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I think Pedotronic is asking if he can store MP3s in their native format on MD, and of course the answer to that is no. Pedotronic, you'll first have to convert your MP3s and WMAs to the native Atrac MD format, either by running through the OpenMG sorryware and the USB connection or in realtime via your computer's sound card outputs and a regular analog line connection.

Just wonderin' how many of you have gone "all the way" and have put an in-dash MD or MD changer in your car in addition to having your portable or home deck...

You can order one direct from Sony at (877) 865-SONY(7669), or through the Sony website. The website lists the following: INSTR MAN,MDX-C8900 98 EN 386403011 $ 5.00 You can get a Service Manual from them too, if you're so inclined, but the website didn't list it. Good luck.

My apologies. You are absolutely correct! Now it's only a deororized armpit! :wink: There probably are more MD users in Phoenix than one would surmise, but not really having a public transit system here that anyone uses, you don't see them.

NT does not support USB in any way, shape or form. It's a dinosaur of an O/S.

...when I'm out and about and see someone else using MD. The format seems to be unheard of here in Phoenix, but since this is the armpit of the southwest I'm not really too surprised. Used to see guys carrying portable MD units pretty regularly when I lived in San Francisco, and I got a real rush when in Portland recently waiting for a bus, and one of my fellow riders pulled one from his backpack. Was just wondering how often visitors to this board see other people using MD out in the real world...

Does this mean that those of us without microphone inputs can buy a "powered" mic and use our line inputs? Just curious, as I was very disappointed that my MZ-S1 had no dedicated mic inputs.

My mistake. Didn't read carefully enough! :oops:

Minidisco sells 'em: http://www.minidisco.com/minispecs/flipcase.html

I'm beginning to think that Sony has omitted certain features that were available on older machines to better control their music business content (i.e. no optical outs on certain models) as well as force existing MD owners to upgrade. I was going to eBay my old MDS-JE630 (doesn't do LP2/4) until I started looking at the newer decks and realized they didn't have half the features my old deck did. Nah...I'll hold onto the 630 until it dies.

44 and counting...

The Sony decks I've used do not have track mark buttons. Maybe some other brand does, but I've yet to see them on Sonys.

Here's a question that I've been pondering since I got involved in minidisc two years ago: why is there no operational consistency between portables, decks, and car machines? Specifically, why do portables need the "End Search" and "Track Mark" buttons, whereas the home decks seem to do just fine without them? And why are car players set on continual entire-disk-repeat? I've owned Sony and Kenwood car players, and both brands insist on replaying the entire disk (even though repeat is OFF) unless you physically pop the disk out at the end. If portables and home decks can stop playing at the end of a disk, why can't the blasted car players? :x