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To: MKTBUZZ who wrote (6440)	5/7/1999 9:20:00 PM
From: MKTBUZZ	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 57584

Here are some link's and DVD info in general, including DISK: eet.com iionline.com *DVD-Video Sales Data (March 15) According to DVD Report and VideoScan, DVD-Video sales for the week ending March 7 were 311,000 units. Year-to-date DVD-Video sales were 2,720,000 units. U.S. DVD-Video Player Unit Sell-In (Week ended February 26) Period 1999 1998 Change Week-to-Date 54,516 16,256 235.4% Month-to-Date 109,399 34,236 219.5% Year-to-Date 234,935 68,263 244.2% DVD/VCR year-to-date Unit Sell-In (Week ended February 26) Product 1999 1998 VCR Decks 2,342,729 1,992,684 TV/VCR Combo 481,254 312,377 DVD-Video Players 234,935 68,263 Launch-to-Date U.S. DVD-Video Player Sell-In: 1,663,678 *DVD Replication to Hit 273 Million Units in 2000 (March 15) North American DVD replication will reach 273 million units in the year 2000, up from 68 million in 1998, according to preliminary data from the Worldwide Optical Media Market Intelligence Report, commissioned by the International Recorded Media Association (IRMA). DVD-ROM replication is expected to increase nearly tenfold by 2000, climbing to 85 million. But DVD-Video will continue to represent the bulk of DVD replication demand, with 170 million units projected for 2000, up from 59 million in 1998. DVD-Audio replication will finally become a factor, following the recent finalization of the version 1.0 DVD-Audio spec and the recording industry accord on copy protection reached earlier this month. North American DVD Replication (millions) 1998 1999 2000 DVD-Video 59 95 170 DVD-ROM 9 20 85 DVD-Audio -- 5 18 TOTAL 68 120 273 DVD-9 accounted for approximately 20% of all DVD replication in 1998, compared with 65% for DVD-5 and 15% for DVD-10 according to the report. _____________________________ I own DISK and have been accumulating for over a month now. I am quite bullish about it's prospects. IMHO