From MP3 players for music and books, to laptops and game consoles, it seems we must have our entertainment portable these days. Of course, DVD players for the road are coming on strong, much like their little cousin of yesteryear, the venerable, portable CD player.
In fact, according to this report, the DVD player for the family auto has become quite the accessory and increasing numbers of people are aquiring this capability for the family transport. Even though this vehicular DVD boom is a hot market, the regular old, portable DVD player is even hotter, as we can tell by glancing at these stats.
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'¢ 22 new vehicle models now offer DVD players as standard features, while nearly 20% offer them as options, according to Autobytel Inc.'s Automotive Information Center. '¢ Sales of DVD players for vehicles are projected at 447,000 units this year, up 15% from 2004, says the Consumer Electronics Association. '¢ Portable DVD player sales are projected to grow 57% from last year, to 662,000 units, the CEA says |
An interesting side note brought up in the USA Today article is the one about Global Multimedia Corporation. They recognise this new mobile market of film buffs and have set up shop in gas stations, drug stores and supermarkets. Traveling customers can purchase a DVD movie at these locations for the ridiculous price of $.99 to $1.99! How do they sell them so cheap? No, not by "volume" this time, although they have claimed to have shipped 2 million of the cardboard clad discs already, it seems it has to do with expired copyrights on the old movies or TV programs. You can read more about it here at the Wallo World synopsis of a (subscription required) New York Times report.
Source: USA Today
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