$499 product selling for $3500, just change casing only

http://www.audioholics.com/reviews/transpo...xicon-outside-1


Shame to you Lexicon!!!

So, do you still believe in high-end gear now????

sssshammmme onnn yewwww lexicccoonnnn

Reminds me of a Goldmund product which uses Pioneer components.
Everything almost the same except for the power supply and some fiddlings with minor components.
Then, the remote control also same as Pioneer.

Maybe someone go email Lexicon sales department see how will they reply???

acterly, looking at the internals of the oppo, it looks like a USD100 BOM cost product..

this is old news lorrr..let's buy made in malaysia products hehe

Shameful indeed. My respect for Lexicon just dropped a few notches...

Let's Con would be better name

Managed to change the motherboard in an Oppo just now. Not too difficult. Can I open shop also.

Call it booncon.

U forgot the R&D, Licensing, OEM cost, shipping + profit.....I think they made like $200/unit

I have never seen anyone take so many digs at Oppo....

his USD$100 was only bill-of-materials (BOM)

and no this isn't a dig at Oppo - i think they made an outstanding product for a decent price and deserve every bit of profit they make from it. Lexicon however, don't - at least not form the BD30

yeah waiting for it to be sold below rm1k mah.. dun mind one..

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Added on January 19, 2010, 11:03 amBOM cost mah..

This post has been edited by ar188: Jan 19 2010, 11:03 AM

I think Oppo rarely drops the price of their stuff. However, there is a release this month or later for a stripped down version of teh BDP-83 most likely with a lower end ABT chip and without the analogue outs etc....

One thing to note though, they continue to try to do waht they can to remain relevant. The DLNA firmware update was a nice one to get. I believe they are working on FLAC support as well. Seeing that the LGs, Sammys and Pannys putting out stuff every year, introducing streaming and obsoleting last years model at least with the Oppo they will push the chipset capabilities to the max. However, I doubt anything can be done for 3D on the current Oppo. If HDMI 1.4 is absolutely necessary, then tehre is no way.

Another way would be for the exchange rate to drop.

yeah no way around that, to get FULLHD 3D you need 1.4 due to high bandwidth.. or else have to run at half resolution..

I wonder, Onkyo New BD-SP807 blu-ray player, is it really tested and meet the requirement for THX or not? Since their mentioned it is THX-Certified.

This post has been edited by low98944: Jan 19 2010, 03:27 PM

how do you think they managed to claim THX certification without going through the testing process?

Are you claiming they are bluffing about the THX?

No. I just wondering, is those big brand really send thier products to test and/or THX authorities really test their equipment whether meet the requirement of THX. I hope incident happened in Lexi con will not happen again.

This post has been edited by low98944: Jan 19 2010, 05:21 PM

To carry the 'THX' logo, they need to pass all the tests or meet the requirements by THX. So, they must have done it. But, 'THX' is kind of overrated to me and it is not viable to get a really THX certified setup as it would be very expensive (not peasant's expensive, mind you )and I doubt there are many qualified technicians around in Bolehland to do the tech backup.

N a few notches up for Oppo..

eh...
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i think there is no way out for lexicon.. they cant drop the price now... i think i have and idea that might let them off the hook.. just announce in the press conference 'what r u guys talking abt, out bdplayer is bundled with 200 titles of bd.. so we strongly think our price is reasonable'

Duh..

Other than the super rich saudis or kuwaitis, I dont tink anybodyll buy a rebadged oppo at tat prc.. uhm even wif 200 free ttls..

kekeke
D

biasa la.. people have been building reskinned Corvette and selling as million dollar supercar.. ok mah..