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by cypherpunks
5532 days ago
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You are correct -- there are a few exceptions, and the Playstation was definitely one. Therein lies the difference: 1960-1985: Sony is the gold standard for quality 1995-2010: Sony makes crap, with a few exceptions Out of context, this may seem like a small difference, but the difference is huge. In the late 50s and early 60s, Sony did not ship a color TV for over a decade because they weren't convinced they could get the quality good enough. When they finally shipped in 1966, Trinitron had brighter pictures than the competition, and the TV sets never broke. The things were expensive, but they were built like a tank. Until the mid-90s or so, every Sony CRT had a full metal cage. You paid a premium, but you got quality. Today, the majority of Sony products shipped are overpriced lemons. The Sony of yesteryear would never have shipped them. |
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The Playstation 3 is probably the most reliable console (hardware wise) out of the current generation consoles, I have not had any issues with mine and neither has anyone that I know personally, I can't say the same for the Xbox 360.
I bought a Sony Vaio Z 13" a few years ago and it has stood up to a lot without any issues, sure it may be very light and feel a bit "plasticy" but it is surprisingly tough.
Both of my brothers bought Sony LCD's a few years ago and they have not had any issues.
A friend of mine works in the geek squad as a home theater installer and by far the least reliable name brand TV's are made by Samsung, Sony is one of the more reliable brands.