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Quoted from flynnibus:Pretty common in commercial gear. Short warranties, and dealer networks that sell service/parts. The trade-off is you normally expect good service and parts availability... but neither has been the case for stern
Bad service or no parts? This hasn’t been the case for me. I haven’t heard of anyone paying for a node board within the first 12 months and even beyond in some cases.
Love this proclaimed 10 year shelf life because the guy in the PNW read a book about SMD. These games will not self destruct in 10 years.
Quoted from TigerLaw:It is disappointing that they are viewing replacement boards for defective boards they sell as a profit center at all.
That would be like General Motors making a fortune off car starters for brand new cars if the starter went out 9 weeks after ownership. “That car we sold them won’t work without a starter charge them a thousand bucks for piece of junk replacement.” People would go bonkers.
Tons of profit in car parts. Sure the warranty is longer, but these parts have LOTS of margin.
Quoted from TigerLaw:No doubt. But at least the warranty lasts for 50,000-100,000 mile’s of actual use. Often it is not the new car buyer that is taking the beating.
Taking a beating? What are you talking about? Stern isn't leaving anyone out to dry with the service and support. New pin buyers are being taken care of well beyond the warranty.
Quoted from D-Gottlieb:Warranty? Two months is not what I would consider to be a reasonable warranty on something that costs this much. What about the Pinsider that had to spend 350 bucks 10 months into ownership for a replacement node board? It should be at least a year in black and white, with an extended warranty as an option.
D Gottlieb you are the 2nd person on Pinside who has reported paying for node boards within the first year of ownership. Countless other reports are not consistent with that, including my own with 4 Spike games purchased. Not calling you a liar. I am curious who this pinsider's distro is.
So if the reports about Gomez’s comments are accurate, the schematics are actually coming soon. I don’t really think schematics are the answer like others have suggested. Skills gap will still exist as fewer people have the skills / equipment to work on these boards. But maybe the schematics will make reproductions easier and cheaper.
FWIW, the new code (1.05) on Star Wars has audio fixes.
Moved to System 2.06:
- Update to nodeboard firmware v0.23.0
- Enhanced center channel clarity.
- Added bass frequency filter selection options: 125Hz, 250Hz, and disabled.
- Added treble frequency filter selection options: 4kHz, 8kHz, and disabled.
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