[mythtv-users] CrystalHD card now at $53 at Logic Supply for US buyers

[Nick Rout]

On Sat, Feb 27, 2010 at 10:23 AM, Nick Rout <nick.rout at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sat, Feb 27, 2010 at 10:18 AM, Frank Merrill <fmerrill1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Fri, Feb 26, 2010 at 2:58 PM, Craig Whitmore <lennon at orcon.net.nz> wrote:
>>> On Fri, 2010-02-26 at 14:25 -0500, Frank Merrill wrote:
>>>> On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 11:58 PM, Frank Merrill <fmerrill1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> > I see that Logic Supply has now dropped the price of the BCM970012
>>>> > CrystalHD cards from a former $69 to a current price of $53 USD.
>>>> >
>>>> > http://www.logicsupply.com/products/bcm970012
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>>
>>>> Now down to $44 and still listed as 'In Stock'.
>>>
>>> Yes.. its cheap.. BUT shipping to other countries is so expensive..
>>>
>>> for example $44 US and $47.77 US shipping to New Zealand so the price
>>> doubles. Even other places outside the US are so expensive for shipping.
>>>
>>> You can look on ebay and get it much cheaper (including shipping which
>>> will take quite a bit longer) (older version but its been stated the
>>> older format and the newer format of the cards are exactly the same in
>>> what they do)
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Yes, I am familiar with the ebay ones, out of 2, I had 1 good and 1 bad.
>> It was still worth the wait due to the decreased price for me. (for
>> the one that worked)
>>
>> I had previously stated in this thread:
>> "I mentioned the reduction in price at Logic Supply because some US
>> based buyers seem more confident buying from them since the are are an
>> authorized reseller, and some people would rather pay the additional
>> cost associated with that then risk not knowing where the ones from
>> China are coming from."
>>
>> As far as Shipping to NZ, well, doesn't pretty much everything that
>> you need cost quite a bit more due to it being an Island nation?
>
> yeah but you don't expect to pay more than the product for the shipping!!
>
> We are probably better getting them from asia, that's certainly the
> case for revos!
>

SCORE: I just got one for NZ$45 plus $4 postage on trademe.co.nz, the
NZ equivalent of ebay, although a better site and without the
prevalence of shysters that are reportedly on trademe.

Seller said he has one in his appletv and bought a now un-needed spare.