Nate A

have you tried just putting a movie file on it ? or some pictures ?

boy I'd say they should have made the PSP just a little bigger and use MD media in it and scraped the UMD. emagine a PSP that could also record HiMD ? btw, has anyone plugged their M200 or other MD player/recorder into their PS3 ?

Hey all...well after totally frustrating times w/ Sony on the phone my standard service plan is timed out due to their stalling and now I've gotta use my extended warranty on my mp3 player. so, before I send my player in I was looking on the net to see if anyone has cracked open the back of one of these things to swap the battery ? I know the battery just won't hold a charge, the files are visible when connected via usb and I can get a few moments of screen after I disconnect. after talking w/ extended service the person wouldn't even confirm if they would send the same model replacement which is crazy cause it's still available as far as I know. I don't get why they need to be such jerks about this. life would be so easy with a user replaceable battery.

Hi Bob, so you got the package OK ? I hope your happy with the stuff. I tried to be honest about the condition of the 800. I hope it keeps working.

no problem thanks for looking. I should have mentioned the color

Hi, it's silver, and I have no idea on the shipping, I'll check into it today. thanks.

Hey All... I bought a Sony MP3 player and I haven't been using my minidisc stuff for a while now. I want to check if anyone is interested in any of it. --------------------------------------------------holding for funds------------------------------------------- I have an MZ NHF 800, it's in rough shape but it's playing as I write this so it seems to work ok. I've recorded alot of stuff w/ it over time (at home off the web, never tried recording w/ a mic in the field) some of the button labels have rubbed off, same w/ paint on the corners of the case. the scroll wheel never worked on it. the USB port cover is on there but the rubber is cracked some. the battery cover is held on w/ tape. I do have the right remote w/ radio for it, actually I have 2 remotes, one is newish off ebay and works fine, the other is fussy about turning on the radio. I'll include bolth.I can include a power adapter but it's a generic from Radio Shack. so, overall I'll say it works but no guarantees how long. make an offer. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------------holding for funds----------------------------------------------- MZ-NH1...this guy powers up but won't play a disc. I think it needs a cleaning inside. it's got it's cradle but I can't see any USB cords that fit the socket for it. the cradle will fit a generic power block for charging (6VDC) I do have it's remote too. the battery is good at least as is the remote and cradle. I'll keep looking for the USB cord. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MZ-N1 nice shape overall, I bought it NOS in box so I have all the stuff that comes w/ it as new except the headphones I think. not exactly shure which USB cord goes w/ it. I have the cradle and a power block too but again, not shure which one it came with originally. maybe whoever wants it can help ID the correct cords ? looks like any USB cord will work fine too. I'd be sending the original box and manual, battery side car and remote. now I also have an MZ-M200 in great near new shape. box manual mic. remote...but not shure if I want to sell it. I'm posting it just to see what people offer for it. if I decide to sell I'll need to use it one last time to make shure I have copys of the music I have on disc. lastly ( not shure if I want to sell it either) I have an MZ-E10. it's got the cradle, remote and headphone adaptor. it works fine but has 2 small dents on the back. I mainly have it cause it's such a neat device, it seems too fragile for day to day use. but either way it works fine and the battery still holds a charge fine. fairly rare and really cool unit so I won't sell cheap. not perfect but fully working and complete (aside from original box and paperwork) I have 2 car remotes, RM-MC25C. never used. one RM-MC35ELK remote....not shure which player it goes with. 24- 74 min discs, used various brands/colors. if interested, ask me about disc brands...looks like Fugi Victor and TDK mostly. I'll need to check them to see if I want to transfer any content on the discs before I sell. 9- 80 min discs. 4 big case HiMD discs, the ones w/ a red stripe. bought them here, never used them. they are opend and some were used by the previous owner. 4 HiMD discs w/o case...actually, one is sealed and new for shure. 2 optical cables 17 plastic cases...some are slipcases and some are the type that open like a cassette tape if you know what I mean. I'll include these as desired. I have a pair of Ultimate Ears Super Fi 5 EB headphones...near new in package. they were a gift, I tried them once and repacked them in the original packaging. they go for around $100ish on ebay. they are great but I already have some phones I like fine. these have replacable cords too so they can last a long time. I can email pics but all I have is a 1.3 mega pixel camera for my PSP so the pics will be a bit grainy. if anyone wants to make offers on these things please PM me with offers and I can email pics and we can talk. I don't have much in the way of feedback as a seller cause I don't sell much but I will take pics of the stuff I have as needed. I would probably want to ship via USPS with insurance. thanks for looking -Nate

I use one of those little hand made amps in an altoid box powewrd by a 9 volt. it's just connected with stereo mini jacks. signal out from the headphone jack to the input of the amp, then out to the speakers. works pritty well. iPods don't seem to need the boost. I have a cheap set of Altech Lansing speakers I think were originally marketed for the PS2.

I still have my MD's but I've been using an 8 gb Sony dap for outside the house. it's sooo much smaller and no mechanicals means less chance to get screwed up inside. it sounds pretty good but like the MD players I was using, I still need an amp to get any volume from external speakers like a pair of satellites and sub even though they have an internal amp. I think I'll be transferring my MD's to my comp and selling off my players, discs and all the remotes and cords eventually.

you could buy the RH1, do your transfers and then sell it when your done. keep it all clean and save the packaging so you can sell it as "near mint" as posssible. or, you could record into your comp via line in and Audacity. this would be analoge and take forever though. or, copy the MD's to memory stick and play on a Playstation Portable (PSP) which will play ATRAC files.

yeah, why broken ? hi MD or regular ? what are you willing to pay ?

you can record analog via mic in on your comp with Audacity and then export as MP3...not too tough. only takes the time to listen to the recording.

you could also load the whole album into audacity and export as on MP3 too, right ?

I have Audacity and I'm wondering what the HiMDRenderer will do that Audacity wouldn't do.

Hey all...so I finally got a new computer with USB (gasp !) up until now I've had an NT workstation. so I went and installed Sonic Stage for uploading from my MZM200. I'm not sure if I was given the option but Sonic Stage scanned my drives (win XP) for audio files and now all of XP's beeps and chimes are part of my "library". this is lame cause I can see myself accidentally deleting some of these files. I was looking around and I can't see where I have any options as to where or what my library is. I've uploaded 3 MDLP discs and somehow all the files showed up in my folder "music" that I just have on my desktop. I'm not using the provided "my music" in XP yet but I might later. I much prefer normal folder navigation in my comp. I can't figure out how to get windows sound files out of SS...I looked at deleting them in the SS window but it said "erase from the computer" and that's not what I want. it doesnt seem to be like Winamp where I can just browse to the folders I want. anyone have a clue how to get these windows resources out of "my library" thanks for any help

wrong section ! sorry

I do mean high pressure air. I can definatly se steel dust on the spindle magnet as well as a shred of tobacco on what looks like the worm drive for the eye. seems to me even a closed unit has plenty of holes for dust, mic and line in, USB, outside power, plus I don't use the remote so there's the rest of the remote jack left open when you just headphones alone. it seems to take high pressure air to get the steel dust off the magnet. the magnet is pritty strong. it's hard to get that dust off.... I'd have bought a flash player a while ago but this damn NT computer dosn't support USB so I've recorded all my MD's in analoge. anyway...the NHF800 isn't hooking up with a disk today...sadly having these worked on is too expensive to bother with. I spose I could brave opening them up to look for more dirt

hey all... soooo, heh. I have mentioned this before but I'll say this again, I work in a metal shop and I regularly do a fair ammount of grinding. this makes alot of fine metal dust...duh. the spindle (the thing that grabs the disk) in the MD player is magnetic. I have been carrying an NH1 in my shirt pocket but I have a feeling I may have killed it. I'd had a full day of grinding on a jobsite. I blew the unit out with compressed air after I got back to the shop but it seems like it dosn't want to read a disk now. all I get on the screen is the battery and spinning disk. I brought my NHF800 today and after work I thought I had the same problem (smart ehh ? ) but I did blow it out a bit better. it took a while but it did load and play a himd disc finally. add to all that I had one of them in my lunch bag and after the day I found my powderd gatorade had spilled a bit ( lol...pritty retarded I know but dang it I guess I'm addicted to music in my pocket now) I'm going to stick one in a ziploc bag with a small hole for the headphones now...until I get a flash player I guess. I just feel like a player w/ less holes into the case andno moving parts is best for my work situation. I'll still keep using MD but as soon as I can I gotta get a new computer w/ USB so I can file swap like a normal person. any of you had sucess cleaning the dust from a player ? I have had sucess blowing dust w/ compressed air before after these same symtoms so I don't think it's terminal, but I wonderd if any of you guys have done this or had any other cleaning methods.

ai would DEFANATLY NOT use superglue or similar glues. it will form a white haze on the disc case and probably leave a haze of some kind on the disk. I'd go with epoxy or model kit glue, these MD cases seem to be the same styreen plastic as most model kits are made from. I would think soaking the disc in warm tap water for a while, shaking it out a few times and soaking again would do it. leaving it to dry overnight ?

can not edit ?... did you check the record lock button in the disc ?

I agree, rediculous indeed. I have it now and I remember from my initial searchings this unit has the short headphone adapter w/o the remote if you prefer. it works well w/o the remote but since there's no display, if it stops working you'll need to hook up the remote to see the 'read error' or 'disc error' messages. it's cool but I do feel it'd be a much nicer unit with a stainless steel stamped case rather than the cast magnisium. the added weight woule be fine for the stringth you'd gain. for me anyway. it's so thin you can torque the whole case with very little effort. the sides of the case on mine are pushed in about 1/32" and there's a dent in the back. itseems to play well, but I haven't tested the runtime on the battery.

Psdiao, I just recieved the player I got from the auction I posted. the seller stated "lightly used in perfect condition" heh, it came packaged in a cracker box, literally a saltine cracker box that had been wrapped in brown paper. the player was in an armband case w/ 3 discs and the other accessories stuffed in around it. I've read several people saying the build quality of the E10 is top notch, but now that it's in my hands,I'd say the shell is awfully thin. very easily dented. in fact this "perfect condition" unit has some dents on the back and the front is pushed in somewhat. I did charge it up and it seems to work fine. sounds great really. but it's a very delicate piece of gear imho. I could easily crush it like a pop can, I'd be suprised if I couldn't fold the entire thing in half without any problem. the seller told me he'd like to buy it back if I didn't want it. concidering I bought it for it's beauty more than just because I needed to play some MDLP discs...I dunno, I could send it back. I'd feel ok if I'd spent about $50 on it including shiping but for $90.00 I'd prefer a less "distressed" unit. if I knew someone who could take the case halves off of it so I could flatten the dents, re-finish the surfaces and reassemble it...that'd be great, but I'm a bit scared to do that myself. I guess my point is, if you've wanted one of these but never had one in your hand, they are nice but very delicate...not the inpression I've gotten from most reviews.

no, this is the one I took. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...em=150209489797 if you look at the closing date for the sale, it pre dates my first comment on this thread. my second comment when I posted the link to the current auction, that's the one I pointedout to Psdiao for his concideration. I haven't visited the MD forums for a month or two, I saw this on ebay, took it and figured I'd stop by the forums. I saw Psdiao's thread and commented... this comment : was pointed at YOU, as whenever I surf ebay for MD units I figure you ( and other collectors) are crusing for them too, especially the cool ones. I made the comment with friendly intentions tward you...I see you have quite an inventory which is cool. I have a few myself but I focus on other collections more. are you alternating_bit ? did you get the one from futuretronics @ $150 ?

heh, from your review err... 3 times over ! I'm feeling pritty lucky, I knew as I took the Buy it Now there could be another guy just a few keystrokes behind me looks like I got a pritty good deal too....hopefully. the seller is shipping saturday so I ought to know by wensday or so. I'll never bring this to my work except to show it to the pod people with their bulky lumps. my NH1 is still playing great despite the dusty metal shop I use it in. BR, how do you like that thin Panasonic unit you bought a little while back ? I haven't tryed any non Sony MD units. I still hit that search on ebay too.

here's one for ya, maybe a UK guy will ship to Oz ? http://cgi.ebay.com/Sony-Ultra-Compact-MD-...ksid=p1638.m122 nice one too...original packaging and all.