yakko

I thought long and hard about getting the NH1 over the 900. It came down to the battery configuration. I've used the AA battery compartment on my E55 a number of times. I didn't want a unit that didn't have that option. Also, I new I wanted at least the 900 because I loved the rechargeable battery of the E55. The 900 has the features I wanted, and the battery setup I was accustomed to. Also, I have had no problems with my 900 after several months of use. No quirks to report so far.

A changer with Hi-MD capability would be ideal to me as well. It would work very nicely with current and future Sony car decks. I also want a high quality component unit as well. It's a tough toss up for me on which one I'd rather have. I'd probably say the home deck. There is an adapter you can buy for Sony car decks that let's you plug in other devices (such as your Hi-MD unit) through Sony's Unilink system. If no car changer shows up soon, then it's an option I might look into. If they do come up with a car changer later for Hi-MD, then this unit can be used to hook up a second changer to the same head unit. Here's a link to Crutchfield's website about it. http://www.crutchfield.com/S-RiMwPACj6XI/c...300&cc=01&o=&a=

Two thoughts come to mind. One, the unit won't let you record in SP on a Hi-MD formatted disc (only PCM, Hi-SP, or Hi-LP). Two, if you use SonicStage to move record in SP, folks have said that SS converts it to LP2 before going to SP. That's not better sound quality at all. I haven't checked for myself yet, but I think you would get comparable sound quality between SP and Hi-SP based on what others have said here. Either way, I would suggest trying for yourself and seeing what works for you.

I have a Sanyo 1400 mAh gumstick I picked up in Germany last year, and it works great in my 900 and my E55. I've yet to use the one that came with the 900. I also haven't run the 900 long enough to figure out how long I'm getting out of this battery pack.

So if I transfer a track recorded in SS in Hi-SP to my MD unit and tell it to make it SP, SS changes it to LP2, then to SP? So, as long as I can live with LP2 quality (132k right?) then this is a good solution for making SP discs? I'll have to try that and see what I think. I think I'll decide it's better to record real time on my 930 when making SP discs for the car...

I don't know of any others that I've seen with a PS2 input other than the ones you mentioned. I love the keyboard functionality of my 930. It makes the entire operation of the unit easier, not just titling.

On the bottom of the charging cradle is a place to plug in the DC adapter. You still need the cradle, but you can plug the UK DC adapter into it. This way, it should work with your house electricity. Let me know if this is still confusing. I could take some pictures of what I'm talking about and email it to you if you'd like. As for the gumstick charger for your walkman, I'm not sure if it would work or not. You'd have to make sure the voltages were the same for both, and the size matched. I'm not sure about the NH-1. I've never seen the charging stand for one in person. Maybe an NH-1 owner would like to chime in.

That's an interesting tidbit of info. I'm going to have to compare those two as well. I still don't think anything records with as good of quality as my 930. But I'll have to see how it sounds with SS recording SP and Hi-SP discs.

I was using version 2.2 at the time. I'll have to see if I can tell a difference now that I'm up to 2.3.

I have a US model 900 and love it. I didn't really want the radio of the 800. I also liked the rechargeable battery option on the 900. I picked the 900 over the NH1 because of the ability to add the AA battery on the side of the unit when needed. I don't think either unit will be a bad choice. Just go with what fits your needs best.

I found these great plastic storage units you carry like a brief case. Got them at the container store a few years ago. I'm having the same problem that they don't fit the new larger cases. I was trying to figure out why they came out with them that size as well. It's as annoying as those Super Jewel cases SACDs have been coming in lately. They don't fit in CD holders, nor DVD holders. What's the deal?

What version of Total Recoreder is recommended for Hi-MD use? After reading what it does, I don't think I'll use it for anything but with my Hi-MD unit.

I missed that statement in the manual, I'll have to look at it. Every Sony charger I have ever dealt with automatically sensed when the battery was charged and turned to a trickle charge state. I know the wall charger from my E55 has a light that goes off when the battery is fully charged. It can take 3 hours for the light to go off when the battery started out very drained.

The NH-900 has a charging stand that plugs into a supplied DC adapter. It's a standard Sony DC 3V adapter that they use on their CD players and such. The current being fed to the unit for charging is 3V DC. You could even use a generic 3V DC power supply that has a tip of the right polarity and size. If you bought a US unit and wanted to use it in the UK, I would simply buy a DC adapter that accepts the UK voltage. You might be able to buy one from Sony Europe or get a generic one at an electronics store.

I'll have to give it a shot. Thanks for the answer.