28-08-2013, 04:47 PM
I've got a Lumix FX 180 and it has been fine, the battery seemed a bit dodgy after a year but now after 3 yrs it appears perfectly OK.
As For Sony I have an ICF7600 (Electrolytic caps all changed) An 8mm cassette recorder EV-C3E, an ICF2001 bought S/H and repaired, TRV8E camcorder, and an MZ-R55 Minidisc recorder (It's batteries are sh£$ and go up the Swanee whether or not they are used). Because I liked it, when it did pack-up, I bought one with a duff screen on the bay and swapped the rest.). My wife has a Sanyo one, the battery lasted longer but there is no way to use external batteries. Also the replacements costs 3x the Sony ones. She also has a Sony walkman headphone W202, Ok up untill now.
My first Sony experience in the 70s was with TV KV1300 the model originally made for the states, with the continuously broken PSU. I eventually built a PSU for it and the whole thing was OK for about 20yrs and was still working when it was binned.
As For Sony I have an ICF7600 (Electrolytic caps all changed) An 8mm cassette recorder EV-C3E, an ICF2001 bought S/H and repaired, TRV8E camcorder, and an MZ-R55 Minidisc recorder (It's batteries are sh£$ and go up the Swanee whether or not they are used). Because I liked it, when it did pack-up, I bought one with a duff screen on the bay and swapped the rest.). My wife has a Sanyo one, the battery lasted longer but there is no way to use external batteries. Also the replacements costs 3x the Sony ones. She also has a Sony walkman headphone W202, Ok up untill now.
My first Sony experience in the 70s was with TV KV1300 the model originally made for the states, with the continuously broken PSU. I eventually built a PSU for it and the whole thing was OK for about 20yrs and was still working when it was binned.
