EUROPEAN TELEMATICS & ITS: The future trends of in-car video systems

Abstract

This report provides an overview of the in-car video market in Europe, focusing on playback and broadcast technologies. An outline of the various solutions adopted by vehicle manufacturers to offer video content to front and rear seat passengers is presented. The report also analyses the changing trends for video technology in the Consumer Electronics market, in order to help vehicle manufacturers and system suppliers better understand what customers are likely to expect from future in-car entertainment systems.

Table of Contents

1. Executive summary

• 1.1 Introduction
• 1.2 Conclusions
• 1.3 Summary of key points

2. Market and technology overview

• 2.1 Background
• 2.2 Front seat systems
  • 2.2.1 DVD playback
  • 2.2.2 Digital TV
  • 2.2.3 Video streaming from portable video players
  • 2.2.4 Online video
  • 2.2.5 Dual view screens for front seat entertainment
• 2.3 Rear seat entertainment
  • 2.3.1 Headrest mounted
  • 2.3.2 Roof-mounted
  • 2.3.3 Centre console mounted

3. Bringing video content into the car

• 3.1 Introduction
• 3.2 Digital discs - DVD & Blu-ray
  • 3.2.1 The dominance of DVD in the home
  • 3.2.2 The future of Blu-ray in the home
• 3.3 Portable media players

4. Receiving television broadcasts in the car

• 4.1 Introduction
• 4.2 Digital television
  • 4.2.1 Pay TV over DVB-T
  • 4.2.2 Interactive TV
  • 4.2.3 Effect on in-car entertainment
• 4.3 HD TV market overview
• 4.4 Other broadcast services

LIST OF FIGURES

• Fig. 1 Overview of the in-car video market
• Fig. 2 Vehicle manufacturers that offer in-car video systems
• Fig. 3 Brands with hard disk navigation and DVD-video
• Fig. 4 RSE system categories and availability in Europe
• Fig. 5 Blu-ray player sales and forecast in Western Europe
• Fig. 6 Trends in the portable video player market in Europe
• Fig. 7 DVB-T penetration in Western Europe
• Fig. 8 Penetration of Pay DTT and I-TV in Europe
• Fig. 9 The HD content gap in Europe