Seriously OT: The Real 3rd Thready...

I'm sorry you feel that way about Sony. I've owned plenty of Sony products without issue. I have had a Sony Cassette player in 2 cars (long time ago) and it is now installed in my father's Le Baron (he only uses cassettes) and it still works. I've owned my Sony stereo (last of the old big rack systems/pre-"shelf" system) since 1996. I bought a 5 year warranty to go with it and never needed it. I just recently upgraded the speakers from the old paper tower speakers and surround sound speakers to the new Kevlar 8" towers (downsized from 10") and Kevlar surround sound components including center channel. They are grossly underpowered now but that is soon to change. Anyway, I was going to sell the old speakers but decided that when I buy my new Sony amp and CD/DVD player that the old stereo will be going in the bedroom along with the old speakers.

i've never encounterd any problems with any of my Sony products

here comes the ROFLCOPTERs


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Oh yeah, I also plan on buying a new 32" Sony Bravia flat panel TV when we move... whenever that will be.

i finally got a ps2 for my birthday. it works good for me.

damn am I pissed. I went and picked up my ps2 a little while ago. The guy said that the problem was caused by "smoke damage" and that everything was gunked up. I immediately went home and tried 2 games that didn't work previously; Socom CA and Bully. Socom did the same thing it did before, it would load until it showed the game logo, and then went straight to the PS window with the 2 memory cards and the disk. I could play Bully for a short period of time, and then it froze up, quicker than it did before I had it "fixed". So I brought it back with both games (he said all his games worked on it). So now I'm going to have to wait until at least friday or saturday to find out if he can fix it. All he could say was "but I bet you didn't hear any clicking this time did you". No I didn't hear any damn clicking this time, because I can't play the freaking games! And he said he hopes it just needs some minor tweaking (laser height I'm assuming) and that the clicking didn't damage the laser or something like that. So all this guy did was clean it, and lube the metal track/bar that the laser slides on. I'm not holding my breath though, because when I walked up to the store, someone had smashed the front glass door... disgruntled customer who had to buy a new PS2 after this guy couldn't fix the PS2 he sold him??? My dad bought this for me as an early x-mas gift of sorts and got it fixed as an early b-day gift of sorts, so if it's unfixable he better get a full refund or at least a refurbished slim PS2 for the price he paid for it and the "fix". That or his door will be completely shattered...

cashin in

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So yea I try to only buy Sony products have had no issue so far.
My brothers PS2 broke but I took it apart and fixed the board.

-Surround sound
-TV
-DVD
-Speakers
-MP3 player

I'd like to also get a Sony laptop one day when I am rich

oooooo....would so love a Viao laptop

i would just love a laptop in general. lol


2 more hours!!!

I just got an HP I ordered from them online, core 2 processor and 2 gigs of ram, go7400 graphics..and it figures that its far more powerful than my gaming rig. I havent turned on my desktop since I got this thing, its soooo great. I love HP computers, even though I prefer to build my own, a lappy is not the place you want to do that. But my core 2 desktop will be finished quite soon, just need some good DDR2 Ram

^^ thats a powerful machine you got there..I just bought a Macbook duelcore w/ 1 gig. I love it. Its the first laptop I really owned. I don't think its powerful enough for gaming tho.

I have to say the best electric razor I have had so far is the Braun Activator. I honestly have no complaints. Blade is lasting a very ling time and cleaning it couldn't be easier.

oooooo....would so love a Viao laptop

Forgot to mention. Just got one for x-mas too. Did I also mention that I got a Sony mini-DVD handy-cam with a Carl Zeiss lens and travel bag too... :grinyes:

If I had that much trouble with my PS2 I would just get a new one. Even though I don't play games really I have the remote control and all that. But hell, I'd probably get a nice Sony DVD player first and worry about getting the PS2 fixed at some later time.

Forgot to mention. Just got one for x-mas too. Did I also mention that I got a Sony mini-DVD handy-cam with a Carl Zeiss lens and travel bag too... :grinyes:

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Whats is a Carl Zeiss lens?

Whats is a Carl Zeiss lens?

This link is for the Zeiss company... http://www.zeiss.com/

This link explains how Zeiss technology works with Sony products. http://www.letsgodigital.org/en/news/articles/story_4740.html

Here is a pic of Carl Zeiss...
http://www.letsgodigital.org/images/artikelen/55/carl_zeiss_optical_lens.jpg

lol very informative thank you. Seems like that lens is recommended highly on there photo cameras as well.

I see some of the pics taken with those high end cameras and wow its amazing. But you have to spend upwards of a grand or more to get that kind of quality I think. For example those pics in the photography section of those insects geez thats nuts.

This guy has the best pics with his camera oh and the car is hot also :rolleyes:

http://www.m3forum.net/m3forum/showthread.php?t=110807&page=1&pp=40

wow what uh great example of how broke i really em! whooo vortech

Yeah that car is tits! The photos are sweet too... haha

I need to start filming stuff.

Does anybody know if they make DVD players that play those little dvds outright? It would be nice to bypass uploading the little dvds to the computer then burning them to bigger dvds...

recording to dvds is dumb..minidv is the shit for editing cuz it records in binary..just like your computer!! those mini dvds just complicate everything. i dont think they have a specific player for them either. its been a while, havent worked at best buy in over a year, i used to sell cameras and camcorders, but i havent checked any out lately. the zeiss lens are sweet tho. in my video class here at college, my professor just has us use our cameras video function cuz they are great for uploading movies to the web.

That's why I want to just play the mini-DVs straight outright. When using the Sony handy-cam the menu states whether you would like to format the disc for editing on your computer or just run it as is or whatever on the handy-cam. For right now, I'm just running it as is until I figure out everything on the computer. The wife is looking into all that stuff. So basically, I haven't seen what I've filmed yet, but I haven't filmed very much...

If I had that much trouble with my PS2 I would just get a new one. Even though I don't play games really I have the remote control and all that. But hell, I'd probably get a nice Sony DVD player first and worry about getting the PS2 fixed at some later time.
This is my second PS2. 1st one had the read disk error so I couldn't get the files for my network adapter (didn't realize some games had the config files included). So I took it apart and F'd it up big time, it's still in a pile on my floor. Then I got this refurb'd one about 6 months ago. That's why I'm so mad it hasn't lasted long.

i dont trust playstations..everyone ive had has crapped out on me..im either waiting a few more weeks to find a wii or just goin to buy a 360.

lol that sucks turtle hope you get to see your footage soon. im gonna wait another couple years before i buy another video camera. my digital camera and SLR suit me just fine.

I just bought Mario Party 7 for Gamecube and it came with some mic thing for WII..So hopefully I can buy a WII in the near future.

not a single problem with my PS2...but i don't care for Wii...funny pic of a guy that cracked the screen of his 65" widescreen HDTV with his Wii-mote

Wii-mote

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yeah i almost lost one thru my buddy's tv during bowling, just gotta wear the strap. mario party looks sweet and theyre bringin back a lot of the old games. cant beat the 250 dollar price tag either.

well i'm fucking 21 now, and i can't even drinkl because i'm on duty. happy fucking birthday to me.

I actually do sell cameras and camcorders at best buy right now. You can play those mini-dvds in most dvd players, look closely at the tray and youll see a smaller inset ring that holds the disc...HOWEVER, mini dvd is the lowest quality recording you can get, the reasoning behind this is the lower data transfer rate and mpeg2 compression. Mini dv is the best quality having about 5-6 times the transfer rate to tape, and no compression (pure digital signal). Those dvds also only record for 30 mins and can be a bitch to get onto your computer, in most cases you have to rip it just like a dvd movie, the sony discs (and cameras themselves) are a little pickier.

Yes i think the sony camcorders are the best on the market right now, but dear god go mini DV, or hard drive..which are my favorite for editing. However camcorders are the only area that id recommend Sony, they are still produced in japan like they should be. All of the digital cameras (including their Alpha 100 SLR piece of crap) are made in China now, and you can tell the difference. They break if you sneeze at them, and have shoddy workmanship all around. The reason? The ps3 required alot of production space that Sony needed, so they sent all camera production to China, and ever since then they have been flimsy loose fitting garbage.

happy birthday tony..ill drink some for ya..

woohoo restockin the kegerator tomorrow!

well i'm fucking 21 now, and i can't even drinkl because i'm on duty. happy fucking birthday to me.

happy birthday...don't worry, i'll drink for ya :cheers:

Happy B-day man. I didn't drink on my 21st b-day either, just get extra trashed the next time you can; to make up for it :D

thanks. i really wish i could get blitzed, but i like my job. (to a point)

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i work out there, and being drunk is definitly a bad thing.

make sure to drink alot for me. i like irish car bombs. so load up on those!!!

i like Kool-aid

i like Kool-aid

Preparing for the next comet arrival? :lol:

Frodo, I like the convenience of the mini-DVDs. When I want to make a full length video I'll use the computer to edit the material. I really haven't even gotten started yet. However, I've been working on preparing the "notes" and character working for a stop motion project for about 2 years now. It's time to get it on film...

my dads camera uses mini dvds...can be used mainly as a camera but also shoots video...it's a Sony something...i wanted the camera but he traded my brother for his external dvd burner

i do stop motion stuff all the time..im workin on a drumming video with animation..

heres an assignment we had in my multimedia class..we had to make a website about an alter-ego..so of course i chose mad scientist. its pretty basic but the next one we have to make is about propaganda so that should be fun.

http://home1.arts.ohio-state.edu/~fouche5/project1/


irish car bombs sound good..havent had them in a while..i picked up some sam adams white ale last night and it was pretty tasty

well i'm fucking 21 now, and i can't even drinkl because i'm on duty. happy fucking birthday to me.

Happy Birthday Dude http://www.clicksmilies.com/s1106/party/party-smiley-014.gif

well I get my ps2 back tomorrow. guy says that I'm not going to be able to play most of my games because he couldn't fix it. Says it has a bad motherboard. And all he's going to do is refund the cost to fix it. ao if I'm not on here anymore, you'll know I slit his throat.

ok so this movie is lookin real low budget and gayier then FF2&3 http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=56355612

oh wow. what will they think of next?

I cant take Eddie Griffin seriously :grinno:

LOLerSK8TZ!

What a surprise... it's not going to stop snowing until at least 2 days from now, and we already got about ½ a foot last night.

What a surprise... it's not going to stop snowing until at least 2 days from now, and we already got about ½ a foot last night.

where you at Cspoon?

this is a cspoon

http://www.sculpt.com/pictures/Wood%20Chisels/henry_taylor/cspoon.gif

Syracuse, NY
this is a cspoon

http://www.sculpt.com/pictures/Wood%20Chisels/henry_taylor/cspoon.gif
Only if that sharp end is stuck in my forehead, and I use the other end to shovel snow off the roof of my car...at the same time.

Oh some douche I know just moved up there cause his wife got transfered there from Verizon. His blog says there is alot of snow.

Verizon started really booming here lately, when they started selling their Fios internet service. Which btw isn't all that great. I noticed quite a bit of speed while gaming, but very slight increase browsing the internet.
But the verizon cell company here blows. Mostly a bunch of A-hole managers who couldn't care less about their employees...oh wait that's most companies :D

i switched from verizon to sprint. way better for me.

I've had sprint for about 6 years now. I absolutely hate their customer service, but the service is good for the most part. Last year I managed to lie my way into a monthly 20% service credit and get a $185 bill wiped down to $14

Sprint is good about trying to keep customers. You just tell them that you are ready to change to a different company and they will give you discounts. If that doesn't work, hang up and call back to get someone else on the phone and try it again. I used to work at best buy where we had Cingular (who I worked for), Sprint and T-mobile. The Sprint rep got his bill down to $20 a month from $40 by doing that, think he even got some free text messaging too.

You just tell them that you are ready to change to a different company and they will give you discounts. If that doesn't work, hang up and call back to get someone else on the phone and try it again.

Works for just about every company..I have done many years of customer service.

I canceled Sprint due to there poor customer service. Alot of people have changed for that specific reason.

I have the T-mobile family plan for me and the women....Gonna switch to Cingular in October.

i got a hookup at the sprint store out in town.

have had sprint over 2 yrs now...my bill is too high :(

I have Alltel and they rock, I really didn't think I was going to like it at first. I was coming from Nextel just when they merged with Sprint. I have great service everywhere, and the customer service is good too, they work quick.

I have Alltel and they rock, I really didn't think I was going to like it at first. I was coming from Nextel just when they merged with Sprint. I have great service everywhere, and the customer service is good too, they work quick.

Alltel I have been questioning this new service. Well new to me not sure how long its been around but I am getting bombarded with there commercial lately. It seems very cheap.

Nah, I have absolutely no complaints with them. I dont have the "My circle" plan so I dunno what the deal is with that.

I've had Verizon for as long as I can remember (late 90's). My phone would always cut out or say "roaming" when I went into Georgia or over a mountain top. But my phones were pretty basic. My new phone has no problems except for losing service sometimes on the backside of a mountain trail...

in my old neighborhood i would be roaming in my house or would have to go outside to use the phone b/c i couldn't get a signal in my house