How many times have we had an electrical or electronic item that conked out just after the warranty expired? A lot I bet. Manufacturers nowadays build cheap and with a short life so you will get the latest and most expensive version as a replacement. It’s a fact but how many of you think that the lifetime is being limted by artificial means, such as a timer inside the box. A lot of you it seems if you are a Sony user.
Personally I think the risk is too great for a manufacturer to do and so I thought ‘conspiracy theory’
However, why would a TV need a software patch? Especially one that ‘fixed’ an errant controller that caused the TV on off switch not to work exactly after 1200Hrs. My Panasonic has an on off switch. No software required so why does Sony have one, and one with a bug in. Sounds really dodgy to me. Normal TV, button in and telly comes on. Sony version, button in check software….. for what? A decision whether to come on is what the conspiracy geeks are saying and I find I can’t think of an alternative reason for software on the switch.
It does remind me of every PC I’ve ever had though. When a new version comes out the basic system, oh so fast when you first got it, takes ages just to power up and get to the login screen. I feel a conspiracy coming on.
Conspiracies
How many times have we had an electrical or electronic item that conked out just after the warranty expired? A lot I bet. Manufacturers nowadays build cheap and with a short life so you will get the latest and most expensive version as a replacement. It’s a fact but how many of you think that the lifetime is being limted by artificial means, such as a timer inside the box. A lot of you it seems if you are a Sony user.
Personally I think the risk is too great for a manufacturer to do and so I thought ‘conspiracy theory’
However, why would a TV need a software patch? Especially one that ‘fixed’ an errant controller that caused the TV on off switch not to work exactly after 1200Hrs. My Panasonic has an on off switch. No software required so why does Sony have one, and one with a bug in. Sounds really dodgy to me. Normal TV, button in and telly comes on. Sony version, button in check software….. for what? A decision whether to come on is what the conspiracy geeks are saying and I find I can’t think of an alternative reason for software on the switch.
It does remind me of every PC I’ve ever had though. When a new version comes out the basic system, oh so fast when you first got it, takes ages just to power up and get to the login screen. I feel a conspiracy coming on.