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On Wed, 30 Jan 2008 22:43:40 -0500, "Eisboch"
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Yes, the PS3 playes regular DVDs and CDs. Tell your daughter to
make
sure she has the latest update to the PS3 OS. You have to connect
it
to the internet and let it update itself. I know one of the
updates
dealt with giving the BluRay player more capability to deal with
newer
discs.

Steve


Thank you and I'll tell her. As for me, they can take their
internet
updates and shove 'em.

Well, you don't ever have to update if you don't want to. As for
me,
I'm just glad someone's workin on giving me new capabilities and
fixes
after I buy something, for free.

Steve

In my mind the problem is that lots of hardware/software is foisted on
the
public before it's ready for prime time. The theory being that the
public
can just do the beta testing whether they like it or not.

One of the biggest offenders in my little world is DishNetwork. They
constantly install "updates" to the receivers that create new
problems.

Just like anything else, the ability to do updates can certainly be
abused. You don't have to be a beta tester if you don't want to be.
Just don't be an early adopter.

Steve

Early adopter, I've been a Dish customer for over ten years.

You've used the same receiver for over 10 years? I'm pretty sure that
if you had, the frequency of updates would decrease as the years go
by. But not being intimately familiar with Dish Network, I can't say.
That's too new of a technology for me. lol

Steve

Over the ten years I've had three versions of their receivers. It seems
like biggest problem comes when they try to add new features and screw
something up that in the past worked just fine.

Poor QA, minimal beta testing if any, let the customer weed out the
problems
and we'll fix 'em later.

Ah, ok. Well if you don't want to be a beta tester, stick with the
receiver that's gone through the update cycle and is working. When
you switch to the latest receiver, that's being an early adopter in
the Dish Network world. Same thing as when you want the latest, just
released smartphone even though cellphones have been around for years.

Steve

You don't get it. The "update cycles" are never complete. None of three
receiver models I had have been the "latest and greatest". They were all on
the market at least a year before I had them.

You think it's OK for the consumer to be the beta tester, sorry I do not
agree.