Please find two estimates of North American/U.S. DVD shipment growth
for 2005 from credible sources e.g., consulting/research firms or a
major studio.  I'm focused on the unit shipments, and already have an
estimate from Understanding & Solutions.

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Request for Question Clarification by bobbie7-ga on 06 Sep 2004 10:45 PDT

Dear Coyote1,

I located one authoritative estimate regarding shipments of DVD Players for 2005.

Would this figure be of your interest?

Thanks
Bobbie7

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Clarification of Question by coyote1-ga on 06 Sep 2004 10:54 PDT

Thanks, but I have some data already on DVD player shipments. 
Basically, I'm just interested in estimates for the volume of units
sold in 2005.

There is a fee based report that might be of your interest.

DVD and VHS Shipments 
Fully updated based on 2003 results

"Especially useful for replicators and packaging manufacturers, this
spreadsheet focuses on units shipped, both VHS and DVD. Includes a
detailed history of VHS sell-through and rental shipments 1981-2003,
with AMR projections 2003-2013. DVD history from 1997 to 2003 and
projection of DVD shipments 2004-2013. Includes supplier shipments and
revenue for pipeline inventory."
Price: $450 
http://www.adamsmediaresearch.com/data.htm

Appreciate it- there's definitely some thorough research out there,
the problem is the $450 price tag, so I don't know if I can justify
that.  Was hoping to just find a couple credible data points on what
experts/industry insiders think DVD volume growth will be in 2005
without paying an arm and a leg.