Ray007 on 13 April 2007
Well... it's a real shame that I open my first post with what may seem like discriminatory remarks. But after seeing this thread, I felt the NEED to voice *my* personal experiences with Sony products.
Unlike most here, the only consols I ever owned were the NES, SNES, and the original Sega - though I have loaned and played the N64, GC, PS1, PS2 and XBOX from friends and family. Truth be told, I loved them ALL, but in particular the N64 and PS1.
My cousin's PS1 screwed up while it was at my place, but was replaced under warranty. The replacement also stuffed up and was again replaced. His current one works fine most of the time. His PS2 stuffed up 2 years after he bought it, but he forked out the cash for another one which is still working great.
Between me and my brother, we've been through 2 Sony CD-RW drives and 3 DVD-RW's - all became faulty (but 3 were replaced under warranty). My current Pioneer drive hasn't skipped a beat in 3 years
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Our Sony VCR stuffed up after 3.5 years - the Panasonic replacement I bought still works perfectly. And finally, our 3 year old Sony TV also died (some weird horizontal lines in the top half of the screen?), but our very old Panasonic and Sony TV's (12 and 15 years) still work great.
I used to buy Sony products for practically anything electronic (as you can probably tell from this post ), but I have been stung way too many times now to even go near them. What really annoys me is that my 12 yo Sony walkman and 15 yo TV still work perfectly... So what the hell happened to all the "newer" stuff?
Anyhow... enough complaining. I'm sure one day, I will build up the courage to buy Sony again, maybe even the PS3, but it will take a while to regain my trust.
On the other hand, my NES, SNES, and Sega are great work horses - yes, I need to blow into the carts, but hey, they still work – only real trouble is loading the carts into the NES (sometimes a frustrating experience).
Unlike most here, the only consols I ever owned were the NES, SNES, and the original Sega - though I have loaned and played the N64, GC, PS1, PS2 and XBOX from friends and family. Truth be told, I loved them ALL, but in particular the N64 and PS1.
My cousin's PS1 screwed up while it was at my place, but was replaced under warranty. The replacement also stuffed up and was again replaced. His current one works fine most of the time. His PS2 stuffed up 2 years after he bought it, but he forked out the cash for another one which is still working great.
Between me and my brother, we've been through 2 Sony CD-RW drives and 3 DVD-RW's - all became faulty (but 3 were replaced under warranty). My current Pioneer drive hasn't skipped a beat in 3 years
. Our Sony VCR stuffed up after 3.5 years - the Panasonic replacement I bought still works perfectly. And finally, our 3 year old Sony TV also died (some weird horizontal lines in the top half of the screen?), but our very old Panasonic and Sony TV's (12 and 15 years) still work great.
I used to buy Sony products for practically anything electronic (as you can probably tell from this post
), but I have been stung way too many times now to even go near them. What really annoys me is that my 12 yo Sony walkman and 15 yo TV still work perfectly... So what the hell happened to all the "newer" stuff?Anyhow... enough complaining. I'm sure one day, I will build up the courage to buy Sony again, maybe even the PS3, but it will take a while to regain my trust.
On the other hand, my NES, SNES, and Sega are great work horses - yes, I need to blow into the carts, but hey, they still work – only real trouble is loading the carts into the NES (sometimes a frustrating experience).
