This report will assess the current market environment for recordable optical media, discussing the current and future impact of competing storage technologies. This is the first time that Mintel have covered this market.

Main issues

• Like photographs in the digital age, will consumers always have room in their hearts for physical storage?
• Will the advent of flash memory and cheaper hard drive storage put paid to the industry?
• Given the increasing amounts of data that consumers are faced with, will they increasingly opt for larger, faster storage options?