Originally Posted by
Looigi
In all cases of which I'm aware, if following their instruction didn't fix the issue, they issued an RMA for return and exchange of the unit if under warranty and exchange of the unit for a fee if past warranty. That will fix a hardware problem. If the issue is the way the firmware works, choices are trying other firmware, either newer or older, none of which may resolve the issue.
All cases? How many is that? If a lot, then it supports my contention to avoid them. It costs way too much to go through such a hassle.