tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16327517.post229179690599871315..comments2024-03-26T19:19:35.144+00:00Comments on Eolake Stobblehouse thoughts: Blue-ray articleEolake Stobblehousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07126147415891586345noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16327517.post-79874889608574941882008-03-14T20:14:00.000+00:002008-03-14T20:14:00.000+00:00"[...] are not giving licences to Chinese manufact...<I>"[...] are not giving licences to Chinese manufacturers"</I><BR/><BR/>The average Made-in-China DVD players costs 14$ at the factory. Of this 14$, 7$ are paid in royalties for the technology.<BR/><BR/>The Chinese, being very pragmatic, decided that they were not going through this again with HD, so they devised their own format for their interior market. Which format I am told has nothing to envy to Blu-Ray.<BR/><BR/>Now, who's the biggest loser? The Chinese, or the idiots who led them to this?Berthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07615427415606513157noreply@blogger.com