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2010-08-14 01:46:59 (5476 views) Not on the product of course, but on trying NOT to publish any pictures of the less than perfect overlays we've received. We've chosen a few shots where the defects aren't so evident (except the colors which are way off) and here they are.
1. DL2K-LINK is *almost* perfect except for one dimension (not visible in the picture, but important when placing the overlay) and the button hole size and position.
2. The remote is the main problem. Although it looks good here, the overlay isn't flat so when you look at it very closely it's sort of cheap looking. We're meeting with another supplier in 1 hour (he drove all the way from another city to meet us on a Saturday!) ... you may also notice one of the buttons has paint coming off that's because you're not supposed to paint rubber like this anyway, it was just a test; we'll get the *real* black rubber keypads next week. Lastly, the clear plastic with no color dyes is by far the best looking...
3. As you can see all text is printed in "mirror" color (if that's even a color). The text has been made too bold by an unauthorized modification to our design
4. It's hard to take digital pictures in the darkness; here you can *more or less* see the effect of light being transported around the edges of the enclosure by the polycarbonate plastic. Looks much better to the naked eye.
As we explained yesterday, the big problems are how the overlays have been cut which results in excess glue, and the thickness. We are now trying to find a new supplier so that the final result can look as good or even better than what you see here. Thickness of the polycarbonate layer on the overlays is very important because it gives the overlay thickness (so the impression is to look through a thin layer of glass), and it also confers rigidity which is essential trying to position these properly. An error in positioning results in bumps and imperfections on the surface of the overlay.
Final note: the DL2K-LINK is shown in pink here but eventually the color of all plastic parts will have to be identical as all parts are created from the same mold.
You'll probably think we're being too picky if you just see these pictures... please have faith, when we get the good overlays we will post comparisons so you can see the current defects in all their horrible deformity :)
To be fair though let's take a look at what about 2 years ago was our state of the art remote control. Yabba dabba yucky!!!
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The DL2K-LINK will probably end up being spray painted... So many options, so little time...