darryl_bartlett

Just wanted to say a quick thanks for your replys. Very much appreciated and very helpful. Just need the 900 to be released now!!! Hopefully, the latest rumours of it being early August holds true.

Hi everybody. I have just started to get excited about the Hi-MD player technology. No matter what, I have decided to get the MZ-NH900 model - when they are finally available in the UK!!! I have a few very simple questions from a very simple person!!! The first is in November I am going on holiday to America for two weeks and would like to take my player with me. One thing I would like to do while I am in America is re-charge the supplied HH-10WM battery. Looking in the MZ-NH900 PDF manual, it states the following: Power requirements: 120V AC 60Hz (Models for USA, Canada, Mexico, Taiwan) ... ... 100-240V AC 50/60Hz (other models) By other models, I assume it is referring to the British (European) models. Does this mean that all I have to do to get the European cradle charger to work in American is to buy a British 3-pin plug to American 2-pin plug adapter? Am I correct in assuming that because the European power requirements is beetween 100-240V, it don't need to get any kind of voltage converter device? My second question is really regarding the supplied NH-10WM (1.2v 900mAh) battery. The manual claims the best case scenario battery life on playback to be in the region of about 10 hours. Is there a battery available which can hold a bigger charge? If so, would it be compatible with the MZ-NH900? I know there are now rechargeable AA NiMH batteries which are 2300mAh so my initial guess is there may be a higher capacity gum battery available to buy. Thirdly, I have something which is more of an observation as well as a question. Firstly, does the MZ-NH900 come with a carry case/belt clip? There is no mention of one in the manual. My friend has a net Minidisc and one of those armband straps - which would be perfect for me to use while exercising. The thing which annoys my friend about the armband strap is it doesn't fit if he puts on the extra AA battery case. Any thoughs/ideas/help on that score? Finally, to any Brits out there have you come across anywhere actually selling the Hi-MD media? Thanks in advance. Dazza.