Christopher

Hello, please take this inquiry to our sister forum, ATRACLife Colloquium.

Andicillo, Audiocubes will probably carry this unit soon. Cheap freight I'm not so sure of, but that's hard to avoid considering it is a full bookshelf.

I consider the HD5 to be strictly music playback oriented -- whereas the Pocket has the vibrant color screen, skins, ability to see album art, and so forth. If you like the bells and whistles along with good music playback capability, get the Pocket. If you want longer battery life and just music playback capability, get the HD5.

It's the catalyst for Sonicstage to work with your MD unit properly. Don't touch it. Make sure you have Sonicstage 3.2, by the by.

sonyslave has made an excellent point - if you already have an ATRAC library, why buy an iPod and use another application for loading music? Having two applications, and therefore two libraries is redundant. One of the great merits of Sonicstage is that it can facilitate numerous Sony devices, making life with your RH10, N10 and hypothetical NW-HD# blissful.

Yeah, the Gallery sucks. A major revamp of the Gallery software will be coming to us soon, along with a new version of Invision Power Board. I think they're at Release Canidate stage..

Welcome to the forums! Excellent write-up, cars. Your contribution is very appreciated.

Done.

People fricking call in with computers that take 15 minutes to restart! I just want to take a baseball bat and..ah, nevermind. Additionally, having me repeat myself every sentence I speak is extremely frustrating and makes me want to get two baseball bats and..oh well.

Yes, please stay safe -- truly one of the worst hurricanes to hit the US in recent times.

FLAC or mp3, it doesn't matter.

Yes, good show. Is this the apex of our success? I hope not.

On Saturday night I decided to go out on a whim and locate a Sony ATRAC HDD player. It has been a long time coming for me to get a high density hard disc drive unit, as Minidisc by no means is an efficient method to play back music. Locating an actual unit was very difficult, as they are seemingly non-existant in the area that I reside - this is not the fault of anyone -- just a byproduct of a commerically strained locale. Why didn't I just wait and purchase it over the Internet? Because when you're me and truly desire something, you get it steadfast before logical reasoning can nullify the craving. Regardless, the first place I visited was Circuit City; the mecca of electronics in Hagerstown (the city in which I reside). Nothing. Funny, because I specifically recall seeing a NW-HD5 not more than a month ago, but the space in which it resided so clearly in my memory was now nothing more than dust. Of course, Apple, Creative, Samsung and even the extinct Rio Karma were all prominently displayed along with some PMP's. I didn't even bother to inquire as the employees there would've looked at me as if I was speaking Swahili. The iPod Mini was sure tempting, but I considered how I'd have to install brand new music management software and conform to a standard that actually makes sense. Furthermore, such a purchase would completely ruin my image as an ATRAC enthusiast and supporter; how credible is an Administrator of an ATRAC/Minidisc forum when he owns an iPod? Onward to Wal-Mart -- all flavors of iPod, Creative and some other no-name DAP's that remind me of the random junk that appears from China and gets mentioned on DAPReview on a lazy news day. At this point the iPod was seriously under consideration as it was becoming incessant. In my delusional mysticism, it was almost a sign that I should just follow the path of the 'One Vehicle' and become a Pod-person. I call Target, the old standby. The conversation was rushed, as the Electronics department attendant was a complete dolt. "Do you have any Sony hard drive music players in stock?" "A what? Sony Playstation?", he muttered. Obviously under the influence of some vice, I play my cards a little easier on the poor fellow. "You know, Sony's competition to the iPod." He immediately perks up, and it's as if he's become enlightened. He says enthusiastically, "No man, we stopped carrying those a few weeks ago. We only have got iPods now." Good show old man, a triple negative. I hang up the phone immediately, not even giving the courtesy to voice my departure. I retreated back to home base tired and defeated. After some reflection, I decided to research the area frantically over the Internet. I only had a hour before most retail stores closed, so the process was now rushed and becoming increasingly frustrating. My girlfriend, chattering about something insignificant, has come to accept this side of me -- a bloodthirsty technology enthusiast with meaningless and ridiculous crusades to satisfy some internal device that is most likely the byproduct of the slight obsessive-compulsive disorder I wield so elegantly. I search like I've never searched before, with a dozen or two Firefox tabs open and all working strong trying to locate a Sony unit in a close proximity. Out of all the places, Sears website comes up and says they have the NW-HD3, NW-HD5, and the full Toshiba Gigabeat line. When did Sears get hip with the times? I search locally, and none of it is in stock; I felt something within, however -- a preminition that my predilection would finally be satisfied. I call my local Sears and after ten minutes of holding the bloke in the Electronics department finds a NW-HD3. It was way above what the price should've been, but I can happily say I own a black NW-HD3; likely the last retail Sony ATRAC HDD unit to be sold in this area for many moons.

Thank you for the information; I shall edit the inital topic accordingly.

Is it choking with that song only, or does it matter which song is it on?

What error do you recieve?

What tells you that you don't have an internet connection? This is our full installer, it doesn't check for a net connection.

Welcome. Download our full installer, here: http://forums.minidisc.org/downloads/details.php?file=21

http://forums.minidisc.org/index.php?showtopic=9083 http://www6.head-fi.org/forums/showthread.php?t=114424

No problems, I hope that it works better than our regular search tool.

It's in regards to the Connect music store, and nothing further.

Why don't you try some long test recordings and see how it fares, optimistic. EasyNT, you should try upgrading to Sonicstage 3.2.

Learn more about this rare, Japanese/Europe only 30GB NW-HD5 unit at Audiocubes (and purchase if you wish): <a href="http://www.audiocubes.com/product/Sony_NW-HD5H_30GB_MP3_Network_Walkman.html?ref=5&affiliate_banner_id=1" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.audiocubes.com/affiliate_show_banner.php?ref=5&affiliate_pbanner_id=1299" border="0" alt="Sony NW-HD5H 30GB MP3 Network Walkman"></a> <a href="http://www.audiocubes.com/product/Sony_NW-HD5H_30GB_MP3_Network_Walkman.html?ref=5&affiliate_banner_id=1" target="_blank">Sony NW-HD5H 30GB MP3 Network Walkman</a> Also, you can purchase a spare NW-HD5 battery at Audiocubes as well: <a href="http://www.audiocubes.com/product/Sony_LIP-880PD-B_Lithium_Ion_Electric_Battery.html?ref=5&affiliate_banner_id=1" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.audiocubes.com/affiliate_show_banner.php?ref=5&affiliate_pbanner_id=1300" border="0" alt="Sony LIP-880PD-B Lithium Ion Electric Battery"></a> <a href="http://www.audiocubes.com/product/Sony_LIP-880PD-B_Lithium_Ion_Electric_Battery.html?ref=5&affiliate_banner_id=1" target="_blank">Sony LIP-880PD-B Lithium Ion Electric Battery</a>

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..and quite expensive. I heard that the difference between the D66 and D77's is not worth the difference in price from a few users.