MonacoMike
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- Sep 15, 2009
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- Boat Info
- 2000 Cruisers 3870
8.2 Mercs
- Engines
- 85 Sea Ray Monaco 197
260hp Alpha 1
Mike,
I think an evaluation of cost per inch is the wrong measurement metric. As you increase the diagonal inch size, the increase of the screen area is not proportional.
A better evaluation metric would be cost per unit of area. To this end, I calculated the area of the screen for the Garmin 7600xsv models vs. their MSRP. The functions are largely the same; there are some minor differences as the units get larger such as additional video inputs. More power is required, so Frank has a valid point that larger (more expensive) power supplies are needed as the units increase in size.
The results were somewhat surprising. By far the most expensive unit on a price-per-inch basis is the 7" 7607xsv - the smallest model. The 8" model is the least expensive, with the 10", 12", and 16" incrementally more expensive. That increase in cost could be attributed to materials, extra ports, carrying costs, etc.
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There are other metrics to consider though. Such as total pixels, pixels per inch of screen area (resolution), and cost per pixel. If you look at these, the 10" model has the highest resolution. But the 7" and 8" models have the lowest cost per pixel. Somewhat surprisingly to me, the largest model 16" model has the lowest resolution and the highest cost per pixel.
The best value of resolution vs. cost per pixel would be the 10" model.
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That is an awesome evaluation. What were the prices used for this?
MM