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- From: lyndon@tecton2.demon.co.uk (Lyndon Hill)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy,comp.sys.amiga.misc
- Subject: Re: A1200 Flicker free?
- Date: Thu, 15 Feb 1996 12:34:47 GMT
- Message-ID: <824387690.2660@tecton2.demon.co.uk>
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- Paper Tiger <slntpaw@ix.netcom.com> wrote :
-
- >I would say that you don't have all the answers. VGA
- >displays don't cost $100. A good 17" display still
- >cost over $600 while the name brand 17" displays are
- >still hovering around $900.
-
- OK. I don't know how much a monitor costs in the US. In the UK
- however, I know that US Amiga products are usually marketed at the
- unrealistic $1 = 1UKP. Coupled with the UK price of a VGA monitor I
- don't think your product would be competetive at all. I know this is
- an assumption on my part but even with a good exchange rate your
- product would be twice the price home users would consider.
-
- >Multisync monitors support a narrow market and do not
- >exisit in Sears, MicroCenter, CompUSA etc. I would also
- >hazard to say that when a product has such a narrow focus
- >its lifespan tends to be shortened as well. Don't count
- >on being able to replace that monitor 5 years down the
- >road.
-
- I think you're mistaken if you think it's the Amiga market only that
- supports the multiscan monitor market. Furthermore, the Amiga market
- has always supported it's own monitors anyway (e.g 1942, 1084, AT 1438
- and other 3rd party ones etc.)
-
- >Toaster Users have never had the ability to utilize VGA
- >displays. Especially when you come to think that after
- >using a nice 17" or greater monitor you can never go back
- >to a tiny 14" (13" viewing area) again.
-
- Accepted. Why didn't you say your product was aimed at toaster users
- only. Non-toaster users can just use the standard prefs ones.
-
- >Your comment that only the rich or stupid will buy this I
- >think was uncalled for. As I mentioned in an earlier message
- >that its ok to be critical but brainless messages have no
- >place here.
-
- I didn't say "only rich and stupid" I said uneducated or rich i.e the
- people who don't know that there are alternative methods to your
- solution or who don't care about the price and can't be bothered to
- look at alternatives.
-
- >If you become a developer or an expert who really understands
- >the Amiga market then you will understand.
-
- Oh; I'm so sorry I'm not an "expert". I've only been using Amiga
- computers for the last 6 years or so. I must be an average games
- player to the likes of you. I've only written all my simulations and
- thesis for my Masters degree on my Amiga and completed virtually all
- my assignments for my Bachelors degree on it. I have used it for a
- substantial amount of Wordprocessing, d-painting and programming. I
- upgraded from my A1500 to A1200 in October 1995 (I think) at the
- height of the Amiga crisis, well before any resolution was in sight. I
- also bought a multiscan monitor and have a '030MMU + FPU at 50MHz and
- 4Mb extra. Not cheap.
-
- Us *simple* home users who "don't spend much money" can't possibly
- understand the Amiga market..
-
- How can I put more clearly?: Your product is too expensive for home
- users. Not that it's wrong to aim at professional users only but your
- earlier post implied that it was aimed at both.
-
- I'm sure that with a lower price home users could buy your product
- thus allowing larger volume sales, large production runs in Thailand
- and more money for you. (Why is it that Thailand always gets the bad
- press? We should have a good look at our own countries too.)
-
- Lyndon Hill
- lyndon@tecton2.demon.co.uk
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