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To: William T. Katz who wrote (26401)	12/9/1997 7:12:00 PM
From: John Rieman	Respond to of 50808

Japan's domestic DVD-ROM market expected to grow, but not that fast. The projection is for penitration of 25% machines manufactured in the year 2000. That's pretty negative. 1997 DVD-ROM in Japan's domestic market is .8M, or about 10% penetration already. That's big..................................... digitaltheater.com Japan's DVD-ROM Market To Grow To 2.5 Million In 2000 <Picture> [ Back to the News \| Back HOME ] Nikkei English News via Individual Inc. : TOKYO (Nikkei)--Demand for DVD-ROM devices is expected to increase sharply in the next few years, totaling 2.5 million units in 2000, according to a survey conducted by a Tokyo-based marketing consultation firm. In contrast, shipments of CD-ROM equipment will likely decrease to 8 million in 2000, after peaking at 10.2 million in 1999, the survey added. Domestic shipments of DVD-ROM devices is projected to balloon eight times from last year to 0.8 million. This will be followed by an 87.5% year on year jump to 1.5 million in 1998, and an increase of 33.3% to 2 million in 1999. Liquid crystal display shipments are predicted to surge 2.5 times year on year in both 1998 and 1999 from the estimated 80,000 for this year, topping the 800,000 mark in 2000. Personal computer domestic production is likely to reach 10 million this year, up 9.9% from a year earlier. But output is expected to shrink 8% year on year to 9.2 million in the year ending March 1999, a reflection of increased transfer of production facilities overseas, the survey said. (The Nikkei Industrial Daily Monday edition) <<Nihon Keizai Shimbun, Inc. -- 12-08-97>> [Copyright 1997, Nikkei America]