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I wonder if the $19 price is making up for sales volume lost to sticker shock. That's expensive for an iOS app. I've got a pile of old iPads that would be nice

I wonder if the $19 price is making up for sales volume lost to sticker shock. That's expensive for an iOS app. I've got a pile of old iPads that would be nice to resurrect as displays. I downloaded the Mac app but balked and left at the double-digit price. (not to mention the unknown in-app purchase)

bigiain 10y ago
Same. I downloaded the Mac app clicked the "don't forget to download the iOS app!" link, saw $18.99 - and deleted the download. (I realise $20 is actually a low price for a piece of software, but I don't _need_ this, and $20 is more than I wanted to spend out of curiosity.) One other complaint for me - it proudly states "All iPads!" than says "iOS7.0+", which leaves out my still working original iPad which can't upgrade to 7.0... That was kinda frustrating.
- kayoone 10y ago
  pretty sure the experience would not be great on the original ipad. Low resolution and probably to slow to properly decode the video stream in realtime.
  - sbarre 10y ago
    I don't think that was the point.. They shouldn't say "All iPads!" but rather "All Current iPads!" or something clearer like that.
    - bigiain 10y ago
      Yup. I'd happily settle for the old-school 72dpi screen resolution, and I'd happily settle for very slow screen update rates (it'd still be useful to me to have irc/email/slack/notifications sitting next to my monitor at even 2 or 3Hz refresh rates instead of 60+fps... I don't need it for playing fast-twitch first person shooter games...) The disappointment of reading "All iPads" and thinking "Awesome, that's a great use for my old iPad!", then having them say "Except for you, Ah ha!" underneath was a little galling...
Sophistifunk 10y ago
It's pretty cheap for a 10" monitor.
- taddeimania 10y ago
  except for, you know, the price of the ipad as well.
graeme 10y ago
If it was a Mac app, would you pay $19? That's cheap. I don't really care that most app's are cheap. They're also mostly awful. I'll pay for good ones. I think we should do away with this attitude that all phone apps must cost next to nothing.
- Alterlife 10y ago
  It's 1,150.00 Rs on the India appstore. That's not throwaway money. There's no way to know the quality of this app until the money is paid.
  - sumedh 10y ago
    If you can buy a Mac in India then you can definitely afford this.
    - Alterlife 10y ago
      This is available for Windows as well. Besides, that not my point. I have a Mac. 1K+ is not throwaway money to me. I don't see a way to evaluate it. If there's no way to know if it'll work for me before putting down the money, then forget it.
eggy 10y ago
I am out of work, but the gains from a second monitor for my PC, and to make use of my iPad Pro was a no-brainer for me. I grew up poor, so believe me, I can understand watching my pennies. I have to figure if you're on HN, and you've got a pile of old iPads, $19 bucks should not be that bad for what it gives you. Now when I am on the road I can have two displays too. Great app! I have already saved myself time in the few hours I have used it not having to switch screens, or download files to my iPad. It will pay for itself in one day at most.
- rahulda1 10y ago
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bigiain 10y ago

Same. I downloaded the Mac app clicked the "don't forget to download the iOS app!" link, saw $18.99 - and deleted the download. (I realise $20 is actually a low price for a piece of software, but I don't _need_ this, and $20 is more than I wanted to spend out of curiosity.) One other complaint for me - it proudly states "All iPads!" than says "iOS7.0+", which leaves out my still working original iPad which can't upgrade to 7.0... That was kinda frustrating.

kayoone 10y ago
pretty sure the experience would not be great on the original ipad. Low resolution and probably to slow to properly decode the video stream in realtime.
- sbarre 10y ago
  I don't think that was the point.. They shouldn't say "All iPads!" but rather "All Current iPads!" or something clearer like that.
  - bigiain 10y ago
    Yup. I'd happily settle for the old-school 72dpi screen resolution, and I'd happily settle for very slow screen update rates (it'd still be useful to me to have irc/email/slack/notifications sitting next to my monitor at even 2 or 3Hz refresh rates instead of 60+fps... I don't need it for playing fast-twitch first person shooter games...) The disappointment of reading "All iPads" and thinking "Awesome, that's a great use for my old iPad!", then having them say "Except for you, Ah ha!" underneath was a little galling...

Sophistifunk 10y ago

It's pretty cheap for a 10" monitor.

taddeimania 10y ago
except for, you know, the price of the ipad as well.

graeme 10y ago

If it was a Mac app, would you pay $19? That's cheap. I don't really care that most app's are cheap. They're also mostly awful. I'll pay for good ones. I think we should do away with this attitude that all phone apps must cost next to nothing.

Alterlife 10y ago
It's 1,150.00 Rs on the India appstore. That's not throwaway money. There's no way to know the quality of this app until the money is paid.
- sumedh 10y ago
  If you can buy a Mac in India then you can definitely afford this.
  - Alterlife 10y ago
    This is available for Windows as well. Besides, that not my point. I have a Mac. 1K+ is not throwaway money to me. I don't see a way to evaluate it. If there's no way to know if it'll work for me before putting down the money, then forget it.

eggy 10y ago

I am out of work, but the gains from a second monitor for my PC, and to make use of my iPad Pro was a no-brainer for me. I grew up poor, so believe me, I can understand watching my pennies. I have to figure if you're on HN, and you've got a pile of old iPads, $19 bucks should not be that bad for what it gives you. Now when I am on the road I can have two displays too. Great app! I have already saved myself time in the few hours I have used it not having to switch screens, or download files to my iPad. It will pay for itself in one day at most.

rahulda1 10y ago
hey can you email us, team at our domain name