1.4 Categories of Home Media Server 1.4.1 Personal Computer 1.4.2 Set-Top Box 1.4.3 Consumer Electronics 1.4.4 Network Attached Storage 1.5 Industry Stakeholders 1.5.1 PC OEMs 1.5.2 Set-Top Box Vendors 1.5.3 Consumer Electronics 1.5.4 Networking/NAS Vendors 1.5.5 Video Service Providers Section 2 Technology Overview 2.1 Home Server Technology 2.1.1 The Set-Top Box Media Server 2.1.2 The PC as a Media Server 2.1.3 Consumer Electronics as a Media Server 2.1.4 NAS as Media Server 2.2 Standards for Home Servers 2.2.1 UPnP AV 2.2.1.1 The Media Server in UPnP AV Framework 2.2.1.2 UPnP AV Architecture Impact and Future 2.2.2 DLNA 2.2.2.1 What Is DLNA? 2.2.3 OCAP Home Networking Platform 2.2.4 CEA-2014 Section 3 Market Analysis and Forecasts 3.1 PC Media Server Market 3.1.1 Windows Media Center Edition 3.1.1.1 Media Center as Content Portal 3.1.1.2 Digital Video Broadcast in Media Center 3.1.1.3 Media Center Edition and High Definition Support 3.1.1.4 DirecTV and Vista 3.1.1.5 Media Center Extender 3.1.2 After-Market PC Media Center/Server Software for Consumers 3.1.2.1 Digital Deck 3.1.2.2 Orb Networks 3.1.2.3 SageTV 3.1.2.4 SnapStream 3.1.2.5 Tversity 3.1.3 DLNA and UPnP Media Server Middleware Products for OEM Channel 3.1.3.1 Avtrex 3.1.3.2 AWOX 3.1.3.3 DigiOn 3.1.3.4 Mediabolic 3.1.3.5 MedioStream 3.1.3.6 Oregan Networks 3.1.3.7 TwonkyVision 3.2 Set-Top Box as Media Server 3.2.1 Drivers for Media Server and IP-Connected Set-Top Boxes 3.2.1.1 Competition and Incorporation of Internet VOD 3.2.1.2 Multiroom PVR 3.2.1.3 Advanced Applications for Interactive TV, IP Communications 3.2.1.4 Mobile Device Connectivity and Placeshifting 3.2.2 Issues for Set Top Boxes Transition to Media Servers 3.2.2.1 LAN Connections for Media Server/Multi-TV Set Tops 3.2.2.2 Content Protection 3.2.3 Legacy Versus New Set-Top Boxes Within the Media Server / Distributed Video Framework 3.3 NAS as Media Servers 3.3.1 NAS IC Providers 3.3.1.1 Agere 3.3.1.2 Broadcom Corporation 3.3.1.3 Marvell Technology Group Ltd 3.3.2 NAS Software for Media Servers 3.4 NAS Vendors 3.4.1 Buffalo Technology 3.4.2 Infrant Technologies 3.4.3 Iomega 3.4.4 Linksys 3.4.5 Netgear 3.4.6 Seagate/Mirra 3.5 Market Forecasts 3.5.1 A Word on Forecast Methodology 3.5.2 Forecasts Section 4 Vendor Profiles 4.1 Cisco/Linksys/Scientific Atlanta 4.2 Intel 4.3 Microsoft 4.4 Motorola 4.5 OpenTV 4.6 Pace Micro 4.7 Philips 4.8 Sony Appendix A Company Directory ActionTec Electronics Inc Agere Systems Inc Apple Computer Inc Atheros Communications Inc BridgeCo AG Broadcom Corporation Buffalo Technology Cisco-Linksys Comcast Corporation DigiOn Inc Digital Deck Inc D-Link Corporation Entropic Communications Inc Hewlett-Packard Company Hitachi Ltd Infrant Technologies Inc Intel Corporation Marvell Semiconductor Inc Mediabolic Inc Microsoft Corporation Motorola Inc NETGEAR Orb Systems Oregan Networks Ltd Philips Semiconductor Samsung Electronics Company Ltd Scientific-Atlanta Inc Seagate Technology LLC Sling Media Sony Corporation Syabas Technology Corporation Texas Instruments Inc TiVo Inc 2Wire Inc TwonkyVision GmbH Verismo Networks Inc Appendix B Acronyms Tables and Charts Home Gateway, Router and Switch Shipments, World Market, Moderate and Aggressive Forecasts: 2003 to 2011 Home Network Device Shipments, World Market, Moderate Forecast: 2003 to 2011 Set-Top Box Server-Client Architecture Diagram PC as Media Server PC as Music Server using Sonos Digital Music System UPnP AV Control Point Diagram UPnP AV Media Server Functional Flow Diagram DLNA Stack Microsoft OS Media Center PC Shipments, World Market, Moderate Forecast: 2005 to 2011 Media Center Extenders and CE Devices with Embedded Media Extenders, World Market, Moderate Forecast: 2005 to 2011 Microsoft OS Media Center PC and Media Extender Shipments, World Market, Moderate Forecast: 2005 to 2011 Non-Windows Media Center PC Shipments, World Market, Moderate Forecast: 2005 to 2011 Third-Party Windows Media Center/Server Aftermarket Software Shipments and Revenue, World Market, Moderate Forecast: 2005 to 2011 CE Media Server Shipments by Type, World Market, Moderate Forecast: 2005 to 2011 Set-Top Box Shipments by Type, World Market, Moderate Forecast: 2005 to 2011 Set-Top Box Media Server Shipments by Type, World Market, Moderate Forecast: 2005 to 2011 Consumer NAS Media Server Shipments and Revenue, World Market, Moderate Forecast: 2005 to 2011 Media Server Shipments by Type, World Market, Moderate Forecast: 2005 to 2011 Media Server Revenue by Type, World Market, Moderate Forecast: 2005 to 2011 Embedded Media Server Software Shipments by Type, World Market, Moderate Forecast: 2005 to 2011 Embedded Media Server Software Revenue by Type, World Market, Moderate Forecast: 2005 to 2011 Home Networks by Region, World Markets, Moderate and Aggressive Forecasts: 2005 to 2011 Media Networking Device Shipments, World Market, Moderate and Aggressive Forecasts: 2005 to 2011 Microsoft OS Media Center PC Shipments, World Market, Moderate and Aggressive Forecasts: 2005 to 2011 Media Center Extenders and CE Devices with Embedded Media Extenders, World Market, Moderate and Aggressive Forecasts: 2005 to 2011 Non-Windows Media Center PC Shipments, World Market, Moderate and Aggressive Forecasts: 2005 to 2011 Microsoft and Non-Microsoft Media Center PC Shipments, World Market, Moderate and Aggressive Forecasts: 2005 to 2011 Third-Party Windows Media Center/Server Aftermarket Software Shipments and Revenue, World Market, Moderate and Aggressive Forecasts: 2005 to 2011 CE Media Server Shipments by Type, World Market, Moderate and Aggressive Forecasts: 2005 to 2011 CE Media Server Revenue by Type, World Market, Moderate and Aggressive Forecasts: 2005 to 2011 Set-Top Box Shipments by Type, World Market, Moderate and Aggressive Forecasts: 2005 to 2011 Set-Top Box Media Server Shipments by Type, World Market, Moderate and Aggressive Forecasts: 2005 to 2011 Set-Top Box Media Server Revenue by Type, World Market, Moderate and Aggressive Forecasts: 2005 to 2011 Consumer NAS Device Shipments by Type, World Market, Moderate and Aggressive Forecasts: 2005 to 2011 Consumer NAS Media Server Shipments and Revenue, World Market, Moderate and Aggressive Forecasts: 2005 to 2011 Media Server Shipments by Type, World Market, Moderate and Aggressive Forecasts: 2005 to 2011 Consumer NAS Media Server Shipments and Revenue, World Market, Moderate and Aggressive Forecasts: 2005 to 2011 Media Server Shipments by Type, World Market, Moderate and Aggressive Forecasts: 2005 to 2011 Media Server Revenue by Type, World Market, Moderate and Aggressive Forecasts: 2005 to 2011

Report Code: RR-EMC Purchase this product Email this page Number of Pages: 61 Number of Tables, Charts and Figures: 18 Deliverable Formats: Price: Login Release Date: 3Q 2006 Brochure Download Login Table of Contents: HTML Download Related Press Releases: 2006.11.13 2006.07.06 Research Report Home and Portable Audio Device Markets Wi-Fi in Consumer Electronics Consumer Network Storage Market Analysis Networked Home Audio Digital Video Adapters in the Living Room Placeshifting Hardware, Software and Services Broadband Video and Internet TV

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