Originally Posted By: Ritz2

Let's face it...the 978 wasn't going to sell well at all, especially given the delay in reaching the market. While I'm sure a lot of time/sweat went into the 978, this is likely to turn out to be the more merciful outcome for Outlaw. I'm not sure what they hope to accomplish by selling a cheap processor. That market segment is packed to the gills already and packed with competitors who have a lot more to spend on R&D and manufacturing. *shrug*

Best,


The fact that a (presumeably) large 'North American' company felt threatened enough by the 978 to pressure the Chinese factory indicates that they felt the 978's sales voluume would have been significant. I know Peter has said that there was a lot of interest going back to the 997.

There may be a lot of budget priced receivers currently on the market, but very few processors at the 978's price (and none with it's feature set, i.e. XT32).
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