SKDX

Yeah the player itself works perfectly. I have come to the crappy conclusion as well that I simply need a Windows machine for transferring. After having read so many posts on Sony not having suitable drivers for OSX 10.5.5 (only 10.4 and previous) and that its no use even trying... I find it VERY odd that I have had it working in 10.5.5 for a couple months now (since I bought it and first installed Hi-MD MT 2.0). How I got it to work initially and no one else seems to have been able to, I have no idea... I wish I had taken notes or something so that I could have shared it with everyone else in the community running OSX 10.5.5. Oh well, thanks for the advice and I will do exactly that... make myself a little POS windows machine and install SS for transferring. Such is life... Thanks for the response though!!! Take it easy. Sincerely, -SKDX.

Hello, A few months back I purchased a new Sony MZ-M200 and have been very satisfied with it until a few days ago. First, here are my computer specs for transferring MP3 Audio: MacBook Pro Mac OSX v.10.5.5 (latest updates as of 10/27/08) 2.6 Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo USB 2.0 Hi-MD Music Transfer v.2.0 I have not transferred anything using Hi-MD MT in a few weeks but as of today, I can no longer use the app. Anytime previously it had worked perfectly. Now when I connect the player via USB it works fine at first, allowing me to write and read the disk as a partitioned drive, much like an external HD through Finder. But once I run the Hi-MD Music Transfer App now, it automatically Ejects the player/disk so that it is no longer recognized by my computer. Strangely enough; the transfer app still shows the music that is on the disk and while I can delete songs without a problem, once I try and drag a new one into the app for transfer/writing it crashes and closes with an "unexpected quit" error following. If I simply close the app after it has ejected the player/disk from my computer (visibly) without trying to transfer, the player/disk is then re-recognized by my computer and usable as an external HD once more... Then opening the app once more will eject again (over and over again). The last thing to note that I have noticed is that when disconnected from my computer (unrecognized) the player's display constantly blinks all 7 blue circles on the right together in between the two larger ones which stay solid... never seen that. Could that be an display error of some sorts? I tried re-formatting the disk (lost my music now) via the player and no change. Tried re-installing the Hi-MD Music Transfer app from Sony's site and no change. Have not tried a new disk, as I curerntly only have the one Hi-MD disk that came with the player (not sure if that would matter or not). I hope that I have described this issue properly and if not, please ask for clarification. Please, for my own sanity and sustained love of MD-players... Could anyone offer some advice or solutions to this problem? I would be most grateful. Especially if it got my transfer app and player working again. As of now it is useless as a music player otherwise. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND EFFORT! Sincerely, -SKDX.

Thanks for the Reply; But is it OSX 10.5 (leopard) compatible? Are any MD Players OSX 10.5 compatible?

What is the difference between the MZ-M200 & MZ-RH1? I am currently looking to buy a new MD rec/player after many years of having lost my old one. I am interested in the Hi-MD models but can not find anything to differentiate between the Sony MZ-M200 and the Sony MZ-RH1. Could someone please enlighten me to the difference between the two so that I can make a decision on which to purchase. Which is the most recent, which is Mac OSX 10.5 (leopard) compatible and which can play/transfer MP3 format audio files. Thank you for your time and effort as I am new to the scene since their first release almost a decade ago. Any suggestions as to which to purchase or if there may be an alternative choice that I am not aware of would be most appreciated as well. Thank you again, SKDX.

What is the difference between the MZ-M200 & MZ-RH1? I am currently looking to buy a new MD rec/player after many years of having lost my old one. I am interested in the Hi-MD models but can not find anything to differentiate between the Sony MZ-M200 and the Sony MZ-RH1. Could someone please enlighten me to the difference between the two so that I can make a decision on which to purchase. Which is the most recent, which is Mac OSX 10.5 (leopard) compatible and which can play/transfer MP3 format audio files. Thank you for your time and effort as I am new to the scene since their first release almost a decade ago. Any suggestions as to which to purchase or if there may be an alternative choice that I am not aware of would be most appreciated as well. Thank you again, SKDX.

What is the difference between the MZ-M200 & MZ-RH1? I am currently looking to buy a new MD rec/player after many years of having lost my old one. I am interested in the Hi-MD models but can not find anything to differentiate between the Sony MZ-M200 and the Sony MZ-RH1. Could someone please enlighten me to the difference between the two so that I can make a decision on which to purchase. Which is the most recent, which is Mac OSX 10.5 (leopard) compatible and which can play/transfer MP3 format audio files. Thank you for your time and effort as I am new to the scene since their first release almost a decade ago. Any suggestions as to which to purchase or if there may be an alternative choice that I am not aware of would be most appreciated as well. Thank you again, SKDX.

Is the Sony MZ-M200 or any other Sony Hi-MD rec/players compatible with Mac OSX leopard (10.5+)? On all the documentation and user manuals that I have come across I have only read that it is NOT (only with OSX 10.3-10.4).