Graham Baker wrote:
> I think you will one day regret having made this statement - sooner or
> later something you have taken so much care of WILL fail on you.....
> I am an electronics technician by trade and I can assure you that every
> one of my 'toys' are treated with kid gloves and TLC.
> Also I do not 'mess around under the hood' with them....
> This has not had the slightest effect on my failed MZ-R2, JA3ES and
> TRV900 DV cam - they have all been to the Sony repair shop for some
> pretty serious problems, all less than 18 mths old.
> Not to mention my Sony 17" monitor that needed a new tube after 15 mths
> use.
> Ironically, the only bit of recent kit that hasn't failed on me is my
> Sharp 701 - now I would guess that I will be reporting UTOC errors in
> the next few days....:-)
> So, whilst I agree that you should take great care with all this
> delicate electronics stuff, it is not always a guarantee that all will
> be well.....
Anything can fail, even with the most careful treatment, yet others can run
for years even with a little abuse. All my hifi components are now 5-8 yrs
old and work as good as new seemingly. My MZ-R3 has seen three years
and doesn't make any odd clicks, take unusually long to read the UTOC or
show any other signs of wearing out. It has also accompanied me on pub-
crawls where I have finished up much worse for wear than it (tripping over
an unexpected kerb, or a non-existent one, etc-- very sad really).
Anyway the *Sony* MZ-R3 is fine. And other than seriously abused units,
like peeps saying "I accidently dropped my MZ-R50 off the top of the Empire
State Bld." (slight exaggeration) Sony have a much lower problem rate than
Sharp. At least if you include Sharp UTOC probs reported on md-l anyway.
Cheers,
PrinceGaz -> Wondering if his R3 will go pants in a month or two and make
me eat all the words I've spouted on md-l (I shudder at the possibility)
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