[mythtv-users] HDHR and Cablecard

[Tom Bongiorno]

On Mon, May 2, 2011 at 1:03 PM, Jay Ashworth <jra at baylink.com> wrote:

> ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Gary Buhrmaster" <gary.buhrmaster at gmail.com>
>
> > On Mon, May 2, 2011 at 16:27, Ronald Frazier <ron at ronfrazier.net>
> > wrote:
> > .....
> > > I wonder what the price on the 6 tuner model will be.
> >
> > <conjecture>
> >
> > Well, I would expect the "consumer" version to be just
> > slightly less than double the 3 tuner model until the
> > demand is reduced (anything else means SD is leaving
> > money on the table). So, street price of ~$400 seems
> > like a good guess.
> >
> > Note that SD also was going to offer a rack mounted
> > 6-tuner version for home theatres. My guess is that
> > that one will be more like $1000 list to pay the 100%
> > markup for "home theatre qualified" models.
>
> My understanding is that the Rackmount will be the *only* 6 tuner
> model, and the markup won't be "because it's home theater", it will be
> "because we manufacture only 5% as many of them".
>
> People don't understand how steep the S-curve is on quantity
> manufacturing pricing...
>
> Cheers,
> -- jra
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Correct, the 17" rackmountable version is the only 6-tuner model.  17" is a
standard HT component width.  It will require optional adapters to actually
mount in a rack.

I am not sure that they would be able to sell one 6-tuner at $1000.  You can
easily secure two 3-tuner models to a rackmount shelf for much less.  My
guess would be the $400-$600 range.

-Tom
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