What's so great about RCA?

[andy]

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[peverett]

I see a possible future parallel with Apple. They are doing great now, but what happens when Steve Jobs is gone. He looks like death warmed over now!

Microsoft is another possible one-they have had absolutely no sucess getting into wireless devices. This is also true of Intel-they keep trying to buy their way into wireless, but with little sucess so far. Of course, PCs will sustain these guys for quite a while yet.

[peverett]

Ford is kind of unique. He was brilliant when he was young but became very stubborn as he got older and almost killed Ford. His grandson, Henry Ford II was the same way, he rescued Ford in the 1950s, but almost killed it in the 70s. So far it appears that Bill Ford is smart-he stepped down and hired a good outsider to run the company.

[rca2000]

Originally Posted by andy

I agree that Sarnoff was the driving force behind RCA. It seems that many companies have lost their way when their leadership changed. RCA started out developing and selling cutting edge technology. First it was radio, then TV, then color TV, then they just coasted for 20 or 30 years and faded away.

I see a lot of parallels with the top Japanese companies now. What has Sony done in the last 20 years apart from video games? They don't even have a worthwhile display technology anymore.

Well...Sony HAS had a LOT of "Duds" over the decades..Lately--AIBO was probably one of their biggest. But They HAVE had ONE "win"" lately--BLu-RaY, was mostly Sonys, after all. And Sony "coasted" on the Trinitron for 30 YEARS!!

[andy]

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[rcaman]

Originally Posted by andy

I agree that Sarnoff was the driving force behind RCA. It seems that many companies have lost their way when their leadership changed. RCA started out developing and selling cutting edge technology. First it was radio, then TV, then color TV, then they just coasted for 20 or 30 years and faded away.

I see a lot of parallels with the top Japanese companies now. What has Sony done in the last 20 years apart from video games? They don't even have a worthwhile display technology anymore.

they have a hell of a 3d tv. and it seems more and more of my tv sets are turning into sony tv,s i use one 32" for my computer monitor absolutey fab color and clairity. and another just waiting to be used. their led sets are awsome also. just my 2 cents worth. steve

[andy]

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[miniman82]

Originally Posted by andy

What has Sony done in the last 20 years apart from video games?

I'm partial to Sony's line of camcorders, the Handycams have always been a favorite of mine. Easy to use, light, long bettery life, feature packed, and the DV cam software is a snap to make/edit videos on the PC. I personally would never buy any other brand when it comes to video equipment, just like I would never buy any other home theater brand than Pioneer, or any old color TV than RCA. I guess I just go with what has worked in the past, and I stick with that.

[andy]

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