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whats everyones thoughts on refurbushed goods? as a kid i use to go to the sony outlets and buy refurbished goods and they were great sometimes better than new itmes.......i can save like 200 bucks on a unit buying it off a refurbished site, thye give some warrenty but i am asking them right now what that warrenty entitles.......whats everyones take on refurbs?

 
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The warranty genreally is a short term warranty. Usually 90 days or so, and is honored by the merchant as opposed to the manufacturer. Personally, I'd save the extra dollars up and buy new, but that's just me. You find a refurb in dash dvd unit or something? Search around, there's bound to be a deal on a new one somewhere.

 
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Most refurb products I've owned worked well. Generally the quality is as good as brand new as they have been back to the factory and repaired and individually inspected. If your product is going to fail, it most likely will within the allotted warranty period, so if you decide to, I say go for it.

 
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yah i just got emailed back from the company, and they cover the items for up to 1 year after purchase date, and warrenty it on all defects....anything, i can send it back for a new unit..or buy up....

doesnt sound like a bad idea.....but now i have to think about if i have the money to toss down! lol why cant we barter like the old days....3 chickens and a calf for a dvd/lcd unit.....?

 
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I dunno, I have always had bad luck with refurb stuff. My dad too, and I guess has made me believe that once something breaks, it will never be the same.

 
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yah i know well i think i am goingt o go with the referb unit, but i have to think about the money issue....i have the money and i am working a lot but i am wondering how much i will enjoy this mod.......it would be cool though

 
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When I worked at Alpine all I did was buy refurbished stuff for 2 reasons:

1. The stuff was a lot cheaper!

2. When Alpine refurbished something the whole thing was checked and made sure it wouldnt fail again. The way I see it all the problems have been fixed and shouldnt fail again.

 
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I had a b-stock Pioneer low model CD player in the past. Worked great, and lasted quite a while. Definately worth the cheap price I got it for.

Otherwise, I tend to stay away from refurbished items. I have also had some subpar goods, and always regreted the money I wasted on it.

 
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every low end referbished thing ive ever had was crap and didnt work at all.. everything that was high end was always great.. with the exception of my replacment cell phone.. but then again it sucked brand new so who knows

 
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well it is a clarion unit.........which isnt low end