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Early Adopters Experiencing More Bugs?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the cranky-tech-gremlins dept.

As the pressure to push out new technology product continues, early adopters are continuing to experience trouble. A reader wrote to mention a USA Today article about some recent new product problems. From the article: "Philips Electronics revealed Friday that it is recalling 11,800 plasma television sets. The Ambilight TVs were sold in the USA from June 2005 to January 2006 for $3,000 to $5,000. Faulty capacitors inside the sets can spark. Nine incidents have been reported, but retardant material inside the TVs has prevented any fires, spokeswoman Katrina Blauvelt says. The problem is not expected to affect other brands, because it is a part related to Philips' unique Ambilight feature, which casts a colored glow on the wall behind the TV."

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  1. Ambilight! by eldavojohn · · Score: 5, Funny
    Faulty capacitors inside the sets can spark. Nine incidents have been reported, but retardant material inside the TVs has prevented any fires, spokeswoman Katrina Blauvelt says. The problem is not expected to affect other brands, because it is a part related to Philips' unique Ambilight feature, which casts a colored glow on the wall behind the TV.
    I never thought I'd be paying for a multi-thousand dollar TV, but when I picked up the new Philips Ambilight TV and popped in my favorite DVD of Backdraft, I wasn't even aware of the sheer awesomeness that was about to transpire.

    This Ambilight technology is off the hook! Look at that red glow and flame effect it has on my wall! Technology is amazing! Now movies look completely real and vivid. This is the full theatre experience--I'm glad I paid $3k-$5k for this. I don't know how Philips does it but only Ambilight TVs give you the authentic feel like you really are trapped inside a burning building. And look, the flame even gives me third degree burns like a real fire ...
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  2. This just in.... by Wubby · · Score: 3, Funny

    Water is believed by scientists to be wet... Film at eleven!

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  3. No Way by dsginter · · Score: 3, Funny

    I'm running the latest and greatest kernel and it is sta$#&*(

    @$(*&))@#(
    @#)(@$)()@#&(*!*@(!

    NO CARRIER

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    1. Re:No Way by ObsessiveMathsFreak · · Score: 4, Funny

      @$(*&))@#(
      @#)(@$)()@#&(*!*@(!

      Interesting perl script.

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  4. Ambilight? by NoseBag · · Score: 3, Funny

    The problem is not expected to affect other brands, because it is a part related to Philips' unique Ambilight feature, which casts a colored glow on the wall behind the TV.

    Is that colored glow before or after the capacitors blow?

    "It's not a flaw - its a feature!"

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  5. Don't buy any pre 3.0 Microsoft product by wiredog · · Score: 2, Funny

    Right? So this is not a new problem.

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  6. i figured this out years ago... by cyclomedia · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...and am now considering buying an XBOX

    an original one

    not a 360

    and playing Halo

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  7. Re:Yes, it's another dupe. by maxwell+demon · · Score: 2, Funny

    No, it's not a dupe, it's the second version. The first one was found to be too buggy.

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  8. Isn't this obvious? by wayward_son · · Score: 3, Funny

    The early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.