Re: It seems things are cheaper now but also cheaply made, am I paraniod?
- From: Maxwell McHamster <Hobbyist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 27 Aug 2006 00:16:23 +0000
NN wrote:
I always wondered why I run into people who have some machine or
electronics that seem to last forever. What was worst that I never had
a story like that nor could I find a particular brand to buy and have a
story one day.
The old story - you get what you pay for, still holds up!
Examples:
For 15 years ago I bought A Philips "el-saver" light bulb,
you know...those new "fluorescent" tungsten-lamp-replacement-bulbs
that uses neon tubes rather than those tungsten lamps.
This one still works, and I've used it everywhere. Cost me
a pretty penny back then. They used to cost about 30 dollars
just for the "bulb" but for 15 years (and still going strong)
this is a bargain.
People don't understand "quality" today - they only understand
"price - what does it cost today?" nevermind if it works only
a year...just so they get it "half-price!"
Same with video (although most use DVD-recorders today)
I used to pay 1200-2000 dollars for a nice home S-VHS recorder
(usually from some fancy brand like Panasonic) - worked for 10-12
years easy..
Today? Purchased some crappy 200-300 dollar S-vhs recorder from JVC
that looks like a re-born ghetto blaster (more ghetto than blaster)
plastic-form-factor-all-in-one-idiot-design....last 1-2 year and
gets worn out.
Piece of JUNK!
Of course - there are exceptions -
I bought a UNITED DVD player that can
literally take ANY format and ANY region.
Cost me 60 bucks or so...lasted over 4 years...and is
still going strong, so there are no rules without
exceptions.
But yeah - the old rule still goes...you really
DO get what you pay for. Don't ever get fooled into
believing anything else.
MaxWell McHamster - yours in technology as always.
.
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