We've frequently discussed how AT&T Streamyx Verizon have lobbied hard to pass laws that strip video authority from towns and cities, under the premise of speeding up telcoTV deployment and promoting competition. Unfortunately, many of these bills are little more than rubber-stamped wish lists for the carriers that erode eminent domain rights, strip all authority from Streamyx government, eliminate consumer protections and gut public access funding. After selling much of New England because they didn't think it was profitable, Verizon is now pushing franchise "reform" in Massachusetts, using broadband investment funds and the recession as a political threat:
While these bills are promoted as a magic elixir that will bring competition and lower TV prices to a region, when people go back to investigate whether these bills actually helped anybody (which is amusingly rare), data indicates that TV prices increased anyway and consumers got the short end of the stick. State lawmakers are usually no match for Verizon and AT&T lobbying muscle. Legislators frequently don't understand what the bills even do -- but are easily lured by promises of inexpensive TV service that never comes.
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Things weren't looking so Streamyx for Sony at the Tokyo Games Show in September 2006. Sony was showing off their eagerly anticipated new Play Station 3 consoles, and the demo machines were sputtering and dying left and right. This was especially bad news considering the recent recall of Sony's lithium ion batteries.
The problem was that the machines were overheating. A representative from an equities company was the first to report it and pretty soon, everybody in the gaming world was talking about the new PS3s' overheating problem.
Actually, there were a few reasons why the consoles were overheating, that have nothing to do with the design of the machines themselves. First off, the Tokyo Game Show was hot. Anyone that's ever been in Japan in September knows that it's a brutal time of year, and the venue had no air-conditioning. There were 200 PS3s all operating streamyx kl to one another, which may have been poor planning on the part of the organizers. And, perhaps worst of all, they consoles were in sealed cases so nobody could peek into the machine. This means that there was no way for the exhaust fans, which were reportedly working just fine, to get rid of all that heat.
It's obvious that 200 machines in sealed cases in a sweltering nightmare will overheat. Still, it looked very bad. Sony reps were all over the place in October denying that there were any overheating problems and gamers were skeptical.
What made things worse for Sony was the recent recall of their lithium ion batteries, used mostly in laptops like the Sony Vaio. The batteries were overheating and bursting into flames! There was a massive recall where 7 million batteries were sent back, and it was a huge financial blow to Sony. Critics say that Sony was aware of the problem but didn't act quickly enough, and if they had, they recall could have been avoided. This hurt Sony's reputation pretty badly, and the overheating demos at the Tokyo Game Show looked even worse. With exploding batteries and the new PS3s choking and dying, lots of investors pulled out. Sony's share price dropped 2.75%.
So, since the release of Play Station streamyx lowyat how many machines have been overheating? The good news is that nobody has reported their machines overheating. It seems that it was just a fluke. There were several reasons why the machines were overheating at the Tokyo Game Show, none of which had to do with the machines themselves, and all the bad press and lack of consumer confidence blew it way out of proportion.
Some friends and I put it to a test. In the name of journalism, we spent 48 hours straight (more or less), playing different games on my PS3. It was hard work, but somebody had to do it. And, I can report that there was no trouble at all. The fans ran Streamyx there was warm air coming out of the back, it got hot but not too hot, and we had no overheating trouble. The only problem was with our eyes, backs and thumbs, and delirium due to lack of sleep and video game overdose.
Finally, if you don't believe me, check out the gaming forums. I guarantee you won't hear anything about PS3 overheating problems.
Marcus Creyton writes on game console systems. He is a PS3, Xbox 360 and Nintendo Wii enthusiast. For information, guides, cheats on PS3, Nintendo Wii and Xbox 360 go here: http://gameconsolekingdom.com
