04-08-2007, 02:22 AM
[quote Panopticon]More important is 'Hanns-G' has not got the funds to pay Parago to process rebates. Guaranteed that merchants who refund the $100 will deduct that from any payables due to Hanns-G or their distributor.
Eventually, no cash flow for Hanns-G means no support for end users. Warranties will be useless.
Yes, this is the scary part of the Hanns-G situation. I had occasion to have my LCD into their "repair shop" because the switching brain in my unit went dead, and there was a bad DVI cable to boot, complicating matters and diagnosis...my LCD display was in their shop for more than 8 weeks before I got it back, and they're physically only about 350 miles from where I live (they're in Fremont, CA). My technician kept promising me, over and over, that the display was"finished" or "shipped" or "in transit", but those were just excuses it turned out.
The displays have 3-years of "warranty", and yet, that could be a worthless proposition if they go out of business, or cease to honor valid warranty claims for any number of reasons. You have to wonder WTF is going on with Hanns-G, as their products were selling in record numbers throughout the summer and winter. I know of about 15 friends and family members who purchased their displays because of the excellent price per value quotient, and all have, with my help now, received their "rebates" or credit card refunds.
I can only pray that my 19" display will be good to go from now on....
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Eventually, no cash flow for Hanns-G means no support for end users. Warranties will be useless.
Yes, this is the scary part of the Hanns-G situation. I had occasion to have my LCD into their "repair shop" because the switching brain in my unit went dead, and there was a bad DVI cable to boot, complicating matters and diagnosis...my LCD display was in their shop for more than 8 weeks before I got it back, and they're physically only about 350 miles from where I live (they're in Fremont, CA). My technician kept promising me, over and over, that the display was"finished" or "shipped" or "in transit", but those were just excuses it turned out.
The displays have 3-years of "warranty", and yet, that could be a worthless proposition if they go out of business, or cease to honor valid warranty claims for any number of reasons. You have to wonder WTF is going on with Hanns-G, as their products were selling in record numbers throughout the summer and winter. I know of about 15 friends and family members who purchased their displays because of the excellent price per value quotient, and all have, with my help now, received their "rebates" or credit card refunds.
I can only pray that my 19" display will be good to go from now on....
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