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For Mic in and line out Eh? Well.. For North America.. What you are looking at currently is the N707 and N1. Those are two Sony MD recorders. The N505 doesn't have mike in. However, in a few weeks / in the coming month.. New MD players should start hitting the shelves.. The main difference on those is that playback of LP tracks (thru Type-S) sounds better. Secondly, some of the higher end models have rechargable batteries, radio remotes. ... derek

Well it depends on what / where you are buying / the usages. Is this your first MD player? Are you importing? Any details would help. ... derek

Hmm. I *think* the remote LAYOUT is the same. But it is a different model. As, it won't beable to display kanji. Furthermore, the earphones *should* be different. I believe the Jap N10 came with the 838 earphones. Usually MD players in Canada come with the crappiest earfones (802 i believe ...?) Also, there might be accessories different. For the N1, i don't believe it came with that little pouch to carry the player. ... derek

Hm, does anyone know if the N910 will be released in USA? Personally, I don't like it. Pros: DSP Type-S 64x NetMD Cons: It is the same machine as R909, except for the Type S and NetMD ... There has been some speculation that the E in NE910 and such means North American release model. I don't know if that works out? But the F in NF810 means FM for FM/AM/TV/Weather Radio Tuner. ... What I think is quite intersting it the *first* Sony Player that has DSP Type-S MZ-E510 ... derek

Also, don't forget that the DR7 has trace back recording. So it allows you to 'store' the first bit of sound. So bascially, recording takes a few seconds for the head to move to the right portion of the disk. During those that small amount of time, you might miss something important. So, trace back recording lets you store that information. Just a little extra feature I guess. Also, the DR7 has 64 hours of max recording time compared to the N10's 52 hours record. ... derek

Whoops. Tmeg is right. N10 is the only recorder with 64x transfer. I misread the Sony Press Release. Also, Type S includes a the "new" type-R SP encoder and a NEW lp DECODER. I am 100% sure on that. I am not aware of the original concept of a frozen decoder that LeLand is refering too.

No, sorry. Edgeman, you must've mis-understood my 3rd question. I *think* that the new line that sony is releasing in North America has the same transfer speed as the N10. Up to 64x in LP4. Sooo, NetMD *should* be faster on the 610 than on the N505. And yes, I personally don't like OpenMG, but there are other programs available to transfer songs. Sonic Stage or, even better, the Nero Trick. And yes, I would have to agree, MD players are OVERPRICED. I don't know if it costs that much to make, or sony is trying to make a profit. I think thats why it didn't 'take off' in the US market. Furthermore, MDs are overpriced in North America. There is a 'tax' on blank media so that it can be used to 'protect recording artists"? I'm not sure what the money is used for, but I know that we're being overcharged. ... derek

Yep. 'Me' is right. Just don't use netMD if you want a Type-R track. And edgeman, do you understand the differences between Type-R and Type-S now? Furthermore, you need to ask yourself a few questions. 1. Do you want a radio on your md player? 2. Do you often use LP2 and LP4 and think that they need to sound better? 3. Do you think transfering a track to md (via NetMD) takes too long? If you answered Yes to any of these questions, i would consider getting the 610. Furthermore, the N505 is a base-end model. I am sure that you would enjoy a non-base model more, as it has more 'cool' functions. I am not 100% familiar with the new 610's features. Perhaps another member can shed more light on it? Tell us what you end up doing. ... derek

Ok, well this is from what I understand. Type R applies ONLY to SP recordings. Type R is a better ENCODER algorithm that makes the sound quality better. However, Type R does not apply with NetMD recordings as NetMD sends SP tracks as uncompressed LP2 quality. Therefore, Type R only works if you are recoding SP without NetMD. Type S includes Type R. Type S has the standard Type R quality for SP but it also makes LP tracks sound better. So, overall, all of your sound will sound better. Type S for LP works on the decoding side, so the source of the recoding does not matter. Also, I am not sure what a TV tuner is doing on an MD player. I think that it just allows you to receive TV signals and hear the audio portion? Please correct me if I am wrong. Furthermore, TV signals are not commonly broadcasted in Canada. Therefore, I seriously doubt that you could pick up many TV 'channels' with the Tuner. Again, I am not 100% familiar with TV tuners so correct me if I am wrong. ... derek