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[Hurricane_Chris]

HD or MD music player -- that is the question?
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[Teknopathetic]

Matching remote...:drool:.


I *will* have one.

 

[WasabiKing]

!!!

That carbon colored one is sexay

 

[aoi tsuki]

Hi-MD... photo?! Wow, i'm glad to see Sony's really trying with the MD brand. They're really embracing using the format for data now.

Depite the bulk and lack of sleekness in the units i'm really tempted to buy one.

Edit: 1.3 megapixels. Not a bad start, but 2MP would've been nice.

 

[Teknopathetic]

a Hi-MD camera would be the cheapest way to get shit-tons of photos on one piece of media. 1gb for 7 bucks? That's *ridiculous*.

 

[calder]

I want a Hi-MD so bad, but if I get a PSP I can't justify it... gah.

 

[neptunes]

looks good

 

[Draff]

I want a Hi-MD so bad, but if I get a PSP I can't justify it... gah.

Ditto.
It's only time before there's a larger screen and video recording.

 

[Outdoor Miner]

OMG the black one! Argggh, i just can't justify getting this AND and a PSP. But I want it!

Perhaps there is some way, mwahaha.

 

[neptunes]

 

[acklame]

omg it has a camera!?!

 

[aoi tsuki]

Official Sony PR:
http://news.sel.sony.com/pressrelease/5658

MZ-DH10P Hi-MD Walkman Digital Music Player

Taking MiniDisc to new heights, the MZ-DH10P model is the first Hi-MD™ Walkman player with the added benefit of a built-in camera and color LCD screen.

A 1.3 megapixel digital still camera (1280 x 960) with 4x digital zoom is incorporated into the unit, so visuals can be added to complement the music. A customized slide show with simultaneous music play back is viewable on the LCD and as an added bonus, album and cover art can be linked to the music and also be displayed. Images can be stored on MiniDisc media and reviewed, moved or deleted using the 1.5-inch color TFT LCD. The MZ-DH10P comes supplied with a charging cradle and will be available in May for about $500.

About what i expected pricewise, until i realized that the DH10P doesn't have a line-in. Ouch. If it wasn't Sony, i'd say they were crazy to ask that much, but... It's a Sony.

 

[Teknopathetic]

Gah, only 1.3mp kills that for me. I'll just stick with the RH10.

 

[Winged Creature]

Holy fuck!

i heart sony, and i want one of these

 

[AzN_F15h]

how much and when is it coming out??!?!?

 

[Teknopathetic]

April for the RH10 (the sleek Hi-MDs with the matching remotes, etc.) 300$, April for the RH910 200$.

and the Camera Hi-MD is May, 500$

 

[Defensor]

Now that's what I'm talking about! Hi-MD blanks for only $7 doesn't break the bank

 

[VPhys]

Does it play mp3s?

 

[acklame]

Does it play mp3s?

it plays mp3, atrac, wmv, wav

 

[aoi tsuki]

Does it play mp3s?

IIRC, the RH10 (the one with the matching remotes) is the only one that plays MP3 "natively". They're still wrapped in an OMG wrapper, but they're not transcoded, so you won't lose quality or incur longer transfer times. Given the choice of colors and the slidk OEL display, it's likely that i'll upgrade to this over my failing N10.

It really sucks that they don't bundle the MC-40ELK remote with these. Hopefully, they'll start carrying these in the US.

The three-line, six-character (twelve in half character mode) MC40ELK remote, $80 plus shipping from Audiocubes.com

it plays mp3, atrac, wmv, wav

The 2005 Hi-MD players play back both MP3 and ATRAC3® audio files, in addition to supporting WMA and WAV formats.

No WMV support. "Supporting" WMA and WAV files likely means that the files are transcoded to ATRAC3plus.

 

[acklame]

urrr, i guess i read it wrong.

does wma = windows media audio?

 

[aoi tsuki]

urrr, i guess i read it wrong.

does wma = windows media audio?

Yup. Aside from the MZ-DH10P, there's no screen to properly display photos or videos. You can, however, connect a HiMD to a computer and use it as a mass storage device (like an iPod), then transfer those tracks to another computer.