What a disappointment - Meade 14 in LX200ACF Advanced Coma Free Telescope with UHTC Coatings

You would think that such an expensive telescope would be reliable and not too difficult to set up. Well think twice, as my Meade Lx 200 has been nothing but a headache. The manual is not clearly written and riddled with typos and mistakes. What is worse, the controller that operates the telescope is an absolute pice of x@#$, when half the time the button you press does not do the indicated function. I am told that the cable that connects the hand-held controller to the telescope is an unreliable type of connection. In addition, despite several efforts I have been unable to successfully align the telescope, despite following the step-by-step alignment procedures described in the manual. I would not have bought this telescope if I knew how frustrating it would be to set up. Do not think it is going to be a simple process.