iPhone;463468 Wrote:
It comes down to it being an accessory and a limited demand speciality
one at that. Marketing is going to set the price. And the only thing
that is ever going to lower that price is if they end up with 10K of
them in a warehouse somewhere 3 years from now and they blow
Jonnio;462463 Wrote:
Just look at this in comparison to the touch itself. The profit margins
between the two products (from a bill of materials vs sale price
perspective) is probably very similar, but I doubt the engineering cost
vs sales ratios are remotely close to the same. Not to
egd;461978 Wrote:
Pat, IMHO in this instance the product is ill-conceived as a standalone
and would've been better off packaged as part of the Touch with an extra
$50 slapped onto the Touch's price. This thread wouldn't have seen the
light of day. At $100 a pop I'd be surprised if they
Bundling the wall-mount with the Touch would probably not be a good idea
since houses are built very differently around the world. When looking
at the bracket it seems to require a hole in the wall and in a brick
house this is not easy to accomplish. Though I must admin the price is a
bit high
tipsen;462076 Wrote:
When looking at the bracket it seems to require a hole in the wall and
in a brick house this is not easy to accomplish[/ QUOTE]Hammer drill +
masonry drillbit an bob's yer uncle.
Though I must admit the price is a bit high for this kind of accessory
but my last
egd;462039 Wrote:
I was suggesting that rather than sell separately they include it with
the Touch and charge an extra $50 for the Touch, without pointing out
you're actually paying $50 extra for the wallmount. Too late for that
now but IMHO it would've been a better option.
Marketing and
On Sep 28, 2009, at 5:35 AM, tipsen wrote:
Bundling the wall-mount with the Touch would probably not be a good
idea
since houses are built very differently around the world.
The wall mount bracket can be used as a front face of a custom surface-
mount box on a wall in constructions where
maggior;462112 Wrote:
I don't think it makes sense to charge an extra $50 to add something in
the package that 90% or 95% of the users won't use.
Agreed, but if they'd taken that approach you'd be none the wiser and
likely pay the $50 premium.
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egd;462123 Wrote:
Agreed, but if they'd taken that approach you'd be none the wiser and
likely pay the $50 premium.
It would never had cost as much as 50$ if one was bundled in every box,
probably much cheaper.
There is a lot of throw away stuff when you by anything, try a TV or an
receiver,
tipsen;462076 Wrote:
Bundling the wall-mount with the Touch would probably not be a good idea
since houses are built very differently around the world. When looking
at the bracket it seems to require a hole in the wall and in a brick
house this is not easy to accomplish. Though I must admit
Ahhh I think these Mounts are of the Audiophile breed they have been
cryogenically treated then coated in snake oil and spinkled with fairy
dust. Once fitted they will not only improve the your room accoustics
they will improve the quality of all of your audio components ! (maybe)
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I'm pretty sure $100 is worth it for the WAF increase.
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if you buy one at that price you're a dumbass!
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(http://www.logitechsqueezebox.com/products/transporter.html) '*SCA2*'
(http://www.atc.gb.net/sca2.htm) '*SCM100SL AT*'
(http://www.atc.gb.net/scm100slat.htm). Integrating MusicIP with
SqueezeCenter...'*here's how*'
mparry;459530 Wrote:
They are actually $99.99 retail.
They do look really good when they are installed:
http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=67420For a crappy piece of
plastic? They look really good as they disappear.
There's no design worth mentioning, it's just an adapter.
Or
funkstar;460122 Wrote:
peterw;460030 Wrote:
I don't think Logitech has much to fear from the forums. Compare a Touch
+ wallmount to common home automation touchscreens costing a bunch more.
Touch + wallmount is still a great buy, and Logitech will probably sell
boatloads of wallmount
sveinan;460142 Wrote:
Is it too farfetched to think that this choice in pricing will make
people speculate on what choices are made behind the scenes? If they are
taking $99.99 for this plastic. What choices are made for the quality of
components inside the new Squeezebox products? That
sveinan;460253 Wrote:
Of course. Some subscribe to the notion that any exposure, is good
exposure :)
Absolutely, I was going to suggest that before as well :)
Those are all fairly geek news sources, probably not the target for
such an accessory if Peters thoughts are close to the mark. The
sveinan;460253
And I wouldn't call that cable from Denon their best move:
[list Wrote:
'Wired: Snake-Oil Alert: Denon Sells Audiophile Ethernet Cable for
$500' (http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2008/06/snake-oil-alert/)
'Slashdot: Denon's $499 Ethernet Cable'
Goodsounds;460013 Wrote:
With this and other comments, I'll bet that the company's Beta Testers
We Like list ends the day minus a few names it started the day with.
;-)
Perhaps, but Logitech has always said that it chose beta participants
it thought would give honest feedback criticism,
peterw;460030 Wrote:
..chose beta participants it thought would give honest feedback
criticism...
You would know better than I, but are you saying that the company has
asked for/encouraged critical comments in public from product testers on
pricing and market positioning decisions on
Goodsounds;460041 Wrote:
You would know better than I, but are you saying that the company has
asked for/encouraged critical comments in public from product testers on
pricing and market positioning decisions on unreleased products? I
can't imagine that, but you tell me if that's the case.
mparry;459530 Wrote:
They are actually $99.99 retail. ...
I just don't believe it. People at sales can be weird, but in general
they're not totally mad.
Teus
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iPhone;459721 Wrote:
The Touch bracket looks like it could be done on a standard molding
machine running off hundreds at little to no cost after the mold is
designed and made.
Remember the purple plugs for Garmin GPS units?
http://www.pfranc.com/projects/g45contr/g45_idx.htm If Logitech asks
The factory gate price of the wall-mount is likely the same as the
plastic animal that slimdevices used to throw in the box.
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sveinan;459326 Wrote:
Could someone please explain to me the magical properties of this piece
of plastic that makes it worth *$100*(-1c) ? I just cannot understand
it. Are there some connectors or electrical stuff I'm missing here ?Sure, if
you pay the $100, it comes with a jar of vaseline
Pretty sure it was supposed to be $49.99, think there is a typo in that
press release.
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my collection:
*1*x squeezebox radio
*1*x squeezebox touch
*1*x squeezebox boom
*2*x controller, *1*x receiver
*2*x sb3 (sliver/black), *1*x sb2 wired (silver)
*1*x sb (black), *1*x slimp3 (with
egd;459389 Wrote:
Sure, if you pay the $100, it comes with a jar of vaseline to ease the
pain :P
funkstar;459397 Wrote:
Pretty sure it was supposed to be $49.99, think there is a typo in that
press release.
I guess I could live with $49.99, would still need half a jar of
vaseline though :p
They are actually $99.99 retail.
That sort of shameless profiteering would never have been considered at
Slimdevices before the takeover. Sends all the wrong messages.
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They do look great; but I don't think I'd ever appreciate it after the
guilt I'd feel every time I thought about the price. OUCH.
Unless there's a lot more to it than the picture suggests; it should be
$20. $40-50 I could probably live with but I'd feel it was overpriced -
maybe marginally worth
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