Smashing a Bissel Carpet Cleaner

This was something that was given to us with the intent to be destroyed. Bissel carpet cleaners are nice for the first year or so that you have and use them, but after that, they just don't seem to work well anymore. This example was completely shot. So, we figured we'd destroy it.
This video was intended to meet 2 goals. (1) to smash the junk carpet cleaner and get rid of it, and (2) to see how tough consumer electronic devices like this really are. Obviously the carpet cleaner had no chance at slowing down the axe. Most of these kind of consumer electronics are junk to be honest. Not all, but most. They really need to up the build quality of these things. You'd think they could, and that they would have a sufficient budget to do so (because after all, these things are NOT cheap - at least in price) but they never seem to want to build things like this with any sense of quality. The big "MADE IN CHINA" notation on the bottom of this unit explains it all.
This video was shot with 3 camcorders, 2 being standard definition 480i, and 1 being high definition 720p. These camcorders consisting of a Panasonic PV-GS320, a Sony DCR-TRV950, and a Sony FDR-AX33. Overall, I think the video turned out OK, it probably would have looked better if I either (1) shot it with all HD camcorders, which I considered, or (2) downscaled the 720p video to 480p to roughly resemble the other footage. I don't like shooting in HD honestly, because all HD is is a pain to render and edit. That reason alone being why I decided against it. Also, you may notice that the 2 standard definition camcorders have better brightness and color in the image. This being a result of both of them being 3CCD (3-chip) camcorders. In a 3 sensor camera, the theory of operation is simple. The camera has 3 separate imaging chips (in the case of the Panasonic PV-GS320, three 800,000 pixel 1/8" CCDs, in terms of the Sony DCR-TRV950, three 1,070,000 pixel 1/4" HAD CCDs) for separate pickup of the primary colors red, blue, and green. After the image travels through the lens assembly, it reaches a dichroic prism which splits the colors evenly among the three chips. This results in a very clean video signal with minimal grain and excellent color reproduction. A 3-chip camera is the closest representation to the human eye when it comes to color pickup.
Anyways, as always, thanks for watching. If you have any suggestions on what we should smash next, drop us a line down in the comments section. Also, tell us what you thought of the video. Should it have been shorter? Longer? Shot in full HD throughout? Or shot in standard definition? Let us know. If you like what you see here at Low Budget Productions, hit that subscribe button. After all, subscriptions are free.