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Either you have totally miss read what I said or I made a typo. I don't not say
Sony portable MD players. As a matter of fact I specifically stated that I had
not heard of much trouble with Sony portable MD units.
I was speaking about the general reliability of Sony products.
I don't understand your statements about Consumer Reports. That is just your
opinion. And what are you basing it on?
Dan Frakes wrote:
> LAS <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >ME AND CONSUMER REPORTS!! While Sony's VCRs received very high ratings for
> >picture quality and other specs, Consumer reports readers pole ranked Sony at
> >the bottom for reliability.
>
> But that wasn't talking about Sony MD portables, which is what we're
> talking about here.
>
> >Since the number of MD recorders sold is such a
> >small fraction compared to other electronic components, it is hard to gauge
> >their reliability patterns.
>
> So if, as you say, it's hard to gauge the reliability patterns of MD
> portables, how can you claim that Sony's are "known to be nothing but
> trouble"? By your own admission that is patently unsubstantiable.
>
> CR's "consumer polls" are not the most reliable sort of information
> because of their self-selecting bias. If you look around the MiniDisc
> newsgroups and web pages, you don't see a lot of problems with Sony MD
> portables. And when you ask retailers about the reliability of Sony
> portables, you usually get a positive response.
>
> >All I know is that there was a time where the
> >number of Sharp 701/2s were failing within 6 months or so at such a high rate
> >(more then 20%) that you would be foolish to buy one.
>
> And what does that have to do with the quality of Sony MD's?
>
> >What are you supposed to do for that month. Especially is the particular
> >unit happens to be something that you depend on and need to use almost every
> >day?
>
> None of us is disputing that sending a portable back for repair sucks.
> But to say that Sony portables "are known to be nothing but trouble"
> without anything to back it up is not doing a service to anyone. That's
> all.
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