Funai Financial report: Launching of blu-ray player in 2007

[Tekman]

Look at page 13 of this PDF.
aslo stated that it was Awarded 2006 Billion Dollar Supplier Prize by WalMart.
Funai is a Japanese OEM manufacturer. You may see their products marketed under many different brand names. They aim towards the low end of the market. You may see their products sold under Funai, Symphonic, Sylvania, Emerson, Aventura, Durabrand, Esa, Magnavox, and Misakai . Funai's DVD equipment has captured a high share of the North American market.

[theknub]

while interesting, this has been discussed ad nauseum and until there is anything official lets leave this alone

[Ascended_Saiyan]

I must admit that since this is in English (if not faked), it is very intriguing.

[Helicon]

A financiel report should be consideret as very reliable source. They will probably launch a Blu-ray player, we just don't no when, why, how...

Maybe they are producing 2 mio. players for Wal-mart

[Ascended_Saiyan]

Originally Posted by Helicon

A financiel report should be consideret as very reliable source. They will probably launch a Blu-ray player, we just don't no when, why, how...

Maybe they are producing 2 mio. players for Wal-mart

This older article supports the Blu-ray player news, but I don't think the $500 price range is exactly where Blu-ray wants to be for a no name player (well Emmerson or whatever other names they use).

[Helicon]

Originally Posted by Ascended_Saiyan

I don't think the $500 price range is exactly where Blu-ray wants to be for a no name player

I agree.... But alot has changed since febuary, a cheap player could be good, but there are a lot of angles on these questions

[WriteSimply]

As the OP said, Funai is an OEM manufacturer with occasionaly dabbling with its own models. Its involvement with BD will be determined by other CEs and not necessarily by themselves.


fuad

[Matt X]

....w/ Sony upping the production capacity of their blue diodes (which, IIRC, was a major expense?) and thusly lowering the cost, wouldn't this be what Funai would need to crank out cheap players? If the impact of the rumored "Walmart" HDDVD players could at least be negated by a cheap BR from Walmart's big electronics supplier, BR would still come out on top w/PS3 sales being at least healthy if not astounding.....

[bluflu]

Made the front page.

https://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=200

[Dave]

Originally Posted by bluflu

Made the front page.

https://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=200

Got to be true then!
Awesome!

Blu gains power, hd-dud losses

Development and marketing of Next Generation DVDs
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Planning to launch Blu-ray type player towards 2007 end in line with growth of large-size
LCD TV

yeah, its true. Its on page 12!!! NOT 13!

[Blu-Ray Buckeye]

Originally Posted by theknub

while interesting, this has been discussed ad nauseum and until there is anything official lets leave this alone

It was announced by Funai in their corporate report to shareholders. Hard to be any more official.

[hyperdine]

This is good news, but as with the "Cheap Chinese Player" mantra the HD-DVD crowd has been chanting, I don't think it's going to make a big difference at this point...not yet, anyway.

[jubaiweaponx]

They divulge this to their stockholders at a meeting then you can pretty much bank on it happeneing ,again it`s when but I don`t see a problem with a lower cost bd if it gets out to the masses ,why not compete and really kick hddvd in the jimmy ,lol