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whew that's a weight off my back was worried for a bit there and with that price the mz-nh1 is even looking tempting :smile:

Anyone have an idea? Won't be ordering online because in Canada it would be a hassle and would love to grab one so I have a media player to use after lacking one for months. Any luck with the preorders?

d'oh so I hafta choose between getting the radio shows I like or a kickass digital amp?

Does anyone know if this is the only model with it or if the higher end models all have it? Can someone explain the direct benefits of a digital amp to me also please.

So just to be clear: 1. To remove music from the player I will not need to have the original files still on the computer. 2. I do not have to worry about the dumb copyright software only allowing me to burn a certain song three times.

So the Hi-MD players will still have this pesky requirement of only being able to change the media on the device by having the original files still on my computer? Also will it have that unbelievably stupid option where you can only burn a certain song onto it 3 times then it refuses to work anymore?

Yes granted but say I just want media on my MDs so I can free up room to install Starcraft etc... I hate the idea of having to keep gigs of music on my computer simply because Sony requires it to change the files on the MD seems entirely pointless.

Okay that is mildly retarded but also tolerable. However my friend said that to remove music from the MD player you must also have the original music still on the point of origin(computer) to export it or the MD will not allow you to remove the media, is this true? If so that is a major turnoff and a huge hassle for when you need to format or need space on your computer and want to use the MDs to archive.

That makes sense for file transfers. So anything not encoded can easily be transferred from computer to computer? How does the encoding work? My friend who owns a NetMD says that to take encoded music off his MDs he has to have the original media still on his computer, is this true? If so it is a major flaw because I would like to archive my music and then make room on my computer for other stuff or what if I format, etc etc...

Okay I'm pretty new to the scene so bear with. Atm I am looking for a portable music option to replace the wretched cd player. So I was originally comparing NetMD to iPod but happend upon Hi-MD. The merits of MD are certainly there but my big problems are these music formats, software and copyright problems. Now I live in Canada and it has been ruled that legally I am allowed to download music. However I've heard Sony has been a hard ass and won't allow mp3 media on their players and it's a real bitch taking music and files off their players because of the software and needing to have the original media still on your computer. Does this mean that I will not be able to use other software like Nero to bypass it? Will I be unable to use the Hi-MD as a way to help archive or get friends larger files? Please help!