This report is the 2005 version of the former publication that was issued in October, 2003; "The Current Status and Penetration Scenarios for the DVD and Optical Disk Market". With all categories of DVD-based products as the target, including not only audio-visual products but also those associated with personal computers, electronic gaming machines, and in-car devices, the latest report contains information about current status of each category, and the analysis of the trends in other recording media, including HDD / small memory / CD, that are likely to compete with DVD.

In addition, in-depth interviews with industrial experts were conducted, identifying positive and negative factors that impact on the future growth of DVD / the next-generation optical disk market; (Blu-ray disks / HD / DVD), also providing predictions for the market through 2010.