Resources

HDCP Educational Materials:

"White paper: HDCP Deciphered," DCP, LLC., July 8, 2008.
"HDCP: What It Is and How To Use It," EDN, April 18, 2002. Written by Jim Lyle of Silicon Image.

Presentations:

Industry Organizations:

Advanced Access Content System (AACS)
Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)
Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA)
Digital Display Working Group (DDWG)
Blu-Ray Disc Association
HD-DVD Promotion Group
High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI)
Simplay Labs

Industry Leaders:

Market Data:

•“We expect both HDMI and DisplayPort to separately show up in a large percentage of PCs by 2010, with HDMI dominating the consumer-PC segment with 49.3% market share (compared to 20.5% for Display- Port), while DisplayPort will lead in the enterprise-PC segment with 43.3% market share (vs. 27.4% for HDMI).” 1 (IDC, Dec. 2006)

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•“More than 750 consumer electronics and personal computer manufacturers have adopted the HDMI specification.…Over 229 million devices incorporating HDMI are expected to ship in 2008, with an installed base of nearly 1.2 billion HDMI-enabled devices projected by 2010.” 2 (In-Stat, Jan. 2008)

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•“As HDTV penetration grows past 50 million homes in the next five years, increasing numbers of networks will switch to HDTV, while cable and satellite providers will find half of their digital subscribers signing up for HDTV service.” 3 (Forrester Research, Aug. 2007)

"One in every five households in the United States now has a digital Video Recorder, up from about one in every thirteen households just two years ago....The number of US households with DVRs will grow to over 60 million by the end of 2011." (Leichtman Research Group, Oct. 2007)

"According to the CEA, 98% of US households own at least one TV; 84% DVD player/recorder; 62% digital camera, 66% desktop computer." (CES Market Research, May 2007)

According to the Consumer Electronics Association, the average US household owns 26 consumer electronics devices. (CEA Web site)

"By the end of 2008, approximately 135 million digital TV products will be in American homes. Annual sales expected to reach nearly 32.1 million in 2007. DTV has topped 17 percent penetration during its first seven years on the market and is on its way to 75 percent or higher in the tenth year after its debut. $125 billion in wholesale sales of DTV equipment is expected by 2008. Nearly three quarters of American homes will have HDTV capability by the end of 2008." (Source: CEA, Oct. 2005)

"More than half of the homes in both America and Japan are expected to have an HD-ready display by 2008, a three- to four-fold increase compared with 15% to 20% of HD homes currently in both markets." (DVD Forum)

HDTVs are in 33 million US households. (NPD Group Web site)