Re: AAC in next-gen DVDs
Ian Farquhar <[email protected]>
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At 03:25 AM 16/06/2004, Mike Melanson wrote: > Poor DVD manufacturers... it already costs an absurd amount in >royalties to produce correct DVD players, thanks to these royalties. Can't >wait for the next gen... Estimates suggest that the royalties are around USD$15 per unit. It's also true that a large number of China-sourced units do not pay this (I've been waiting for legal action against the importers of these units, but it's not happened yet). It's hard to see, given the wide availability of players in the USD$30-$40 range, how they could possibly factor royalties in and still turn a profit! Ian. ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by The 2004 JavaOne(SM) Conference Learn from the experts at JavaOne(SM), Sun's Worldwide Java Developer Conference, June 28 - July 1 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, CA REGISTER AND SAVE! http://java.sun.com/javaone/sf Priority Code NWMGYKND