Comment Their stores aren't very useful (Score 1) 382
Back in the early '90's there was a store in Houston that exclusively sold Sony products. That store was wonderful because you could get two things there you couldn't get anywhere else in town: rare Sony products and just about ANY accessory for any product Sony made. They helped you get Sony products fixed, they ordered anything you would want, and everyone that worked there was passionate about their product line. It was like going to a high end camera shop where there really weren't any "salesmen", just enthusiasts. I've been in the Sony store in Houston's Galleria shopping mall. Really, I wasn't that impressed. I really don't like stores like this. I can live without the "Bose Store" or the "Apple Store" as well.
The thing is that Sony is no longer a premium brand. Their computers aren't the best, their TV's aren't the best, and their Hi-Fi equipment is total crap. For equivalent prices you can get a Yamaha receiver for Hi-Fi, a Samsung DLP television that looks better, and an IBM or Apple notebook. Sony just doesn't have the appeal it had when they used to make those great machined aluminum DiscMan CD players of the '90s.
I could go on, but Sony just doesn't do it for me anymore. The only Sony products that could really save their ass in the eyes of enthusiats are their camcorders and video game consoles. Those are the only two pieces of Sony equipment I use anymore. When I was younger, I would buy just about anything that said Sony, because I knew it was the best when it came to high tech gadgets. That is no longer a certainty. Sony has blown it. They are the "Jack of all trades, master of none."
Matt
The thing is that Sony is no longer a premium brand. Their computers aren't the best, their TV's aren't the best, and their Hi-Fi equipment is total crap. For equivalent prices you can get a Yamaha receiver for Hi-Fi, a Samsung DLP television that looks better, and an IBM or Apple notebook. Sony just doesn't have the appeal it had when they used to make those great machined aluminum DiscMan CD players of the '90s.
I could go on, but Sony just doesn't do it for me anymore. The only Sony products that could really save their ass in the eyes of enthusiats are their camcorders and video game consoles. Those are the only two pieces of Sony equipment I use anymore. When I was younger, I would buy just about anything that said Sony, because I knew it was the best when it came to high tech gadgets. That is no longer a certainty. Sony has blown it. They are the "Jack of all trades, master of none."
Matt
