[mythtv-users] Re:Sell mythtv "set-top" boxes
larry
larry at scrudgeware.org
Mon Jun 2 11:08:22 EDT 2003
--- "Robert Kulagowski" <rkulagowski at thrupoint.net> wrote:
> If you're going to _sell_ systems, you have to realize that you have
> two types of audience:
>
> 1) hackers / enthusiasts, who want to use the MythTV software
> 2) consumers, who expect it to just "work".
<snip>
> Also, add in IR receiver for remote control, IR blaster for channel
> changing, keyboard, mouse, etc...
All are very good points.
I would think that in order for someone to make some money at something like
this, you somehow need to get the cost down to $300 or so. You have to be able
to sell the finished product for less than $400. And you're margin can't be
more the 10%-15% or the hacker/enthusiast will simply bypass you and go straight
to the source. Realisticly (sp?), they'll probably do that anyway, so the
consumer market is really where you should be looking.
> Now, lets look at the consumer side. Assuming that someone is going
> to buy it, sight unseen, then you're going to need to be worried
> about two things:
> 1) XMLTV / Zap2It
> 2) General hand-holding support
>
> The first one worries me more than the second.
What do you mean? Are you talking about general setup?
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