The number of televisions estimated that sit unused in closets.
The EPA estimates that nearly 100 million unused televisions are currently taking up precious, beautiful space. (source: EPA, July 2008)
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@HD4ME, "Ease up, they coped a flogging in particular from sony and lost $669 big ones, primarily because they didn't fight as dirty as the opposition, didn't get involved in shady back room deals and corruption, but they genuinely tried to supply the better quality product to the consumer at a lower price point."
Ever hear of the doctrine of unclean hands? Toshiba and Microsoft tried to sew up the HD market by bribing at least two studios, and trying to bribe two more. And that "lower price point" was achieved by massively subsidizing their players to undercut a rival format.
I'm sure Blu Ray promoters did their fair share of dubious things, and one day I'm sure the full story will emerge. It will be very interesting to see how things played out around CES since clearly HD DVD thought they'd bought Warner & Fox when they didn't.
One thing is certain though - Toshiba had unclean hands and you're making a fool of yourself by pretending otherwise. Toshiba's own incompetence at attracting partners (not least by ensuring zero profits in HD DVD hardware) and disastrous marketing had as much to do with their demise as any rival format.