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Cost of the factory (***NOT*** including labor, materials, utilities, maintenance, etc.) is $3,500,000,000.

72,000 HDTV's/month, lets assume they get 5 years out of the factory (before MAJOR retrofitting, probably sooner, I am giving them the benefit of the doubt).

So that is 4,320,000 HDTV's over the 5 years.

4,320,000 / $3,500,000,000 = $810 per panel

That is $810 per panel ***JUST*** to pay for the factory. This is BEFORE the labor costs, cost of materials, maintenance, and everything thing else - which is huge.

THIS IS NOT EVEN COUNTING THE TV ITSELF!

Either I suck at math (you know there the [-] button is...), or I am missing something.]]>Feb 26th 2008 2:22AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/02/26/sharp-and-sony-tie-the-knot-on-lcd-hdtv-production/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/02/26/sharp-and-sony-tie-the-knot-on-lcd-hdtv-production/
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