Syntax-Brillian Corporation (BRLC)

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  • commenter
    dsrtwriter
    Jul 09 02:40 PM
    Syntax-Brillian Files Chapter 11, Shares Worthless [view article]
    This result was not surprising.It was clear to me from the outset that Syntax bought Brillian for the sole purpose of getting its listing on the stock exchange, so that the private owners of Syntax could work on cashing out their investment by selling shares.

    At the time Syntax bought Brillian, Syntax was known for making LCD televisions. Brillian was the orphan spin off of the now nonexistent Three Five Systems, and the principal intellectual asset of Brillian was not LCD, but LCOS technology, the so-called high definition screen on a chip.

    Syntax obviously did not buy Brillian for the LCOS technology, since it never developed LCOS to any degree, but stayed with LCD televisions.It only wanted the stock listing.

    Frankly, when you deal with Asian private investors who buy your publicly traded company, you cannot believe anything they say.
    If that is politically incorrect, too bad, it is reality.

    As far as the former Three Five Systems, at one time it was a go-go company with innovative LCD technology, plants in several world locations. Then they "partnered" with the communist Chinese and built a plant in Beijing, which actually finished ahead of schedule.

    This was supposed to build the new LCD screens for cell phones, etc., but a funny thing happened.

    After sharing the proprietary technology with the Chinese ( a usual precondition of coming into China), soon a parallel, Chinese owned plant developed down the road, and started selling to the cell phone manufacturers.

    Almost as fast as you could say "chop suey", Three Five lost its contracts, closed the Beijing plant, and went bankrupt.

    This is similar to the fate of so many naive American companies who thought "the world's biggest consumer market" would make them rich, and stupidly opened their intellectual property to share with their Chinese "partners".

    Look at Motorola as an example.

    As the Neil Diamond song "I am..I said" goes "except for the names and a few other changes, the story's the same one"

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  • commenter
    Sammy's a
    snake!
    Jul 09 12:10 PM
    Samuel Sanmina: Last Remarks on Syntax-Brillian [view article]
    Yes, I too copied the original page that said it was submitted "yesterday" - meaning 7/7/08 - when the article was originally posted the morning of 7/8/08, and submitted it to the SEC. Samuel was also posting on the Yahoo Finance BRLC message board about Seeking Alpha publishing his article the morning of 7/8/08. When I challenged him about how he submitted it YESTERDAY, he defended himself by saying, quote:

    "The press release came out today if you use Eastern time. However on the west coast it actually came out yesterday."

    messages.finance.yahoo...

    Yes, "technically"... that is true - it came out at 11:45 PM PST. But once again, it would be IMPOSSIBLE to read, digest, compose, type, edit spelling and punctuation, then email the article before midnight PST!

    So, Sammy and Seeking Alpha will have to answer some questions about this to the SEC.     Reply
  • commenter
    buyforeclosu
    res
    Jul 09 10:27 AM
    Samuel Sanmina: Last Remarks on Syntax-Brillian [view article]
    Stock supposeldy worthless yet up 40% this morning? WTF is up with that?


    July 8, 2008, 11:21 am
    Syntax-Brillian Files Chapter 11; Shares Now Worthless
    Posted by Eric Savitz
    The television maker Syntax-Brillian (BRLC) this morning announced that the company has filed for protection from creditors under Chapter 11 of the federal bankruptcy code, and that its stock “will have no value” under a proposed reorganization plan.

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  • commenter
    RC Martin
    Jul 09 10:19 AM
    Samuel Sanmina: Last Remarks on Syntax-Brillian [view article]
    RC/Sandy and your buddy, do you really think I have access to insider information? If I did I would not be saying anything publicly about the company especially on the internet. I would of kept very quiet about the stock like all the fellows who have access to insider info does on Wall Street.
    ======================...
    Samuel,
    Curious stuff. Thousands of articles published on this sight, none have an introductory staff comment except yours however I noticed its been altered today the 9th of July to remove the word YESTERDAY. Fortunately I saved the original page and submitted it to the SEC.

    Any idea why the word yesterday would suddenly disappear from the staff comment?     Reply
  • commenter
    dmz50
    Jul 08 11:51 PM
    Samuel Sanmina: Last Remarks on Syntax-Brillian [view article]
    All those deals(leading us on) they made will still be in tact for the glass when the start up begins... who from the old oripmeoff team will be on the new Olevia internatinal LLC ? Reply
  • commenter
    Samuel
    Jul 08 10:17 PM
    Samuel Sanmina: Last Remarks on Syntax-Brillian [view article]
    Dudley, if I just wanted to make money off of BRLC I could of just shorted, bought puts, and keep quiet and waited for today. I wouldn't have to say a word. I been walking on Seeking Alpha on BRLC for the past year to warn some folks and notify others of a great shorting oppurtunity. I thought a lot of folks would fall for the bullish analysts, bullish management, and misleading financial statements.


    RC/Sandy and your buddy, do you really think I have access to insider information? If I did I would not be saying anything publicly about the company especially on the internet. I would of kept very quiet about the stock like all the fellows who have access to insider info does on Wall Street.

    After looking at my word file where I typed the right draft, I last saved the file at 1:30 pacific time. So I actually submitted the file today around that time. You can ask Seekign Alpha if you don't beleive me.

    badarse, sure I have plenty of opinions and positions on many other stocks. However they are honest to good companies running legit businesses. So they do not have the theatrics as BRLC does and are quite boring to write about in comparasion.

    BRLC was a special cause and fell within my specialty,consumer electronics. That is how a forsaw a lot of problems.

    My track record at predicting companies and products within the consumer electronics industry is very good. Aside from BRLC's demise, I also predicted that Vizio would do extremely well ahead of time which they did. I also told some friends ahead of time that for this generation of video game consoles, the Nintendo Wii would do fairly well. They laughed at the notion and said Nintendo was coming in dead last like many on Wall Street a few years back. It turned out Nintendo did much more then just fairly well.

    I actually have another short pick I am currently researching which is also within the consumer electronics industry. Now I don't think the stock has the problems BRLC does but is just highly overvalued. So it isn't a 90%-100% short but more alone the lines of 40%-50%.     Reply
  • commenter
    badarse
    Jul 08 08:49 PM
    Samuel Sanmina: Last Remarks on Syntax-Brillian [view article]
    Hey Sammy, are you a one stock horse or do you have opinions on other companies? good or bad. I just want to know if you got lucky with BRLC or if you can consistently pick winners (or losers!). I searched for other articles by you on other co's but couldn't find any. Reply
  • commenter
    Sammy's a
    snake!
    Jul 08 06:16 PM
    Samuel Sanmina: Last Remarks on Syntax-Brillian [view article]
    Newswire:
    Syntax-Brillian Announces Asset Purchase Agreement, Files Voluntary Petition for Chapter 11 Reorganization to Facilitate Sale
    >>> Tuesday July 8, 2:45 am ET <<<

    Ok, let me get this straight... You were up near midnight scanning the wires and at 11:45 PM PST caught the BRLC Press Release. Then, within 14 minutes you were able to read, digest, compose, type, edit and email your 12 paragraph article to get it in before midnight PST???

    Bullcrap!!! That is IMPOSSIBLE!!! You will have some explaining to do to the SEC! This is evidence of insider information!!!

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  • commenter
    RC Martin
    Jul 08 03:34 PM
    Samuel Sanmina: Last Remarks on Syntax-Brillian [view article]
    Samuel,
    Your timing is impeccable. The Seeking Alpha team states you submitted this YESTERDAY, seemingly before the 3AM July8th release.

    How is it you came upon this information before the public? Just what firm are you associated with?     Reply
  • commenter
    Dudley
    Curtiss
    Jul 08 03:30 PM
    My Website
    Samuel Sanmina: Last Remarks on Syntax-Brillian [view article]
    U r just a scumbag shorter who got it FABULOUSLY right. Anyone who can spend countless hours 24/7 on a yahoo message board
    has a screw loose ooooor (as you have disclosed all along) a short position in the stock.

    So pleeeease stop with the "...I personally hope that some of those people who read my articles sold out, or at least avoided buying BRLC altogether...:" BS!

    It was to YOUR financial advantage(or who ever you work for) to trash this stock. Congratulations! home run...     Reply
  • commenter
    crazz
    Jul 08 03:05 PM
    Samuel Sanmina: Last Remarks on Syntax-Brillian [view article]
    Hey CT yea I was crazy and stubborn and got burned averaged down and after a whirlwind of efforts to stay on top of the problem we were given this the signs were there and I broke all rules of trading and learned the most important lesson in life that even the cramer haters would agree with once the man in charge of the money goes so can the company. Buffet would dump all in one basket unfortunately he wouldn't of touched this stock with a 10 foot pole. Good luck to all in future stock decsions I won't be making to many for sometime. Reply
  • commenter
    CT
    Programmer
    Jul 08 12:43 PM
    Samuel Sanmina: Last Remarks on Syntax-Brillian [view article]
    You were right, and most of us responding to these articles bullishly over the last year were wrong. What we took as an attempt by management to actually save the company appears to have been a setup to just transfer the assets to another company (probably with Li at the helm). Book value doesn't mean squat when the board dumps all the assets to a shell company and sticks it to the stockholders. Maybe the court will see that and refuse it, but I'm not holding my breath. Currently, the stock is worth less than the commission I'd have to pay to sell it, so I'll just keep it. But however bullish I was on BRLC and a possible turnaround, in regards to crazz's comment, if you had your life savings in BRLC stock --- man, you were crazy. I wouldn't put all my life savings in ANY one stock. McDonald's, Exxon Mobil, GE, whatever. Reply
  • commenter
    crazz
    Jul 08 11:57 AM
    Samuel Sanmina: Last Remarks on Syntax-Brillian [view article]
    This is a sad day for all I truly believe our laws suck and no company once under chapter 11 should ever be allowed to use the brand name ever again. After losing the majority of my life savings I would be content with a parting gift of at least one of their tv's no such luck Alot of people are going to be bitter I know I am. I know you've been warning us for some time and been catching alot of flack for your insight not that it matters any more But you've been right on the whole way through samuel. Reply
  • commenter
    mdime
    Jun 29 07:09 PM
    7 Reasons to Stick With Syntax-Brillian [view article]
    Mmmm at the time of the writing, it was $4.10 and now (June 29th 08) is it $0.53. I wonder if the seven reasons are still intact. In my case, I jumped in at $0.55 so it is not too bad. I'm hoping that the figures that will be released soon will kick it up. It might kick it down. I think that the up is larger than the down. That is why I went long on this issue. Good luck to the longs Reply
  • commenter
    Samuel
    May 20 11:19 PM
    Syntax-Brillian Can't Compete With Vizio [view article]
    Sandy, when will you ever learn? Its never was really about the products that seperates Vizio and Olevia. It has been the company's strategy, plan, and execution. That is why Vizio has been in the top three best selling LCD brands in North America for the last few quarters while BRLC is struggling to survive.

    The old adage you get what you pay for holds true. The quality of the lower end Vizios, Olevias, Westinghouses are all pretty much the same. It is more or less a commidity market. As I said before, I personally wouldn't buy most of the models from the lower end brands but they are decent for the price. It fits the needs for the more budget cautious individuals who only want a TV that works and not the best out there.

    However, with the upcoming price competition, these lower end brands price attractiveness might start decreasing.




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