Sony in trouble again

[ajthornbury]

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I see in today's Amateur Photographer magazine, that Sony are recalling thousands of Cyber-shot cameras because of a faulty metal plate.

What with dud batteries on lap tops, faulty sensors in our beloved D2's Sony are really hitting the bottom of the barrel. There was a time when the name Sony meant expensive but well built and reliable equipment, but now a days it seems to mean expensive unreliable rubbish.

Alan.

[Bavaricus]

There was a time when the name Sony meant expensive but well built and reliable equipment, but now a days it seems to mean expensive unreliable rubbish.

Alan.

 

How old are yo? That's a very long time ago!! Meanwhile there was the slogan: "It's not a trick, it's a SONY". We always cited that when a brandnew gem from Sony (Handycam, Walkman or whatever) was defunct and not to repair.

[ajthornbury]

Yes, but even so they seem to have got worse !

[jhild]

It`s all made in China these days, how can you expect quality...

[ajthornbury]

I suppose it is our fault Joachim for wanting every thing on the cheap.

The trouble today is that you don't always get what you pay for.

[Guest s.m.e.p.]

There was a time when the name Sony meant expensive but well built and reliable equipment, but now a days it seems to mean expensive unreliable rubbish.

 

You could change Sony with Leica and it´s the same.

 

Or do you know another camera in the history of Leica than the M8 where a total recal took place?

 

It`s all made in China these days, how can you expect quality...

 

Made in Germany is no garanty for quality nowadays...

[stunsworth]

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Leica rubbish? Is that where we've got to here? Other manufacturer's would probably just have kept on saying there wasn't a problem and quietly introduced an unannounced Mk II version of the camera. Leica did the right thing IMHO.

 

Where something is made is no longer a guarantee of quality, or otherwise. Excellent products can be built anywhere provided staff are trained and adequate quality controls are in place.

[ajthornbury]

I didn't mean to rubbish Leica, they are the recipient of poor quality Sony sensors.

The D2 is a good camera, and I am missing mine whilst it is being repaired. And yes all credit to Leica they recognised the problem and are rectifying it. Other manufacturers using the same faulty product did try and duck out. Anyway I thought that Leica/Panasonic stuff was made in Japan not China.

[jerbear]

I have to say I have owned many Sony products and in the last few yrs and I have not been happy with them. A stereo quit working for no apparent reason and no warranty coverage. A playstation 2 overheated on me and just the other day my playstation 3 quit working. At least it was covered by warranty. Sony had a great name and I think its time they took a good look at themselves. They have some great products but need to pay more attention to quality.

[Guest flatfour]

I have avoided Sony equipment for years now. The only Sony item I still possess is a1973 Sony Tuner which still works perfectly. Sony used to make good TVs but two we have had have both failed completely just outside the warranty period. We now prefer Toshiba.

[tommycrown]

Another reason why I chose HD-DVDs from Toshiba Corp over Sony's Blueray~

[masjah]

I have avoided Sony equipment for years now. The only Sony item I still possess is a1973 Sony Tuner which still works perfectly. Sony used to make good TVs but two we have had have both failed completely just outside the warranty period. We now prefer Toshiba.

 

 

My experience entirely. We had a Sony TV which developed a fault. I fixed it myself, but was disgusted by the dry joints on the PCBs. I later asked a TV service engineer what brands were better built. His general opinion was that none was, they were all junk, built down to a price. We have had better experience with Panasonic.

[wattsy]

I later asked a TV service engineer what brands were better built. His general opinion was that none was, they were all junk, built down to a price.

 

He may be right but he might just be hacked off that TVs seem to be far less trouble nowadays than they were back in my childhood during the 1970s and early 80s. Then, having to call the TV repairman to fix a green or uncontrollably fuzzy picture seemed to be at least an annual event. Even when the TV worked, it took about five minutes to warm up before a picture appeared and it was not uncommon to have to fiddle around with the hold button to keep the picture from moving up and down.

[Bavaricus]

He may be right but he might just be hacked off that TVs seem to be far less trouble nowadays than they were back in my childhood during the 1970s and early 80s. Then, having to call the TV repairman to fix a green or uncontrollably fuzzy picture seemed to be at least an annual event. Even when the TV worked, it took about five minutes to warm up before a picture appeared and it was not uncommon to have to fiddle around with the hold button to keep the picture from moving up and down.

 

We are quite OT now

By the development of digital chassis for TVs there was a great enhancement in reliability (after a short time of 'offiicial beta tests'). TVs of the 70s build with up to 14 modules always were good for a repair! Temperature and many contact problems and so on... In this case we almost had no problems with the trinitron Sonys, "sell it, forget it"!