Jobete

Wow. This is almost too bad to be true. I really hope there's some way to upload stuff recorded on the Hi-MD into some usable format on the computer. I totally want to be able to record my band's rehearsals, then take the Hi-MD home and upload it--NOT in real time, 'cause I can do that already! I don't want to have to wait 2 hours to play back the entire practice! And then I want to be able to make CD copies to give to each of the band members so we can practice on our own. But from what I'm hearing, this may not be a possibility. Maybe if Sharp came out with a Hi-MD recorder it would do the trick. You guys can throw down the $300 and let me know if it's worth it for this musician. In case you're wondering, check out movemusic.com to hear my band. It's true that Hi-Mds have a high capacity for music playback, but 1 GB is not that much more than the 700MB on a CD-R. Not worth three times the cost of a Sony CD Walkman, I'd say. Throw us a bone, Sony. With a little meat on it.

Yeah, I bought my D-NE710 last November, and I still love it and use it almost every day, although that may change when I get my hands on the HiMD MZ-NH900. I like to use CD-RWs and make mp3 CDs with 100 to 150 songs on it. I often make ATRAC CDs (usually around 250 to 300 songs), but you need a lot more patience because SonicStage freezes more than Siberian ice trays. But the Discman itself works great, and the battery life is so good that you actually get excited when the battery meter goes down a tick. But HiMD will do everything that this guy can do and more, including fitting in my jeans without pain. But then again, it costs about three times as much, and discs are more expensive. I really can't see any way you'd use them together, if that's what you're asking. But then again, you can't buy a CD at the record store and play it on the way home on an MD player, and you could transfer it from the Discman to the MD recorder, totally bypassing the PC. To sum up, this D-NE710 is my favorite toy, but I'm afraid as soon as I save up enough cash to get me a HiMD, it'll spend more time on my shelf than in my arms.