Sharp Press IFA Conf: will one day be the world's #1 manufacturer of Blu-ray players

[Tekman]

Tajima mentions their Blu-ray player, the Aquos BD-HP20S, which is being unveiled here at IFA this year, and promises high-def content in 1080p quality and with 24fps progressive scan process. He claims they will one day be the world's number one manufacturer of Blu-ray players

http://techdigest.tv/2007/08/ifa_07_liveblog.html

[phil]

Wouldn't surprise me, I was surprised to learn that Sony doesn't make one LCD on all of their xbrite laptops. Sharp Does.

[ottscay]

Does this have anything to do with their pricing and utilization of the latest SoC platform? A $299 BD player would be number one before the holidays...

[Krazy]

Originally Posted by phil

Wouldn't surprise me, I was surprised to learn that Sony doesn't make one LCD on all of their xbrite laptops. Sharp Does.

And neither does Sony make a single LCD panel for thier BRAVIA's as they're actually made by Samsung

[Maximus]

Originally Posted by Krazy

And neither does Sony make a single LCD panel for thier BRAVIA's as they're actually made by Samsung

Nope, they are made by a joint venture called S-LCD. Samsung and Sony effectively have a 50:50 partnership in this company.

All the money came from Samsung, and all the IP came from Sony.

[EricJ]

Question is, will it pick up on the post-October 1.1 Profile ball dropped by Samsung, so we can finally get this party started?

(And my first LCD was a Sharp, and if the player is an Aquos, I'm already sold.)

[Thundercrash07]

Anybody know the suggested retail price for America?

In europe it is € 499,-

[pro-bassoonist]

I am closely monitoring this player as well.

Very interested!!! (as I am in the German Lowe).

Pro-B