The HDMI interface is finally starting to get a foot in on the PC market. Almost all new monitors sports at least one HDMI input and even most graphics cards have HDMI outputs, or at least DVI->HDMI adapters in the box. It is still the home electronics market that is the ace up HDMI’s sleeve as 95% of all digital TVs launched in 2008 had at least one HDMI input. HDMI is continuing to grow on the PC market and the next market to enter is the mobile one, which will reduce the spread of DVI by 30% annually up to 2012, while the HDMI will increase by 23% in the same period, according to In-Stat.
In-Stat press release after the break;
HDMI Continues To Grow, While DVI Slides Reports In-Stat
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – The rapid rise of HDMI and the slow decline of DVI continued in 2008, reports In-Stat (http://www.in-stat.com). The primary driver of HDMI’s success is the CE segment, with HDMI ports being found on 95% of the digital televisions (DTV) shipped worldwide in 2008, the greatest volume for HDMI in any product, the high-tech market research firm says. The vast majority of DVI shipments occurred in PC and PC peripheral markets. Digital visual interface (DVI) and high-definition multimedia interface (HDMI), are related, high-bandwidth, unidirectional, uncompressed digital interface standards.
“HDMI is beginning to take off in mobile PCs as an interface that can operate in the PC or CE cluster,” says Brian O’Rourke, In-Stat analyst. “In the near future, the interesting CE products to watch will be portable electronic devices, including camcorders, digital still cameras, and portable media players (PMPs). The interest of those products’ vendors is being piqued by the introduction of smaller HDMI connectors.”
Recent research by In-Stat found the following:
- DVI-enabled product shipments will decline at an annual rate of 30% through 2012.
- HDMI-enabled product shipments will increase at an annual rate of 23% over the same period.
The research, “DVI and HDMI 2008: A Time of Transition” (#IN0804099MI), covers the worldwide market for digital visual interface (DVI) and high-definition multimedia interface (HDMI). It provides worldwide forecasts for DVI-and-HDMI-enabled product shipments and market segment penetration through 2012. It also includes analysis of how DVI and HDMI fit into the overall market for interface technologies.
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