>This e mail is actually very encouraging. It shows that while it may never
>be
>mainstream, the mini disc is still very much alive and well in the US (I'm
>assuming that Mike is from the US because he used Hot mail).
As a matter of fact, I'm in Canada. :) And you wouldn't believe how MD is
catching on here. The place where I got my MZ-R900 from, got three in the
day before, and I got the last one. They can't keep the new ones in stock
anymore, you almost always have to special order.
Education time. :) A lot of people don't realize it, but Canada's usually
very quick to adopt new high tech. :) Right now of course the MP3 players
are big, but a lot of people are starting to realize that MD has many
advantages over MP3 players, not the least of which is the incredibly high
coolness factor. My brother and I both have MD players now, and we both
absolutely love them.
>My personal luck with Sony products has been terrible. There are people on
>the
>list that will tell you that they never had a problem with any Sony product
>that
>they owned. Almost EVERY (and I have bought a lot of Sony equipment) Sony
>product that I ever purchased gave me problems.
I've usually never had a problem with Sony products myself. The R900 seems
extremely well put together for something so tiny. I've shown it around my
workplace (I'm in the computer software industry), and I've managed to blow
the socks off of everyone with it. I get a lot of oos and aahs just when
taking it out of the case, but the real seller is playing a good dance track
(Madonna's 'What it Feels Like For a Girl' Rmx is an excellent one) on a
pair of those Sony earbuds (the nude exs I thikn they're known as). I damn
near floored one of my managers with that one.
>So why do I continue to purchase Sony products? One answer could be simply
>that
>I'm a dumb schmuck :). But if you want a serious answer, Sony comes out
>with
>products and features that you just can't get from other manufactures.
>Like your
>900 for example.
Exactly. I did a lot of research into manufacturers and models before
making a purchase, but it seemed Sony's R900 had the right balance of form,
features and accessories. That, and I got an insured 3-year warranty on the
unit AND the accessories for free on a promotion. :D
>Sony's Glasstron "TV glasses" have been consistently rated as having a
>better
>picture than the few competitors that there are.
I had a chance to check those out at a store actually. The result was VERY
surprising, especially compared to other units out there. The picture is
excellent, you just look like a goon wearing them in public though. I'd
love to get a pair for home though.
>One company that is kind of a "sleeper" is Toshiba. Their DVD players, for
>example usually get very high ratings. I have no information on
>reliability
>though. I also recently bought a flat screen 20" TV/VCR combo from
>Toshiba.
My TV is a Toshiba, and I've had nothing but good things to say about it.
I'm pondering making the plunge to high-def sometime within the next year or
so, and I'm definitely going to buy Toshiba again.
Great reply, thanks!
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