matthewricha

Didn't Sharp stop making MD units a while back? Lion (not 'The Lion' )

ok - sorry richyhu! Does anyone know the answer to my question about how long the units display is on for? can it be permernantly switched on, like for example when an AC adaptor is plugged in? Does it cain the battery when on? Maybe the MZ-RH10 owners may know a little bit about these questions. Lion

Sorry 'The Low Volta' but you are wrong. My MZ-NH1 can record in Legacy Mono, I've tried it! It then plays on my MZ-R50 and MDS-JB920. Lion

Except the MZ-NH1 which is the only Hi-MD unit that can record in legacy modes too: SP, LP2, LP4 and mono. Others can only through Sonic stage. Lion

Fair doos! Thanks for your reply. Does the OLED display on the unit turn off or just go dimmer after a while of no button pressing, or is it configurable like the MZ-RH10 ? Lion

I suppose I'm just used to my old MZ-R50 and R3 that could display text on the main unit with a nice clear display and also had a jog dial for entering text etc......does the MZ-RH1's remote have a jog dial like the MZ-NH1 for entering titles and navigating? … ....I agree with you that 1 line text isn't so bad on the remote, but would have liked at least some sort of title display on the unit itself. ...oh well

Hi MDFreak this what you have said (see below) about the MZ-RH1 on mdcenter.nl.....sorry if this has been discussed before, but I thinks it's unblieveable that the lovely OLED display on the unit does NOT display track titles on it! ...but only on the remote, that only has a 1 line display!! That is one major flaw of the MZ-NH1! Also that this reocrder doesn't support the 3 line remote, RM-MC40ELK. Yet another unit that needs the remote to function properly!....... "Our findings up till now a) Data transfer speed: when transferring a 135 MB file to the RH10 and RH1 the RH1 took about 136 seconds and the RH10 277. Conclusion: transferring data via Windows explorer is about 2x faster than with a 2nd generation Hi-MD. Tested playback of mp3 vs. ATRAC3plus: I tested several music tracks in ATRAC3plus and mp3 format (both 256 kbps) and I could not hear any difference between them. The difference with the RH10 was clearly audibly. Conclusion: the "crippled" mp3 playback of the 2nd generation Hi-MD's is fixed (as far as my ears can judge): c) the date-stamp/clock function is indeed back! d) the RH1 remembers live-recording settings. E.g. when you change the recording level from AGC to manual it will remember it even after changing discs or turning the walkman off. The only time when the settings are lost is when removing/disconnecting the Li-ION battery. e) during a recording you can adjust the mic-sensitivity and recording-level on the fly without interrupting recording. f) line out function is available but the volume is still not so loud as the line-out of an MD-deck (but it is alright according to line-signal specifications). g) first Hi-MD with Li-ION that is charged via USB. The USB cable and connecter are also used to connect the MD to the power-adapter (so no separate DC-in) h) doesn't support 3-line remote of MZ-NH1 (only 1 line used. i) touching the casing it seems to be magnesium. j) the EU version will get the same accessoires/features as the JP model (only a volume-restriction in the EU because of stupid laws but that is only an issue until someone gets it's hands on the Service-manual). k) releasedate in the EU: 3th week of may. l) MAC-software will have more functions that we already know from the M10/M100. m) besides recording-settings it even remembers the last display-mode you used. n) disc/track/artist info only appears on the remote. " LION

Yeah I should Imagine that one would be able to get it for around 200 quid as you say. Had better sell my 3 month old MZ-NH1 then Went to my local sony shop in Chelmsford and the man there showed me the MZ-RH1 in a special broshure for the salesmen to show them what was coming in May. I asked about MD Decks and he went to the section and the current standard decks mds-jb980 I think and 480?? where labelled as discontinued as of End of March and there were no new ones added. I guess this is why the MZ-RH1 has a bright OLED display on the side of the unit so that it can be mounted ontop of a hifi and be seen. I think it's a fantastic Idea!! Incidentally the "1 line display" that peops are refering to seems to be actually 2 separate displays. If you look carfully at the hi-res pictures you can see contrast differences. Also its dot matrix so if text was small enought I reckon 2 lines of text could be shown?? Lion

One thing I can think of is that the MZ-NH1 can record in old SP and LP modeS on standard minidiscs. Don't know if the MZ-RH1 can. Mind you I don't use this function as much I thought I would after upgrading from MZ-R50! BTW this is my first post! MZ-R1 looks awesome! Check this link out too, it gives a price for the unit in the UK when it arrives in May. http://www.stuffmag.co.uk/hotstuffarticle.asp?de_id=1448 Lion