Comments on: Niveus Digital Cable Receiver insanely expensive http://www.floppyhead.com/2007/03/14/niveus-digital-cable-receiver-insanely-expensive/ Sat, 22 Nov 2008 09:07:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Hands-on with a Niveus CableCARD Vista Media Center » Floppyhead - Digital Media and Home Theater Computers http://www.floppyhead.com/2007/03/14/niveus-digital-cable-receiver-insanely-expensive/#comment-6240 Hands-on with a Niveus CableCARD Vista Media Center » Floppyhead - Digital Media and Home Theater Computers Wed, 04 Apr 2007 12:49:18 +0000 http://www.floppyhead.com/2007/03/14/niveus-digital-cable-receiver-insanely-expensive/#comment-6240 [...] Gizmodo has a video of the demonstration which nicely shows off Vista Media Center.   The interface is very impressive though I still think the price of a Niveus CableCARD is insanely expensive at over $1500 just fot the Digital Cable Tuner. Share and Enjoy:These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. [...] [...] Gizmodo has a video of the demonstration which nicely shows off Vista Media Center.   The interface is very impressive though I still think the price of a Niveus CableCARD is insanely expensive at over $1500 just fot the Digital Cable Tuner. Share and Enjoy:These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. [...]

]]> By: Zatz Not Funny!»Blog Archive » CableCARD PCs Cometh http://www.floppyhead.com/2007/03/14/niveus-digital-cable-receiver-insanely-expensive/#comment-4516 Zatz Not Funny!»Blog Archive » CableCARD PCs Cometh Thu, 15 Mar 2007 19:20:15 +0000 http://www.floppyhead.com/2007/03/14/niveus-digital-cable-receiver-insanely-expensive/#comment-4516 [...] Niveus’ $1500 dual CableCARD decoder. While it’s certainly sleeker than the ATI solution (x2), I have to agree that it’s “insanely expensive” - realizing one still must buy a paired PC. Ouch. Maybe that $800 (MSRP) TiVo Series3 isn’t as expensive as we thought? (Thanks Glenn and Kevin!) [...] [...] Niveus’ $1500 dual CableCARD decoder. While it’s certainly sleeker than the ATI solution (x2), I have to agree that it’s “insanely expensive” - realizing one still must buy a paired PC. Ouch. Maybe that $800 (MSRP) TiVo Series3 isn’t as expensive as we thought? (Thanks Glenn and Kevin!) [...]

]]> By: Kevin http://www.floppyhead.com/2007/03/14/niveus-digital-cable-receiver-insanely-expensive/#comment-4491 Kevin Wed, 14 Mar 2007 20:59:15 +0000 http://www.floppyhead.com/2007/03/14/niveus-digital-cable-receiver-insanely-expensive/#comment-4491 $1500 for essentially a cable box is alot. The problem is that the ATI external reader is really ugly. Internal card readers make much more sense anyway though you still have to connect via a USB cable from the computer to the internal card. $1500 for essentially a cable box is alot. The problem is that the ATI external reader is really ugly.

Internal card readers make much more sense anyway though you still have to connect via a USB cable from the computer to the internal card.

]]> By: Brad Linder http://www.floppyhead.com/2007/03/14/niveus-digital-cable-receiver-insanely-expensive/#comment-4480 Brad Linder Wed, 14 Mar 2007 14:17:12 +0000 http://www.floppyhead.com/2007/03/14/niveus-digital-cable-receiver-insanely-expensive/#comment-4480 Normally I'd say that these devices always start out costing too much, and then as early adopters purchase them, companies can ramp up production. The manufacturing costs go down, and so do prices. Eventually they hit reasonable prices. We're seeing this happen with HDTV sets right now. But at $1500, I'm not even certain that early adopters are going to shell out the money for this kind of device. That said, Niveus has never been a low-end kind of company. Niveus customers are looking for high end equipment that functions as it should. It'll be up to other companies, (like ATI) to make CableCard support affordable. Normally I’d say that these devices always start out costing too much, and then as early adopters purchase them, companies can ramp up production. The manufacturing costs go down, and so do prices. Eventually they hit reasonable prices. We’re seeing this happen with HDTV sets right now.

But at $1500, I’m not even certain that early adopters are going to shell out the money for this kind of device. That said, Niveus has never been a low-end kind of company. Niveus customers are looking for high end equipment that functions as it should. It’ll be up to other companies, (like ATI) to make CableCard support affordable.

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