Meade DS-114AT

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Meade DS-114AT
I bought this scope hoping to learn more about GoTo and the
software. I have not managed to get the GoTo to work. The
cords always gets wrappd around and prevent the scope from
moving. I have tryied watching the cords, but nothing worked.

The optics seemed okay. The images looked nice. I would not
recommend this telescope.

Overall Rating: 4
Optics:8 Mount:3 Ease of Use:0 Value:3
Weight: 1 (Unreliable Vote)
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Meade DS-114AT
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Overall Rating: 3
Optics:3 Mount:1 Ease of Use:2 Value:4
Weight: 1 (Unreliable Vote)
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Meade DS-114AT
I could not beleive the poor quality of this product from Meade.
The telescope is constructed using large amounts of very poor quality plastic,the fit of which was so poor it was hard to beleive this was not meant to be a "toy".
The supplied tripod will without doubt fail very early on in it's life to to the very flimsey nature of it's construction.
The optics.......terrible.

Overall Rating: 2
Optics:1 Mount:1 Ease of Use:1 Value:2
Weight: 1 (Unreliable Vote)
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Meade DS-114AT
I would not trash this scope too badly, afterall it is a starter scope and what you pay is what you get. I have had this scope for more than 6 years now, the reason why i decided to keep it was because of its light body and ease of transport. The mount is not very stable, you just have to make sure you don't dance around it. The optics is not great, but I was able to spot many marvelous planetary images with the two default eyepieces. The motor is somewhat jerky, but with patience it is not differcult to track moving celestrial bodies at all.

Overall Rating: 5
Optics:5 Mount:3 Ease of Use:3 Value:8
Weight: 1 (Unreliable Vote)
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Meade DS-114AT
The plastic in almost all parts is loose and of poor quality. The Barlow is junk. The overall quality of the drive system is horrible. The is a holiday purchase for someone else, not for the beginning enthusiast.

Overall Rating: 3
Optics:1 Mount:7 Ease of Use:1 Value:4
Weight: 1 (Unreliable Vote)
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