VAIO Quality ... a myth ???

[phenice]

Hi buddies,

I dont know if I am particularly unlucky, but as I bought my A217M a couple of weeks ago, I am already experiencing some bad results with it :

1) I tried to connect my Vaio to a TV, and I finally found a on forum the specifications of the link I needed to have this operation done. I cannot imagine reading a 200 pages documentation to find the reference of that link !!! furthermore, that link is not included in the cardboard !!! please Sony give me a very good reason for that but the cost !!! Hopefully (or by luck ???) It worked at the first try.

2) I tried to connect to a wifi spot in my favorite Pub close to my place, and spent half the day without any result : The VAIO didn t see the spot at any time (for the jokers, YES I did switch on the button)

3) Yesterday I was working with a CD-R and after few hours I had to switch to another CD-R which my VAIO considered unreadable. I tested that CD-R on my Station and it works perfectly. I tried to read different kind of CDs and DVD, and it seems finally that I can only read DVDs and DVD-R and no CD or CD-R any more ... what's going wrong with this 2.000 ¿ Device ???

Finally, I am really thinking of going back to the retailer, fortunately not a Sony retailer, and ask for a voucher or a credit note to finally buy a true Notebook ... I cannot imagine to work with a computer worth 2000¿ which fails every 5 days and which problems take me more time than I use the device itself !!!

PhEn @ Paris, France.

[johnpgreenan]

What brand of CD-R, I had trouble with cheap brands

Was your network settings set to Infrastructure or Ad-hoc?.

[phenice]

CD-R brand = Memorex and Verbatim (not cheap at all)

for remote network, well I followed exactly the instructions, and we even tried to change the configuration of the spot itself. It appears that the detection flashes a message saying that a network was detecting but the system is finally unable to identify any connection available. I dont understand what you say about infrastructure or ad-hoc for the network conf. I'd just say that it works perfectly with bluetooth.

I am very disappointed, because I like Sony stuffs and I have a PS2 and I just bought a Headset MDR-V700 (mixing purpose) which are good devices overall.

PhEn.

[kee-lo_]

You need a Sony VMC20FR AV Cable

[phenice]

Thx Kee-Lo, but regarding the link, I fixed this matter with a lot of searches which I shouldnt have had to do in fact.

By the way, is it possible to acquire analogic video sources (VCR for example) with that cable and through that plug ?

Anyway, my problem right now is that the DVD D56A doesnt read CD or CD-R RW any more. And the Wifi is still out of order. Even my very early Amstrad worked better !!!

PhEn.

[kee-lo_]

Yes it will capture analogue signals.

As for the CD, have you tried different software?

[robpaxton]

Yes it will capture analogue signals.

But not with the A217M notebook.

[kee-lo_]

LOL see I'm so much inside the RA world.....

[William]

Hi Phenice,

Although I am not always Sony's biggest fan from reading your post you do not have any physical problems with your Vaio.

I take the point that you felt the required cable (for your purposes) was not included but this is the norm whether you buy a Vaio or a DVD player.

Hopefully when you get everything set up and working with wireless it will become apparent that it was just a configuration issue.

I would expect that you would have the same or other similar issues with whichever manufacturer you purchased from.

William

[nemo66]

1.Memorex (imho) are bad media (i got many nuts out of a 50 box)
2.DID U USE THE SWITCH? (for WiFi) :smileygrin:
3.Do u "parlez vous francaise?"
4.Well....reading some PC-Mags would help....complaining about nonexistent technical abilitys on your side would not help for sure.
5.U ask for help...give more information and u will get helped.
6.Don´t blame SONY, if it not works for u , give it back and buy a noname....cheap,ugly...but WORKING (even with Memorex):smileytongue:

7. Oh....there´s no 7....