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New Hi-md's support mp3 .... super sexy players

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Winged Creature

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MZRH10.jpg
MZRH910.jpg
MZRH710.jpg


http://www.mdcenter.nl/redirect.php?file=http://www.mdcenter.nl/forums/viewtopic.php?t=1209


Holy shit these look good, i want one now :D
 
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rc213

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How dare Sony plaster Walkman all over these things! WHERE'S MY RADIO TUNER! ARGH!

No Sale....







They look sweet though.
 
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tedtropy

$50/hour, but no kissing on the lips and colors must be pre-separated
I can't decide which of the top two I like more. That 'stealth' LCD is damn sweet, but I really like the granite look of the right one. Damn you, Sony. Damn you up the ass!
 
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Blackcherry

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Mini-Disc with mp3 compatibility...Finally!! My first MD is gonna be one of those 3

-Its still one AAA battery we talking about right?
 
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Winged Creature

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well you have to realise that the hi-md is meant more for recording, the added mp3 playback makes it a good player now rather then a mediocre one. The sound quality of recordings and playback is second to none on the Hi-MD, yes i know im a MD whore
 
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Shogmaster

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Winged Creature said:
well you have to realise that the hi-md is meant more for recording, the added mp3 playback makes it a good player now rather then a mediocre one. The sound quality of recordings and playback is second to none on the Hi-MD, yes i know im a MD whore
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Is it a professional quality recording device with proper input for microphones? Is it limited to ATRAC format for recording compression?
 
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Winged Creature

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Shogmaster said:
Is it a professional quality recording device with proper input for microphones? Is it limited to ATRAC format for recording compression?
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It has an opitcal in and a mic in.ATRAC isnt the only recording type it also supports 16 bit linear PCM at 44.1khz ( true cd quality) for recording and playback, i dunno if it can record to mp3 though, i doubt it
 
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Shogmaster

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Winged Creature said:
It has an opitcal in and a mic in.ATRAC isnt the only recording type it also supports 16 bit linear PCM at 44.1khz ( true cd quality) for recording and playback, i dunno if it can record to mp3 though, i doubt it
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Alrighty then. Great portable recorder it is! I guess the high prices are justified.
 
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Teknopathetic

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"Is it a professional quality recording device with proper input for microphones? Is it limited to ATRAC format for recording compression?"

Yes Many people use MDs for recording. I did a voice over for the local NPR station and I was surprised when the guy pulled out a MD + Mic for recording. MDs sound quality is top notch. The voice recorder on those little MP3 players is nowhere *near* the same as a MD + a pro-grade mic.
 
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Blackcherry

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I don't get it. Why there still not on the market an mini-DVDRW (CD-RW too) player in a protective case? That would rock badly and cheap too
 
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aoi tsuki

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i really wish Sony would stop shoehorning the JogDial into their products. They did the same thing with the Clies until the end, and finally introduced left and right buttons (like on the one of their three last models released in the US. Pocket PCs and later Palms had the more functional 5-way navigation, while Sony stuck with JogDial. It was good for it's time, but it's outdated.

The RH10 looks great, but the buttons and the JogDial and its bevel kill the smooth front and reduce effect of the sleek OLED, which was ripped from the . i'd love to see that type of display on an Hi-MD player, with an inline scroll wheel like the iPod's, or even the RH710's functional wheel. And where's the remotes?

Hopefully this means we'll see a new line of Network Walkmans, and a reduction in price of the older NWs. With a 20GB hard drive and a 30-hour playback time as it's only saving grace, the NW-HD3s are way overpriced.

NWHD3RED.jpg

NW-HD3 in red

Edit: Just realized the NW-HD3s were released only a month or so ago. There probably won't be any more NWs announced until early fall. :(
 
D

Defensor

Mistaken iRobbery!
I really want to buy one of those Sony NW-HD3 players since now they support MP3. But, I pending for some reviews of this before I take the plunge.
 
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acklame

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The 'stealth' lcd one is hot.
NW-HD3 looks good too.

But I'm currently blowing my money on psp....so maybe sometimes later.
 
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Fresh Prince

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aoi tsuki said:
i really wish Sony would stop shoehorning the JogDial into their products. They did the same thing with the Clies until the end, and finally introduced left and right buttons (like on the one of their three last models released in the US. Pocket PCs and later Palms had the more functional 5-way navigation, while Sony stuck with JogDial. It was good for it's time, but it's outdated.

The RH10 looks great, but the buttons and the JogDial and its bevel kill the smooth front and reduce effect of the sleek OLED, which was ripped from the . i'd love to see that type of display on an Hi-MD player, with an inline scroll wheel like the iPod's, or even the RH710's functional wheel. And where's the remotes?

Hopefully this means we'll see a new line of Network Walkmans, and a reduction in price of the older NWs. With a 20GB hard drive and a 30-hour playback time as it's only saving grace, the NW-HD3s are way overpriced.

NWHD3RED.jpg

NW-HD3 in red

Edit: Just realized the NW-HD3s were released only a month or so ago. There probably won't be any more NWs announced until early fall. :(
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Some minimilast news on that front
http://www.businessworld.ie/livenews.htm?a=1111205;s=rollingnews.htm
Late 2005\Eary 2006 it seems
 
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aoi tsuki

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Fresh Prince said:
Some minimilast news on that front
http://www.businessworld.ie/livenews.htm?a=1111205;s=rollingnews.htm
Late 2005\Eary 2006 it seems
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Yeah, i just finished reading a 26-page thread on Head-Fi about the NW-HD3 and found a link to that article. Sony's been making incremental steps to get back into the portable music game with their MD and NW lines, and i think some usability improvements along with better retail penetration could really give them a competitor to the iPod. i'd really like to see what these new units offer, and hope they improve on SorryStage, which is the weakest link at the moment. i also hope they get on the ball with firmware updates.
 
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maharg

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some site said:
Capable of storing audio, video and data files on your HI-MD disc (Word, Powerpoint, ATRAC, MP3, JPEG, MPEG, etc)
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Does this mean they act as a usbmass device now? Man, I have to get one of these. This seems like everything MD should have been a few years ago.

Only thing I'd like is support for more formats. Ogg Vorbis, for example.
 
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calder

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Oh man those are sexy - to me Sony MD have always been by far the most aesthetically pleasing portable media devices. I actually pulled my ancient MZ-R37 out of retirement in the junk drawer yesterday and it brought back all my MD love. I was wishing I had a new player... and now with MP3 support it looks so damn appealing.

I still love seeing news conferences of sporting interviews in the locker room and noticing all the MD players being used to record them. For a while I'd always see at least a couple of R37s in an interview scrum after a hockey game.
 
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DarienA

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Let me also chime in like others to say yeah that stealth LCD one is pretty hot looking.
 
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Fresh Prince

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M5 (the M3's successor) does have a screen. The new iRiver models (in 20 and 40Gb) models should be out later in the year and the new Rio should be out too. Looks like Sony will have it's hands full not just with Apple. Maybe a stragey of consolidationg heavy losses is the way to go :D r make be a 5/10Gb mp3 phone SONY.
 
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Ghost

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After using the M3 i cant see why anyone would need a screen on the unit (for music) unless they use their MP3 player at a desk (id just be using my PC if that were the case). Whenever im on the move the player stays on my belt and i can still see exactly whats playing through the remote thats clipped to the inside of my jacket. I've never even touched the controls on the player (other than to flick the switch to lock them).

Uh, no.
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Get something that doesnt do everything you want then i guess.




Anyway, sorry to derail the thread.


On topic, how do the stealth LCD screens work?
 
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maharg

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Ghost said:
Get something that doesnt do everything you want then i guess.
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Does it have cheap removable storage media with a high capacity? Not to mention the top notch recording an md player typically has?

Just because I didn't list the things that I like about MD when I was saying what would make me like it better doesn't mean that I didn't like them.

Ghost said:
On topic, how do the stealth LCD screens work?
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Someone in the thread said OLED, which makes sense. OLEDs don't need back lighting or a reflective surface to be visible since they actually emit light.
 
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The Take Out Bandit

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Wait a minute, so does this mean Mac users can just plug and dump MP3's to the player like a removable drive?

That's the one aspect of MD that has forever nagged me. Lack of Mac support.

I know, minority in a minority - but it would be nice to stick with MD as I use it to record radio programs. :/
 
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aoi tsuki

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Ghost said:
After using the M3 i cant see why anyone would need a screen on the unit (for music) unless they use their MP3 player at a desk (id just be using my PC if that were the case). Whenever im on the move the player stays on my belt and i can still see exactly whats playing through the remote thats clipped to the inside of my jacket. I've never even touched the controls on the player (other than to flick the switch to lock them).



Get something that doesnt do everything you want then i guess.




Anyway, sorry to derail the thread.


On topic, how do the stealth LCD screens work?
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A unit with a display and an optional remote is more flexible than one with the display only on the remote. i prefer to have this flexibility, even if it means buying the remote separately. Remote cords can be a hassle and remotes in general attract attention, especially in the summer when i can't wear a jacket to conceal them.

i'm glad you posted the M3 though. It's a slick model that beats the Sony NW-HD3 in price and features and if i weren't stuck on getting a unit with a display, i'd probably be watching for deals on it. i'll keep an eye out for the M5.
 
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