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Old 10-06-2006, 02:35 AM
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Whats 30 bucks?
Whats 30 bucks?
  • USA: 15 US gallons (56l) of gas
  • UK: 18 litres of petrol (=4 UK gallons / 4.75 US gallons)
  • USA: 10 big mac's
  • EUROPE: 8 big macs
  • SWITZERLAND: 6 big macs
  • 1 1/2 DVDs
  • UK: 1/2 a london-birmingham single train ticket
  • 1/2 a Brussels-Paris single train ticket
  • 6 months of electricity used by an always-on HTPC (10c/kwh or 5.5p/kwh; 65W average usage)
  • 1 1/2 hrs of gross salary (assuming $40kpa; 20days/mon 8hrs/day)
  • less than 1/2hr with a lawyer!

Just some perspective...
(any other suggestions welcome )
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Old 10-06-2006, 02:44 AM
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A 40GB Hard Disk!

or 1/3 of a 300Gb Hard Disk
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Old 10-06-2006, 06:32 AM
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Whats 30 bucks?
  • USA: 15 US gallons (56l) of gas
  • UK: 18 litres of petrol (=4 UK gallons / 4.75 US gallons)
  • USA: 10 big mac's
  • EUROPE: 8 big macs
  • SWITZERLAND: 6 big macs
  • 1 1/2 DVDs
  • UK: 1/2 a london-birmingham single train ticket
  • 1/2 a Brussels-Paris single train ticket
  • 6 months of electricity used by an always-on HTPC (10c/kwh or 5.5p/kwh; 65W average usage)
  • 1 1/2 hrs of gross salary (assuming $40kpa; 20days/mon 8hrs/day)
  • less than 1/2hr with a lawyer!

Just some perspective...
(any other suggestions welcome )
Or....
Just under 1/2 of what I paid for Sage v.4 2 days before v.5 came out.
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Old 10-06-2006, 07:44 AM
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Or apparently the life savings of some folks.
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Old 10-06-2006, 07:50 AM
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Or....
Just under 1/2 of what I paid for Sage v.4 2 days before v.5 came out.
Gas was 1.99 on my way to work yesterday... on the way home it was 2.19... only hours apart... Timing is everything....

Might I suggest that anyone who has an issue with the pricing structure either vote with your wallet or contact Sage customer service. I don't think the forums are the correct venue for lodging a complaint.
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Old 10-06-2006, 08:01 AM
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  • USA: 10 big mac's
  • 6 months of electricity used by an always-on HTPC (10c/kwh or 5.5p/kwh; 65W average usage)
Where I live I get Big Macs for 2 for 3 bucks, so I guess that what be
  • USA: 20 big mac's (for me)
As far as the electricity usage goes, I have a 650 watt psu in the sage box so I doubt I'm getting that kind of stretch from 30 bucks since my sagetv runs 24/7... plus I have second 650 watt psu in my office computer too.
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Old 10-06-2006, 08:11 AM
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Gas was 1.99 on my way to work yesterday... on the way home it was 2.19... only hours apart... Timing is everything....
And based on some of the conversations about the upgrade price in the forum did you stop and talk to the gas station owner? Tell him it wasn't fair. How hours ago you paid less and now you have to pay more? That you figured you would go at least another week-month-year without a price increase.

And I don't mean you-I mean the complainers.

Of course I'm not directing this to you but I just wondering why some people are reacting to having to pay for an upgrade like they are. Can't make everyone happy. Have to draw the line somewhere. Maybe next time around you'll get the advantage. And they have choices-too much-don't buy it.

It just amazes me. Sorry to keep beating this dead horse.


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Old 10-06-2006, 08:33 AM
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And based on some of the conversations about the upgrade price in the forum did you stop and talk to the gas station owner? Tell him it wasn't fair. How hours ago you paid less and now you have to pay more? That you figured you would go at least another week-month-year without a price increase.

And I don't mean you-I mean the complainers.

Of course I'm not directing this to you but I just wondering why some people are reacting to having to pay for an upgrade like they are. Can't make everyone happy. Have to draw the line somewhere. Maybe next time around you'll get the advantage. And they have choices-too much-don't buy it.

It just amazes me. Sorry to keep beating this dead horse.


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Actually it is very easy to understand.

It's simply a change in expectations. . .
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Old 10-06-2006, 09:11 AM
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Exclamation I am really tired of this condescending crap !
Do what you need, call me a complainer (here I am stomping my feet for all to see).

I am not trying to COMPLAIN as much as I am trying to EXPLAIN that I paid full price for something and now I have to pay $30 for an upgrade 5 months later !(before it's too late, thanks for the warning this time )
Before anyone answers with "you don't need to upgrade. or that it's just the way it is now" just look back on how happy people were when SageTV was a free upgrade for YEARS ! You are the same people telling me to deal with it !


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Might I suggest that anyone who has an issue with the pricing structure either vote with your wallet or contact Sage customer service. I don't think the forums are the correct venue for lodging a complaint.
So why start a topic like this ?
To make people feel better, thanks .

The bottom line is I paid for my upgrades because I like the product and will continue to use it and the new features !
I don't post that often except to help someone out, so just because I only have 9 posts doesn't mean get the n00b because my opinion differs.

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Old 10-06-2006, 09:12 AM
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As far as the electricity usage goes, I have a 650 watt psu in the sage box so I doubt I'm getting that kind of stretch from 30 bucks since my sagetv runs 24/7... plus I have second 650 watt psu in my office computer too.
The wattage listed on the PS is the max DC it is capable of outputting, not how much it pulls from the AC wall socket. Here is a review that compares DC output to AC draw. There are also devices you can purchase for $30-40 that can measure the AC draw.
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Old 10-06-2006, 09:57 AM
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  • 6 months of electricity used by an always-on HTPC (10c/kwh or 5.5p/kwh; 65W average usage)
Thanks. I've kind of been wondering about this one.
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Old 10-06-2006, 10:16 AM
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I don't know how this turned into that other thread but it seems to me that the OP was talking about the value of $30 in todays market.
  • 1 full month basic cable
  • Non-stop jabbin on vonage for a month
  • Bottle of red for the wife and I to share
  • Car wash and detail by hand
  • Two complete seasons of any show on iTunes
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Old 10-06-2006, 10:59 AM
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2 months of DVD rentals with the 2 out unlimited plan on NetFlix.
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Old 10-06-2006, 12:27 PM
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Whats 30 bucks?
  • less than 1/2hr with a lawyer!

more like less than 10 minutes!
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Old 10-06-2006, 02:37 PM
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Whats 30 bucks?
Flowers for my mom's birthday tomorrow...

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Old 10-06-2006, 07:17 PM
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$30 = $5 Less than I got for business expenses this Wednesday on my business trip for expenses I didn't incurr since the customer paid for lunch and a 3rd party vendor bought dinner
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Old 10-06-2006, 07:25 PM
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$30 = the shipping charge to Hawaii for a $2.95 part for my htpc.

(I'm not exagerating)
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Old 10-06-2006, 07:50 PM
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$30 = the shipping charge to Hawaii for a $2.95 part for my htpc.

(I'm not exagerating)
The "paradise tax"

I love the fine print on catalog/web sales:
Free shipping (to the lower 48 states, Alaska/Hawaii UPS 2nd day only).
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Old 10-06-2006, 07:58 PM
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The "paradise tax"

I love the fine print on catalog/web sales:
Free shipping (to the lower 48 states, Alaska/Hawaii UPS 2nd day only).
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Old 10-06-2006, 08:21 PM
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Menehune,

Are you really still only at 2.2.8?

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