My
guess
is that the new Pronto will sell
High
end
Hifi installers will mark it up and add it to a complete hifi install for
people who just want something to work.
I’m
sure
they complain now when they get bundled the present Pronto
–“what no colour “
you can here it now.
Remember
most
of these setups hardly work in the sense we know
it.
Most
Installers will just program the Pronto on the standard pages
And it
will stay that way until it is dropped on the marble
floor.
They
don’t
bother tweaking anything. The more they move the install from basic the
harder
it is to fix down the line.
Yes
£700
is expensive , but not when bundled with a Linn Cinema setup with Plasma
screen,
a couple of dimming lights and disappearing
screen
Just
my 2d
worth
Mike
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-----Original
Message-----
From: Timothy Morris
[mailto:timothy.morris@xxxxxxx]
Sent: Fri 22 Jun 01 23:08
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [ukha_d]
ProntoPro,
Clipsal Sockets and Faceplates
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark McCall [mailto:mark@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 22 June 2001 22:10
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] ProntoPro, Clipsal Sockets and
Faceplates
>
>
> > But an iPaq with wirelss LAN hooked up to your HA webserver
can
do a
> pretty
> > good imitation of a Crestron Touchscreen. Thats what I
am
> aiming for :-))
>
> Yeah...like I said last week, that money would buy an iPAQ, Sleeve
and
> Wireless LAN card (with change).
>
> But there are people out there that will buy ProntoPro.
It's
> easy to forget
> that we're the HA "Geeks" :-) There are others who
just want the latest
> thing but have no interest in how it works or how it could be
done
> cheaper/better/easier.
>
> Different strokes.....
>
> M.
>
Mark,
I'd disagree. I think the fact that everyone on this list has said it
is
too
expensive says a lot. The fact that you can buy an iPAQ with far
more
functionality says a lot.
We probably have more need for a remote with colour and RF than most.
Even
considering the cost of my Home Cinema, I'm not prepared to spend 700
quid
on a colour Pronto. 300 is more appropriate (taking into account the
cost
of
the iPAQ). Don't forget I fall into that camp of people you
mentioned
earlier. I had an iPAQ well before I had a use for it, I think I was
pretty
much the first on this list to get one in around July last
year.
I'm with Phil, Philips are trying to sell it as a competitor to a
Crestron
-
which unless you buy lots of other partnering equipment - it
isn't.
I know Mike has marketing contacts at Philips, perhaps he should pass
on
the
general feeling.
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