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Home and Portable Audio Device Markets Analysis of Multi-Room Systems, AV Receivers, and iPod Accessories This is a tightly-focused report on home audio and portable devices with an emphasis on growing and emerging audio device categories such as multi room audio systems, high-end AV receivers, and iPod accessories within the home. Detailed forecasts of shipments, ASPs and revenue are provided for all the major audio devices categories by six regions (Asia-Pacific, North America, Latin America, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, and Middle East/Africa) through 2011. The study also features analysis of the portable audio device market, with emphasis on iPod and iTunes, and the future of home and portable audio technologies. What Does This Report Answer? Will multi-room systems enter the mass market? What kind of features will drive the sales of AV receivers? Could media servers serve audiophiles? What is the future for iPod and iTunes? Who is cashing in on iPod’s penetration? Who Needs This Report? CE OEMs Portable device vendors Record labels and music catalog owners Audio IC and component vendors Networking IC vendors PC and networking equipment OEMs Scope of Study Sources and Methodology Notes Section 1 Strategic Overview 1.1 High-Quality Audio Enthusiasts: A Dying Breed? 1.2 The Rise of Digital Audio 1.3 Audio Consumers Ride the Long Tail Usage Phenomenon 1.4 iPod Creates New Categories and Brands 1.5 Key Trends Within the Home-Theater-in-a-Box and Audio/Video Receiver Markets 1.5.1 The Virtual Home Theater Experience 1.5.2 Room Correction Capabilities 1.6 Big Three Record Labels Hear a Distant Death Knell 1.7 Audio Broadcast Flag: Will it Fly? Section 2 Legacy Audio Separates Device Forecasts 2.1 Overview 2.2 AM/FM Tuners 2.3 Audio Cassette Decks 2.4 CD Players Section 3 Portable Audio Devices 3.1 The Portable Audio Industry Today 3.2 Current Features That Could Be Improved 3.2.1 Radio AM/FM Tuners and Maybe XM in the Future 3.2.2 From Photo Viewing to Taking Flash Players 3.2.3 What Does the Future Hold? 3.2.3.1 Time to Break the PC Umbilical Cord 3.2.3.2 Wireless for Music Purchasing? 3.2.3.3 Audio Players as a Form of Identification 3.3 iPod Is a Cottage Industry 3.4 iTunes Could Become Larger than iPod 3.5 Could Portable Devices Be Shortchanged by Mobile Multimedia Services? 3.5.1 Processing and Storage Capabilities 3.5.2 Moving Away from the Walled Garden Strategy 3.5.3 Portable Device OEMs Acquired by Handset OEMs 3.5.4 Connectivity with Other Platforms 3.5.5 Portable Audio Flash and HDD Market Forecast Section 4 Audio Receivers and Multi-Room Systems 4.1 Home Theater-in-a-Box Market Analysis 4.2 Audio/Video Receivers Overview 4.3 Multi-Room Audio Systems 4.3.1 Multi-Room Systems: Disruption to AV Installers 4.3.2 Multi-Room Systems Create Secure Wireless Mesh Networks 4.3.3 Sonos and Philips Streamium Take On Multi-Room System Market 4.3.4 Multi-Room Audio System Market Forecast 4.4 Music Servers: Will they Serve Audiophiles? 4.4.1 The State of Media Center PCs 4.4.2 Consumer Electronics Form Factor AV Media Servers 4.5 Network-Attached Storage Media Servers 4.6 Digital Media Adapters Section 5 iPod Docking Station Market Forecast 5.1 iPod Takes On the Home Audio Market 5.2 iPod Hi-Fi Docking Stations Market Analysis 5.3 iPod Clock Radio Alarm Docking Station Market Analysis 5.4 iPod Bookshelf Systems Market Analysis Appendix A Company Directory Company Directory Apple Computer Inc Bose Technology Creative Technology Dolby Laboratories Inc DTS Worldwide Harmon Kardon Infinity JVC Company of America Marantz America Inc Onkyo USA Corporation Sonos Philips ZON Audio Tables AM/FM Tuner Shipments by Region, World Markets, Aggressive Forecast: 2003 to 2011 Cassette Deck Shipments by Region, World Markets, Aggressive Forecast: 2003 to 2011 CD Player Shipments by Region, World Markets, Aggressive Forecast: 2003 to 2011 Portable Audio Player Shipment Base Share of Broadband Households, World Market: 2003 to 2011 Portable Audio Vendors Offering Flash, HDD, and CD-MP3 Players, 2Q 2006 Portable Audio Flash Player Vendor Offerings by Storage, World Market: 2Q 2006 Portable Audio HDD Player Vendor Offerings by Storage, World Market: 2Q 2006 Apple iPod/iTunes Co-Branding and Promotions, World Market: 1Q 2006 Portable Audio Player Total HDD/Flash Shipments by Region, World Markets, Moderate and Aggressive Forecasts: 2003 to 2011 Portable Audio Player Total HDD/Flash Revenue by Region, World Markets, Moderate and Aggressive Forecasts: 2003 to 2011 Portable Audio Player with HDD Shipment by Region, World Markets, Moderate and Aggressive Forecasts: 2003 to 2011 Portable Audio Player with HDD Revenue by Region, World Markets, Moderate and Aggressive Forecasts: 2003 to 2011 Portable Audio Player with Flash Memory Shipments by Region, World Markets, Moderate and Aggressive Forecasts: 2003 to 2011 Portable Audio Player with Flash Memory Revenue by Region, World Markets, Moderate and Aggressive Forecasts: 2003 to 2011 CD Discman Shipment by Region, World Markets, Moderate and Aggressive Forecasts: 2003 to 2011 CD Discman Revenue by Region, World Markets, Moderate and Aggressive Forecasts: 2003 to 2011 Online Music Content Service Providers and Features, World Market: 2Q 2006 Portable Audio Player Use Share by Genre, World Market: 2003 to 2011 HTIB Shipments, World Market, Moderate and Aggressive Forecasts: 2003 to 2011 HTIB ASP, World Market, Moderate and Aggressive Forecasts: 2003 to 2011 HTIB Revenue, World Market, Moderate and Aggressive Forecasts: 2003 to 2011 HTIB Shipments with Multi-Channel, World Market, Moderate and Aggressive Forecasts: 2003 to 2011 HTIB Shipments with THX and/or Dolby, World Market, Moderate and Aggressive Forecasts: 2003 to 2011 HTIB Shipments with Support for MP3/WMA, World Market, Moderate and Aggressive Forecasts: 2003 to 2011 HTIB Shipments with iPod Connectivity, World Market, Moderate and Aggressive Forecasts: 2003 to 2011 HTIB Shipments with iPod Docking Station, World Market, Moderate and Aggressive Forecasts: 2003 to 2011 HTIB Shipments with MP3 Player Connectivity, World Market, Moderate and Aggressive Forecasts: 2003 to 2011 HTIB Shipments with Satellite Radio, World Market, Moderate and Aggressive Forecasts: 2003 to 2011 HTIB Shipments with HD Radio, World Market, Moderate and Aggressive Forecasts: 2003 to 2011 HTIB Shipments with Wireless, World Market, Moderate and Aggressive Forecasts: 2003 to 2011 Audio/Video Receiver Shipments by Region, World Markets, Moderate and Aggressive Forecasts: 2003 to 2011 Audio/Video Receiver ASPs by Region, World Markets, Moderate and Aggressive Forecasts: 2003 to 2011 Audio/Video Receiver Revenue by Region, World Markets, Moderate and Aggressive Forecasts: 2003 to 2011 AV Receiver Shipments with iPod Connectivity/Dock, World Market, Moderate and Aggressive Forecasts: 2003 to 2011 AV Receiver Shipments with Satellite Radio, World Market, Moderate and Aggressive Forecasts: 2003 to 2011 AV Receiver Shipments with Wireless Connectivity, World Market, Moderate and Aggressive Forecasts: 2003 to 2011 Multi-Room AV System Shipments, World Market, Moderate and Aggressive Forecasts: 2003 to 2011 Multi-Room AV System ASP, World Market, Moderate and Aggressive Forecasts: 2003 to 2011 Multi-Room AV System Revenue, World Market, Moderate and Aggressive Forecasts: 2003 to 2011 Multi-Room AV Receiver Shipments with Wireless ZoneStations, World Market, Moderate and Aggressive Forecasts: 2003 to 2011 Multi-Room AV Receiver Shipments with Four or More Sources, World Market, Moderate and Aggressive Forecasts: 2003 to 2011 Multi-Room AV Receiver Shipments with PC Streaming, World Market, Moderate and Aggressive Forecasts: 2003 to 2011 Music Servers Shipments, World Market, Moderate and Aggressive Forecasts: 2003 to 2011 Media Center PC Shipments by Operating System, World Market, Moderate and Aggressive Forecasts: 2003 to 2011 NAS Media Server Shipments, World Market, Moderate and Aggressive Forecasts: 2003 to 2011 Digital Media Adapter Shipments, World Market, Moderate and Aggressive Forecasts: 2003 to 2011 iPod Hi-Fi Station Shipments, World Market, Moderate and Aggressive Forecasts: 2004 to 2011 iPod Hi-Fi Station ASP and Revenue, World Market, Moderate and Aggressive Forecasts: 2004 to 2011 iPod Clock Radio Docking Station Shipments, World Market, Moderate and Aggressive Forecasts: 2004 to 2011 iPod Clock Radio Docking Station ASP and Revenue, World Market, Moderate and Aggressive Forecasts: 2004 to 2011 iPod Bookshelf System Shipments, World Market, Moderate and Aggressive Forecasts: 2004 to 2011 iPod Bookshelf System ASP and Revenue, World Market, Moderate and Aggressive Forecasts: 2004 to 2011

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