Toshiba being investigated about HD DVD

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Originally Posted by WickyWoo

Firms like this look for any opportunity to sue anyone.

Any court will find the plaintiffs, had they done any basic research would know the risk they were taking, and tell them to go suck a lemon, especially since the decks still work as advertised

Amen. This happened with Circuit City's Divx players (anyone remember those?), but since they still played DVD's, it was no big deal and I don't think the CAL went anywhere.

The motto of American consumerism is "caveat emptor".

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Originally Posted by ikcizokm

The motto of American consumerism is "caveat emptor".

Huh? More like caveat venditor.

The American consumer doesn't except personal responsibility for much.

What is amazing is, despite all the risk, the makers give the cheapest prices to the Americans, while the rest of the world gets screwed over.

Gary

[WickyWoo]

Amen. This happened with Circuit City's Divx players (anyone remember those?), but since they still played DVD's, it was no big deal and I don't think the CAL went anywhere.

Had they ever actually activated "Divx Gold", then there would have been a case, since they could not access their discs anymore (Gold permanently unlocked a disc)

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Originally Posted by WickyWoo

Had they ever actually activated "Divx Gold", then there would have been a case, since they could not access their discs anymore (Gold permanently unlocked a disc)

Ironic, isn't it? Had they offered what many wanted, they would have exposed themselves to a lawsuit.

(For those confused, the player would still have to dial-up to check, which would stop working when the service closed down).

Gary