Digital Video Adapters in the Living Room

DMAs, Game Consoles, Internet STBs, Embedded DMA Clients

This study of the DMA market focuses on video playback over the home network. Several vendors are on their third-generation products and while we haven’t yet seen rapid adoption, an increasing number of vendors are embedding DMA clients into existing devices. Online distributors are partnering with service providers and equipment vendors to bring more vertical solutions to the marketplace. This report explores the issues surrounding growth in the DMA market, DMA feature sets, and other devices incorporating DMA clients. It examines the key component, software, and device players in the market. Shipment estimates are provided for key vendors. Market forecasts are provided through 2012.


Table of Contents


Section 1.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
1.1. New Products Adopt DMA Functionality
1.2. Direct to Internet Connections
1.3. Home Network Support
1.4. Media Servers and Storage
1.5. Internet Set-top Box
1.6. Digital Rights Management
1.7. Managed Copy
1.8. Embedded DMAs

Section 2.
DMA INTRODUCTION
2.1. Definition of a Digital Media Adapter
2.1.1. PC Client
2.1.2. Local Storage
2.1.3. Direct Internet Support
2.2. Media Servers
2.2.1. PC
2.2.2. NAS Media Servers
2.2.3. Set-top Box
2.2.4. Game Console
2.2.5. Digital Video Storage Needs
2.3. Rising Tide of Broadband Subscribers

Section 3.
MARKET ISSUES
3.1. History
3.1.1. Early Adopters
3.2. Codec Support
3.3. DRM and Security
3.4. Content Availability
3.5. Content Sources and Compatibility
3.5.1. Home-Recorded Content
3.5.2. Peer-to-Peer Content
3.5.3. Fair Use Ripped DVDs
3.5.4. Internet Content Support
3.5.5. Rent or Buy Content
3.5.6. Home Video
3.6. Battle for Shelf Space at Retail
3.7. Battle for Shelf Space in the Home
3.8. Integration with Other CE Products
3.8.1. TV
3.8.2. DVD
3.8.3. STB

Section 4.
TECHNOLOGY ISSUES
4.1. The Home Video Network
4.2. Pure DMA, No Disk Zone
4.3. Direct to the Web
4.4. Media Adapters
4.4.1. Video
4.4.2. Music
4.4.3. Photo
4.5. LAN Support
4.5.1. Discovery Protocols
4.5.1.1. uPNP
4.5.1.2. Microsoft WMC
4.5.1.3. Apple Bonjour
4.5.2. Ethernet
4.5.3. Other Wired Connections
4.6. External Device Support
4.7. Advanced Integration
4.8. High Definition

Section 5.
KEY INDUSTRY PLAYERS
5.1. Microsoft
5.2. Apple
5.3. Intel
5.4. AMD
5.5. SanDisk
5.6. Sony
5.7. DMA Vendors
5.7.1. Netgear
5.7.2. Cisco/Linksys
5.7.3. D-Link
5.7.4. Hauppauge
5.7.5. Buffalo
5.7.6. I-O Data
5.7.7. MediaGate USA
5.7.8. Other Manufacturers
5.8. Silicon
5.8.1. Sigma Designs
5.8.2. Broadcom
5.8.3. SMSC
5.8.4. TI
5.8.5. NXP
5.9. Embedded Software Companies
5.9.1. Macrovision
5.9.2. DigiOn
5.9.3. Syabas
5.9.4. Avtrex
5.9.5. Wellton Way
5.10. Industry Efforts
5.10.1. DLNA

Section 6.
MARKET FORECASTS
6.1. DMA Client Shipments by Vendor in 2006
6.2. DMA Client Shipments by Vendor in 2007
6.3. DMA Client Shipments
6.4. Market Breakdown by SD and HD Output Support
6.5. DMA Shipments by Region in 2006
6.6. DMA Device Shipments by Device Type
6.7. Worldwide DMA Forecast: Install Base by Device Type

Section 7.
COMPANY DIRECTORY

Section 8.
ACRONYMS
SOURCES AND METHODOLOGY
NOTES



Tables
  • Cumulative DMA Clients Shipped, World Markets, Forecast: 2004 to 2012
  • Cumulative DMA-Enabled Game Consoles Shipped, World Markets, Forecast: 2004 to 2012
  • DMA-Enabled Game Console Shipments, By Platform, World Markets, Forecast: 2004 to 2012
  • Cumulative DMA-Enabled TVs Shipped, World Markets, Forecast: 2004 to 2012
  • DMA-Enabled TV Shipments, World Markets, Forecast: 2004 to 2012
  • Worldwide DMA Client Shipments, By Region, World Markets, Forecast: 2004 to 2012
  • Worldwide DMA Client Shipments, By Output Format (SD/HD), World Markets, Forecast: 2004 to 2012
  • 2006 DMA Client Shipments, By Vendor, 2006
  • Projected 2007 DMA Client Shipments, By Vendor, 2007