> Thus regarding my track-record with Sony audio gear, I would say that I
> going to try to stay away from them....
>
Ralph, my personal experience with Sony has been so bad that it makes yours look very
good!!!
If I remember correctly, the early Sharp 702s didn't have as many problems. I think
that Sharp decided to really mass produce these and dumped a load of them on the US
market. Fry's was the first place to have them and at much lower prices then our
cost!
>
> However, looking at the messages on this list, I can only conclude that
> Sony portables have a good track-record. The Sharp units have also a good
> track-record, and one should keep in mind that the 702 offered several
> 'advantages' over the MZ-R30 which had the same price, notable size and the
> LiIon battery.
The MZ30 was from the Sharp MS200 generation. So you have to compare the 702 to the
Sony R50. But the Sharp MS200 offered impressive features and had a lithium ion
battery (it still does <G>).
There may have been one or two advantages that the Sony had, but I can't remember them
and over all in my humble opinion, the Sharp MS200 and it's clones were the best
portables made. You can't say, "but it didn't have this or that feature", if the
features were not available on other portables at the time.
Sony's end of search thing alone seems to be a major reason for not buying a Sony.
> My best guest is that if you had one of the first 702s (like me), you were
> lucky. But if you have one of the latter, you could have a unit that went
> trought and 'optimized' fabrication process. Ie, Sharp had probably problems
> meeting the demand and thus....
>
> Cheers,
> Ralph -> who's SONY CMD-Z1+ GSM phone brook down a few weeks ago!
OK, you forced me to give you my Sony experience. I'm probably going to forget a few
that ended up in the trash, but here goes:
Beta Cam, died and was NEVER able to be fixed so that it lasted more then a few weeks
after that!
Original Sony Portable CD player. Died a few months after purchase. Was replaced
with a different unit, lasted until just the end of the warranty and died.
Sony Hi Fi Beta Recorder, died shortly after the warranty period (I still have it- It
will start to play a tape just fine then completely die after a few seconds or so.
The MZ-1 Portable MD recorder. Would not eject the disc after a few months. Was
returned to Sony and took about 6 weeks to fix. When I got it back it no longer would
record! (just play). Sent it back again. Finally fixed after another 6 weeks.
To the best of my knowledge this unit still works (amazing surprise).
Portable Sony 5 inch TV (true Cathode Ray, NOT LCD). After a short while it would not
properly search for channels. Then picture started to deteriorate.
First Sony CD boom box. The tape search was the first thing to go. Then it would not
work at all.
The point I am trying to make is that not only did I have problems with Sony products,
but often they kept reoccurring until I had to throw the unit out.
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