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Toshiba Encourages Chinese To Produce Cheap HD DVD Players

Postby Ian on Thu Oct 20, 2005 10:32 am

This is an interesting read..

http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/10/20/business/dvd.php

Toshiba is kind of making a deal with the devil by giving HD DVD technology to the Chinese. Since they too make HD DVD players, they could easily screw themselves by doing this. Then again, this is a great way to get HD DVD to the masses and compete with the zillions of PS3's that will be out there next year.
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Postby dolphinius_rex on Thu Oct 20, 2005 11:26 am

Toshiba just waived the ability to make any money on their HDDVD players... but I'm sure they don't care because they're aiming to make money on the royalties from the technology itself.
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Postby dodecahedron on Thu Oct 20, 2005 12:25 pm

just what i was thinking.
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