US DVD player sales at 3.9M units, with 1 week to go in the year. That means worldwide sales should have topped 8M units. C-Cube sold 5M ZiVA chips, 1.2M in PCs, 3.8M in players........................
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Vital Statistics - 1/5/00
The week prior to Christmas was a spectacular week for DVD, confirming that DVD reigned at the top of holiday wish lists. According to VideoScan, for the week ending Dec. 26, 1999, DVD title sales skyrocketed to an unprecedented 1,875,000! Year-to-date DVD titles sales are 21,406,000.
According to CEA, for the week ending Dec. 24, 1999, unit sales to dealers of DVD players were slightly down to 110,005, but still 91.9 percent over 1998 sales. Projection Television sales were 30,187, a significant 84 percent increase over 1998. Month-to-date, DVD player unit sales were 482,048, an 156.3 percent increase from 1998 and projection televisions at 130,775, a 41.7 percent increase. Year-to-date DVD player sales remain strong at 3,907,696, a 274.4 over 1998 sales and projection television sales surpassed the million mark at 1,200,103, a 15.5 percent increase.
By: Karla Lawson
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