Dean Roddey said:
IVB recent calculated what his current CQC system would have cost using ML/HS and all of the many seprately charged for options he would need, and it came out to $1300.
Actually it was $1385, not counting however much Cinemar will charge for my extra audio zones beyond the 3 they'll let you use with MusicLobby 3.
FYI - this is the post Dean mentions; i made it on another independent forum where ML, CQC, and HS folks hang out. Obviously Cinemar wouldn't confirm it or even respond to my request as it blatantly points out that their nickel-and-diming would result in a much higher "total-cost-of-ownership".
The DavidL I'm asking for confirmation from also goes by smoothtlk on other forums, and is one of the Cinemar co-owners as well as their lead developer.
Their product may be just fine, but the path is much more expensive than you'd think at first glance.
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So all this hubbub about pricing made me curious as to how much my system would cost if I used ML (and HS? not sure) to do my stuff. I haven't looked at ML since August, and the prices have changed.
Don't nobody get the wrong idea or read anything into this, it was just a scientific curiousity as to what the landscape looks like as compared to the path i've chosen.
DavidL - is this correct?
I have:
- CD control
- Currently 7zones, may expand to 10 based on some architecture modifications.
- DVD control
- XM Control
- Misc Web Browser control [SageTV, CCTV]
- Irrigation
- Aprilaire
- Elk M1
- Weather
- PPC for all of above. (which i've now actually used several times)
I also have:
- 4 PCs controlling something [either hw or sw], 2 of which are used as clients
- 2 touchpanels today, 2 more coming as soon as I get all the CCTVs and whole-house a/v working
Future:
- I *may* throw out the Xantech and get 2 russounds as i'm sick of all the amps, in which case:
- HD distro [probably Neothings as I can't get a decent price on autopatch]
- Yamaha RXV1500 for cheap surround in MBR [eBay has it for $375]
If I understand the licensing structure, that means I need:
- 1 MLServer 5-client: $100
- 1 MLServer 5-client pack [2 PCs plus 4 panels = 6]: $100
- 2 MLServer 0-client [for 2 PCs that control something]: $140 ($70x2)
- MainLobby: $100 [only need one, right?]
- DVDLobby: $60
- MusicLobby: $60
- CD Ripping: $30
- XMLobby: $60
- Weather: $60
- WebLobby: $45
- XMPocket: $45
- MusicPocket: $35
- DVDPocket: $35
- Rain8 driver: $55
- elk driver: $100
- Avalon driver : $35
- Russound: $55
- Yamaha: $40
That's $1155. Is that correct? What about the 7zones->10zones of control - i couldn't find that price on the cinemar website.
Also, that doesn't address the Aprilaire HVAC: I think I need HS there, so that's:
- HomeSeer: $190
- ML plugin: $40
If that's true, then that's $1385, is that correct?