Posted by Pixel Dent on 06/24/06 13:35

In article <t69glhivtgga.62ut28yz5jrc.dlg@40tude.net>,
"Jay G." <Jay@tmbg.org> wrote:

> On 23 Jun 2006 08:22:30 -0700, asj wrote:
> >
> > http://www.digitalhomecanada.com/content/view/1342/51/
> >
> >
> > 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.

Good point, especially with the way Japanese companies are organized.
Even if they're buying parts from another company, if that company is
part of their syndicate they are essentially buying from themselves.

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