Comments on: A Sony-Whore Reforms http://drewmckinney.net/2005/11/12/a-sony-whore-reforms/ a place for drew mckinney to dot net Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:05:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: drew http://drewmckinney.net/2005/11/12/a-sony-whore-reforms/#comment-11 drew Wed, 16 Nov 2005 21:13:41 +0000 http://drewmckinney.net/?p=34#comment-11 I like the minidisc because it is extremely tough and it runs for 50 hours on one AA battery. I don't like proprietary batteries (iPod has had some issues with the battery...) because they are not readily accessible down the street at Walgreens. Other than that, Sony used to be okay but they haven't changed with the times in a manner that is satisfactory to me so I can't recommend their products anymore. Yay for DRM... I like the minidisc because it is extremely tough and it runs for 50 hours on one AA battery. I don’t like proprietary batteries (iPod has had some issues with the battery…) because they are not readily accessible down the street at Walgreens. Other than that, Sony used to be okay but they haven’t changed with the times in a manner that is satisfactory to me so I can’t recommend their products anymore. Yay for DRM…

]]> By: Harry Potter http://drewmckinney.net/2005/11/12/a-sony-whore-reforms/#comment-10 Harry Potter Tue, 15 Nov 2005 18:51:01 +0000 http://drewmckinney.net/?p=34#comment-10 I am not so sure what Sony is trying to do these days. They almost missed the boat on MP3 players (their proprietary technology is a Betamax redux). Their foray in music and motion picture ownership is scandalous. Their rootkit is a white hot issue right now. They should just stick to what they do best: steal our ideas and make them better. If they would just do that I will be loyal forever. MiniDisc eh? What a hassle. Investing in an iPod was one of the best things I ever did and it really helped bring me into this millennia. So easy to use, so versatile. I just upgraded the headphones and got the Sony Fontopia MDR-EX71SL–good sound and perfect insulation. 99% of my six gigabytes of music is shared. I also find myself listening to internet radio at work, usually a mix of talk radio, sports and dance music. I download a lot of deejay mixes as well as music videos. I have had a very long relationship with Sony, dating back to junior high when I got my first Walkman. I have gone through six or seven of those and I am on my fifth Discman and fourth boombox. I still use my Sony Dream Machine clock radio from high school. My Sony VCR (VHS, not Beta) still performs flawlessly and it was purchased in 1993 (the last of the Japanese-made low-end). My TV is an older Trinitron. But I started to lose faith a long time ago when I realized that not everything with their marque 'It's a Sony' was a quality product. Now it is more than just avoiding their low-end Malaysian-made junk, one must also do research and look at ratings. What is next? A Hi-Def digital video recorder, the do-it-all DVD-TiVo and everything in between machine. They cost $800-1000. Hopefully Santa can deliver. I am not so sure what Sony is trying to do these days. They almost missed the boat on MP3 players (their proprietary technology is a Betamax redux). Their foray in music and motion picture ownership is scandalous. Their rootkit is a white hot issue right now. They should just stick to what they do best: steal our ideas and make them better. If they would just do that I will be loyal forever.

MiniDisc eh? What a hassle. Investing in an iPod was one of the best things I ever did and it really helped bring me into this millennia. So easy to use, so versatile. I just upgraded the headphones and got the Sony Fontopia MDR-EX71SL–good sound and perfect insulation. 99% of my six gigabytes of music is shared. I also find myself listening to internet radio at work, usually a mix of talk radio, sports and dance music. I download a lot of deejay mixes as well as music videos.

I have had a very long relationship with Sony, dating back to junior high when I got my first Walkman. I have gone through six or seven of those and I am on my fifth Discman and fourth boombox. I still use my Sony Dream Machine clock radio from high school. My Sony VCR (VHS, not Beta) still performs flawlessly and it was purchased in 1993 (the last of the Japanese-made low-end). My TV is an older Trinitron. But I started to lose faith a long time ago when I realized that not everything with their marque ‘It’s a Sony’ was a quality product. Now it is more than just avoiding their low-end Malaysian-made junk, one must also do research and look at ratings.

What is next? A Hi-Def digital video recorder, the do-it-all DVD-TiVo and everything in between machine. They cost $800-1000. Hopefully Santa can deliver.

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