If Panasonic is trying to make their P2 line work, do you think they'd be any more successful if they created a P2 based firestore type deal? Connected by firewire with 2-3 P2 slots and then run by a battery(maybe even the same kind as your camera).
The cards aren't cheap, but I imagine the unit could be less than $400.
I also heard that the parts in themselves for a 8GB P2 card cost about $1.1K and the rest is just overhead. This is understandable since they aren't exactly going to sell a bunch of these cards. What if they sold them for cheaper though and then marketed them on a larger base to the Firestore-esque market? I wonder if that would generate more profit in the long run?
and I'm not trying to get this to happen with panasonic. I like economics, so I'm just looking at this for my own personal enjoyment. :thumbsup:
The cards aren't cheap, but I imagine the unit could be less than $400.
I also heard that the parts in themselves for a 8GB P2 card cost about $1.1K and the rest is just overhead. This is understandable since they aren't exactly going to sell a bunch of these cards. What if they sold them for cheaper though and then marketed them on a larger base to the Firestore-esque market? I wonder if that would generate more profit in the long run?
and I'm not trying to get this to happen with panasonic. I like economics, so I'm just looking at this for my own personal enjoyment. :thumbsup: