What does it mean when all of your electronics break at the same time?

Late last year my DV camcorder (Sony PD-100) went to Sony for repair. Four times. It’s probably going back again. At $450 flat fee for repairs, they’re damn well gonna get it right.

Two weeks ago, my Digital camera (Powershot G-1) went to Canon for repair. They fixed it for free, even though it was out of warranty by a month. Yet another reason my next camera will probably be a Canon.

Tonight, the VCR on my desk (JVC sVHS) decides to stop ejecting tapes. It seems like the eject motor or the contact which controls the eject motor has burned out. Even though it’s a fairly good VCR (used for analog capture and dubbing) and I’m sure it would cost more to repair than replace. I’ll probably take it apart to see if I can fix it whenever I get a minute. I doubt that will be anytime soon.