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CAB · 08-23-2007, 03:18 AM

Toshiba is committed because they've been losing, what, $100+ per player for a year and a half? They have to sell their soul to M$ just to stay in the game.

I don't want to support a monopoly. Who can afford to pay the Toshiba royalties and licensing to make players if they win and their balance sheet is blood red? They'll be able to charge what they want for their players. Likewise with letting Microsoft having control over the encode. All of it is fraught with peril. People can call me a Sony fanboy but I own Pioneer, Denon, Apple (I dig my Apple TV), JVC, Paradigm. I'm making a format decision based on quality, longevity and good business.

-CB

08-23-2007, 03:18 AM	#10
CAB Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jul 2007 Location:::1 4K collection:88 Blu-ray collection:1827 Trading Score:4	Toshiba is committed because they've been losing, what, $100+ per player for a year and a half? They have to sell their soul to M$ just to stay in the game. I don't want to support a monopoly. Who can afford to pay the Toshiba royalties and licensing to make players if they win and their balance sheet is blood red? They'll be able to charge what they want for their players. Likewise with letting Microsoft having control over the encode. All of it is fraught with peril. People can call me a Sony fanboy but I own Pioneer, Denon, Apple (I dig my Apple TV), JVC, Paradigm. I'm making a format decision based on quality, longevity and good business. -CB Last edited by CAB; 08-23-2007 at 03:20 AM. Reason: Holy run-on!