Chinese companies authorized to produce Blu-ray products - Blu-ray Forum

Grubert · 05-23-2008, 08:33 AM

Source: ZDNet Asia

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Chinese companies authorized to produce Blu-ray products

Eleven Chinese disc manufacturers, including TCL, Malata and Desay, have been authorized by Blu-ray Disc Association to produce Blue-Ray discs, CDs, and disc players next year.

According to president of Blu-ray Disc Association, each of the manufacturers has now turned to BD development since Toshiba's withdrawal from the HD DVD camp in February this year and BDA's member number has increased to 187 while that of International DVD Forum has decreased to 163 from 240.

It is estimated that the demand for consumer electronics and computers adopted with BD technology will reach 5.3 million this year and top 11 million by 2009.

This is good news for future cheaper players.

One would just expect they will be kept on a tighter leash than they were with DVD WRT royalties and piracy.

X400 · 05-23-2008, 10:59 AM

now to prepare for blackmarket blu-rays to increase 1000 fold

Blu Titan · 05-23-2008, 11:22 AM

Great news! The intorduction of cheap BD players is essential. Nice to read that inexpensive players will be available soon.

Grubert · 05-23-2008, 12:50 PM

The veterans will remember Malata. This brand generated a cult-like following among AV enthusiasts in 2001 when it released a player with multi-region playback and PAL-to-NTSC conversion (pretty unique features at the time). Here's hoping they can reuse that know-how (nudge, nudge).

Blu Titan · 05-23-2008, 01:10 PM

This is the news of the week as far as I am concerned, but it won't get much response from the forum.

WickyWoo · 05-23-2008, 02:32 PM

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The veterans will remember Malata. This brand generated a cult-like following among AV enthusiasts in 2001 when it released a player with multi-region playback and PAL-to-NTSC conversion (pretty unique features at the time). Here's hoping they can reuse that know-how (nudge, nudge).

Apex had that first. Malata had the first player with those features that didn't totally suck

I still have my Apex 600A in the closet, with it's HAND TRACED circuit boards (yay Chinese slave labor)

Lucy Diamond · 05-23-2008, 02:45 PM

Dude,

Once China gets involved its completely over.

They will have that stuff engineered, sliced, diced, laid, re-laid and parlayed in a month.

excellent news...I just hope the quality is still there.

stockstar1138 · 05-23-2008, 02:49 PM

good, i think the bda members realized that blu-ray would not take off unles they liscensed to these companies.

SDon1969 · 05-23-2008, 03:02 PM

This isn't good news to me, I hate products made in China (i.e. everything). Cheap slave labor, it's killing American business. I'd rather pay the extra dollars to have it made in the USA.

jw · 05-23-2008, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by X400

now to prepare for black market blu-rays to increase 1000 fold

alot of that material comes from Malaysia and Hong Kong, not much from China

TheDaddy · 05-23-2008, 03:54 PM

http://www.zdnetasia.com/news/hardwa...2041652,00.htm

Chinese companies authorized to produce Blu-ray products
By Staff, ChinaTechNews
Friday, May 23, 2008 10:24 AM

Eleven Chinese disc manufacturers, including TCL, Malata and Desay, have been authorized by Blu-ray Disc Association to produce Blue-Ray discs, CDs, and disc players next year.

According to president of Blu-ray Disc Association, each of the manufacturers has now turned to BD development since Toshiba's withdrawal from the HD DVD camp in February this year and BDA's member number has increased to 187 while that of International DVD Forum has decreased to 163 from 240.

It is estimated that the demand for consumer electronics and computers adopted with BD technology will reach 5.3 million this year and top 11 million by 2009.

Scorxpion · 05-23-2008, 04:05 PM

For me i prefer a Sony player manufactured and assembled in China over any other brand made by chinese players.In this way higher quality electronics will be under control by Sony engineers.

WickyWoo · 05-23-2008, 04:08 PM

If you think they aren't going to be watched like a hawk, and they didn't have to do some heavy upfront deals to get this, you've got another thing coming

JJ · 05-23-2008, 04:11 PM

Great, I'm going to get lead poisoning from my Blu-ray players

WickyWoo · 05-23-2008, 05:16 PM

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Great, I'm going to get lead poisoning from my Blu-ray players

What do you think solder is made of?

All electronics are full of lead, mercury you name it

Beta Man · 05-23-2008, 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by SDon1969

This isn't good news to me, I hate products made in China (i.e. everything). Cheap slave labor, it's killing American business. I'd rather pay the extra dollars to have it made in the USA.

I didn't realize the Sony/Panasonic/Samsung/Pioneer Player you have, was made Hoboken

Alan Gordon · 05-23-2008, 05:22 PM

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Originally Posted by SDon1969

I'd rather pay the extra dollars to have it made in the USA.

Is ANYTHING made in America anymore?

Oh yeah, Toyota's...

How about Vizio TVs?

~Alan

JJ · 05-23-2008, 05:26 PM

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Originally Posted by WickyWoo

What do you think solder is made of?

All electronics are full of lead, mercury you name it

I was being sarcastic, Wicks - the whole "lead poisoning from Chinese toys" mess from a few months back. Honestly!

Marquoz · 05-23-2008, 05:40 PM

Interesting, wonder if they will try to price dump those players on the market. Would be nice to see more production lines though to keep up with the increased demands the hopefully lower priced chinese players will bring.

Alan Gordon · 05-23-2008, 05:42 PM

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Originally Posted by SDon1969

True, but that doesn't mean I'm happy about it.

Hey, I completely understood... but that's just the way the world works (at the moment) sadly, so I was having a bit of fun!

~Alan

05-23-2008, 03:54 PM	#11
TheDaddy Active Member Member since:Dec 2006 Location:Belleair Bluffs, Fl.	Chinese companies authorized to produce Blu-ray products http://www.zdnetasia.com/news/hardwa...2041652,00.htm Chinese companies authorized to produce Blu-ray products By Staff, ChinaTechNews Friday, May 23, 2008 10:24 AM Eleven Chinese disc manufacturers, including TCL, Malata and Desay, have been authorized by Blu-ray Disc Association to produce Blue-Ray discs, CDs, and disc players next year. According to president of Blu-ray Disc Association, each of the manufacturers has now turned to BD development since Toshiba's withdrawal from the HD DVD camp in February this year and BDA's member number has increased to 187 while that of International DVD Forum has decreased to 163 from 240. It is estimated that the demand for consumer electronics and computers adopted with BD technology will reach 5.3 million this year and top 11 million by 2009.

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05-23-2008, 10:59 AM	#2
X400 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Kent Blu-ray collection:328 Blu-ray reviews:41 Trading Score:23	now to prepare for blackmarket blu-rays to increase 1000 fold

05-23-2008, 11:22 AM	#3
Blu Titan Super Moderator Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Edo, Land of the Samurai Home Theater Gallery:42 4K collection:41 Blu-ray collection:2864 Blu-ray reviews: 2 Trading Score:92	Great news! The intorduction of cheap BD players is essential. Nice to read that inexpensive players will be available soon.

05-23-2008, 12:50 PM	#4
Grubert Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Jan 2006 Blu-ray collection:573 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:2	The veterans will remember Malata. This brand generated a cult-like following among AV enthusiasts in 2001 when it released a player with multi-region playback and PAL-to-NTSC conversion (pretty unique features at the time). Here's hoping they can reuse that know-how (nudge, nudge).

05-23-2008, 01:10 PM	#5
Blu Titan Super Moderator Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Edo, Land of the Samurai Home Theater Gallery:42 4K collection:41 Blu-ray collection:2864 Blu-ray reviews: 2 Trading Score:92	This is the news of the week as far as I am concerned, but it won't get much response from the forum.

05-23-2008, 02:45 PM	#7
Lucy Diamond Blu-ray Champion Top contributor Member since:Apr 2008 Location:The Tomb of Annihilation 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- Digital collection:- Blu-ray reviews: 2 Trading Score:3	Dude, Once China gets involved its completely over. They will have that stuff engineered, sliced, diced, laid, re-laid and parlayed in a month. excellent news...I just hope the quality is still there.

05-23-2008, 02:49 PM	#8
stockstar1138 Banned Member since:Apr 2007	good, i think the bda members realized that blu-ray would not take off unles they liscensed to these companies.

05-23-2008, 03:02 PM	#9
SDon1969 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Feb 2008 Location:Massachusetts Home Theater Gallery:32 Blu-ray collection:745 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:1	This isn't good news to me, I hate products made in China (i.e. everything). Cheap slave labor, it's killing American business. I'd rather pay the extra dollars to have it made in the USA.

05-23-2008, 04:05 PM	#12
Scorxpion Blu-ray Guru Member since:Dec 2006 Location:Middle East,Lebanon Blu-ray collection:57	For me i prefer a Sony player manufactured and assembled in China over any other brand made by chinese players.In this way higher quality electronics will be under control by Sony engineers.

05-23-2008, 04:08 PM	#13
WickyWoo Blu-ray Champion Member since:May 2007 Trading Score:2	If you think they aren't going to be watched like a hawk, and they didn't have to do some heavy upfront deals to get this, you've got another thing coming

05-23-2008, 04:11 PM	#14
JJ Blu-ray Count Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Miami, FL Home Theater Gallery:99 4K collection:619 Blu-ray collection:1293 DVD collection:31 Digital collection:5 Blu-ray reviews: 18 Trading Score:203	Great, I'm going to get lead poisoning from my Blu-ray players

05-23-2008, 05:40 PM	#19
Marquoz Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jan 2008 Location:New Orleans Home Theater Gallery:4 Blu-ray collection:167 Trading Score:2	Interesting, wonder if they will try to price dump those players on the market. Would be nice to see more production lines though to keep up with the increased demands the hopefully lower priced chinese players will bring.

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