Wanted to love it... - Meprolight MPO-DS Open Emitter 3.5 MOA Dot Pistol Sight with RMSc/JPoint Footprint

I wanted a sleek red dot for my P365 custom build for deep CCW. Meprolight has released many new RDS's for handguns and have a very reliable reputation. This model was quite the attractive piece at the asking price and with such a low-profile + RMSC footprint. Compared to everything else in its price range, this sight seemed like a no brainer.

Upon arrival it and installation, it looked great on my P365. Felt rugged for something so small. However, I immediately was shocked when I noticed how star-bursty the red dot was: due to the normal lighting in my office, it turned to the highest setting, which essentially covers the glass in red. I turned off the lights and was greeted by a much better dot, albeit still starbursty (you could still easily see the glimmer of red light on the edges of the glass).

Despite me really wanting to love this optic, it's ok at best in dark lighting and unusable in bright lighting: which for almost $200 is not cool.

I'm ordering the closed emitter "pro" version and hoping it's 1000x better than this, but I am very disappointed and upset Meprolight would release such a bad product. I also think the pricing seems off for these models (there is a more advanced open-emitter version with manual controls that's only $20 cheaper than the closed emitter flagship RDS)