Sparky191

Sony could push it as a cheap floppy replacemtif they made the drives cheap enough.

The MZRH600 only supports ATRAC. So no matter what you do thats what you're going to have to put on the MD. Its best encoding that from a lossless source, otherwise you will be transcoding and that hurts the sound quality. Though it might be good enough. Only you can decide that. If you decide you want lossless then your options are limited, and its not a very slick process. If you decide you are happy with transcoding from high bitrate file (MP3's 192-320kps for example) then what you are taking about becomes a lot easier. But for downloading across a wifi connection lossless isn't really an option. May it is with your connections I dunno. Depends on how good/fast your wifi connections are. I assume what you have is your PC and music libray accessible via the internet. So once you have net access you can access your music. I would have thought that would slow, but I guess if you happy with it, thats all that matters. Thats really not an issue for MD use. In summary what you are asking is what bitrate and file type is the best compromise for transcoding to ATRAC for MD, (keeping gapless) but is still small enough to access over a net wifi connection to your PC. You'd have to do some listening tests of lossy files transcoded to ATRAC to decide what bitrate(MP3)>>bitrate(ATRAC) you are happy with. I don't really know which other formats are lossless. You might ask that on Head-Fi.org.

I really like that. I think the new box and all look so good. Especially with the earphones. what are they BTW.

Why not just use a NH600?

...by being the 3rd to suggest the RH10. When I use a PDA, Camera or laptop screen thats hard to see, and I need to use both hands, I would step into the shade of a doorway or tree. Nothing clever or funny intended. I was amused you thought thats a bigger deal than carrying a torch or buying an extra remote. You already have one with a HiMD, you shouldn't need to buy another, just make the device usable at night. Obviously you think it is a major deal to just shade the unit. I'll agree to disagree.

I'm just curious about it tis all.

Yeah that group thing bugs me too. As I mentioned earlier the DH10P has a group button on the joystick and a display button, and backlit screen. (The best features of the remotes IMO.) But on the DH10P theres no need for the remote at all. I was never interested in the DH10P till I noticed that. I think the scroll wheel is better then the roller on the RH10/RH910 aswell. You can use all the controls one handed, using your thumb to control everthing, quite easily. Thats why I like the scroll wheel myself. Theres some excellent pictorials on the DH10P in the gallery. If I saw one cheap I might pick on up. Looks a bit more robust than the RH10 too. Its a cool gadget too. Lets be clear. I never said you needed both hands. You started that bizarre OTT posting.

I changed it because you didn't understand it. "To Err Is Human, To Forgive Divine" The point is that too much scrolling is a bad UI design. That it doesn't bother you is a different issue. The OP (original poster) has a NH900 for recording. So he has the means to create discs. The DP10P is a better player, has a better screen and has a camera. Better controls too (Vol control excluded). IMO. The comments were aimed at the OP. A simple office computer new or used would be sufficient to enhance the HiMD experience. A new RH1 is almost €379 here. A brand new Dell Laptop is only €100 more. A PC with a screen would be less again. You can buy from the Dell outlet or just use a used PC or build your own. You can run an optimised XP happily on a PII 400 with 192MB of RAM. They throw those out around here all the time. You can't give them away. You can even buy 2nd hand PC's from the web. http://www.2ndchancepc.co.uk/ Nothing wrong with eMachines. Basic Office Machine. Most people don't need anything better.

Good point...

It has proper USB charging too. Which is a feature I use a lot at work.

He explains its faster, but as far as I see, there no real reasoning of how thats achieved. Only Sony would know, and they've always been terrible at talking to the user base.

Ah yes a miss spelling makes it soooo hard to understand ...Have fun with this http://quizilla.com/users/WickedGigglyMist...ling%20Nazi%3F/ You need to buy better players. Nearly every player I've used only needs to scroll on long track titles. Maybe 10% of the time max. The HiMD's need to scroll on 95% of titles. Probably U2's "One" is the only on it doesn't. Like I said at the beginning the only newer unit with any advantage over a MH900 for someone who doesn't use a computer, is the RH10 or DH10P becasue of the screen. Unless shading the display is beyond you. Otherwise buy a backlit remote or bring a torch. (theres been discussion here before about micro torches). In fact for the cost of a new HIMD you could buy a computer.

Well as they say if I have to explain it you'll never understand. I was just stating fact. Its easier to create shadow than a light. Dunno whats hard about that. Obviously you do NEED remotes, on the units without display, but you shouldn't. Regardless of the unit for me all screens should have a switchable backlight. Otherwise it useless at night. Goes for pretty much any portable device with a screen. As for only having full use of the unit on the remote, thats form over function IMO. Besides a lot of them don't. Recording needs to be initiated on the main unit. 40ELK is woeful. Can't even see a full song title without scrolling. How great is that? Compared to the iAudio remote its terrible. But its the best HiMD remote. I'll admit the 38EL was cheap. €15 from ebay. I only need it for the backlight. I've a Sharp MD-SR75 here with backlit remote. Much better (ergonomically) then the G750 remote and 38EL. As for too cheap. Thats true. The new units really offer "ME" nothing significant extra than my NH700 which I generally only use for recording. I have MP3 players which are better suited to playback. Plus the RH1 is about 33% more expensive (where I am) than a new 30GB ipod or Zen Micro Video. Sony's flagship HiMD uses what? MC38EL. And you can't use all the RH1's feature without it. AFAIK.

For some reason I was only thinking of Flash based units. Sorry.

"If ... YOU .... ...need...to...use both hands" or three The point is you need something extra to see then non backlit screens in the dark. You don't need anything "extra" to see the RH10 screen day or night. Though its a design flaw which ever way you look at it. Most MP3 player screens (other than Sony's) don't have the problem as they can be seen just aswell day or night. Shouldn't need a remote on a unit as small as HiMD. Again poor design. The only reason I've used them on all my MD and HiMD units is to use them at night. But of all the remotes I've used Sony's are some of the worst. On my MC38EL you twist the volume down to turn it up! How logical is that! On the remote pressing down on play pauses, but on the unit itself NH700 it doesn't. On the DH10P it does! On the NH700 up/down in the joystick controls volume, on the DH10P it controls groups and volume is a seperate button entirely. Madness. The only thing consistent about Sonys MD/HiMD controls and associated remotes is that they are inconsistent ergonomically.

Or you could stand under a tree or in a doorway, if you need both hands I'd prefer that to 6 feet of cables, just to use a remote that really is more awkward to use then the unit itself.

You can shield the screen on a RH10 to see it. Which is easily done. You need a light to see the screen on the other models in the dark. Which is not always handy.

How accurate is B&H in NYC stock indicators. I want to buy a camera off them but its out of stock.

Is the default not to transcode?

The MP3 roll off is not an issue if you are not using a PC as you'll always be recording direct to ATRAC. As a player I'd go with a RH10 simply because it has a screen you can use at night without a remote. (I don't like remotes). Other that you might aswell stick with the NH900 as without a PC the newer models have no advantages for you.

Check out Cowons iAudio players. They are usually limited to 160kps max. To be honest unless you've a PC it makes no sense to replace a HiMD unit with a Flash Player.

Guide price?

Depends on the format of the music on your MD's. Are they MP3 or ATRAC? If they are ATRAC then theres nothing you can do. If Mp3's you might be able to transfer them to a MP3 player that reads filetree and has a USBTG port. ASFAIK thats really only a Cowon X5. Dunno if it will work though.

I've a Sony MZ-G750 with a failing laser (I guess thats the problem at least). About to through it away. Is the FM/AM remote any use to anyone?

I'd assume so. You didn't convert them to ATRAC I hope.