I did initially love these blinds.  They did everything I wanted.  However, after less than two years 2 of the 6 are broken.  Literally in the middle of the night, the "hardware" inside of the blinds  (which is mostly plastic) that pulls the shade up on down exploded into tiny pieces and the blinds shot open.  It's happened twice now, very scary at 2 AM and does not lead to a good nights sleep.