Early Adopters Remain Primary Market for Portable Media Players

"... In order for the Portable Media Player (PMP) market to reach beyond early adopters, several issues must be addressed, reports In-Stat.  These factors include high price points, digital rights management (DRM) issues, and perhaps most importantly, the increased availability of video content from download video service providers.  ...¶... A recent report by In-Stat found the following:

- Early adopters will remain the primary market for PMPs this year
- The mass market is not yet willing to pay the hefty price tag for PMPs, which is approximately $400 to $500.
- PMPs are competing with other converged devices such as handheld gaming devices, smarter PDAs, and portable DVD players
- By 2009, In-Stat forecasts that worldwide PMP shipments will reach 7.5 million units. ..." 
Link:  In-Stat.