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Hey 99, It looks like they have it back in stock. Pretty good eh, we started this conversation Thursday and today is Monday. Considering it is a holiday here in Canada, they must have got a shipment on Friday.

I don't know about this model internationally, but according to the specs on Minidisc-Canada.com it looks like there is no mic input only USB. If that's true it's too bad, it would be a major short-fall for such an expensive unit. Do others know if there is Mic-input on the international models.

Ooops you are correct I was looking at the 10 not the 910. sorry

I just checked the site and it looks like they are in stock to me. The Sony Stores in Toronto never got them, so I assume the rest of the country is the same. Look at the Minidisc-Canada site again.

The best is MiniDisc Canada www.minidisc-canada.com. They are much cheaper than sony www.sonystyle.ca. They are outside of Montreal and if you are ordering out of province you only pay shipping & GST but no PST. I bought a MZ-RH910 off of them 3-4 months ago, because Sony wasn't getting them in anytime soon and they were $20 cheaper. They deliver promptly to you.

I would agree. I have the MZ-RH910 and it is a great model. I was tempted by the RH10 but at 100 dollars more the draw wasn't there to pay. The only step up for it is OLED display, a non-display remote and a better body (metal and great design). Otherwise the exact same features.

I think it depends on what model you have. The new 2nd gen HI-MD players actually charge when attached to the USB port. The 1st gen plyars do what yo describe above. There was another post a while ago about the 2nd Gen one and battery conditioning and the effects of recharging via USB.

My guess is that he wants to return it while it is still under warranty and upgrade to another model?

Yeah the North American model doesn't have them. THe features are probably on the circuit boards, but you'll notice there are flat plastic pieces where a AC in and a line in would go. I wonder why Sony does silly things like this and offer different features around the world on the same models. The classic examples is that remotes (diplay or simple ones) don't come with most North American models, only the very high end units (and unusual to get a display remote, usually just one of those basic plastic ones with buttons). Sony must know that their world wide customers talk to each other....just silly really on their part.

I plan to do it now too. I am in the practice of fully charging and unloading the battery for the next few months, until they have been put through their paces. I will pull my batteries out before sticking it on the USB.

Actualy I found one here. A lot less common in gumstick, but still some available. http://www.batterylogic.co.uk/audio/rb103247-Battery.htm But as I mentioned, I suspect they won't be chargeable in a Hi-MD unit.

I am guessing that's why it says in the instructions, don't try to charge another type of battery. I have two types of AA chargers, one only charges rechargable alkaline batteries. Another one is an illigent charge that charges alkaline, Ni-CD and Ni-MH ones, but it checks the battery for type and then knows what to charge. I have also seen ones that will only charge Ni-MH, or other ones that will only charge Ni-CD. I don't think it is just a sales ploy, I think some are only wired to charge certain types of I am guessing the charge in the 10/910 only will charge Ni-MH or might get damaged. I am only guessing and don't know for sure. To date I have tried other types of gumstick Ni-MHs in my RH910. I have two extra 1400 Sanyo Twincells from another unit, it didn't recognize them and charge at all at first, but after another try the work well and charge better than the original Sony.

Hi All, I have worried about I did a quick little search and found a good FAQ on Ni-MH batteries that might help answer some of your questions. http://www.greenbatteries.com/nibafa.html They don't seem to have a real "memory effect" per say but do experience "voltage depletion" but to a lesser degree than the NiCad ones. The FAQ has some good life and storage tips to increase the life of Ni-MH batteries. Another faq site http://www.batterieswholesale.com/faq_nimh.htm mentions that you tend to condition the battery the first 3 to 5 times you use them, after that they reach their peak performance. So if this is correct, it may be worth charging and depleting fully the first few times you use it. So the USB charge may not be an issue. Do we have any battery experts out their with electrical engineering expertise who could step in here? Petter, unless you have a seperate Li-ion charger I wouldn't go that route. You won't be able to charge it in your Hi-MD player.

I'd agree there is no difference. The only difference is the cases of the old Hi-MDs and the new ones (the outside case, not the shell of the MD). I have yet to have an MD break in my 4 years of having them. I have lots of different brands, but I tend to prefer the Sony ones for the soft outside cases. I haven't had any other brands break (TDK, Maxell, Panasonic, etc), it's just that the outside cases get really scuffed up and would break if you dropped them.

You inspired me to run out and grab one of those. In Canada I saw similar ones at Future Shop, but they were going for $25 to $35 a piece. I found the Source by Circuit City (this company has just come into Canada and has taken over all of the old Radio Shack outlets that were located in Malls) had one made by NexxTech that cames with a travel kit and interchangable ends (including 4 and 5 pin minis), so it works with my MD units and my camera for a mere $20. here it is in theire catalogue if you are interested.