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| Topic: need inexpensive floor stand for 42" LCD |
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| Re: need inexpensive floor stand for 42" LCD [message #366948 is a reply to message #365842 ] |
Tue, 07 October 2008 15:28 |
 trace knight
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Registered: April 2004
Location: Akron, oh. |
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What do you call in-expensive. I have several designs, some just using a single pipe and heavy base to some using small profile truss and base, the truss looks the best, and I light the vertical with a small led, looks pretty cool.
tk
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| Topic: Budget |
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| Re: Budget [message #366954 is a reply to message #366436 ] |
Tue, 07 October 2008 15:36 |
Brad Weber
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Registered: December 2005
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I don't believe there are any centralized resources for this. Several of the Councils within InfoComm have been working on a standardized pricing/product data format for a number or years but I don't think it has been widely implemented. But even that would is just for equipment pricing.
Some of the programs like d-tools let you setup a database and create assemblies and even options for assemblies, but I think you still have to enter all the data and set things up manually.
How I determine budgets is the result of many years in both the consulting and contracting aspects of the business. There are objective factor such as the direct price of a product, but there are also subjective factors that come from experience and that a software solution may have difficulty addressing.
I do rely greatly on pricing from the manufacturers. In some cases the manufacturers are very willing to provide dealer and MAP/list pricing data, many manufacturers will not release dealer pricing to anyone other than authorized dealers but will provide list pricing to Consultants. However, some manufacturers insist that you go through a local dealer or distributor for any pricing, I tell those manufacturers it doesn't matter then, if I can't do my job and independently budget or verify pricing for their products, then their products simply won't get specified or accepted. It is surprising how often that all of a sudden makes pricing available.
Brad Weber
muse Audio Video
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