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09/20/2007 06:38:21 AM · #1 |
After 5 problems with a P1 camera, 3 (or 4) battery replacements, 2 new playstations, 1 tv and 5 telephones....
Now it is a Sony W30 camera with a jammed lens after five months of using it.
Their quality is incredibly sucky.
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09/20/2007 06:43:36 AM · #2 |
Originally posted by Azrifel:
After 5 problems with a P1 camera, 3 (or 4) battery replacements, 2 new playstations, 1 tv and 5 telephones....
Now it is a Sony W30 camera with a jammed lens after five months of using it.
Their quality is incredibly sucky. |
I soooooooooo have to agree with you!
I had bought a comprehensive audio-visual setup from them-TV, VCR, CD/Tape, the whole tied-in system and the components all died one by one, horribly, and after way tpoo short a time.
I also went through, well my kid did, three PS-2s in a year.
I will *NEVER* buy anything Sony again in my lifetime!
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09/20/2007 06:50:11 AM · #3 |
| I heard that Sony makes the sensors for our cameras if this is true then what? |
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09/20/2007 06:58:51 AM · #4 |
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09/20/2007 07:04:46 AM · #5 |
| Does that mean they make the sensors foe CANON or that canon makes them for NIKON? |
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09/20/2007 07:06:30 AM · #6 |
| I think Judi means buy a Canon. |
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09/20/2007 07:18:55 AM · #7 |
You can try the rest...then go to the best...CANON!!!
Hehehehehe!!
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09/20/2007 07:20:43 AM · #8 |
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09/20/2007 07:22:37 AM · #9 |
Originally posted by Judi:
You can try the rest...then go to the best...CANON!!!
Hehehehehe!! |
I will never go to the dark side..... |
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09/20/2007 07:37:58 AM · #10 |
Originally posted by basssman7:
Originally posted by Judi:
You can try the rest...then go to the best...CANON!!!
Hehehehehe!! |
I will never go to the dark side..... |
I tried Sony.
I tried Nikon.
Come to the dark side and live dangerously. You will like the results.
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09/20/2007 07:40:10 AM · #11 |
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I'm on the dark side! |
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09/20/2007 07:57:05 AM · #12 |
//www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=sony_bullshit
Sony is just a big POS. Everything is proprietarty (who else uses a Memory Stick?), their quality is crap, and they like sueing people for stupid things.
There was a small kiosk food stand many years ago at Harborplace in Baltimore. It was called 'Sony's'. It sold Philipine food. It was run by a Filipino woman named Sony Florintino (or something like that). She named the restaurant after herself. Sony Corporation sued her out of business. She couldn't afford the lawsuit. I know that the few time I ate there, I had no inclination that I was eating food provided by a giant Japanese electronics giant.
What a stupid company.
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09/20/2007 08:10:23 AM · #13 |
I have a Sony stereo system purchased in the early 90's - still works great!
A Sony Walkman from the 80's that took a lot of abuse and still works today (only use it now for the radio with little external speakers when the power goes out - but hey, it still works). :D
Two Sony camcorders (1 tape, 1 digital) - been very happy with both.
Recently pre-ordered the Sony DSLR A700, and can't wait for it to get here! :)
They're ok in my book.
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09/20/2007 08:12:48 AM · #14 |
| All of which were built on a Wednesday I'll wager. |
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09/20/2007 08:12:54 AM · #15 |
I've had a Sony f828 it was fine
I had a Sony compact digital that went wrong after a few months, PS2 went wrong, repaired, went wrong, repaiered, went wrong, thrown away.
I went with Nikon, been great for years until Nikon UK screwed me around over a sensor (ironically made by Sony).
My wife (Japanese) hate's Sony and said if I ever get a Sony DSLR she will leave me, hahahaha
I got a Fuji S5, Images from that camera are wonderful (not a Sony sensor) I replaced my walk around camera with..... drum roll......Canon G9.
Sony are not so wonderful in Japan, they are a company that has a finger in every little pie going, Jack of all trades type company Master of Nothing.. They used to be a good solid Audio company but now they suck!
I still LOVE Nikon stuff but until they replace the Sony crap in their cameras I will steer clear. I think the D3 has Nikon electronics and not Sony but I believe Sony has a bit of something in everything.
Their memory cards suck and the card slots in the camera break so easy, always been a problem. |
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09/20/2007 08:16:49 AM · #16 |
Originally posted by glad2badad:
I have a Sony stereo system purchased in the early 90's - still works great!
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I also have a Sony stereo bought in early 90s, that works great. In fact that gives me better sound quality with cassette then anything I have heard till today. (okey I have heard 3 - 4 systems that sounded better but all of them would cost a fortune to me).
I have sony r1, sony M2 and sony p72 , all work great no problems.
In fact R1 is the best thing I have ever could think in terms of camera.
Might end up with A700 now.
Sony is OK in my books too. |
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09/20/2007 08:26:24 AM · #17 |
| I've always had good luck with Sony. I've beaten my V3 right into the ground, and it still works great. |
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09/20/2007 08:43:42 AM · #18 |
Originally posted by Quigley:
Does that mean they make the sensors foe CANON or that canon makes them for NIKON? |
i dont think canon would stoop THAT low
;-]
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09/20/2007 08:54:03 AM · #19 |
| Don't forget political reasons, like the Rootkit fiasco... It will be a while until I touch a Sony product again. |
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09/20/2007 10:17:17 AM · #20 |
Originally posted by Quigley:
AAAHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!! |
Well you opened the door wide for that one! :)
I also will never buy another Sony-branded product. I still have my PS2 but at least 5 other Sony devices died or developed problems way too early in their lives. The clincher was when my 35" Sony Trinitron that I bought in 2000 for $1000 had completely lost its picture by 2004 and would cost $300-500 to fix. The funny thing is, reliability aside, when you get down to the guts of it, Sony stuff is not even very good from a design perspective, but they cram lots of bells and whistles in for an attractive price so people automatically assume they're the best. I am always amused when people tell me they have a great surround-sound system and I can almost predict when they'll say it is Sony and Bose.
By the way, shouldn't this be in the Rants forum?
Message edited by author 2007-09-20 10:18:04. |
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09/20/2007 10:29:57 AM · #21 |
Likewise, I refuse to ever buy Sony again.
My stereo's laser reader went out of alignment after a year. Sony replaced it, and then every three months after that, I had to ship it back again, as the reader kept going back out of alignment. After the 3rd time, I gave up and bought a Panasonic - never had a single problem. And this was a stereo that sat on a shelf and never moved, so how it went out of alignment in the first place is beyond me.
Had a Diskman that died after 9 months, and a friend has a Cybershot that craps out like clockwork each year, with the same issues, which each time Sony claims to fix. Go figure.
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09/20/2007 10:45:27 AM · #22 |
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09/20/2007 10:48:50 AM · #23 |
Originally posted by Judi:
Come to the dark side and live dangerously. You will like the results. |
I'll wait til I try out my D3 before I make up my mind. ;)
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09/20/2007 12:15:23 PM · #24 |
It's not just Sony that sux these days, alot of stuff is made crappy. Anyone ever try Coby? Much worse than Sony. We went thru 4 dvd players last year, all different brands and all broke within 3 months. We just ended up buy a laptop to play our dvd's.
They just don't make 'em like they used to and that goes for everything.
Afterall there's no money in making a product that lasts! Keep the consumer buying and business is good.
Message edited by author 2007-09-20 12:16:20.
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09/20/2007 12:22:34 PM · #25 |
My W30 is jammed too. :( Of course, it could be due to the fact that my 5 yo dropped it while it was on. :/
My S30 was a tough little critter though. I dropped it several times, banged it around, etc. If I could find it it would still be as good as it was when we first bought it 6 or so years ago (which isn't saying a lot)>
:)
Message edited by author 2007-09-20 12:23:22. |
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