Tuesday, May 18, 2004
PC World: "Good-Bye CD-RW, Hello DVD"
Posted by Jason Dunn in "ARTICLE" @ 11:30 AM
"Every computer system needs an optical drive: Without one, there'd be no way to install Microsoft Windows (or any other software, for that matter). But CD burners are so yesterday. DVD burners are hot--and may be all you really need when you're buying a new PC, or upgrading an old one. Everyone, from computing neophytes to savvy enthusiasts, talks about burning DVDs. According to a recent study by IDC, 11 million households will likely buy a DVD burner for their PC in the next 18 months. That's nearly twice the number of households IDC estimated would gravitate towards DVD in a similar study released just nine months earlier.
What accounts for the unexpected surge in interest? Well, for one thing, DVD remains a golden technology in the consumer electronics world. Sales of prerecorded DVDs continue to blast through records. And nearly 70 million DVD players are already in living rooms, dens, and bedrooms across America, with sales this year running ahead of what they were last year."
Still don't have a DVD burner? This article explains why you'll have one soon. ;-)
What accounts for the unexpected surge in interest? Well, for one thing, DVD remains a golden technology in the consumer electronics world. Sales of prerecorded DVDs continue to blast through records. And nearly 70 million DVD players are already in living rooms, dens, and bedrooms across America, with sales this year running ahead of what they were last year."
Still don't have a DVD burner? This article explains why you'll have one soon. ;-)
