Nah, we had a good chat as he realised I understood what he was doing and commented about the board. He comment was that all brands have their problems. So, shrug. Seriously, otherwise he would be out of work if anyone made a very reliable brand. . I've long given up believing the quality FUD from any manufacturer.
Basically, I think it is a very good buy for the size an warranty. We've been happy with the picture quality, Poor picture quality was the major aspect keeping the cost of any other brand in our pocket.
The only other capacity to test is streaming services and digital movies. The major problem there is that we don't have a spare PC/laptop with the grunt to do the conversions without significant pausing.