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That's wild. The computer is cheaper than the adapters.

• gmazza 10y ago
  Freebie marketing, a.k.a. razor and blades business model? [0] [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freebie_marketing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freebie_marketing
  • anilgulecha 10y ago
    No, because clearly the CHIP is usable without adapters, and provides the main functionality.
    • rdslw 10y ago
      Yes, because on every image on main page (row with three possible use scenarios) it's shown as connected to a display. This IS freebie marketing.
      • nitrogen 10y ago
        The bare board has a composite video output.
• heinrichf 10y ago
  That almost reminds me of Apple.
• pjc50 10y ago
  This is surprisingly common. Mechanical parts (HDMI's tiny pins in a high-precision injection moulded body) are expensive, while it's now very cheap to just stick some chips on a board.
  • gmazza 10y ago
    > Mechanical parts (HDMI's tiny pins in a high-precision injection moulded body) are expensive Not at all. Complete brand-name HDMI connector assembly costs 29 cents in 10K quantity. [1] [1] http://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Amphenol-FCI/10029449-111RLF/ http://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Amphenol-FCI/10029449-11...
    • DannyBee 10y ago
      Yeah. But I wonder if this includes the 15 cent royalty for HDMI (http://www.hdmi.org/manufacturer/terms.aspx http://www.hdmi.org/manufacturer/terms.aspx) or the royalty for HDCP?
      • deleted 10y ago
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      • blackguardx 10y ago
        No it doesn't