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<blockquote data-quote="Tim McCulloch" data-source="post: 108254" data-attributes="member: 67">Re: Sidestep for PLXIf you have the clientele that is willing to pay what this costs it&#039;s a great business model.I free lance with a local AV shop that was using the older &quot;run til it quits&quot; model and was facing challenges with new video formats, increased client requests for matrixed video switching/distribution, old cameras, etc.&nbsp; They&#039;ve recapitalized much of their shop.&nbsp; I&#039;ll have to ask the GM if they&#039;ve run the numbers to see if they should have gone the other way with capital equipment.What we&#039;ve learned is that most new technology isn&#039;t built to last 30 years or more (like stuff used to) and if we don&#039;t have planned replacement costs factored into the much shorter &quot;commercial service life&quot; (market factors as well as actual physical longevity), we&#039;ll be losing money at replacement time.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Tim McCulloch, post: 108254, member: 67"] Re: Sidestep for PLX If you have the clientele that is willing to pay what this costs it's a great business model. I free lance with a local AV shop that was using the older "run til it quits" model and was facing challenges with new video formats, increased client requests for matrixed video switching/distribution, old cameras, etc. They've recapitalized much of their shop. I'll have to ask the GM if they've run the numbers to see if they should have gone the other way with capital equipment. What we've learned is that most new technology isn't built to last 30 years or more (like stuff used to) and if we don't have planned replacement costs factored into the much shorter "commercial service life" (market factors as well as actual physical longevity), we'll be losing money at replacement time. [/QUOTE]

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