On Sun, 13 May 2001 10:24:55 -0700, "Richard Crowley"
>"Neuman - Ruether"
>> But if there were only a few observed cases of the problem
>> in a large production run, these were mfgr. defects, and NOT
>> a design problem to be solved... If nearly ALL of a
>> production run shows the problem, than it is either a design
>If there were "only a few observed cases" no manufacturer (Sony or
>otherwise) would have implemented a "get well plan" with a fixed price
>(until they made it free for PD150). You are free to believe what you will
>about the incident, but Sony's own actions would indicate otherwise.
Or indicate a desperate attempt to quiet the silly rumors...;-)
What would you do if you were Sony and:
1) a very few people reported a "problem" with your product.
2) this reporting starts a massive internet "discussion"
3) a VERY small number of reports, from pros, may be
legitimate (representing a VERY small percentage of the
production run), but the majority can be honestly
attributed to misunderstandings about how to use the
product
4) the rumors, even in the face of good explanations,
fail to die, though they are essentially groundless
Seems to me, you offer a "sop" to the pros in the form
of a "mod" (and why should an unnecessary "mod" be
free?), and certainly offer repairs for actual
defects - and hope the VX-2000 owners just learn to
understand the use of their gear (and stop complaining
about this vaporous "problem" thatso many people talk
about, but so very few actually experience...;-). And, again,
by definition, a "problem" that ***MAY*** exist
in a very small percentage of units DOES NOT represent
a design problem, but a mfgring problem, not unknown
for any product.
>You are correct. If there were only a few isolated cases, there would have
>been nothing to fix in the design/fabrication. The evidence would indicate
>that there was, in fact, a design problem which Sony rectified.
How does this follow...???;-)
Where is the indication that a significant percentage of
early units (like, maybe 50%...) had the "problem"?
The evidence is to the contrary.
>I really wonder what on earth motivates your rabid position? Are you a major
>Sony stockholder or something? I continue to be a big fan of Sony products,
>but they make mistakes just like everyone else. They are not perfect.
I'm not being rabid - I'm trying to be simply logical
in pointing out that this much-discussed "problem" is
very likely non-existent. I own no Sony stock, but often
on the 'net are comments like, "I was thinking about
buying a VX-2000, but with this 'hiss problem', I dunno..."
This silly rumor makes people hesitate to buy what is
easily THE best buy in camcorders! As a reviewer of several
Mini-DV camcorders, I find it annoying that what is
essentially "hot air" from any objective examination
can have more to do with the choice of camcorder than
what is real: the VX-2000/PD150 picture is the best
out there in compact Mini-DV camcorders (and the sound
is close to the best) - at relatively bargain prices...
Or, to put it in a different context, say you were a
car "buff" and had reviewed most of the top popular
cars out there, and the one which, in your opinion,
clearly ranked above all others in quality of
performance, and which was much cheaper than some
others you had tried, was reported to have a "problem":
the right front fender falls off! ;-) Now, to your
knowledge, having read much of the discussion on
the 'net on this, you find very few people actually
reported first-hand that their car's fender fell off,
but the wide-spread worried discussion among would-be
owners had reached such a fevered pitch that potential
sales were affected, so the car mfgr. offers to "fix"
the problem in an attempt to quiet the rumors - but to
no avail, since by merely offering a "fix", that must
in itself prove the "problem" exists to some people,
though there is no proof at all that "the problem"
ever existed other than possibly as a very occasional
defect in mfgring (a few bolts not tightened, which
is not a design issue). But, no matter, people
continue to discuss "the problem", regardless of
reality and logic...;-)
Annoying enough to make you "come to the rescue of"
this mfgr., on the 'net, no matter how impersonal
a giant the corporation maligned by the rumors is...?
Mebbe...? ;-)