celticchrys

- Do you like it? If so, why? Yes, I like it. It's small, light, holds more per piece of media than flash players, but Hi-MD disks are still way cheaper than comparably sized flash media cards. Good sound, and good battery life. - If not, what is wrong with Hi-MD? I would say that if I could just drag and drop my mp3s over to the player in Windows Explorer, that would be the biggest improvement that could be made. A backlight I can turn on and off for the screen would also be very handy. One feature I miss from my Lyra. - Is it a sufficient improvement on MD to survive in the current market? Without a ton of serious and very well done promotion? Probably not, which is sad, because there seems to be some very good engineering in MD players, yet most ppl seem to have never heard of them. - What has it got over HDD players in general that swung you to buy one? Did you compare before you bought, or was it more or less an automatic purchase because you were a past MD user? A friend has a NetMD player. I had an original RCA Lyra, and a Sony Clié Palm handheld that plays mp3s. I wanted to carry more mp3s in a player with better battery life. I looked at Ipod, Dell DJ, Creative Zen Xtra, Creative Zen Touch, etc, etc. And the new 1 and 1.5 gig HD players, and the new Flash players. Chant with me now: Battery life! Battery life! Battery life! Double A's! Double A's! My friend's NetMD player blew away all the others for battery life. And the media was way cheaper than CF cards, etc. I sighed and said, "gee, if this thing held at least a gig of music, it'd be what I need." Then I saw that Hi-Md had come out. And that was that. - Would you recommend it to your friends looking for 'an MP3 player' bearing in mind it's limitations? And why? Yes. I'd tell them the reasons I chose it.(battery life!) And ask them about what's more important regarding cheap media, or media capacity, etc. - Did Sony treat you right? Did your shop treat you right? Did the shop try to mislead you in any way about Hi-MD? I got my unit at Radio Shack. The clerk didn't even know there was a difference between regular MD and Hi-MD. Polite but not up to date on knowledge. - What in your opinion could Sony do to raise the public awareness of Hi-MD? (Bearing in mind that the ads aren't having much impact) There are ads? I've never seen one. Where are these ads? They should advertise in tech-savvy media. Wired magazine. Tech TV. They should do product placements on popular teen shows. Contests to give away players on really popular teen shows. Really play up things like battery life and cheaper media. Sony doesn't seem to have problems with being able to advertise Playstation stuff. Where are the prominent MD store displays? The catchy funky tv ads? Sincerely, Chrys

Thanks, aeriyn, Good idea about the Gameboy SP cases! I"ll have a look at some. :cool: -Chrys

Only if you order it from Sony! The 600D I just bought from Radio Shack came with 1 Hi-MD disk, USB cable, software, 5 free music downloads, and headphones. _No case_, and no battery. So I'm scrounging around the stores, looking for a case to fit my player. -Chrys

I ordered 5 Hi-MD blanks from Sony a couple of days ago. Their site listed them as available, took my order, etc. Then a day later, I check my order status to see if they've shipped... to see them listed as out of stock, with unknown restocking date!!!! Nice of Sony to wait until _after_ they have my order to tell me this. Makes me wonder if I chose the right audio player, if the 1gb disks are unobtainable. I essentially chose Hi-MD because it has many of the qualities of Flash players-small, light, reusable media, with better battery life and cheaper media. In theory. I guess I'll go buy some regular minidiscs to use in the meantime. -Chrys

I just aqcuired a 600D, and there is a port for a remote on it, it seems. It has the same flat little port next to the headphone port that my friend's NetMD unit has. hope that helps. -Chrys