Is it worth it?
Ken, that is EXACTLY the question I have posed in this thread.
Do you have any information besides the price and origin of this unit that would actually define this fixture as low quality and wwould thus justify saying to deal directly with the manufacturer if I don't care about quality?
Now, can anyone offer any experience based insight?
P.S.
I care about money as much as I care about quality

but if you or anyone can actually tell me
why this fixture is a pos, I would be all ears...or eyes as it were.