POLL: Who would buy an EEVblog DVD box set? - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: January 13, 2012, 11:13:36 pm
content: I continue to get requests for a "DVD Box Set" of all my episodes.So I'm curious as to how many people would actually be interested in this?I guess it would simply be every episode in the highest quality MP4 format as raw files on either a DVD or BlueRay disk set (can you put just raw files on a BlueRay Disk? never used one...) so that they can be played on the PC or whatever.I don't know how many disks it would be, but quite a few now with the HD content. I'd have to re-master quite a lot of content to get the best quality vs file size.And how much would you be willing to pay?Dave.

author: PStevenson
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: January 13, 2012, 11:29:20 pm
content: I quite often have them on in the background when I'm doing my electronics or even music so I would definitely buy a DVD boxset so I can retire iTunes. the .AVI formats pretty much play in every recent DVD player these days I'm not that sure about blurayI know I personally don't own one but I haven't got a clue if they are more widely used than DVD these days and even if they allow you to use them in that way but I imagine they can be - they do store games on them after all.if I had the money I'd be willing to pay quite a lot but currently I'd have to draw the line at $50 before shipping probably maybe a bit more if I had a bit of spare cash lying aroundit may be too much too soon, but maybe even a similar thing could be done with the amp hour.

author: Psi
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 13, 2012, 11:41:08 pm
content: I'd probably buy it if was <=NZ$25 inc shipping to NZ, and if i had spare money at the time.But to be honest, i don't really use DVDs/Bluerays, i do have a collection of my fav shows/movies on dvd/bluray but that's mostly to support the creators. If i actually want to watch the show/movie i play the 720P/1080P MKVs copies stored on my server instead.So really, with an EEVBLOG dvd/blueray the physical disk isn't what i'd be paying the money for.I'd be just as happy downloading all the files in mkv format and it would mean more profit for Dave that can go into the blog.Although, it is nice to have a box set to put on the shelf

author: slateraptor
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: January 13, 2012, 11:59:46 pm
content: I'd pick up a DVD set for archival purposes...even better if it's released on a yearly basis. It would definitely complement my personal library as being the only digital media on the bookshelves.

author: shims506
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: January 14, 2012, 12:00:19 am
content: I would also pay $50 but shipping to USA might be costly.Another thought if the sales of DVDs don't go through maybe have a big file available to download for lower cost because there would be no hassle with shipping and cost.

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: January 14, 2012, 12:11:52 am
content: Yes the actual disks are really only a transport medium for the large files.So I like the idea of a lower price for the direct download of the best quality DVD, a win-win.At the moment I only offer the podcast version for download, which is pretty low res designed for smartphones etc. But I know many that rip from Youtube videos to keep local copies.Dave.

author: Stephen Hill
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: January 14, 2012, 12:25:55 am
content: How about producing "The Best of the EEVBlog"; a single DVD/BD or digital download which you charged for instead of putting on Youtube.You could also include extra's like outtakes, an interview with Dave etcI know this would take longer to produce but I think it would have a good USP which I would prefer to buy.CheersStephen

author: bullet308
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: January 14, 2012, 12:26:39 am
content: All IMHO, of course.When you think about it, the entire trend in media of all forms seems to be moving away from selling content on physical media. I think there may be a market for your blogs on physical media but in this day and age, it would be pretty much a niche. Its understandable that you want to make money for your excellent blog which you no-doubt put a lot of work into but monetizing the blogs directly probably wont buy you that much.To me, if I were in your shoes, I would think of the blog entries themselves less as monetizable content and more loss-leading, give-away stuff that drives so much e-commerce and that you leverage into making other things happen. You have traffic, you have buzz, you have a lot of people that think well of you and what you have to offer. You have a base of both professionals and advanced amateurs that are HIGHLY desirable as customers. Now, what can you do with that?A question that needs to be asked: can the EEVBlog and Dave be built up into a proper brand? I think the answer is "yes". T-shirts and small batches of electronic doo-dads are nice and a step in the right direction, but really, I would think about making the t-shirts serve as advertising, helping to drive more traffic to whatever it is you really want to do. This board is the same thing, a traffic generator. This place and what you do is cool! Sell it as such. An obvious target would be the higher end of the maker movement. You have a lot more in your head that you can EVER express through the blog. Educational media, value-added stuff that you really COULD monetize, is an obvious product area.Downside: doing this and remaining a one-man band would be a challenge, and scaling up and increasing your overhead and headaches with employees and such presents its own problems. Some startup capital would be handy. I'd front you some money but I am poor. :-)But wherever you go, its all about your BRAND. Cant emphasize that enough.

author: PStevenson
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: January 14, 2012, 12:45:28 am
content: I think some people would prefer the idea of a physical release dvd (well when I say some people I mean people like me)because it's just nice to have something like that, that's real - I know internet based data is easy enough to back upand whatever but I'm a hoarder, I need the physical thing it's my substitution for friends hahaone case in point is this band I'm friends with who have been around since the 90s, they made all their old out of print stuff available in digital format which was great and earned them abit of money but at a recent show a guy went upto them and said he had just spent 160$ US on a 7" vinyl that they released back in '98 even though it's available in .wav he said he just wanted to have the physical release, my point is that there is a lot to be said for weirdos like me who would love that physical releaseit's not even really about quality for me, I have the iTunes downloads playing through my 37" TV which is very blocky and that's fine I would love to buy a proper DVD.if solid state memory was extremely cheap it would have been cool to release it on a stick drive branded with EEVBlogbut I think that would cost way too much

author: ejeffrey
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 14, 2012, 12:57:27 am
content: Definitely not for me. Physical media is too much hassle. I even download movies I own on DVD because it is more convenient. To a lesser extent the same is true of downloadable content -- I would rather stream than download and store.Access to high resolution formats is not that big of a deal to me for the EEVblog. It isn't like the blog is full of high budget special effects or anything. I appreciate the extra dimension of seeing Dave's expressions and body language, and the ability to watch a demo or teardown is fantastic, but HD doesn't add much for me. For teardowns having high res still photos is nice, but those are better when posted separately in any case.I would consider paying extra for special content in some way if you were interested in doing that, but I would still be more likely to use it as streamable content than physical media or downloaded content.One factor in this is that to me most videos don't have a lot of rewatch value. They are a good way to be introduced to new ideas, but if in a year I think "man, Dave gave a great tutorial on X", I am more likely to go read up on the application notes than rewatch the video.

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: January 14, 2012, 01:18:58 am
content: Quote from: bullet308 on January 14, 2012, 12:26:39 amQuoteYes, my content has always effectively been a "loss leader". And of course I currently make most of my money through various forms of advertising, but that isn't exactly a reliable form of revenue, so it's no surprise that I have been thinking about ways to gain additional revenue streams to make it more stable income.This DVD thing isn't really designed to make much money, it's just that many people have asked for it for quite some time now. So just wondering if it's worth my while to pursue and spend time on. i.e. would it make a reasonable monetary return for effort put in.QuoteYes, the EEVblog is a real brand with some value, and I have know that was obvious from very early on.Yes, value-added stuff will surely come, currently at the intent stage.QuoteStartup capital would gain me essentially very little. In fact it would probably be more a hindrance than anything else.Money doesn't magically make things happen when it comes to content (the real major avenue for any expansion for me), only time an energy does. It doesn't really cost much money to produce content.The only money I really need at present is enough to pay the bills and keep me doing this full time.I've explained some reason why extra people aren't really going to help at this stage. That would only come into it if I was spending all my time running a shop or mail order business etc, which of course I have no intention of doing, apart from selling my own niche products, which is something I have enjoyed doing for 20+ years.I know million dollar mail order businesses that sound impressive, but they have very low margins, work long hours, and ultimately take home less than what I do. That kind of business is not for me, it's not something I enjoy.But wherever you go, its all about your BRAND. Cant emphasize that enough.Yep, well aware of thatDave.

author: Chet T16
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: January 14, 2012, 01:42:24 am
content: Its not something i'd be interested in, i can download them to my media player if i want to watch them on the big screenSpeaking of the brand, isn't it about time there was an EEVBlog logo competition! Dave, i assume you don't trade under the EEVBlog name?

author: ivan747
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 14, 2012, 02:33:29 am
content: Maybe if you organized them into categories and offered both direct download and DVD. Maybe something I can watch on anything from my DVD player to my not-so-smart BlackBerry.What about something like a paid podcast service. I think iTunes allows that, but I understand people don't want to be locked down into Apple's utopian world where they assume you only buy their stuff.

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: January 14, 2012, 03:57:41 am
content: Quote from: Chet T16 on January 14, 2012, 01:42:24 amI did have a logo contest a long time ago, but in the end I didn't ultimately see a need for an actual logo as such. Just the word "EEVblog" was sufficient, and have kinda standardised on the font used on the main page banner.I have a registered business name, but I don't actually use EEVblog.Dave.

author: Wartex
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: January 14, 2012, 05:19:17 am
content: A couple of things: All fonts have some some type of license, you can be sued for selling merch with writing with someone's font on it. Some fonts are extremely expensive.DVD box set: BAHAHAHA! Maybe release on VHS or laserdisc. No seriously, that would be financial suicide. It would be ripped by the 3rd buyer and put up on piratebay in no time, and your sales will drop like a rock, because downloading is more convenient. You are better off giving an option of selling a mastered DVD ISO download or just a ZIP with all episodes in mp4.I think you should look into what Louis CK did and try the samehttps://buy.louisck.net/news$5 for hi-def AVI download, no DRM, no bullshit. The file was torrented within hours of release, and he still managed to make over $1 million.If you put up your box set for $29.99 or some other "retail DVD" price, I pretty much guarantee that no one other than hardcore fanboys and people with disposable income would touch it with a ten foot pole.Maybe, just maybe, if you throw in some large and hand-sharpie-signed posters (not the printed overlay signature bullshit) I'd be inclined to pay mmmmmmmmmm..... maybe $25 + shipping.My .2 ohms.

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: January 14, 2012, 07:12:55 am
content: Quote from: Wartex on January 14, 2012, 05:19:17 amMany people can't download huge files, it's not an option for them, that is why I get constant requests for it. I suspect those who would buy the "hard" version would do so because they don't want to or can't download. So they would hardly be the type to upload it.But yeah, I expect it would eventually make it onto some pirate site. Although it's hardly Big Bang Theory.No point in a mastered .ISO, it would just be all the master MP4 files.QuoteYes, that's what I had in mind. Either way I'd have to put the work in to compile it all, so might as well offer direct digital download too.QuotePoster of what, me?I'd have to pay peopleDave.

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: January 14, 2012, 07:21:27 am
content: Quote from: Wartex on January 14, 2012, 05:19:17 amHow did he host the file?I could of course just do a PayPal order button which just takes you back to the hidden download page (and just trust people not the share it publicly). But if I hosted on my dedicated server (should fit) then it very well could load it down and cripple it if too many people downloaded at once for a day or two or whatever it takes to download several hundred GB.Are there any third party service that can do this sort of thing?I've been looking at CDN's recently for hosting files, but are usually quite expensive for huge files such as this. A quick check show it is currently around 100GB for all the files.Dave.

author: Unknown
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: January 14, 2012, 08:01:39 am
content: Serving 100 GB worth of files to a large number of people in a few days sounds like a perfect application of BitTorrent. I've seen some sites that provide BitTorrent downloads after you buy, I assume they pass authentication to the tracker. People may be able to share the files buy exchanging the .torrent file, but you should expect a percentage of unauthorized downloads anyway. The best defense is probably to have a sensible price point so people don't bother. Unless you want to take a hint from the MPAA/RIAA and sue the whole world while alienating all your customers.Since you're only providing convenience and better quality (at least for people with easy access to Youtube), no new content, something like $5-$10 would make sense to me, not $50. You'll have to do the math whether this covers your costs and together with the DVD sales your work.I agree with ejeffrey that for most videos the quality isn't very important (tear downs being the possible exception), and that it's unlikely that I'd ever watch all 200+ episodes again. The value I can see in having a local copy is in case you or Youtube pull a PhotoInduction. But in that case I'll just wait for some fan to upload them again.

author: Unknown
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: January 14, 2012, 08:21:38 am
content: To pull a PhotoInductionyou coined it

author: Simon
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: January 14, 2012, 08:34:06 am
content: Quote from: HAL-42b on January 14, 2012, 08:21:38 amwhat did i miss ?Dave, maybe offer a service for those who are asking for it - A dvd copy that they can play in the event they cannot download it. Make it pretty simple and easy to turn out, nothing more than what you already offer. Then see how it goes, if it booms maybe you want to make a bit of a thing of it and start getting DVD's printed and boxed with extra content. For me the most important blogs are the design ones as that is what I'm interested in.

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: January 14, 2012, 08:39:47 am
content: Quote from: Simon on January 14, 2012, 08:34:06 amhttps://www.eevblog.com/forum/index.php?topic=6225.msg81129#msg81129A famous Youtuber "Photonic Induction" closed his Youtube account after several years and removed all his videos.He had more views and subscribers than me.Dave.

author: Simon
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: January 14, 2012, 08:56:17 am
content: ah, I will sadly miss him........ NOT ! I never really got him. Just a headcase

author: saturation
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 14, 2012, 12:32:26 pm
content: Me too. He was more entertainment than educational, and so it has less enduring appeal. EEvblog is educational in an entertaining way, its more BBC than Discovery channel.I avoid all things on disc today, DVD is obsolete; the only discs worth keeping is when the quality is so high [ blu-ray] and cannot be matched via online streaming. Like files on a CDs, its hard to track and locate discs in a book-style library versus simply scanning them when they are all available electronically.Quote from: Simon on January 14, 2012, 08:56:17 am

author: ben1066
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: January 14, 2012, 01:02:27 pm
content: I would prefer a digital distribution than a DVD box set, in some nice format. I rarely use my DVD or bluray player since I watch most things online. Sure, you could watch it on YouTube, but having it locally is nice, and if it's all in decent HD quality, even nicer. I guess out of bluray and DVD I'd have to go with DVD since I don't have a bluray player in my pc

author: dcel
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: January 14, 2012, 01:32:18 pm
content: DaveI just watch YouTube. Its easy and is available everywhere.As far as making some money, just make more uCurrents and charge a little more for them to get your profit where it should be. You have a demand for them, just have to produce them. Say, charge $5 more for a signed copy? I be happy to pay $55 + S&H for your uCurrent if I could accually get one, and signed...cool. Same goes for your Power Supply Kit. Signed edition $5 bucks more. But again, if you have a demand, you need to fill it. This PS kit will be hugely popular and I dont think you will be able to keep up. I cant buy a uCurrent now and I dont think I will ever be able to get a PS kit because YOU wont produce enough of them. People like instant gratifcation and I really want to hit a buy it now button for a uCurrent and EEVBlog PS Kit. Think for a minute, if you have people like me willing to pre-pay for something you produce, you have a market that you are ignoring. Again, I will PRE-PAY you for a uCurrent and EEVBlog PS kit.Chris

author: saturation
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 14, 2012, 01:33:10 pm
content: Good news, what is best isn't bluray, but quality 1080p video with as lossless audio as possible in any format played by your software player.A bluray PC based burner or player is ~ $80-160, and if you have access to right brands, bluray discs are $1-$1.50/25GB. DVD disks are about 30c/5GB, so its now cost effective to use bluray disks to ship data files, making DVD and CD obsolete.The real pain is the time it takes to burn it, the possibility of errors and losing the disk. Lastly, if you have near 40 discs to send, its fairly close in price to use a slow hard drive; 1TB is about $60.Quote from: ben1066 on January 14, 2012, 01:02:27 pm

author: Wartex
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: January 14, 2012, 02:07:19 pm
content: Quote from: Simon on January 14, 2012, 08:56:17 amLOL man, you are such NOT a moderator material. Seriously. You'd think a mod will be a person giving someone the benefit of the doubt, an objective point of view, a non-biased, impersonal approach. How could you possibly judge him for what he does on youtube, and call him a headcase. He is an EE and he knows exactly what he is doing, he is doing it for fun in a controlled environment. You don't make any friends calling photonicinduction a "headacse", I guarantee you that.

author: Wartex
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: January 14, 2012, 02:16:44 pm
content: Quote from: saturation on January 14, 2012, 01:33:10 pmI will send you ALL of my lab equipment if you can tell the difference between FLAC and 128 Kbps AAC HE file. Lossless audio in video is just dumb. 160 kbps OGG or 192 Kbps MP3 is transparent to humans. When it comes to talk shows, 32 Kbps AAC HE+PS file is completely transparent.

author: Unknown
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: January 14, 2012, 02:23:21 pm
content: Especially considering the content of the EEVblog. I'm sorry Dave, but I don't think you have a future as an opera singer.

author: PStevenson
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: January 14, 2012, 04:41:12 pm
content: Quote from: Wartex on January 14, 2012, 02:16:44 pmI can tell the difference between FLAC and 128 AAC however I can't with FLAC and 192 AAC and then having said that I can only really tell the difference in headphones, still - will you be sending me your lab gear today or tomorrow?in all seriousness I wouldn't know why you'd need to hear Dave in lossless audio hahaI really hate FLAC because it is a pain in the arse - you have to piss about converting it to play on anything portable.it does look like everyone hates the idea of DVDs except for me, I wouldn't say they are obsolete though as one person alluded to but I can see the point that it's probably not going to be cost effective to have DVDs made for one person from this thread alone, it might be worth asking this question in a Video

author: Simon
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: January 14, 2012, 04:48:03 pm
content: I would prefer DVD's to bluerays actually. The reason is simple, every time we get a better technology it is capable of ready manhandles copies of the old one, have a dodgy CD - see it play on a DVD player, have a dodgy DVD, play it on a blueray player - have a dodgy blueray: your stuffed !!! I reat the very few blue ray disks I have with the upmost respect. I bought a very scratched DVD the other days that stuttered in the DVD player but played fine in the blueray player. Imagine those nice new DVD's hanging about in you lab....

author: Unknown
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: January 14, 2012, 06:07:40 pm
content: If you want to make DVD-video disks that play in most standard DVD players, this is going to take a lot of disks, since you can only fit about 4 hours worth of material on a dual layer DVD (probably more if you accept a lower quality). A modern codec like H.264 or WebM will be much more efficient.

author: PStevenson
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: January 14, 2012, 07:30:39 pm
content: Quote from: alm on January 14, 2012, 06:07:40 pmthat would have been the absolute ideal but from what I understood they would be in .avi format on an actual DVD and pretty all new DVD players from the bottom end of the cost spectrum plays those these days.I do agree it wouldn't be in anyway cost effective to release them as DVD-Video, with the amount Daves done I'm sure it would enter the records as the largest boxset available

author: ivan747
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 15, 2012, 02:52:01 am
content: Make sure you use some service that allows people to pause downloads for several days.

author: ivan747
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 15, 2012, 02:58:59 am
content: Quote from: PStevenson on January 14, 2012, 04:41:12 pmWe are on the same boat. With headphones on you can hear the difference between FLAC and 192Kbps MP3. You just need suitable music to notice the difference, for example, and orchestra. You gotta use decent headphones, though. Some $50 reference headphones will do.

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: January 15, 2012, 05:06:05 am
content: Quote from: alm on January 14, 2012, 06:07:40 pmI was never going to release in actual MPEG2 DVD format, it was always going to be straight H.264 MPEG4 files.Dave.

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: January 15, 2012, 07:26:03 am
content: Quote from: dcel on January 14, 2012, 01:32:18 pmI hear you, and I've got another 50 assembled uCurrents due in tomorrow.For some reason the uCurrent is suddenly flavour of the month, I don't know why. I've produced it many times before and have been left stuck with stock for a long time. So I'm not going to produce another few hundred because a handful of people are complaining they can't get it. But if these 50 "sell like hot cakes" then I'll set up a list to take names to get an idea for how many want one so I can do another batch.I'll do that for the uSupply, so I should have enough for everyone.If I knew how many I'd eventually sell 3 years ago then I'd have panelised the PCB and had it machine assembled to reduce cost, but it's always been "50 here, 50 there"... At some point the buyers will run dry...The reason I don't take pre-orders, is because I don't like taking people's money without having the goods in stock. That may be stupid business, but I don't care, it's a personal thing. Not to mention having to answer all the constant emails of constant "I've paid my money, when do I get my kit?".Dave.

author: Wartex
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: January 15, 2012, 08:08:07 am
content: Quote from: PStevenson on January 14, 2012, 04:41:12 pmI said AAC HE, not AAC. Big difference. Also you are full of shit, speech is indistinguishable at 128k AAC HE from FLAC. I have AKG K701 cans and Practical Devices XM4 amp, and I can hear above 18 KHz. Let's do a double blind test and if you lose, you send me all your lab equipment, ok?

author: Simon
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: January 15, 2012, 08:41:32 am
content: Please can we be civilized, sounds like we are getting into an audofoolery row when we were discussing something else ! And I think you'll be getting what Dave chooses to keep the potential masses happy.Considering this is about technical content and not artistic material I think your all belittling yourselves in concerning yourselves over such a minor detail you probably won't have any control over.

author: PStevenson
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: January 15, 2012, 09:56:51 am
content: Quote from: Wartex on January 15, 2012, 08:08:07 amdude, calm down, if that's how you talk to someone who was agreeing with you, I wouldn't want to get on your bad side!you wouldn't want my lab equipment, it all came off eBay broken

author: saturation
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 15, 2012, 01:03:24 pm
content: The subject I offer is that bluray is like MKV in that its a wrapper for various formats, lossless PCM and dolby is often universally provided along with other compressed audio on many commercial disks.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluray#AudioNow, as far as compression what humans can hear, I leave that for another forum.Quote from: Wartex on January 14, 2012, 02:16:44 pm

author: Simon
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: January 15, 2012, 01:08:09 pm
content: to be honest for the purpose of distributing high quality video you just need to bung the high quality AVI's (DivX or whatever high quality codec) with 128+ Kbps audio. The vast majority of people will be more than happy with that, if your really paranoid do 320 Kbps but for human noise that does not exceed 3400 Hz your having a laugh

author: RJSC
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: January 15, 2012, 01:49:36 pm
content: No way.Has many have said, physical media is inconvenient when you need to look for something and takes up much space.Besides, at least for people in the European Union, if you order physical media, you are going to pay VAT + Handling fees at customs, since it comes from Australia.I already have ripped the audio CD's I have to mp3, and even some cassettes.Some CD's went to the local electronics waste bin, and others are on a card box in a place hard to reach.When I want to support a movie (mainly documentaries) I prefer to go to the theater instead of buying a dvd, I then I feel I'm not ripping off anyone by downloading it later for a review if I feel like it.As an example, the documentary "Inside Job" was not screened on my city, so i drove 70 km to the nearest city where it was screening and bought a ticket, for the sake of supporting their job exposing the insanity of the financial sector.Even when it comes to some reference books I prefer the electronic version, since you can use the automatic search on the computer.For people who want to support EEVblog, you can donate or buy a t-shirt!

author: Simon
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: January 15, 2012, 02:14:54 pm
content: ye duty can be a pain. Pay for downloads would work best

author: dcel
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: January 16, 2012, 06:19:15 pm
content: QuoteGreat, I hope to be home when you put them up for sale so I can get one. 27 hours straight on the clock at work, snow removal makes for some very long days.QuoteFace it Dave, you have become a celebrity, hence the uCurrents popularity. You have found a problem that needed solved and provided a solution. There is a youtube video by you that explains, in detail, why I and any one else would need your device. Given the 'low power' revolution, accurately measuring the current consumption of my battery powered uC project is a must.As far as the list goes, it will be totally inaccurate because the amount of guests there are here viewing the forum. I for one was just a lurker and video viewer and usually have no intrest in being in a forum, until I found yours. Others will be the same.An alternative would be a 'I really want one' button in your store next to the 'I can't buy it now' button. If you are out of stock the 'want' button is active and there is a way to track future purchasers.QuotePanelise and be done. Your products will just get more popular and in demand. Cost reduction in any business is the key to success.QuoteI understand and respect that. The e-mails can be a real pita. Send me an e-mail when my uCurrent is ready and I'll pay for it.Chris

author: G7PSK
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 17, 2012, 03:49:39 pm
content: Me! where do I sign? the internet speed I have at present is so slow it makes for painful viewing of video on the net.

author: ronwoch
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: January 19, 2012, 04:17:49 am
content: I for one, would be VERY interested in having the DVD set. Why? I have no internet in my lab, and refuse to pay for yet another media device (bluray) when I have dvd drives being GIVEN to me (along with entire computers!) I would love to set up a tv and a dvd player (I have a few broken ones I can take a crack at repairing, wouldn't that be motivation to see the project through?) in my lab and run dave in the background as I work. Downloads just don't work in that context. Nor do I wish to set up a full computer in my lab to slap a drive full of files into. bleh. Buying the set of dvds is easier. Whether that works out for Dave or not, is up to him to decide.Just my chiming in!And what's this about a PS kit? I must investigate........

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: March 01, 2012, 10:09:31 pm
content: I'm about to start remastering (where possible) all my videos to create the best quality digital copies I can.The recent ones are fine, but some of the older ones need some work.Now, what is a reasonable price to pay for all the videos in best quality AVI format? (not thinking DVD/Blueray as yet, one thing at a time)And does anyone know of a better way to pay and distribute than a PayPal button my site and a secret URL?Maybe some online service that handles this, and registration etc.Because I think that people who pay should be able to get the new episodes too, so will need to re-enter later to download them.Dave.

author: MarkS
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timestamp: March 02, 2012, 07:17:51 pm
content: I think this idea would make more sense if you were planning to stop making videos. In that case, I would gladly pay for an archived DVD copy. That being said, I would pay a small per video download fee now, if I could pick and choose which videos I can download. You have 250 videos. Not all of them are of interest to me, so I wouldn't want to pay for all of them.The idea of DVDs just doesn't make sense. You'll need to spend money to compile what you already have to DVD or blu-ray, and then spend money again when you have enough new videos to cram onto a disk. Don't forget that you'll have to make PAL and NTSC versions of the disks. Then there is the whole demand issue. Sure, people have requested them, but how many would actually pay for a DVD of what is now free to view?Just please don't pull a Photonic Induction!