I have had very little trouble with Sony systems. As I have mentioned before in another thread similar to this. My PS1 started to play up after 3 years and had to tilt it on a 45 degree angle for it to read the disk. Fair enough this isn't great, but the amount of abuse the PS1 got when playing Red Alert in a link up hours on end it was expected. Considering the amount of times the system was nudged/knocked and dirt collecting in the open top CD tray I'm suprised it still plays at all.
The PS2 has been a LOT better for me, only just in the last 6 months it has stopped reading blue discs and I have owned the system since September 2001, both me and my brother have played on it, we still play on it now. I also have a 200GB Hard Drive in my PS2 (Western Digital) that I pinched from a friend. I have only needed to blow the system out 3 times since I have owned it with a can of air duster when the grill at the front starts to get clogged.
A year ago my brother got his 360 as the next system in the house, he had to replace that in the first 4 months due to 3 red lights. After a replacement a few games were played on it, now it sits doing nothing for the last 3 weeks as the PS2 is the system being played on.
I have a Sony CD/Radio player that I have used for the last 6 years, covered in dust but is played everyday. Nothing wrong with it despite the fact there is a load of dust/muck in the top loading CD tray. The model is CFD-V177L(Discontinued). I must admit there are other brands in the house other than Sony. But all those people who have owned Sony products and have had problems with them have either been VERY UNLUCKY or just don't look after your products very well.
This is the reason why I prefer Sony products to others because I have had few problems with them. Simple as that. As for Nintendo, well we have a NES in the house, but the cart port is knackerd. The MSII I have owned for a similar amount of time can be a bit troublesome when putting carts in. It doesn't like carts pushed all the way in, but will play them when pushed 2/3 in!
Good to see this site is still going 
