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| RandyT:
--- Quote from: Mike A on June 25, 2018, 01:26:57 pm ---These "inventors" always figure out the hard way that manufacturing a product is at least as difficult as coming up with a viable product design. --- End quote --- Much, much more so. I have a bench full of new products people here will likely never see, due to this constraint. Knocking together a proof of concept rarely results in a product which people are willing to pay for, especially when mass production isn't viable. The technology for making an excellent lightgun for any display, already exists. People just wouldn't want to pay for it. |
| Titchgamer:
--- Quote from: RandyT on June 25, 2018, 01:39:58 pm --- --- Quote from: Mike A on June 25, 2018, 01:26:57 pm ---These "inventors" always figure out the hard way that manufacturing a product is at least as difficult as coming up with a viable product design. --- End quote --- Much, much more so. I have a bench full of new products people here will likely never see, due to this constraint. Knocking together a proof of concept rarely results in a product which people are willing to pay for, especially when mass production isn't viable. The technology for making an excellent lightgun for any display, already exists. People just wouldn't want to pay for it. --- End quote --- If the tech is a reasonable price will pay for it. |
| pbj:
I want to hear more about this existing technology. How much could this possibly cost? $500? People already pay nearly that much for AimTracks and then never use them. |
| RandyT:
--- Quote from: RandyT on June 25, 2018, 01:39:58 pm ---The technology for making an excellent lightgun for any display, already exists. People just wouldn't want to pay for it. --- End quote --- --- Quote from: Titchgamer on June 25, 2018, 01:43:54 pm ---If the tech is a reasonable price will pay for it. --- End quote --- If that wasn't meant to be funny, you missed an opportunity :). In mass production, you'd be looking at around $250 to $300, which isn't reasonable for a mass market item. Niche market manufacturing would add quite a bit more to that figure. Even though the technology exists, it has yet to be used for this purpose, so it's not something you are likely to see. |
| Titchgamer:
--- Quote from: RandyT on June 25, 2018, 01:56:29 pm --- --- Quote from: RandyT on June 25, 2018, 01:39:58 pm ---The technology for making an excellent lightgun for any display, already exists. People just wouldn't want to pay for it. --- End quote --- --- Quote from: Titchgamer on June 25, 2018, 01:43:54 pm ---If the tech is a reasonable price will pay for it. --- End quote --- If that wasn't meant to be funny, you missed an opportunity :). In mass production, you'd be looking at around $250 to $300, which isn't reasonable for a mass market item. Niche market manufacturing would add quite a bit more to that figure. Even though the technology exists, it has yet to be used for this purpose, so it's not something you are likely to see. --- End quote --- Get that to around 150-200 and you prob in business. |
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