reliability I had the product 13 months when it went dead (that's one month after the warranty expired) It cost $49 to have it repaired. anyone else have a quality problem?
897008
14 months and it is dying!!!!I have had it for 14 months, light use (no drops or abuse), and the screen is full of vertical lines. I am bummed, because it is a most excellent dictionary, until I could not read it!!
897009
How frustrating is that? Hi, I am Plant Lover. You can see my post above. Exactly 14 months and mine died also. NOBODY can tell me this is a coincidence! I loved that dictionary too but it is not worth the price if it is going to break in 14 months, and I won't give in to them and pay 49.00 to service it OR buy another for that cost!
897010
I have two of these, bought 3 or 4 years ago from Sharp directly. Both are still working flawlessly. (The one I keep in the bedroom gets used/abused more often than its downstairs sibling.)
897011
Same here, it was great whilst it lasted. I had no kids play with mine and never dropped it but the screen became unreadable after using it for 14 months. Was not worth it...
897012
The first one I owned lasted about 2 years, then became somewhat unreadable. I bought another one & have used it extensively for almost 3 years and have not had any problems.
897013
That is very interesting. I had it 14 months and the screen has about 50 vertical lines on it and can barely be read. I am very unhappy being I may as well get a new one for the extra $49.00 to have it fixed. It is interesting that someone says Amazon will not be selling them any longer. I wonder why? Does any one have any idea how to fix this or is it un-fixable?Does anyone know of a better one that doesn't break as soon as the warranty is void?
897014
I had the same problem. Terrific for one year and then the screen went bad (vertical lines).
1145148
I have not had a warranty issue, but would definitely expect that any reputable manufacturer, would back their product irregardless of who or what country sold it for them or. Best of luck!
1792630
Mine died too in less than a month. It's a cheap piece of junk. I didn't have my receipt either. I threw it away.
926930
I forgot about the warranty period, might want to check the vendor. But I didn't count the warranty by the time of purchase. It looks to me like a "hit or miss" thing. If it works, everything will be rosy, if not ask for a refund. At least mine is still working after a year. Good luck!
802882
There is no warranty with this product. They give you an address to return it if you have issues. I bought it over a month ago, and I still think it is a great product for what I paid. If it is priced over one hundred dollars shop around.
536564
Mine lasted for two weeks. Now i have to deal with trying to get a warranty credit or a replacement. I enjoyed it while it lasted but not nearly long enough.
1439714
I haven't had any problems at all, had it for about 6 months and use it everyday. I would think if someone had a problem with it working only randomly that there was something wrong with it.
1158259
This is just my opinion but I wouldn't loose any sleep over not having the warranty. The unit sells for about $100 dollars. It has three electronic parts that I'm sure you can buy separately if they fail. You could buy three complete new units for what it would cost to pay to have it installed.
1006682
Yes. I have to tell you that this is not the most reliable product. I have bought two of them and they both just died after a few months. Right after the warranty expired.....so sad.
1323084
Mine failed in less than a year. I could not find any warranty and when I wrote to the seller, they were nonresponsive. Based on my experience there is no warranty. Buyer beware.
1553517
I did not receive any information on a warranty, however it works fine and I am happy with it. It has plastic parts in the rear of the unit, but that should last a long time. Not sure where you find any replaceable parts if needed.hope this will help.Eddie
1989630
We owned ours for about 3-4 months when it stopped linking. I contacted the company and they sent me another one immediately no problem. However, at 13 months, it stopped working again and it was our of warranty. :( I did not repurchase this brand due to the linking problem. I will say we loved this monitor when we owned it.
1379441
Depending on how long you have owned it, I would first go to the vendor on a warrantee concern. After that see if you could either purchase the component or canabalize it from a defective unit.
1369555
No...I figure generally that if it is not worth the trouble. I bought mine new from a third party link on Amazon and found out later that the warranty was void because of this. Mine lasted a little over a month new, so I do not expect a repair to last much longer. Good question though. I would love to hear about a positive repair experience...it may change my opinion. Good Luck.
970326
I've had mine for a year with no problems. I think it's a great unit for the price.
708827
I have had it for 14 months. I used it earlier this week. Today, it does not work, will not turn on. Checked all electronic connections, they were clean and tight. It is 2 months out-of-warranty, nearest Panasonic Svc Center is over 250 miles away. Even before this incident, I could not buy bags locally. Had to special order them and it took forever to find a supplier, even tho I live in a major city. I was not happy with that, but "Hey, it is a great vacuum cleaner!" Not any more. A vacuum of this price should last more than 14 months, especially when it is used once a week! Update, 2/20/15. Used a local vacuum cleaner repair company. There is a circuit board in the on/off switch. A rheostat burned up. I had them bypass that, which meant it would be only one speed, HIGH. That's okay. It works now. Cost $69. Hate to see what a new circuit board would have cost.
1810309
I have had mine for a year with no problems . love my machine. Have you contacted Amazon. If you have only had your machine for a short time you may be able to get a new one . so contact Amazon