Sony exits PC business

[dbminter]

In a restructuring attempt to save the company, Sony is selling its PC division.

 

 

I say good riddance!  I've only had 2 good Sony experiences in the PC realm.  I got a VAIO monitor in 1997 that lasted for about 6 years and I liked that monitor.  I also got in on the ground floor of its DRU dual format DVD burners, the 500 A.  I also had the 700 A which died after like 2 months, the beginning of Sony's decline in quality.  I then had 2 other DRU drives before they exited that market.  Sony then bought up Optiarc and the quality of the drives plummited.  Then there was the BD-RE I had that died after 5 writes! 

 

 

Sony had some early quality experience with the Playstation, but has driven the quality of that brand into the ground.  The PS 1 was fine.  The PS 2 started out fine, but they gradually removed features and switched back to the PS 1 style top loading system.  The tray system was adopted in the PS 2 exactly to fix the issues the top loading disc design caused.  Sony then got cheap and replaced the tray system because the top loader was cheaper.    Then came the PS 3, minus backwards compatibility and the infamous removal of features customers paid for.

 

 

So, my love for Sony no longer exists.  The PS 1 was my first real experience with Sony and it was a joy.  The early years of the PS 2 were even better.  Then, Sony just got to be a cheap ass and I don't feel sorry for their financial woes at all.

[Altercuno]

Not a Sony fan either mainly due to the restrictions on their products. Strange how Samsung & Apple can do no wrong, while others can do no right.

 

The change of attitude with the ps4 looks promising and the new CEO...

[dbminter]

Sony used to be able to do right.  They made a good product as far back as their CD-RW's around 2000.  And the Playstation 1 was good, except for the top loading design, which they fixed in the PS 2.  The first model of the PS 2 was also good and that's when their products started going downhill.  The 2nd generation PS 2 I had needed its disc assembly replaced after a year.  I had to recently swap out that PS 2 because it simply stopped displaying audio and video.  I THINK it boots but I can't tell because all I get is a black screen with no audio.  And that PS 2 hadn't played a game since 2006!    It was powered off from the back and only powered on once a month to test the batteries in the PS 2 DVD remote.  Those PS 2 DVD remote batteries were made back when Sony made a good product.  They STILL have power in them after 10 years!    My PS 3 remote Sony batteries died after a year!    I swapped in my first generation PS 2 in its place.  It was only used for 2 years and then shelved without power connected to it.  It still works because it's a first generation, tray loading PS 2.

 

 

As for the PS 4, I will not be getting one.  The only reason I'd get one is why I got my PS 3, for an entertainment center.  I don't have Internet access availability in my room, where the PS 3.  And since I don't have any PS 3 games, I use it entirely for playing CD's, DVD's, Blu-Ray's, and container files.  The PS 4 requires phone home to activate to be able to use.  Plus, you need to phone home to download a software update to even play any CD's/DVD's/Blu-Ray's, even out of the box.  Since I can't phone home in that room, I will NOT be getting a PS 4.