I was thinking about the comments on how much we spend on other pieces of the system. I think part of the reaction is a relative thing, these packages have been available for $200-$500 (with some exceptions for those that have a lot of add-ons). I think that set something of a bar in peoples heads.
Now if everything were $600 and $895 came out, it might be more of a 'high end variant'. For someone new coming in, looking at HomeSeer and CQC may not have such a reaction when they never saw the original pricing.
The posts here clearly point out to the cost of MainLobby (which I have to admit, originally that made me look at some of the other offerings, especially when it seemed certain automation functions were not included even with the higher price. I believe the new version may have addressed some of these issues).
One thing I noticed that this does is segregate the offerings: The lower priced options (I very well may be missing cases here) are geared towards automation. The prices seem to be around $200 (or less).
For those who want visually appealing touch screen or otherwise graphical use, that now puts you at the higher end of the (DIY) market. MainLobby, CQC, and any others. Price range now seems to be $500-$1300 depending on options and package.
Someone earlier posted something along the lines of people no longer being able to afford it. I think it is more along the lines of seeing the value at a given price, as anyone with a hobby like this had better be able to afford a few hundred dollars more, even if it takes more time (as otherwise it may be time to find a new hobby). The question is being comfortable with the price of a given item, in this case CQC.
Here we have a large number of people who have seen CQC at $315 for a long time, I said it before, I think anyone who sees the before and after would have something to say for any product with a price increase like that.
All that being said these are just observations, I have my copy of CQC now, and I understand all too well that software is very expensive to make. I am curious to see how this plays out with newer prospects who were not familiar with the 'introductory pricing' of CQC. I'll be honest, before I understood the extension of the old pricing, I was going through my head whether or not I wanted to spend the $500 or $895 on the new version and what that would entail. The conclusion I was starting to come to (and this comes from what I have seen, since I have little direct experience with CQC currently) was that there were other options, but they would involve settling for something less.
I was originally thinking this as making sense for CQC to be on the higher end of pricing, but it seems that is not even the case, even with the new pricing (depending on configuration). Oh well, enough rambling, time for some 'hands-on evaluation').
Now if everything were $600 and $895 came out, it might be more of a 'high end variant'. For someone new coming in, looking at HomeSeer and CQC may not have such a reaction when they never saw the original pricing.
The posts here clearly point out to the cost of MainLobby (which I have to admit, originally that made me look at some of the other offerings, especially when it seemed certain automation functions were not included even with the higher price. I believe the new version may have addressed some of these issues).
One thing I noticed that this does is segregate the offerings: The lower priced options (I very well may be missing cases here) are geared towards automation. The prices seem to be around $200 (or less).
For those who want visually appealing touch screen or otherwise graphical use, that now puts you at the higher end of the (DIY) market. MainLobby, CQC, and any others. Price range now seems to be $500-$1300 depending on options and package.
Someone earlier posted something along the lines of people no longer being able to afford it. I think it is more along the lines of seeing the value at a given price, as anyone with a hobby like this had better be able to afford a few hundred dollars more, even if it takes more time (as otherwise it may be time to find a new hobby). The question is being comfortable with the price of a given item, in this case CQC.
Here we have a large number of people who have seen CQC at $315 for a long time, I said it before, I think anyone who sees the before and after would have something to say for any product with a price increase like that.
All that being said these are just observations, I have my copy of CQC now, and I understand all too well that software is very expensive to make. I am curious to see how this plays out with newer prospects who were not familiar with the 'introductory pricing' of CQC. I'll be honest, before I understood the extension of the old pricing, I was going through my head whether or not I wanted to spend the $500 or $895 on the new version and what that would entail. The conclusion I was starting to come to (and this comes from what I have seen, since I have little direct experience with CQC currently) was that there were other options, but they would involve settling for something less.
I was originally thinking this as making sense for CQC to be on the higher end of pricing, but it seems that is not even the case, even with the new pricing (depending on configuration). Oh well, enough rambling, time for some 'hands-on evaluation').
