Posted by MoeOz
Hmm .. well im juz wonderin if ppl really relay in sony dat much for more than juz a cell fone or mayb commin from a good old experience device by sony ?
Posted by rambo47
I've become something of a Sony fanboi without even realizing it. Seems like I've always had the best luck with Sony products. 5 TV's in the house plus a Plasma TV, 3 DVD players, an entire home theater setup (for the plasma), a camcorder, a pocked digital camera, and a handful of phones.
Yikes! I've become an über consumer whore!!
Posted by MoeOz
YEAH LOL ! i allready have a 32" TV , Groove OLD Big Stereo Speakers , Camcorder , Digtal Cybershot cam , E-507 Mp3 player , Vaio S-series Laptop , HI FI Music Stereo , and ma current w850i !.. and im still askin ma-self is dat alll .. ?
Posted by rambo47
I had a couple of older Vaio notebooks but they're on semi-permanent loan to needy college kids. The new Vaio's look sweet but I'm a Mac guy at heart. The whole house is all Mac-ed up! I still might get one of the sub-portable Vaio notebooks for vacation, but the prices are a bit steep.
Posted by MoeOz
yeah bout da price u can say dat again
, im lookin for vaio sz series too [sweeet] mayb in a couple of months .. ma lil bro is a Mac brain too .. startin from de iPod thru da macbooks till da new Apple TV !
Posted by QVGA
HiFi system. Sony TV's are overpriced.
Posted by aatuif
I have a sony 25 inch flat at home. 101% reliable, no nonsense brand.
Posted by p900 lover
Digital Camera, Video Camera, Computer, PSP, DVD player,
Posted by rrojas260
Just a HIFI stereo and my H5 Digital Camera
Posted by Toney_Ericsson
On 2007-04-01 14:13:25, MoeOz wrote:
Hmm .. well im juz wonderin if ppl really relay in sony dat much for more than juz a cell fone or mayb commin from a good old experience device by sony ?
I always try and buy Sony products, to me it means quality. Always has been.
Posted by Sammy_boy
Got a Sony TV, my Mini-hifi is a Sony, as well as the ton of SE mobiles I have!
Think they're the only Sony items we have... though I think my wife has an old Sony Walkman - a CD one and the cassette player variety!
Posted by masseur
I'm on my5th or 6th Vaio in a row, got a Sony projector and Sony screen, Sony DVD player, Sony dolby surround system, Sony bedside Radio, Sony credit card size radio, a few Sony headsets ex71,ex81, cordless etc etc, sony bedside clock radio, A Sony (not sony ericcson) phone - the Z5m... I'm sure there is more, oh, and my wife has a vaio desktop
I'm in the market for a 50" LCD TV at the mo and have been to a few shops looking at them ('coz you can't just one one off the net as the quality varies so much). but to be honest I have been dissapointed with the Bravias of that size compared with the Sharp Aquos and the Panasonic Viera and a couple others, so I don't think I'll be getting a new Sony TV
Posted by gaming_guy
i have 2 SE mobiles, a psp, a ps2, a hi-fi and a ps1
Posted by Toney_Ericsson
On 2007-04-01 19:52:09, masseur wrote:
I'm on my5th or 6th Vaio in a row, got a Sony projector and Sony screen, Sony DVD player, Sony dolby surround system, Sony bedside Radio, Sony credit card size radio, a few Sony headsets ex71,ex81, cordless etc etc, sony bedside clock radio, A Sony (not sony ericcson) phone - the Z5m... I'm sure there is more, oh, and my wife has a vaio desktop
I'm in the market for a 50" LCD TV at the mo and have been to a few shops looking at them ('coz you can't just one one off the net as the quality varies so much). but to be honest I have been dissapointed with the Bravias of that size compared with the Sharp Aquos and the Panasonic Viera and a couple others, so I don't think I'll be getting a new Sony TV
@ Masseur,
Whats up with this one?
http://www.sony.co.uk/view/Sh[....]e=Overview&category=TVP+LCD+TV
I saw it at the Sony Centre recently, thought it was pretty top notch.
Obviously cheaper to see it in a shop and buy it online.
Posted by masseur
yeah, I'm only looking at 1080p and I'm fairly sure I saw that one up Tottenham Court Road yesterday.
I also saw it in a Sony Centre in Crawley last week and on tyheir own they look great, but in the shops in TCR you can see them next to other brands and they really didn't stand up to the test. I even got the sellers to plug the same feed into different TV's so I could be sure I was comparing similar with similar.
To be honest I had gone out expecting to get a Sony but there it is.
Anyway, don't want to make this into a thread for my TV hunt
(perhaps I'll make another thread if I still have difficulty deciding)
Posted by Toney_Ericsson
I know at places such as John Lewis they did stock the top end Sony's the same as I posted in the 40" - 52" although becuase they are so expensive they were not selling. Apparently people tended to go for the Sony's below the flag ship ones.
I like the above one, the glass frame looks great, very modern and stylish.
I'm actually looking for another LCD for upstairs although 40" may be a tad big for an upstairs tv
I don't know.
Which Vaio do you have? thats another thing I'm looking into.
Been looking at the Sony Vaio AR VGN-AR31S
http://vaio.sony.co.uk/view/S[....]_GB_cons&category=VN+AR+Series
And also Dells XPS M2010, again there quite big, I was thinking of something a bit portable which the XPS M2010 is'nt at 8KG.
I don't know.
Posted by masseur
this was just posted on HotUKDeals and might be of interest to you
http://www.hotukdeals.com/forums/showthread.php?t=58891
I've got the VGN-SZ4VWN/X vaio which Sony claimed is the most powerful vaio ever. it certainly runs well on Vista Business. I prefer this size (13.3") since I travel alot but I have a 22" Acer widescreen monitor for home use
Posted by Toney_Ericsson
Yeah, I think thats the tv's which John Lewis sells most of, it appears to be the model below the glass frame Sony Bravia's. Not a bad price at all to that link. Would go well with a PS3
I know that laptop you have, it's the one with the graphite coloured finish is'nt it? Vista Bussiness is actually what put me off it as I see it only comes with Vista Business - Home premium or Ultimate for me. I'm running Ultimate on my desktop, Home premium would be plenty really on a laptop for me as it's just for personal use.
I do like these Viao latops though, it's very handy to have that motion eye integrated webcam. Also the picture clarity is very good on the Sony Vaio laptops.
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Posted by masseur
vista business has done me ok so far but there is a built in option to upgrade to ultimate at any time for a small fee.
that 40" seems to be around £1000 from a quick google I did so yeah, not a bad price
Posted by Ranjith
hmmmm.....two OLD TV's a Hi-Fi system and a head phone thts it!
R
Posted by Toney_Ericsson
On 2007-04-01 22:51:31, masseur wrote:
vista business has done me ok so far but there is a built in option to upgrade to ultimate at any time for a small fee.
that 40" seems to be around £1000 from a quick google I did so yeah, not a bad price
Yeah it is, I notice going by the Sony Centers price for the 40" glass framed Bravia in a package including a Sony DVD player, stand etc etc it's around £3500 which is a lot. I think there is some inclusive thing with Sky in there though what with Sky HD.
I notice Sony Vaio's come with a pre-installed OS. I'm not really keen on that as really PC or laptops should be coming with the original OEM DVD of Vista.
I know Dell will ship the XPS M1210 and M2010 with it though including utilities etc.
I had a bad experience with pre-installed XP you see which puts me off it as I found the restore feature did'nt work. Luckily Dell shipped out a proper disc to me including utilities at that time so everything was fine in the end. Apparently Dell had loads of complaints that this "restore from a partition" did'nt work so these days they include the OS disc.
Whats Sonys warranty like? I'm not one for aftercare but Dells "Complete Care" is very good. They aim to fix you're machine within two business days on site in you're home if anything goes wrong, say a hard drive or motherboard. I have had a motherboard go wrong and the service I received was first class!
Is Sony's a "return back to base" type warranty/aftercare?
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Posted by masseur
WIth Vaio's, you used to get recover disks to restore the PC back to original state when you bought it. Now they store the data for the disks in a special partitiion and provide a utility to make your own disks from that. Obviously its best to do it when you first get the PC otherwise it might be a bit late when you actually get a problem
I use recovery all the time and it has never failed me. Already done it once on this new vaio.
my kids also have had a few vaios and I'm forever restoring their PC from the original discs a sthey go to all sorts of sites and get all sorts of infections and install all sorts of rubbish software
Sony give 1 year RTB, base being in France. The couple of times I have had to use it the pc got collected one day (and they provide a special protective box for it), shipped to Framce same day, fixed next day and I got it back on the 3rd day.
Anytime in that first year you can buy an extended warranty so its worth looking out for deals
Posted by Toney_Ericsson
On 2007-04-01 23:16:56, masseur wrote:
WIth Vaio's, you used to get recover disks to restore the PC back to original state when you bought it. Now they store the data for the disks in a special partitiion and provide a utility to make your own disks from that. Obviously its best to do it when you first get the PC otherwise it might be a bit late when you actually get a problem
I use recovery all the time and it has never failed me. Already done it once on this new vaio.
my kids also have had a few vaios and I'm forever restoring their PC from the original discs a sthey go to all sorts of sites and get all sorts of infections and install all sorts of rubbish software
Sony give 1 year RTB, base being in France. The couple of times I have had to use it the pc got collected one day (and they provide a special protective box for it), shipped to Framce same day, fixed next day and I got it back on the 3rd day.
Anytime in that first year you can buy an extended warranty so its worth looking out for deals
I see, it would be good if you did'nt have to send it away though. It was'nt really that much for extended and complete aftercare with DELL on my desktop, only about £150 for 3 years which is peace of mind unlike these other so called peace of mind after cares such as the dreaded PC World.
I'll look into the Sony one a bit more.
Posted by deluded
@masseur, I was about to recommend the Bravia X-series too. I've seen the picture quality on it compared to the Bravia S and V-series side-by-side in the shop I used to work in and the difference is noticeable, without even looking too hard. I've got some queries regarding the Vaios, seeing that you've been through so many of them. What is the reason you've been through so many of them? Upgrade or due to them becoming unserviceable? How is the reliability of both the software and hardware? Thanks.
Back to the topic, I've got a few Sony earphones, mainly those with the Bass-excite tip. A Sony Network Walkman, NW-E002 black (the sound quality's great, but the bundled software sucks). A Sony Discman, bought it more than 5 years back and it still works. Produces great sound though I hardly use it these days.
Posted by masseur
I have a group of friends who I circle through selling my old vaios and they are always happy to get my hand-me-downs. I only upgrade every 18-24 months simply to keep up to date, not because of problems. I have always been very happy with Vaios and while I know I can buy cheaper, travelling alot I need that reliability. Even the low end ones I get for my kids have been excellent
Posted by deluded
@masseur, that's great to know, thanks for the information, I'm that much closer to getting my first Vaio.
Posted by Aware
I know a few peeps with Vaio notebooks, they all love them!
Personally, I'm still hunting for a used TX series.....(like everything good, you just can't find them)....
....ahh, carbon....
Posted by deluded
The TX is good if you're looking for something small and light, but if you want something with a bit more horsepower, maybe the SZ-series would be better? The prices of both are about the same over here in Singapore.
Posted by Miss UK
Yup I got a few sony things myself used to have Sony Speakers with detachable grills but then I changed them for Technic ones
Got a F400 Laptop (Old but it's only for a few purposes)
Got a Sony credit card aswell which lets me get savings off sony things and even let me have them free with Pulsebeats scheme.
Posted by paul101
am I the only person here with just a sony ericsson phone????
nothing else i have is sony!!!!!
Posted by Miss UK
Paul, You must buy a few more Sony outfits
Posted by ITstudent
i have a PSP , PS2 and a must have a great m600i
Posted by fatreg
oooh....
Sony MDR-EX71 headphones
Sony MDR-V700 headphones
Sony MZ-N910 MD player
Sony SLV-810 VHS recorder
numerous Sony BMG cds and records
Blank Sony CDs and DVDs
Sony Z5 mobile phone....
i finks thats about it.
fatreg