DVI won't die and HDMI rolls on report gives annual penetration forecasts through 2014

DUBLIN, IRELAND: Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "DVI and HDMI: DVI Won't Die and HDMI Rolls On" report to its offering.

Digital visual interface (DVI) and high-definition multimedia interface (HDMI) are related, high-bandwidth, unidirectional, uncompressed digital interface standards. 2010 is seeing HDMI continuing to increase attach rates in both consumer electronic (CE) and PC segments, while DVI is showing resilience for an 11-year-old technology.

DVI device shipments should continue to increase for the next few years, primarily in PCs and PC peripherals, before starting a slow decline due to competition from both DisplayPort and HDMI, as well as DVI's lack of a roadmap to update its standard.

HDMI continued as the dominant interface in CE devices, particularly DTVs, Blu-ray and DVD players and recorders, A/V receivers, and game consoles. Within PCs, HDMI is gaining traction in mobile PCs, graphics cards, and PC monitors. The next significant target for HDMI devices is portable devices, including digital still cameras, camcorders, and mobile phones.

This report gives annual penetration forecasts through 2014 for both DVI and HDMI in 20 separate applications within PCs, PC peripherals, CE devices, mobile phones, and automobiles. Results from In-Stat's annual residential technology survey illustrate consumer responses on familiarity with, and use of, HDMI in the home are provided. Brief profiles of DVI and HDMI chip and IP suppliers are provided.

Digital visual interface (DVI) and high-definition multimedia interface (HDMI), are related, highbandwidth, unidirectional, uncompressed digital interface standards. 2010 is seeing HDMI continuing to increase attach rates in both consumer electronic (CE) and PC segments, while DVI is showing resilience for an 11-year-old technology.

DVI device shipments should continue to increase for the next few years, primarily in PCs and PC peripherals, before starting a slow decline due to competition from both DisplayPort and HDMI, as well as DVIs lack of a roadmap to update its standard.

HDMI continued as the dominant interface in CE devices, particularly DTVs, Blu-ray and DVD players and recorders, A/V receivers and game consoles. Within PCs, HDMI is gaining traction in mobile PCs, graphics cards, and PC monitors. The next significant target for HDMI devices is portable devices, including digital still cameras, camcorders, and mobile phones.

This report gives annual penetration forecasts through 2014 for both DVI and HDMI in 20 separate applications within PCs, PC peripherals, CE devices, mobile phones, and automobiles. Results from In-Stats annual residential technology survey illustrate consumer responses on familiarity with, and use of, HDMI in the home are provided. Brief profiles of DVI and HDMI chip and IP suppliers are provided.

Executive summary
Mobile phones with HDMI ports to ship in millions in 2010: The mobile phone market is perhaps the single biggest market for consumer technology devices, shipping in the billions every year, so it makes sense that HDMI chip manufacturers would pursue it. HDMI on mobile phones allows advanced media-centric phones, especially HD-enabled camera phones, to connect to displays, including HDMI-enabled digital televisions.

For the first time the number of mobile phones with HDMI ports will ship in excess of a million units in 2010, says In-Stat (www.in-stat.com). Meanwhile, HDMI has become pervasive in the consumer electronics, accounting for over 350 million devices shipping in 2010.

The emergence of phones that can capture 720p HD video has helped HDMI gain penetration over the last year, says Brian ORourke, Principal Analyst. HDMI faces significant challenges in this market, however. First, it must convince both phone vendors and wireless service providers to include an additional port on their devices. Second, HDMI faces increased competition from new interfaces such as the Mobile High-definition Link (MHL). Some of the findings include:

Overall HDMI device shipments will increase by 20.8% annually through 2014.
DVI device shipments will increase through 2011 before starting a slow decline.
HDMI is gaining traction in mobile PCs, graphics cards, and PC monitors.
DVI device shipments will begin a slow decline due to competition from both DisplayPort and HDMI.

Recent In-Stat research, DVI and HDMI: DVI Won't Die and HDMI Rolls On, gives annual penetration forecasts through 2014 for both DVI and HDMI by:

* Five product segments; PCs, PC peripherals, CE devices, mobile phones, and automobiles.
* 20 separate applications including desktop and mobile PCs, mobile PC docking stations, aftermarket graphics cards, LCD PC monitors, business projectors, digital signage, digital televisions, SD DVD players and recorders, blue laser DVD players and recorders, audio/video receivers, game consoles, digital camcorders, digital still cameras, portable media players, and mobile phones.
* Analysis of DVI and HDMI market drivers and barriers.
* Examination of HDMI, DVI, and competing technologies.
* Profiles of silicon and IP suppliers including: Analog Devices, Analogix Semiconductor, Broadcom, NXP Semiconductor, Panasonic, Parade Technologies, Silicon Image, STMicroelectronics, Texas Instruments, TranSwitch, and Zoran.