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Well, first off, it was my assumption that you wanted to defrag through Windows, which, given the organization of the disc, is not possible. But yes, I suppose it would be nice if SS offered that option, however without doing too much work, you could it yourself. Otherwise, SS would have to upload the contents of the disc onto the computer, and then wipe the disc clean, in addition to erasing the TOC of the disc.

The assumption is correct. MD recorders decode first and then run it to a D/A. The same goes for any analog signal coming into the recorder. (A/D->Encoder) They could make a direct ATRAC/Analog converter, but it would be a misnomer, since quantisization has to take place before encoding does. (You'd have a ADC in there somewhere. ) ATRAC compresses digital audio signals, hence the reason being.

Well, if you look at a HiMD disc, all the music files are clumped together in large files, not as single files for each song. Even if you did edit a disc a whole lot, the files are still clumped in their own, larger file, so it's not really scattered everywhere. Despite that, I would think that defragging a HiMD disc would put unnecessary stress on the optical block. (And what with these units being first-gen, I wouldn't risk it. )

No. There isn't. They're all black. In regards to this photo, it is a picture of a pre-production unit. Notice the lack of the NH900 badging on the unit. There is only 2 units, both have black LCD screen areas. The silver unit's brushed aluminum front is silver, and the black unit is black. :rasp:

Old set-up: Same set-up with 2004 biancas thrown in: NEW set-up: "Boom Box Set-up" That's about it. I'd take a picture of my C222ES, but it's ugly and not getting used ATM, so there's no point. :rasp:

You forget the rebellious masses that loathe the iPod for being the iPod. That being said, it probably won't compete with the iPod, but it certainly won't be left in the dust.

It hurts my eyes to read his posts. XD But hey, he makes remixes, and from what I hear they're pretty good, so you know, whatever. :happy:

They did actually. Using "Playstation Browser", you were able to connect your NetMD recorder to the PS2, and using a SimpleBurner-esque program, you were able to rip CDs to your NetMD device. Shame it never came to the states though. Here's a game watch page about it. Admin edit: Fixed url.

No kidding! Although, technically I consider myself a Sony whore, the PSP doesn't really amaze me. Granted, I have yet to play with it, but despite some awesome graphics (which did make my jaw drop), it's just a portable Playstation after all. While that may be enough for some, but for someone like myself who craves something different, the DS is awesome. (Again, the lack of current titles is depressing, although Nintendo says that there will be quite a few being released in the next few weeks.) The PSP offers nothing new in a gaming experience. It doesn't make me want to play it. The DS does. (I WILL be buying the PSP when it comes out however, and more or less for the ATRAC/MP3 Memory Card support [i have a 512 Mem Stick Pro ] as well as pretty much everything else the PSP offers with the exception of games. :laugh: )

I doooooooo. :happy: I actually was not going to buy one, but my roomie went and bought his the morning it was released, and I was with him, so after he played it for 2 hours or so, I played it for 2 hours, and I was sold on it. :grin: So about 5 hours after he bought his, I bought mine. :smile: I'm actually very pleased with it. The touch screen isn't as gimmicky as I would've thought, however Nintendo does make an effort of going "LOOK! I'M A TOUCH SCREEN! TOUCH MEEEE!!!!" The Metroid Prime: Hunter demo that came with the unit is very cool, and I really enjoy using one of the control styles, where you use your stylus to control the looking around, much like you use a mouse in any computer FPS. (There's also a thumb-pad like thing attached to the lanyard, and I use that more often, because it's less demanding than using the stylus.) Mario 64 DS is a wonderful game. Of course, Mario 64 was released on the N64 8 years ago, and I played it then, so I had my doubts as to whether or not I wanted to play it now. The touch screen however, makes it a whole new experience. Much like in Metroid, one of the control schemes enables you to use either a stylus or the thumb-pad on the touch screen to control your person's movements, very much like the analog stick on the N64. It takes a bit to get used to, but once you do, it definately gives the game new life. In addition, Mario 64 has some rather cool minigames that you can play, making much use of the touch screen. The few you get in the beginning are very lame, but later on you get some rather cool ones. One game in particular is much like "breakout" I believe it was, where 3 Marios fall to the touch screen, and by tapping them as they fall, you cause them to bouce up and where you tap them, determines in which direction they bounce, all in an effort to land on Shyguys with helicopter propellers on their head (Since they're flying. ) The wireless gaming capability with the DS is pretty darned cool as well. There is a wireless game type called "Single-card download" which enables 4 or so players to play a multiplayer game, however what's nice is it requires only 1 player to have the multiplayer game, and acts as a host, while all the other DSes download from that device. PictoChat is rather useless though, although I imagine some high-schoolers could send each other "secret messages" or somesuch while in class. Wireless range is actually quite great as well. Outside, you can probably be more than 100 feet away from the other DS and still maintain a signal. (Abeit weak.) Indoors, the range is obviously more limited. A little tid-bit about the wireless range, is that my friends and I hang out in front of a ice cream shop to kill time, and there happens to be a GameStop next door. Well, while playing my DS I was able to connect to the other 2 DSes in the store, and surprised the people playing them through PictoChat. :laugh: All it all, it's a much better handheld than I expected, however it's my opinion that it may be a bit too complex for younger users. (Under the age of 11 or so) I have no doubts that it'll hold it's own against the PSP, however that will require Nintendo to release far more games than it's planning currently. (The launch titles were rather sparse as well, which was disappointing.)

pimp Raul Julia (RIP. ) as M. Bison, biatch! /pimp

Yes. Because you are a girl. Girls have cooties. :laugh:

^ Thanks for the restatement. J/K :laugh: Actually, I overlooked the fact that the unit is the D4, and does not even possess Type R, but ATRAC 4.5, so in that case, I believe that there is no difference between real-time, and fast recording modes. (Other, ATRAC Type-R units do as you said obviously.)

this;; is the best reply evar...!!! XD

Well, why don't you make a thread in the site feedback about it? Or would that be considered treason? :laugh: I'm sad to say that neither forum is as great as they once were. (Save for this forum, which was a mess a few years ago as I remember it. Great job on making it 100x better.) It just seems like MD has lost steam with the enthusiasts.

Yes, if you choose to record in SP from a CD, your deck will record in SP. That is the best quality MD can do. However, note that if you choose to dub the MD at greater than 1X, as the D4 can do up to 4X, the deck will use an earlier version of the ATRAC encoder, resulting in results not as good as if you used just 1X. Whether or not you'll be able to hear this degrade in quality is debatable. Try it for yourself and see.

^ Tee hee.

They named it the Universal Media Disc because it can hold more than games. Games, movies, and music, all for playback on the PSP. :grin:

Lots of people are saying this, but really I don't understand why. Sony designed the UMD to be used with the PSP exclusively, yes? If that is the case, then what point is there to have it not be a ROM format? The battery life of the PSP is already pretty terrible, (So people say, I think it's so-so) so what would be the point of having the UMD writeable? As sxc said, it's a ROM format at this point in time, but wouldn't that be logical for the current purposes?

If I could afford it and carry on successful life outside of the United States, then yes. :happy: As it stands neither is possible, so looks like I'll be staying here for awhile. :rasp: But anyways, Bush got elected. It's not the end of the world folks. You can quote me on that. If I'm wrong, no one will be alive to tell me any different.

There you go, mate. Start packing.

What Jadeclaw said. It's audio-only, not MD-Data, and it's only compatible with the Sony VAIO NV series notebooks

I'm as confused as the person above me. I title tracks recorded in SP ALL the time. Granted, they're not recorded on a deck, but that should not be a problem....

The FCCC sucks. :whatever: Despite the fact that I'm currently enrolled at a community college IN California, my college hasn't paid the FCCC to give us the discounts on software, etc. Oh well, there are other ways of getting XP Pro cheaper than MSRP along with getting rid of the validation portion of it.... :happy:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/887811