On September 2, 2009 at 09:42, vbova27 said...
To me this makes no sense. The fact of convenience will not change a thing. Nevo is a custom installation product - you can do a hell of a lot more with a Nevo remote than you can with a Harmony. And the fact of convenience means nothing. That's like saying - why would anybody wait on a 15 month waiting list for a new ferrari when they can just swing in to the local Porsche dealer and pick one of those up? It's about market. Nevo and other companies make custom products for people looking for a certain type of experience. Harmony remotes are for people who all want the same experience. There is not an ounce of creativity, thinking or customizing when programming a Harmony remote. I would never survive selling Harmony with the types of things my customers ask for. Whether it's his or hers buttons, serial control, press and hold to do this, etc - no way with Harmony, no how. Harmony remotes are like that cute little economy car that you buy - you think it's cool, until you notice everyone else has one. It's affordable, and you had your eye on the higher model but feel like you got a great deal. Then you notice after awhile it's not fun to drive and it can't do what you need it to. Pretty soon you sell it or junk it and get a real car.
I think you
completely misunderstood my point.
You repeated exactly what I was saying....that Harmony and Nevo serve completely different markets. But I was arguing that any suggestion of this remote being "well-received" by the Harmony market is ill-founded, because Nevo offers none of the things that appeal to that market (and vice versa, for that matter).
It looks like a Harmony, its capabilities seem to be more like a Harmony, and it's supposedly shooting for more of a Harmony-like price point. To me, all of that points toward Nevo trying to compete in that market, and I just think that's a really dumb idea.
