If HD DVD wins the war... - Blu-ray Forum

DealsR4theDevil · 11-01-2007, 03:00 PM

Then what? Will Toshiba raise the prices on its players drastically? Or is the plan to lose money on every player sale indefinitley. I mean, why do they even want to win? What do they have to gain? If they are subsidizing every player sale and paying studios $150 million to support them, where is the profit. How could this ever be profitable for them? I dont get it.

thrlride · 11-01-2007, 03:02 PM

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Originally Posted by DealsR4theDevil

Then what? Will Toshiba raise the prices on its players drastically? Or is the plan to lose money on every player sale indefinitley. I mean, why do they even want to win? What do they have to gain? If they are subsidizing every player sale and paying studios $150 million to support them, where is the profit. How could this ever be profitable for them? I dont get it.

Maybe they are getting paid per disc, same way Sony can sell the ps3 at a loss.

I don't know the answer, that's just the first thing that popped in to my head.

Go Blu · 11-01-2007, 03:03 PM

me either...I suppose that's the 150 Million Dollar question that only Toshi can answer.

M$ prob promised them shared revenues from all future digital downloads.

SNAP · 11-01-2007, 03:04 PM

Toshiba is the creator of the DVD format so they get paid something for every disc sold. Not the players......the discs.....just like JVC gets or got a chunk of every VHS tape sold.

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Originally Posted by thrlride

Maybe they are getting paid per disc, same way Sony can sell the ps3 at a loss.

I don't know the answer, that's just the first thing that popped in to my head.

E-Dogg · 11-01-2007, 03:14 PM

They won't be winning the war so I am not concerned with the business policies.

JTK · 11-01-2007, 03:17 PM

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Originally Posted by E-Dogg

They won't be winning the war so I am not concerned with the business policies.

Exactly.

They can't and they know it. They're playing for a stalemate and to try and drag it all out as long as possible.

radagast · 11-01-2007, 03:17 PM

If HD DVD wins the war...

The Sun will start coming up in the west every morning.

11-01-2007, 03:00 PM	#1
DealsR4theDevil Power Member Member since:Sep 2007 Trading Score:76	If HD DVD wins the war... Then what? Will Toshiba raise the prices on its players drastically? Or is the plan to lose money on every player sale indefinitley. I mean, why do they even want to win? What do they have to gain? If they are subsidizing every player sale and paying studios $150 million to support them, where is the profit. How could this ever be profitable for them? I dont get it.

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Go Blu Special Member Member since:Feb 2007	me either...I suppose that's the 150 Million Dollar question that only Toshi can answer. M$ prob promised them shared revenues from all future digital downloads.

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