Sony brand loyalty.

[AprilHare]

Originally Posted by Latinandgreek

Once again I hit the wrong button on the poll. (I should have hit more than 5). The funny thing is, owning this many Sony products is not even intentional on my part, many of them were gifts. I have always been very satisfied with the Sony products that I've owned, and they've all lasted for quite a while. I know my Betamax was built like a tank, and my tv worked for close to 20 years. I might even still be functional - we replaced it because the colours were starting to look wonky.

Your screen probably just needed degaussing.
Betamax was da bomb, then that crappy VHS came along and ruined everything. Then DVD came along and ruined everything. Then Bluray came along and was perceived as not enough improvement to buy, and everyone went out and bought PVRs instead (unless they own a PS3 that is, which is still the only affordable way to own a Bluray player).

[kindlekitten]

Originally Posted by AprilHare

The poll was intended for Sony Reader owners, as per title..

actually the title of the thread was "sony brand loyalty" and it wasn't until the poll title (by which time I was already reading the answers) that you specified "readers". so phbbbbtttttt~~~~~~~

[Bob Russell]

Oops... my vote says 1 because I was only considering e-book Readers.

But here are a few others that I can think of...
* PSP (which I never use)
* Sony DVD drive (which never gets used)
* Sony MiniDisk recorder (which I may have already gotten rid of)
* Sony Walkman tape deck (which I should get rid of)
* Sony Clie SJ-33 which I gave to my wife (but she doesn't use it)

Hmm... sounds like Sony stuff isn't working out so well for me these days. But it's probably more commentary on the fast obsolescence of electronics than it is a knock on Sony.

[AprilHare]

Interesting Bob, had to look up what the Clie was
Looking at what I have in terms of use:
* Sony chunky PS2 - doesn't get played much nowadays but certainly got a workout; has network card installed which did get used quite a lot
* Sony cameras, 2 of them - the old one has developed fault but haven't had heart to throw it yet - however the new one is getting work out! (Well, new is relative. It was bought new but it's one of their last models not to have Li-ion battery.)
* Sony 4 GB usb stick - retired but kept
* Sony Memory Sticks - 256 MB, 2 GB and 8 GB - the 256 MB is retired but the other two get work out
* Sony LCD television - in current use
* Sony PRS-600 - all the time
* Sony recharger with Sony NiMH batteries - all the time

[M0zza]

Well so far...

• Sony PRS505 Reader
• Sony UX380n UMPC
• Sony BluRay Player
• Sony Amp

I was interested in my whole cinema set up going Sony, but the projector was twice the price and didn't have as good a write-up as others.

My wife also has a Sony PRS300 Reader. She had one of their Laptops as well, but it went back three times in less than a year, twice for hard drive failure and once for power failure. So she got rid of it and went back to buying Acer. She won't touch Sony again. Shame, they make the nicest looking readers.

[krischik]

Originally Posted by AprilHare

Is it the only Sony product you own, or are you a secret (or overt) Sony fanatic?

Your questions only represent the past but not the future. For example I once had been a Sony fanatic but in recent times I have been more and more disappointed with Sony.

• Root kits on CDs
• Sony Ericsson P990i support dropped with a 100 outstanding bugs (Network providers are satisfied — who cares about users).
• Sony Ericsson P990i top-notch-phone delivered with minimum required memory (do I have to explain what that means?)
• PRS-505 marketing promises to store thousands of books but in true live the system becomes unbearable slow beyond 200 or so books.
• PRS-505 marketing promises an MP3 player but in real live the Software can't handle more then a hand full of Albums.
• OS update for Android phones has been moved to October. And will only be an update from 1.6 to 2.1 while my Nexus-One got 2.2.1 yesterday.

Currently I have an Sony reader because it was available but the times where Sony was my preferred supplier are over. Nowadays buy Sony if there is no viable alternative.

Martin

[GeoffC]

Originally Posted by kindlekitten

actually the title of the thread was "sony brand loyalty" and it wasn't until the poll title (by which time I was already reading the answers) that you specified "readers". so phbbbbtttttt~~~~~~~

May I ....

[astra]

4 at the moment.
PRS-500
PRS-505
Sony NWS706 - 4GB Walkman MP3 Player
Sony Home Theater System HT-K250

I used to have CD-RW/DVD-ROM combo in my PC
Walkman tape player.

If I am going to buy a new TV, most likely it would be Sony Bravia 200Hz
If I were to buy video camera it would be Sony.
When I buy BD player it will be Sony.

However, I cannot call it a dedication. I buy what I think would fit my requirements the best.
My latest 5.1 system for sitting room has no Sony products.
My DSLR camera is not Sony I most likely will never be.
I don't like mp3 player that I bought for my significant one.



P.S. On the other hand I do believe that Sony is an excellent hardware maker, probably one of the best. I am planning to buy PRS-650 within a few weeks/months and I would buy any time PRS-XXX 8"

[dsvick]

I've got my reader and we just bought a Sony DVD player but I said three on the assumption that we have something else lying around made by Sony.

I'm by no means a Sony fan, the reader I got after lots of research and determining what my needs were and what each alternative offered me to meet those needs.

The Blu-ray player we got because it was the best, reasonably priced one that did what we needed it to do but still had more capabilities for us to take advantage of later.

[opitzs]

Well for my taste sony readers are the best of the lot, but far from perfect. So I would be willing to change brand, as soon as my priorities are better met by a different product

[GeoffC]

I prefer the taste of chocolate to sony :lol: I find he's rather tough on the teeth and the jaw when chewing ....

[Solitaire1]

Besides my ebook reader, I have three Sony digital audio players, a Sony DVD player, BluRay player, two VHS VCRs, and a Playstation 2.