Though the clear winner and loser in the
format war was Sony and Toshiba, respectively, quite a few behind the scenes supporters are now facing similar celebrations / dilemmas in dealing with the fallout. A new report takes an in-depth look at how chip makers are faring, and while not surprising, we are told that both NEC and Broadcom are reeling after HD DVD went under, and will have to "absorb software R&D costs that can't be recouped." On the flip side, parties such as Sigma Designs and IBM have their lucky stars to thank, as the former even attempted to ally with Toshiba but were spurned in favor of Broadcom. Interestingly, the article also notes that many fencesitters are now looking to jump in, which could hopefully lead to increased competition and
lower overall prices for those anxious to snap up a Blu-ray player in short order.
[Thanks, Daniel H.]
posted Feb 29th 2008 12:22PM
I don't get it. Broadcom makes chips for Blu-ray players too. They seem to suck greatly though.
Just got the Panny DMP BD 30 and its a great match with My Onkyo 605. I put on Sushine and hit DTS HD MA and I thought I heard angels! I'm selling my PS3 to a buddy. PQ wise there about the same, although the PS3 scales standard stuff a heck of alot better than the Panny. I'll stick with my HD A20 for scaling since its better also.
**yawn**
Another format war story?
Nobody's forcing you to read it. I skip articles I'm not interested in.
Nobody's forcing you to read it. I skip articles I'm not interested in.
Nobody's forcing you to read it. I skip articles I'm not interested in.
Whoops...how in the world did that happen?
Nobody's forcing you to confirm your comment multiple times. ;)
I was coerced, man! :)
Honestly, I just hit it once...maybe a page reload mistake.
Nobody's forcing you to read it. I skip articles I'm not interested in.
Hopefully these chip makers entry into the Blu-ray market will increase competition and decrease prices.