Re: Why does nothing work

In message <6cvnshF433cU1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Enzo Matrix <enzo55@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes

True. That has recently happened to me with a DVD recorder. I bought it
three years ago and it wasn't exactly top of the range then. However, it did
record to almost every format and it read every single disk I put in it. I
bought my father an identical model at the same time. My father's DVDR
ceased to record about six months ago. Mine has lasted longer but has become
very temperamental lately. It will record quite happily in one session.
However, if I take the disk out of the drive and put it straight back in, it
cannot read the disk, even though it formatted the disk itself only a few
minutes before.

So... I've bitten the bullet and bought a new one. It's a Sony and was
actually cheaper than the old Lite-On model. However, as the old one only
cost me about £120 and I got a *lot* of use out of it, I won't complain too
hard.

There was a part of late 70's and early 80's where stuff went on forever. I still have a Toshiba colour TV that I bought in about 1980 that sill works perfectly and I've never had the back off it. Similarly I bought a Mitsubishi top of the range VHS recorder in 1986 that is still going strong in the bedroom and once again has never needed any maintenance.

Now it seems if something lasts 3 years you're lucky. Yes the VHS recorder cost me the equivalent of a months salary, but it's over 20 years old and still giving 100% performance.

--
Edward Cowling "Must Go - The Gimp Just Escaped !!"

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