My guess is that the new Pronto will sell

High end Hifi installers will mark it up and add it to a complete hifi install for people who just want something to work.

I’m sure they complain now when they get bundled the present Pronto –“what no colour “ you can here it now.

Remember most of these setups hardly work in the sense we know it.

Most Installers will just program the Pronto on the standard pages

And it will stay that way until it is dropped on the marble floor.

They don’t bother tweaking anything. The more they move the install from basic the harder it is to fix down the line.

Yes �700 is expensive , but not when bundled with a Linn Cinema setup with Plasma screen, a couple of dimming lights and disappearing screen

Just my 2d worth

Mike

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-----Original Message-----
From: Timothy Morris [mailto:timothy.morris@xxxxxxx]
Sent: Fri 22 Jun 01 23:08
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxxSubject: RE: [ukha_d] ProntoPro, Clipsal Sockets and Faceplates

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark McCall [mailto:mark@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 22 June 2001 22:10
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx > Subject: Re: [ukha_d] ProntoPro, Clipsal Sockets and Faceplates > > > > But an iPaq with wirelss LAN hooked up to your HA webserver can do a > pretty > > good imitation of a Crestron Touchscreen. Thats what I am > aiming for :-)) > > Yeah...like I said last week, that money would buy an iPAQ, Sleeve and > Wireless LAN card (with change). > > But there are people out there that will buy ProntoPro. It's > easy to forget > that we're the HA "Geeks" :-) There are others who just want the latest > thing but have no interest in how it works or how it could be done > cheaper/better/easier. > > Different strokes..... > > M. > Mark, I'd disagree. I think the fact that everyone on this list has said it is too expensive says a lot. The fact that you can buy an iPAQ with far more functionality says a lot. We probably have more need for a remote with colour and RF than most. Even considering the cost of my Home Cinema, I'm not prepared to spend 700 quid on a colour Pronto. 300 is more appropriate (taking into account the cost of the iPAQ). Don't forget I fall into that camp of people you mentioned earlier. I had an iPAQ well before I had a use for it, I think I was pretty much the first on this list to get one in around July last year. I'm with Phil, Philips are trying to sell it as a competitor to a Crestron - which unless you buy lots of other partnering equipment - it isn't. I know Mike has marketing contacts at Philips, perhaps he should pass on the general feeling.

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