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Originally Posted by Bassnut
What makes a R/C telescope different to a TV?, really!, you must have your head in the sand !!!!!!!.
TV development is in the 100s of millions, and sales can get in the billions of units. Vast money is spent making them work perfectly out of the box.
How many RC telescopes are sold, 1000s?. Its a low volume niche market aimed at knowlegable users. The GSO 12" RC is just insane value for money. An RC perfect out of the box can cost more (of the same AP can be far more!) than 10 times the GSO!!! (eg RCOS).
So, you, being a chap of some nous, knows the market, is aware of what costs what and what you get for a given stack of bucks, would surely have realised the GSO might require a bit of tweaking. What did you expect, really, for a 10th of the price!!!.
As always, due diligence and buyer beware. With a bit of work, you have an excellent product (for the PRICE) which will serve you well, you complain too much, considering.
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That's your opinion Fred, others have different, and valid viewpoints. To each their own. By the way, The Trade Practices Act will agree with my stance 100%. That sort of invalidates your viewpoint I might add. The unit would be deemed unfit for sale.
Yes, the GSO RC's seem great value. But - when nearly 100% of purchases of the 12" unit have had issues, that tells me that it's a major QC and design issue. If it was only a few percent having issues, I could understand your point of view. But not when it's nearly the entire production run with issues.
Dave