 "Mini Disc-Awesome" | 2009-10-22 |
| - Reviewed By User: A1C454WFZTE6L7 |
Almost everybody I know either has an Ipod or MP3 player. Mini-Disc seems to just fly by and doesn't get a lot of attention these days. But you know what, thanks to Sony, I was able to find a portable music player that I can live with. Took me about 5 days to received my Sony MZ-NE410 Net MD. Seems like everyone hates the Sonicstage application that came with it (because of the check-in and check-out thingy). I Didn't want to take a chance so I downloaded the newest version and didn't see any of that crap that they were talking about. Also I was able to drag and drop, no problemo there. I'd transfered about 39 songs @ LP2 and only took me about 15 minutes or less. The battery was still full after all that. Maybe cause I was using a 2.8 Ghz system running on Vista. I suppose if your system can encode faster than you won't have to wait so long.
The bad part of this Net-MD is that you cannot tranfer back any song, but you can delete it through the Sonicstage application. There's no editing on the Net-MD and you can only do that from the PC side. Too bad this style doesn't have a backlight or a mic, which is why I'm giving it just a four star.
The best part was the battery life. It's freakin long. Just remember to bring a couple Discs. You may run out of songs before your battery do. I'm planning on getting another one; Sony MZNH600D Hi-MD MiniDisc Walkman, which can hold more songs and is powered thru the USB when connected to the PC. If you're looking to record look for one that has a mic/mic line. If you just need to listen than this one is great for you.
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| "Dead format still sounds great to me" | 2009-09-26 |
| - Reviewed By scifivids4sale |
I purchased this unit in September of 2009.
The first thing you need to do is download the latest software from Sony's support site and SimpleBurner 2, which is easy enough to find on a Google search. Take note, there are no 64 bit drivers for this device. If you are using a 64 bit OS, consider using VMWare Workstation to use it. It will not work using Windows 7's XP mode.
I mainly use this for listening to recordings made with a JE440 Sony Hi Fi MD deck, and I mainly use that to record Vinyl LP's. It sounds fantastic, the battery life for playing discs is incredible, and conveniently takes only one AA battery. When loading music onto it either via SonicStage of SimpleBurner, the battery will drain much quicker.
If your idea is to use this strictly as an MP3 player, I would look elsewhere. 1GB Sansa flash players can be had as cheap as $12 if you buy at the right place at the right time. MiniDiscs, however, offer a versatility flash players cannot, and the sound achieved with this unit is much better than any MP3 portable I've heard, even the Zune, which sounds far better than any iPod, IMHO.
The display screen offers only the most bare details and is a nightmare to read, no matter what light you're in. The only real gripe I have with this is it's hard to see the battery life indicator most times.
Also not, this unit is only a NetMD loader and player, uses only USB, and cannot record via TOSLink, Line In, or MIC. The USB is the only input on this device. |
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| "It's a great product for the price." | 2009-08-18 |
| - Reviewed By User: AHEJVRMYQ0CMN |
| Very satisfied with this order. It may not be the latest in MP3s but it does more than what I needed in an inexpensive way. |
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| "Why Discontinue?" | 2009-04-06 |
| - Reviewed By User: A12OI04O9JS1MI |
| Great transformation from CD's. Wish there was a connection from this MD player to your head unit in the car, since they don't make MD Receivers for cars. |
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| "Good Player" | 2009-03-18 |
| - Reviewed By User: AMGMJGWV4EOUM |
I bought this minidisc player several years ago and ended up putting it in a drawer because the "sonic stage" software that came with the unit was beyond bad. It was virtually unusable.
Well, Sony has made vast improvements to "sonic stage". The 4.3 version is actually easy to use. According to Sony and some of the other people who have reviewed this unit it is also possible to use Real One Player (real network) to create discs for this player. I tried to use it and was never able to access the required plugin. Real network support tried to help but they were not able to figure out why I could not get real player to work with this unit. No matter. As I said "sonic stage" 4.3 is easy to use and is readily available on Sony's website.
And while this player will not store several GB's of music (like my Sandisk does) the discs it uses each hold several hours of music and plays them using one standard AA battery. There is something wonderful to be said for a minidisc player that runs for a long time on easily obtained, replaceable (I use rechargeable) batteries as opposed to players whose batteries are built in and have to be recharged while rendering the unit useless until recharging is complete. Let's hear it for simple, old school technology!
And I like being able to simply change discs to change what I am listening to. I don't have to hunt through a long menu of what's stored on my player to find something different. I still like my Sandisk but Sony's new software has taken this player out of the drawer and put it back into my pocket.
I would recommend this unit for anyone looking for something inexpensive, easy to use, and easy to "power" (those standard AA's are great). Media for this unit, MD 80s, are still very available, reasonably priced and they are reusable. I prefer Sony discs but Memorex media is also good. |
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| "Sony Mini Disc recorder" | 2009-03-06 |
| - Reviewed By User: A165Z7VN3WDOS0 |
I am still working the MD and I am very pleased with the way I cam create dick and not have to worry about others in my office using my music anymore because I am the only one who has one and that makes it great. I will be buying another soon just in case I need it. it can never hurt to have a backup. just like my office , everything is always being backed up.
thank You
Phil Murphy |
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