Do not hesitate to get this mirror! We got the 55x36 size for a shared bathroom, and could not be more pleased. The RGB colors are a novelty, but hey, the kids love it. The price cannot be beat. When we remodeled our main bath 5 years ago we looked into getting lighted mirrors, which were about $1800 at the time. Our mirror has the controls in the center, which I like. We had an electrician hard wire a plug behind the mirror so we can just plug it in, and added an off/on switch to the wall so the power (and the three lighted control buttons - white for on, blue for off) can be turned completely off. The mirror seems to lack a memory function so that when you turn it completely off at the wall switch and then back on, it will default to the defog, front light, and back light settings with all of them being on.I think the front light output is pretty substantial (at the whitest light setting), but if that is the only light in your bathroom you may need to add additional lighting since it is all forward-facing and not overhead. I like the fact that the back lights are soft enough to be used as a nightlight. Controls are easy to use. Cannot speak to the defog feature since we haven't used it yet, but it appears from the back of the mirror that only the very center of the mirror is heated (and thus defogged).Like some others said, the shipping packaging is pretty minimal, and the first mirror we ordered was damaged and returned without our ever laying eyes on it, and the second mirror was delivered by a very gentle UPS guy. The refund on the first mirror was prompt. Be sure to plug it in before you mount it, since it weighs about 50 pounds. The French cleat hangers it came with seems to be doing their job, but we had to swap out the flimsy anchors for some heavier-duty toggle bolts. All in all, a great fun feature that really brightens up a bathroom! We looked at unlit mirrors of a similar size that ran about $650 installed, so if you don't mind running a new plug behind or using an existing plug, this mirror will be cost effective. Love it, and good luck with your shipping!