Posted by Jay G. on 06/24/06 01:57

On 23 Jun 2006 08:22:30 -0700, asj wrote:
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> http://www.digitalhomecanada.com/content/view/1342/51/
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> According to the company's teardown analysis, the Bill-of-Materials
> (BOM) costs alone for the HD-A1 exceeds its $499 U.S. retail price.
> The HD-A1's estimated U.S. $674 cost...

I'd be interesting to see the actual breakdown of components and prices,
especialy since Toshiba may be privy to special discounts on specific
components that could beat even wholesale prices.

> The Toshiba HD-A1 retails in Canada for $699 CDN, however, the player
> has been seen in stores on-sale for as low as $595 CDN suggesting that
> even with the sizable subsidy, sales are weak.

This seems a dubious claim, since items are regularly found for sale for
less than MSRP.

-Jay

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