Blu-ray Disc Player Forecast by Country

The global Blu-ray Disc (BD) Player market is projected to grow 19% in 2012 as consumers continue to migrate from DVD to Blu-ray. The increasing availability of high definition TVs and video content and the lack of sufficient Internet bandwidth in some regions are driving the growth of BD Player. While consumer adoption of BD Player will rise, the retail market value is expected to decline from US $5.4bn in 2011 to US $5bn by 2017 (-1% CAGR). Meanwhile, the continuing decline in packaged media sales, the reduced importance on content ownership and the increased availability and convenience of streaming services continue to pose challenges in the Blu-ray Disc Player market. This report provides unit sales, market value, installed base, household penetration and average price by six regions: North America, Western Europe, Central and Eastern Europe, Asia Pacific, Central and Latin America and Africa and the Middle East. Detailed figures are available for seventeen countries including USA, Canada, France, Germany, UK, Italy, Spain, Russia, Poland, Czech Republic, Brazil, Mexico, Australia, China, India, Japan and South Korea.

The global Blu-ray Disc (BD) Player market is projected to grow 19% in 2012 as consumers continue to migrate from DVD to Blu-ray. The increasing availability of high definition TVs and video content and the lack of sufficient Internet bandwidth in some regions are driving the growth of BD Player. While consumer adoption of BD Player will rise, the retail market value is expected to decline from US $5.4bn in 2011 to US $5bn by 2017 (-1% CAGR). Meanwhile, the continuing decline in packaged media sales, the reduced importance on content ownership and the increased availability and convenience of streaming services continue to pose challenges in the Blu-ray Disc Player market. This report provides unit sales, market value, installed base, household penetration and average price by six regions: North America, Western Europe, Central and Eastern Europe, Asia Pacific, Central and Latin America and Africa and the Middle East. Detailed figures are available for seventeen countries including USA, Canada, France, Germany, UK, Italy, Spain, Russia, Poland, Czech Republic, Brazil, Mexico, Australia, China, India, Japan and South Korea.