Quoted from shaneo:PinballRulez, that is the likely course of action.
It does not solve the fact these Utilite's are a POS and will inveitably fail again, nor the fact they are booting from a micro SD, which have a limited number of R/W's before they fail.
I appreciate and understand the benefits of ARM vs i386 architecture but I do question the reasoning behind only compiling for this specific device and model. Streuth, a Utilite 2 has and SSD and more grunt via Snapdragon but I've been told by HW that would not work.
I have also experienced poor build and assemble quality, ie, cable ties used to fix things instead of screws, a PF glass frame sized so poorly I needed to 1/4 shim the lock down assy so it didn't slop about, credit/ball launch buttons which were so poorly placed they were bent downwards by the PF struts when the PF was in place, a USB hub so full of corrosion it literally fell apart, the PF LCD cover not glued/fixed in any way, no protection on the ramp exits at all, lane guides so poorly positioned so there was either STDM or no flow, a failed IO, wheel spinning motors which may cause IO failure. Let's not forget the audio amp and drivers, not exactly top notch kit, indeed quite the opposite.
I love this as a game. It has the greatest shots and flow once setup. It's the best game I have ever played.
As a machine I'm certainly over the fanboi stage from now on will be calling a spade a spade.
We are sorry that you have experienced some build quality issues. The game you have was one of the first 5 units off the production line.
We were still finding our feet with regards to the build at that point. Lessons learnt from the first machine runs have now been implemented on recent games. The majority of our customers seem to be more than happy with the build quality on our games, so I would hope that the majority of issues that you have had have since been rectified.
If we can help further with your game then we will do our best. Please bear in mind that we believe this has been a well-used game for over a year at this point.
Mt Zion, IL
