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Home Media Servers Market Update

Media Center PCs, Set-Top Boxes, and CE Media Servers

Research Report

Pages
13
Deliverables
Released
2Q 2009
Product Code
RR-1562-10
Price
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The growth in home networks has been strong, leading to the desire by consumers to do more than simply share broadband Internet access among multiple computers. As the interest in moving media around the home has grown, a new breed of device has emerged: the home media server. These devices have evolved from more established device categories, most notably the personal computer, set-top box, and network attached storage. Media serving has really become more a function than a specific piece of hardware, and the line will blur even more as the market grows.

Table of Contents

Executive Summary

Section 1.
MARKET DEFINITIONS
1.1. What Is a Home Media Server?
1.2. Market Segmentation
1.2.1. Personal Computers
1.2.2. Set-Top Boxes
1.2.3. Consumer Electronics
1.2.4. Network-Attached Storage
1.3. Market Drivers
1.3.1. Home Network Growth
1.3.2. Proliferation of Content

Section 2.
TECHNOLOGY DISCUSSION
2.1. Connectivity Standards
2.1.1. Universal Plug-and-Play

Section 3.
MARKET FORECASTS
3.1. Overall Media Server Forecast
3.2. PC-Based Media Servers
3.2.1. Windows Home Server
3.3. STB Media Servers
3.4. Consumer Electronics Media Servers
3.5. NAS Media Servers
Executive Summary Chart: Media Server Shipments by Type, World Market, Forecast: 2008 to 2014


7 Charts
  • Home Networks by Region, World Market, Forecast: 2008 to 2014
  • Media Networks by Region, World Market, Forecast: 2008 to 2014
  • Media Server Shipments by Type, World Market, Forecast: 2008 to 2014
  • PC-Based Media Server Shipments, World Market, Forecast: 2008 to 2014
  • Set-Top Box Media Server Shipments, World Market, Forecast: 2008 to 2014
  • Consumer Electronics Media Server Shipments, World Market, Forecast: 2008 to 2014
  • NAS Media Server Shipments, World Market, Forecast: 2008 to 2014