No, it's a good analogy because the hardware is not the problem - Jazz Inmate - Video Asylum

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No, it's a good analogy because the hardware is not the problem

Jazz Inmate

In Reply to: Bad analogy posted by Jack G on April 12, 2008 at 06:15:17:

So companies like Tivo and Sony are incompetent? Why don't you start your own company and bless us all with competent engineering so that we can enjoy technology again.

The computer analogy is perfect because computers rely on software. Software bugs are ubiquitous and proper updates and software support are essential in optimizing hardware performance and offering the right features.

The PS3 has among the lowest failure rates of any hardware ever released. It needed to compete with XBox360, which was issued so prematurely that it had sky high failure rates and could not play either HD format. When it finally offered a $100

No one really cares about BD 2.0, but the PS3 supports that now, too, of course. In fact, there is no BD requirement or spec the PS3 does not support. So the only reason you're still biased against it is because you've been brainwashed over at AVS. Do all the haters there call it the Piss3?

TiVo is a different issue. There is clearly a bug in the code of their current software release that leads to the problems I and others have observed with HD broadcasts. The bug doesn't bother me nearly as much as Tivo's inability to quickly and honestly address the issue and deal with it. TiVo has instead been blaming it on its cable partners and basically pointing fingers everywhere but its own codewriters. Sony's updates for the PS3, on the other hand, have been very impressive.

Never had a problem with any update on the PS3.
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Topic - The necessity of good firmware support - Jazz Inmate 13:20:51 04/10/08 (10)

Is that REALLY better than building it right the first time? - Jack G 05:50:08 04/11/08 (5)

Building implies hardware engineering. I'm talking about software/firmware engineering NT - Jazz Inmate 14:43:56 04/11/08 (4)

Nonsense the same applies to software issues.(nt) - Jack G 16:06:39 04/11/08 (3)

Now you're implying that technology remains static - Jazz Inmate 18:47:48 04/11/08 (2)

Bad analogy - Jack G 06:15:17 04/12/08 (1)

No, it's a good analogy because the hardware is not the problem - Jazz Inmate 21:48:55 04/12/08 (0)

Thanks - late 13:58:08 04/10/08 (0)

Looking Foward To The Firmware - Robertc88 13:45:12 04/10/08 (1)

I can't wait for GTA4 at the end of the month - Jazz Inmate 17:03:39 04/10/08 (0)

Looking Foward To The Firmware - Robertc88 13:44:37 04/10/08 (0)

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No, it's a good analogy because the hardware is not the problem - Jazz Inmate 21:48:55 04/12/08 (0)

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