Jack4L

Heh, kind of funny that I once again stumble into this forum and find myself reading this topic- and then realize "Oh hey, I posted here!". Stil looking for info on anyone that has tried the CF HD5 mod, 2 years later and I'm still in no hurry though. As for the remotes, there are a lot of compatible Sony remotes. Just look for a Sony Mini Disc player remote and probably all of these will work as long as they have the same plug, since the HD5 basically used the latest and last version of the MD remote. These can be found for a few bucks to at most 20$ on e-bay. The one I have is the RM-MC35ELK which is a "limited edition" remote in Walkman orange- but I don't mind it other models to try looking for are the RM-MC38 which is pretty much identical to the 35 as far as I can tell and RM-MC40 which is a totally different looking remote, with a larger, more easily readable screen and possibly an easier to use volume rocker.

Hmm, well I notice that this is probibly an age old topic and noboy has looked into it, but I thought i'd point out that even if the ribbon is cut, totaly, you can still use the external remote control socket to use the player. If you get the right remote, you even get some better functionality, imo. For example it has the folder forward or folder backwards buttons, that let you use the Item shuffle more intuitivly. Come to an album you dont want to hear? Press folder forward, get to the end of an album and want to hear it again? Press folder backwards. I've personaly bought an extra "Useless" NW-HD5H and a remote at under 20£ and it has worked flawlessly in my backpack, even though the unit was about 2 years old when I got it and i've been using it for some time now. Figure once the 30gb hard drive fails I might try the Compact flash mod again, the way I see it, I dont even need the case anymore, I can make it as big as I want, so long as I can still read the screen. Thinking maybe of doing an Altoid tin mod with a plexiglass window for the screen Ghetto, but cool.