well, this bye-MD things is pretty sad. The Hi-MD format is a great idea. I think that Sony's brains just need to visit this forum and read all the features-requests posts then apply them, and the Hi-MD would be one of the best recorders/players around, not only for those die-hard fans but for a lot of people that never heard about it. Also with all those limitations about recording/uploading/downloading/and formats etc. there's a lot of misinformation around, a lot of people is asking for things that weren't alowed in the 1st gen that are in today's, sadly it's not just ignorance, it's also sony's fault. And come on, 1GB for less than US$10? that's unbeatable. Most of the people just want a goddamned MP3 player, give the people that goddamned MP3 (drag & drop w/o wrapping, etc..) plus the other features and formats (used by pro's etc.) and you'll have a great product. There's no need to talk about the advantages of Hi-MD, but SONY must listed! oooh SONY! And you know what?... i think i'll be happy if they bye-bye Hi-MD, cause i hate SONY for being such a idiot about'em. PD: If MD disappear, what if going to happen with this community? hey!, i know i don't post too much, but this place rulez!...