OK, You hooked me, I just grabbed what's promised to be a brand new 64gb 2169 off ebay for $110 shipped. I've been using a early A1842 32gb with that danged touch-pad remote for a few years now.
No real problem with the sound/picture quality of anything, but a lot of frustration with the unit being slow and buggy in the menus, the JUNK remote, other. Been thinking for a while now of updating to a 64gb model in hopes of improved UI performance. If I can believe the things in this video and thread this should be an end-of-line product, fingers crossed.
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A couple times now but it will also temp freeze if I span menus too fast, etc.
Hoping all that will be behind me now.
Don't know why I put up with the issues of this early 1st gen box, considering the cost of my system, what's another $100 ?
Monoprice has them very reasonably. I had a 50' in the system for a couple years that got killed by a lightning strike (along with my computer and Marantz 7703 HDMI inputs, others). They actually replaced it under warranty, though I didn't tell them it was hit by lightning.
And they are, here's where you and I are parting ways. There's no science behind your claimed "magic". Please supply the results of scientifically, bias controlled and overseen DBT testing.
AMEN, We just had 6 units burned to the ground in our community due to one bursting into flames. (cell phone charger).The owner was home and saw it but things got out of control before he could get it out. Since then they scare the hell out of me but in the end it's a possibility for anything plugged in the wall. I hate to think of how many warts are running around my place.