Dr. O wrote: : I noticed that there aren't any masked ROM versions of the ATMEL AVR : processors, only Flash ones. This means that PIC has a substantial cost : benefit in consumer electronics, especially large volumes.
Not really true (anymore.) Hence no ROM version of AVR. OTOH, what is true is that the AVR ALU is inherently bigger and more costly than your typical dinosaur...ehhh... accumulator based microcontroller like 8051, HC05 and PIC.
: Do you guys find this a problem?
No. You get what you pay for. But of course, blinken-LEDs is not exactly AVR's prime market... Was there anything else?