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Originally Posted by Tottanka
Hm...
Why is it so expansive?
For an Israeli team each one of those devices will coast about 200$...thats very expansive for such a thing...
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The device is price is determined by the folowing factors:
1. Cost of the components to manufacture each device.
2. Availablitity of the components necessary to build the device.
3. Total quantity produced
4. Time and money spent on research and development
This is a complicated and unique device. It will allow you to use devices like the X-box controller, wireless and wired Logitech gamepads, The Logitech steering wheel, and numerous USB joysticks. Nothing else like it exists. Now having made that statement, I know someone will try to compare it to similar devices. When doing this one must consider the following:
1. This is an Embedded USB hosting device. That means it does not require an operating system like Windows or Linix.
2. This is not the same thing as a USB to Serial adapter. Serial adapters are not USB hosts. Devices are much less complicated than a Host and require less hardware to build. Yet they are still about 40-50 USD.
3. It performs all of the USB host negotiating and data transfer and then converts it to analog and digital information that is directly connected to the IFI operator interface.
We have determined a price that we feel is fair and consistant with the products ability and functionallity. There are good reasons this technology has not existed until now.
Think about what it costs to go to a concert, or dinnner at a nice restraunt. In comparison, the cost of this device is not unreasonable.
Thank you,
Mike Copioli