Vista Will Give PC-TV Tuner Market a Boost Reports In-Stat

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Several factors, including initiatives by Microsoft, are stimulating the growth of PC-TV tuners, and will drive fast growth in this market, reports In-Stat (http://www.in-stat.com). The introduction of Microsoft Vista is likely to give a boost to the PC-TV tuner market, the high-tech market research firm says. Microsoft has been encouraging PC-TV tuner vendors to centralize their drivers through the Windows Update program.

“PC TV Tuners, Coming to a PC Near You”

“The most common PC-TV tuner will enable digital terrestrial television reception and be integrated in with the PC as part of a Microsoft Vista bundle,” says Chris Kissel, In-Stat analyst. “However, hybrid USB TV tuners, PC-TV tuners for free-to-air satellite TV services, and pay-TV capable tuners will have significant market shares.”

Recent research by In-Stat found the following:

• By 2011, In-Stat anticipates that 50.8 million PC-TV tuners will be sold worldwide.
• In 2011, PC-TV tuners will represent $3.1 billion in revenues worldwide.
• For 2011, 36.9% of all PC-TV Tuner revenues will come from end-users in Europe and 31.9% will come from end-users in Asia.

The research, “PC TV Tuners, Coming to a PC Near You” (#IN0703109ME), covers the worldwide market for PC TV tuners. It includes forecasts of retail value of PC tuner products sold and units sold, including regional breakouts and breakouts by tuner type, through 2011. It also provides analysis of market drivers and barriers by region, including the various technologies available.

In-Stat’s Gerry Kaufhold will be presenting excerpts from this research at: WinHEC 2007: http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/winhec/ (May 17 in Los Angeles, CA).

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