I would be willing to pay some more for the housing, cable, box and tray but I also know that you should be recovering some cost for the existing housing etc that you won't need.

For 90% of us an additional panel is not needed as most of us are interested in integrating your system with other devices we already have that do this job quite well already. I would hope that you do not force everyone that wants a panel mounted unit into purchasing your dedicated glass panel.

There is no reason to compare it to the cost of the closest competitor because it is not that comparison that enables a person to have the cash to purchase these units, it is the low cost to high value ratio that pushes someone over the edge. Anything more than $2000 becomes more of a problem for people that have to spend $5 a gallon for fuel. I would dare say that if everyone had to pay 5 grand for one of these units, your sales volume would be significanty impacted. Your really not competing with those high dollar systems so much as you are with the GTX-330 which for experimentals the upcharge for this is way less than your solutions. (I know it's limitations, but a ton of people readily accept them)

There is a huge market just waiting to be tapped in the experimentals and LSAs where a $2000 panel mount solution like this that can connect to the G396/G495/G496/G59? and the G430/530 series. These people don't usually need, want or have space for another flat panel screen so please make this an option to keep the cost down. Also concider the experimental market can do allot of the work with mounting and cables that could also be a way to keep cost down.

I love your system and how it works and will have one in my airplane soon but I would rather have a cost effective panel mount version with an external antenna. If the cost to get this is a large premium, I will go with the portable solution and live with it.