Re: Small proto boxes with LCD and buttons?

scuba gadgets with custom graphic LCD's appear to be in the $100's
(first hit on Google)

http://www.joediveramerica.com/page/JDA/CTGY/comp

For the RF stuff, probably they make less money on the $100 unit then
on the $500 unit, the 1/3 rule applies to everything you sell, not to
each specific product, its an average, you could have loss leaders
that sells for 1/2 cost/sell ratio to get customers in the door, and
then sell others with a 1/5 cost/sell ratio to keep you business.

You can buy LCD digital clocks with a nice case and buttons for under
$10, but they make billions of these. The problem is there is no
standard for a small graphics LCD box like you describe, every customer
wants something slightly different, a clock is slightly different then
the scuba stuff which is slightly different the RF stuff which is
slightly different then bike odometers etc etc, so its always custom
work. Probably that depth gauge could be made for $20 if everyone
standardized on a particular box/LCD display, but would the scuba guy
buy a $20 depth gauge that looks like a digital clock? I have no idea,
maybe the smallest/shape is very important and is worth the $250 bucks.
just my thoughts on the subject

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