swmtnbiker
Previously known as dpippel
I can understand some of those concerns. I've opened up the board - it looks actually pretty well put together -- if not one of the better looking boards I've seen. UI could have been a little better but overall I think the unit is pretty good for its price.
THX licensed the technology to them. I don't see how that's deceptive. It's like buying a Northface or Arcteryx "Gore-Tex" jacket but WL Gore didnt design the jacket.
Perhaps "deceptive" was the wrong word to use, but Monoprice is leaning heavily on that THX brand recognition to sell the product. I guess it's like the old "THX approved" DVDs we used to buy. At the end of the day, that THX "certification" didn't amount to a hill of beans. It was more of a marketing ploy in that scenario. A bit different here to be sure, but I still don't really like it.