Analyst: Game consoles are most Internet connected STB, but Blu-ray players will lead growth

by Richard Lawler posted Feb 4th 2009 at 2:43PM

Wondering about the progress of the "connected home" so effectively diagrammed above? In-Stat's got the numbers, noting that by June 2008, nearly 43% of U.S. Windows PCs were of the Media Center variety, and found 64% of respondents at least somewhat interested in streaming video from the Internet to their TV. As it is, it looks like getting your Internet video service onto a game console is the best move (you don't say?) since they're the most commonly 'net connected CE device, but thanks to BD-Live and plunging hardware prices, the analysts see Blu-ray players leading growth. We're just hoping the additional details in the $3,495 version include telling higher ups that we'd like more selection and surround sound to go with our streaming HD. Any other requests?

Filed under: Misc, Blu-ray, Media PCs, Other hardware

Tags: analyst, ce devices, CeDevices, connected home, ConnectedHome, in stat, in-stat, InStat, media center, MediaCenter, online video, OnlineVideo, streaming video, StreamingVideo, survey

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

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Bozster @ Feb 4th 2009 7:12PM

I really don't believe anything analysts say. It's a bunch of speculation that almost always turns out to be a dud.

They said a bunch of stuff for Blu-ray that didn't turn out. They said bunch of stuff about how PS3 will completely overtake Xbox 360 this year and that didn't pan out.

It seems these analysts just blab for whoever pays them most.

Neutral

Jimmy @ Feb 4th 2009 9:57PM

I have trouble with analyst predictions also. But, to give them the benefit of the doubt we have to realize that the environment for both blu-ray and the PS3 have changed in the last two years since a lot of those predictions were made. Had the world wide economy not gone in the tank who knows what would have happened?

On that note, I still expect that IFF Sony cuts the price of the PS3 to $299 this year that it will outsell the 360. That is a big if and even with that I do not think they will overtake the lifetime sales of the 360 until 2010.

As far as blu-ray goes. I see no reason that it will not sell twice this year what it did in 2008.

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