MBO Assignment
Keith Lowe – K00184182 - Home Entertainment
MBO – William Ward
A Brief History
Home Entertainment is a very successful business in today’s world. There are many areas of it such as television, computers, smartphones, tablets, laptops, speakers such as docking stations, DVR’s (Digital Video Recorders) and much more. Home entertainment began around the 1990’s and is still improving and growing today.
In the Republic of Ireland Televisions began entering the home around the 1950’s with a standard television in a few households. A couple of years later the VCR and video cassettes were being introduced and being used which widened variety and gave the first impression of an on demand content to view whenever the user wished to. Prior to televisions and home entertainment, technology for entertainment purposes was very scarce.
TV’s are still today major players in the market. Televisions began with bulky and big surroundings on the product whereas today TV’s are slim, useful and convenient with many uses. A lot of them today even have internet connections and are called “Smart TV’s”
The VCR was a major player in this market and was very successful across the country. When DVD’s were introduced to the market in the mid to late 1990’s the video cassette was slowly being withdrawn. They were very strong in the market and was one of the milestones in home entertainment.
When video came and left the market it gave the impression to consumers that they do not have to view what is being broadcasted at a particular time but what they have purchased or rented and a time that they please.
A couple of years after DVD’s launch the video had almost been vanished. As TV’s are the primary device for home entertainment they are still being sold today in many different variations. DVD’s are still strong in the market as the only successor are Blu-Ray Discs which are high definition (1080i) better than standard DVDs that are (480i). Both are still strong on the market with the
MBO – William Ward
A Brief History
Home Entertainment is a very successful business in today’s world. There are many areas of it such as television, computers, smartphones, tablets, laptops, speakers such as docking stations, DVR’s (Digital Video Recorders) and much more. Home entertainment began around the 1990’s and is still improving and growing today.
In the Republic of Ireland Televisions began entering the home around the 1950’s with a standard television in a few households. A couple of years later the VCR and video cassettes were being introduced and being used which widened variety and gave the first impression of an on demand content to view whenever the user wished to. Prior to televisions and home entertainment, technology for entertainment purposes was very scarce.
TV’s are still today major players in the market. Televisions began with bulky and big surroundings on the product whereas today TV’s are slim, useful and convenient with many uses. A lot of them today even have internet connections and are called “Smart TV’s”
The VCR was a major player in this market and was very successful across the country. When DVD’s were introduced to the market in the mid to late 1990’s the video cassette was slowly being withdrawn. They were very strong in the market and was one of the milestones in home entertainment.
When video came and left the market it gave the impression to consumers that they do not have to view what is being broadcasted at a particular time but what they have purchased or rented and a time that they please.
A couple of years after DVD’s launch the video had almost been vanished. As TV’s are the primary device for home entertainment they are still being sold today in many different variations. DVD’s are still strong in the market as the only successor are Blu-Ray Discs which are high definition (1080i) better than standard DVDs that are (480i). Both are still strong on the market with the
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