smf <smf@null.net> writes: > Making it open would allow the price to be brought down. Most of that > $400 is likely profit to claw back the R&D. Assuming that the $400 refer to the XRGB Mini, you're probably right. Based on the serial number of mine (around 2800) I would guess that it's sold only in very small numbers - the release was sometime in late 2011 (first firmware update is dated 2011-12-22) and my box reports a production date of 2013-01-13, so I would guess about 2500 units per year. The main chip in there (a Marvell Qdeo video processor) is usually only seen in high(er) end AV receivers or BD players (e.g. Oppo BDP-93), so that part probably isn't cheap by itself either. -ik Message was sent through the cbm-hackers mailing listReceived on 2015-01-09 00:00:04
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