But DTV represents an evolution not a revolution. The transition will take well over a decade, and Sony plans to sell quite a few analog televisions. In the meantime, our FD Trinitron Wega TVs have propelled Sony into a U.S. market leadership position. Our broadcast line of digital HDTV equipment is the largest in the industry. We're also bringing the transition to digital to the movies.
Electronic cinema allows motion pictures to be digitally produced and electronically distributed.
From the scene, the HD cam will replace our 35mm film-base movie cameras. This could potentially create big changes in movie production and distribution, namely, from the scene to the screen. Other opportunities that will come from DTV include home networking, new peripherals, and services made possible through digital bit-streams. We've recently expanded our VAIO lineup with a spin-off of our Superslim notebook, the C1 Picturebook. It's the first Sony notebook with a built-in digital camera.