'Teardown' Analysis Of HD DVD Player Shows Toshiba Taking Big Loss

[mpompey]

Interesting article on Information Week re: Toshiba plan to leverage lost profits in order to gain a leg up in the [High Definition DVD] market.

SAN FRANCISCO — Toshiba Corp. is taking a substantial loss on sales of its new HD DVD player in hopes of buying a head start in the battle for the next generation of DVD technology, according to a "teardown" analysis conducted by market research firm iSuppli Corp...

http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=189601107&cid=RSSfeed_IWK_All

 

[GlocksRock]

good for them... I hope it works for them and HD-DVD previals as the winning format.

 

[mpompey]

I'd like to see a 1080p solution mature between either formats. I hope we don't end up with a DVD-Audo vs SACD situation. With Verizon's fiber and Cable bringing faster and faster broadband, we may see a digital solution (as long as it has an archive capability) beat both of these to the punch.

 

[j_garcia]

1440p is coming!! 2007...

 

[Audioholics]

1440p is coming!! 2007...

You must have read this misguided thread... lol.

No, the next jumps will be into 4k... and that will be a loooong time from now.

 

[Rock&Roll Ninja]

I'm not going to invest any hope in Cable/Sat "downloadable" HD content. All of the current "on demand" SD material from T-WCable is pay-per-view, and MAR to 1.33:1. I'm sure when HD gets around it'll MAR to 1.78:1. Plus I'd like to buy a movie once, not have to pay $9.95 every time I want to watch it.

Even if it magically becomes "pay once for unlimited viewings" and OAR, the cable company will never have every movie available to watch at any time. (How many millions of terrabytes would that add-up to?).

Right now its looking like SACD & DVD-A part deux. Which is fine with me really, I'd rather a throwback to LD days: Premium video & audio, none of the throwaway bonus crap, and no more fullscreen pan&scan.

 

[f0am]

Interesting forum link there. 1440p?
My computer is running at 1600i?

Any of this talk of Verizon owning the world with its fiber? I thought quest was the one doing most the work?

I dont beleave its a matter of fiber optic lines i beleave its a matter of somone coming up with a new crafty way of using them. ::Shurgs:: Im not the genious to figure it out.

We have gigabyte networks in our houses now running on cat5 cables, "cat6".
The ip system and hardware has changed but not the cables = P.

I can remember back to when @home existed and I had a 4 MegaByte download and a 200Kilabyte upload. Now i have a 2 megabyte download and a 20k upload.

If the service providers are going to provide my movies im going to just stop watching movies. My cable is being throttled arleady i can only imagine what they will do with streaming movies. Ever see your high def channels lag out?
I have a bunch of times.

Cable companys take what they can and give as little as possible.
Your comment on verizon spooked me a little.
Sorry for my manifesto.

 

[mpompey]

No fiber in Philly yet.

Verizon is not taking over Philly with its fiber. The political machine in this city is unbelievable. Comcast has a lock on everything in the city. Verizon fiber is being offered in counties around Philadelphia but not within city limits. Comcast is building this new billion dollar skyscraper downtown and the city is letting them do it tax free.

I'm not sure what deal the city inked with Comcast, but it apparent that Verizon hasn't come up with the scratch to counter it.