Funai coming out with low-priced Blu-ray player next year - Blu-ray Forum

Gil T Pleasure · 02-16-2007, 08:30 PM

Apologies if someone already posted this news:

Funai coming out with Blu-ray player next year, should increase low-end competition.

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The company, which is known for its low-cost consumer electronics products, plans to have a Blu-ray Disc player available before the end of 2007, said Naoyuki Takanaka, a spokesman for the company.

The product won't be sold under the Funai name but offered to other consumer electronics companies on an OEM (original equipment manufacturer) basis for resale under their respective brand names.

Takanaka wouldn't disclose Funai's target price for the player but a report in Friday morning's Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun industrial daily said it will cost around US$500, or about ¥60,000.

Source: http://www.pcworld.com/article/12910...l?tk=nl_dnxnws

Jack Torrance · 02-16-2007, 08:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Gil T Pleasure

Apologies if someone already posted this news:

Funai coming out with Blu-ray player next year, should increase low-end competition.

Source: http://www.pcworld.com/article/12910...l?tk=nl_dnxnws

Well this is good news as it would cover all the bases for Blu-ray... with a broad range of top of the line manufacturers players and now low cost craptacular players. Another argument for hd-dud dies.

I wonder what brand name it will come out under? Sorny? Panaphonics? Magnetbox? (Simpsons reference there for the uninitiated)

dialog_gvf · 02-16-2007, 08:42 PM

When did 2007 become next year?!

Well, well, well, a $500 SRP BD player.

At least one more to come, my sources tell me.

Gary

JTK · 02-16-2007, 08:56 PM

Funai is a company that Denon (and several others) typically outsources to, if I recall correctly.

Dare I read anything into that kind of connection?

This could be where Brian's $399 wished for BD player could come from.

Psiweaver · 02-16-2007, 08:58 PM

Funai is junk. I can tell you that Denon has bought some Blu-Ray players to reverse engineer. Mainly the pioneer elites.

Knight-Errant · 02-16-2007, 09:03 PM

Nonetheless, players at this pricepoint will turn some heads and can't hurt Blu-ray.

JTK · 02-16-2007, 09:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Psiweaver

Funai is junk. I can tell you that Denon has bought some Blu-Ray players to reverse engineer. Mainly the pioneer elites.

^^ Works for me.

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Originally Posted by Knight-Errant

Nonetheless, players at this pricepoint will turn some heads and can't hurt Blu-ray.

Yeah, that'll kill any so called advantage that "cheap Chinese players" could possibly have for HD-DVD. I say: Bring on the cheap Funais!

Make 'em about $299 or so.

hyperdine · 02-17-2007, 04:20 AM

Well, there goes another supposed HD-DVD "advantage".

So the last few HD-DVD selling points have all but evaporated...

Porn...check
Cheap players...check
Universal...???

I still firmly believe that cheap players and porn will not be a factor. However, it's nice that HD-DVD has one less talking point to stand by

Razter · 02-17-2007, 06:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Psiweaver

Funai is junk. I can tell you that Denon has bought some Blu-Ray players to reverse engineer. Mainly the pioneer elites.

Are you saying that Denon is working on a BD player? If so, how do you know this and when will it be out on the market? If this is true, it´s huge news

Dave · 02-17-2007, 07:39 AM

http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/02/16...ng-the-budget/

Funai getting into the Blu-ray player game, courting the budget set

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Funai isn't ruling out an HD DVD player either, but the Blu-ray player will come first, and most likely will hit a near bottom pricepoint for its category, at least if Funai's LCD methods are any indication.

Jack Torrance · 02-17-2007, 08:31 AM

Is this posted anywhere over in the AVS for the HD-DUD fanbois to choke on? After all, cheapo players, porn and Universal is the way to win a format war according to them... and now BD has two of those things.

The hd-dud house of cards is collapsing.

Slippy · 02-17-2007, 08:39 AM

Funai is Japanese, they run all the budget brands. They actually account for a huge proportion of HDTV sales by units ($500 WalMart types), not by revenue though.

Good news

PeterTHX · 02-17-2007, 09:45 AM

"Coming" guys. Coming.

No adding letters!!!!

HD DVD talking points are disappearing one by one. Combined with the Studio Canal BD news this has been a very good week for HD DVD

Deciazulado · 02-17-2007, 09:58 AM

Dave, you and other people are always so eager to post news that some of you never seem to look to see if someone else has posted it before

, third merge of the same news

dialog_gvf · 02-17-2007, 03:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JTK

Funai is a company that Denon (and several others) typically outsources to, if I recall correctly.

Dare I read anything into that kind of connection?

Dunno. But, Denon won't announce a BD player until they are ready to ship.

Gary

Gil T Pleasure · 02-17-2007, 03:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jack Torrance

Is this posted anywhere over in the AVS for the HD-DUD fanbois to choke on?

Posted on the Blu-ray Player side. Didn't see it on the HD-DUD side though...
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=806698

JTK · 02-17-2007, 03:46 PM

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Originally Posted by dialog_gvf

Dunno. But, Denon won't announce a BD player until they are ready to ship.

Gary

Certainly.

dialog_gvf · 02-17-2007, 07:17 PM

^^ And that Funai makes many of Denon's DVD players should be an indication that something is probably being discussed.

mmmhome · 02-18-2007, 11:11 AM

http://ww.engadgethd.com/2007/02/16/...ng-the-budget/

JTK · 02-18-2007, 02:00 PM

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Originally Posted by mmmhome

http://ww.engadgethd.com/2007/02/16/...ng-the-budget/

There we have it.

02-16-2007, 08:42 PM	#3
dialog_gvf Moderator Member since:Nov 2006 Location:Toronto Blu-ray collection:320	When did 2007 become next year?! Well, well, well, a $500 SRP BD player. At least one more to come, my sources tell me. Gary Last edited by dialog_gvf; 02-17-2007 at 02:59 PM.

02-17-2007, 04:20 AM	#8
hyperdine Senior Member Member since:Sep 2006	Now Blu-Ray has Cheap Players too... Well, there goes another supposed HD-DVD "advantage". So the last few HD-DVD selling points have all but evaporated... Porn...check Cheap players...check Universal...??? I still firmly believe that cheap players and porn will not be a factor. However, it's nice that HD-DVD has one less talking point to stand by Last edited by hyperdine; 02-17-2007 at 03:12 PM.

02-18-2007, 11:11 AM	#19
mmmhome Active Member Member since:Oct 2003 Location:Germany	funai blu ray player http://ww.engadgethd.com/2007/02/16/...ng-the-budget/

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JTK Blu-ray Knight Member since:Jan 2006 Location:www.blurayoasis.com	Funai is a company that Denon (and several others) typically outsources to, if I recall correctly. Dare I read anything into that kind of connection? This could be where Brian's $399 wished for BD player could come from.

02-16-2007, 08:58 PM	#5
Psiweaver Special Member Member since:Jun 2006 Location:Los Angeles,CA	Funai is junk. I can tell you that Denon has bought some Blu-Ray players to reverse engineer. Mainly the pioneer elites.

02-16-2007, 09:03 PM	#6
Knight-Errant Power Member Member since:Aug 2005 Location:Sheffield, UK	Nonetheless, players at this pricepoint will turn some heads and can't hurt Blu-ray.

02-17-2007, 08:31 AM	#11
Jack Torrance Special Member Member since:Jan 2007 Location:Overlook Hotel Blu-ray reviews:1	Is this posted anywhere over in the AVS for the HD-DUD fanbois to choke on? After all, cheapo players, porn and Universal is the way to win a format war according to them... and now BD has two of those things. The hd-dud house of cards is collapsing.

02-17-2007, 08:39 AM	#12
Slippy Junior Member Member since:Feb 2007	Funai is Japanese, they run all the budget brands. They actually account for a huge proportion of HDTV sales by units ($500 WalMart types), not by revenue though. Good news

02-17-2007, 09:45 AM	#13
PeterTHX Banned Top contributor Member since:Sep 2006 Blu-ray collection:563 Trading Score:14	"Coming" guys. Coming. No adding letters!!!! HD DVD talking points are disappearing one by one. Combined with the Studio Canal BD news this has been a very good week for HD DVD

02-17-2007, 09:58 AM	#14
Deciazulado Site Manager Top contributor Member since:Aug 2006 Location:USiberia Home Theater Gallery:6 4K collection:1159 Blu-ray collection:7044 DVD collection:4040	Dave, you and other people are always so eager to post news that some of you never seem to look to see if someone else has posted it before , third merge of the same news

02-17-2007, 07:17 PM	#18
dialog_gvf Moderator Member since:Nov 2006 Location:Toronto Blu-ray collection:320	^^ And that Funai makes many of Denon's DVD players should be an indication that something is probably being discussed.

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