[Open-graphics] OGD1 pricing

[Timothy Miller]

On 2/28/06, nico at seul.org <nico at seul.org> wrote:
> >> Also, compare it to boards already on the market with
> >> similar specifications.
> >
> > The most similar was over $2000, last I saw.
> >
>
> It's depend what is your market target what the number of sell did you
> want to do.
>
> 600$ for a graphic card is very expensive.
>
> 600$ for a (quite big) FPGA dev board is cheap.
>
> If you market the card like a graphic card or a FPGA dev board you will
> not hit the same media and you will not get the same advertising.

Definitely don't want to market it like a graphics card.  No way. 
It's NOT a graphics card.  It's TOOL.

Although, to an extent, I'm banking on the fact that it's associated
with the OGP, which gets it more publicity, but that publicity won't
necessarily reach the FPGA customers.

>
> A part from that, 1000€ is quite expensive for an individual(that the cost
> of a new computer....). I think there a lot of talented developper in the
> east that can't afford this.

Don't get caught up in the price impact for OGP developers.  They'll
get what they need.  Think of yourself as being in my position, trying
to fund a project, and you all are my employees, so you benefit from
higher sales of a higher priced product.

OGP developers are not customers.  They are beneficiaries.  :)