The Global Market for Home Media Servers is Projected to Reach US$200.4 Billion by 2020
Robust Growth in Digital Home Entertainment Drives the
Global Market for Home Media Servers, According to a New Report by Global Industry Analysts, Inc.
GIA announces
the release of a comprehensive global report on Home Media Servers. The
global market for Home Media Servers is projected to reach US$200.4 billion by
2020, driven by the proliferation of high-speed Internet, robust increase
in consumption of digital entertainment content at home and consumer desire to
share the same across multiple devices.
The home
entertainment market is witnessing rapid proliferation of digital media
devices, including portable media devices, gaming consoles, and computing
devices. Smartphones and tablet PCs continue to pervade the home entertainment
market driven by their ability to provide wireless Internet access, and download
and store digital media on expandable memory cards. The ability of these media devices
to connect with each other over a common network is driving the need for home
media servers. Introduction of connected media player display technologies in
the new LCD and LED television models has helped fuel significant demand for
home media servers. With consumers preferring to stream their favourite movie and
games to big screen LED for better user experience, the need for home media
servers continues to grow. Also fast
paced growth in urbanization is positively impacting the market, by encouraging
the affluent urban population to upgrade their digital lifestyles.
Continued
deployment of home networks augur well for the future of the home media servers
market. Connected homes are increasingly being equipped with home gateways,
advanced routers, powerline network adapters, and Wi-Fi range extenders to
enhance the efficiency of home network connectivity. Network-Attached Storage
(NAS) devices are increasingly being preferred as home media servers, driven by
the exceptional storage capacity offered. Most of the NAS devices are capable of
streaming high-definition movies to media players on a network without
buffering or stalling. Advanced home media servers are designed to enable users
to search, sync, and stream media files as an integrated part of home automation
system and also access live home surveillance, control home appliances through
any connected device from any point at home.
As stated by
the new market research report on Home Media Servers, the United States represents the largest market
worldwide. Asia-Pacific is forecast to emerge as the fastest growing
market with a projected CAGR of 26% over the analysis period, led by China and
India. Key factors driving growth in the region include growing consumer
affluence and rapid proliferation of connected devices and surging home network
subscriptions.
Major players
in the market include Apple Inc., Autonomic Controls Inc., Axentra Corporation,
Crestron Electronics Inc., CyberLink Corp., Kaleidescape Inc., Logitech
International S.A., Pace plc, Panasonic Corporation, Prism Media Products
Limited, ReQuest, Inc., Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Sling Media Inc., Sony
Corporation, Synology Inc., TiVo Inc., VidaBox, LLC, Vizio Inc., and Western
Digital Corporation, among others.
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