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Why did you just quote me without saying anything? I'm honestly not trying to be mean, please don't think I'm trying to be.

Oh, okay, yeah it is a lot. Thanks for sharing. Hope I didn't sound like an a-hole.

I think you may have mis-read the article. The technology of the memory Sony is purchasing for their 8 GB players is un-specified. The NAND memory is mentioned as what is used in the PSP. That statement was made as a comparison to the Rambus technology memory Samsung will sell for use in their PS3s. The most interesting note in the article is, that if this is true, then Sony will be buying 20 percent Samsung's memory production.

The horror stories are the exceptions, not the rule. I use 3.3 and haven't had any hiccups.

Just so you know, WAV, while lossless, will use obscene amounts of disc space. A suggested alternative would be one of the ATRAC Advanced Lossess options.

No, it was a december fool's day joke....[/sarcasm] yes it's real.

The only good thing about the radio is talk radio.

Oops my bad...

A little more detail on what you want: 1) Do you need/want to make stereo or mono recordings? 2) Do you need/want uncompressed (Linear PCM (wav)) recordings? Follow-up, what's the longest time you'll need to record (est). The first question would address what type of mic you need. A stereo or mono mic depending on your needs. The second question addresses the type of recorder. A Hi-MD recorder offers the ability to record without compression (non-audiophiles wouldn't know the difference between the sony compression, and uncompressed). A Hi-MD also lets you record approx 94 minutes of uncompressed audio or approx 8 hours of Hi-SP (256 kbps ATRAC3plus; again, undecernable from uncompressed to the average ear) to a $7 1 gigabyte Hi-MD disc. They can also format regular $2 80 minute MDs in to Hi-MD mode for 28 minutes uncompressed or 2 hours 20 minutes Hi-SP. Another major point about Hi-MD is that is that you can directly upload your microhpone and analog line-in (but not optical (digital)) recordings to your computer and convert to WAV for any use you can think of. If you don't need/want uncompressed or long-running recordings and you don't need/want to upload your recordings to the computer, there are the less expensive NetMD/MDLP recorders that are no longer made but can be aquired on ebay. They use regular 60,74, or 80 minute MDs to record in SP, (disc stated capacity) LP2, (double stated) or LP4 (quadruple stated). As stated, you cannot directly upload any recordings to the computer. All copying of audio would have to be recorded real time. Over all I discourage the purchase of a NetMD/MDLP recorder. Too limited and too much hassle. Any extra cost for a Hi-MD unit is supremely worth it. In fact, a great deal on the lowest cost Hi-MD recorder that meets your needs is available at minidisc canada. It's the MZ-NH700 for $138 shipped. All you would need is a new power adapter (since the units are Austrailian surplus) but those can be had easily. Best of all it comes bundled with a stereo microphone and 5 80 minute blank MDs.

Why buy the m100/10 when the PC version rh10/910 is so much cheaper.

One of the best albums of all time in 24-Bit/96-Khz 5.1 surround sound. A steal at Media Play's going out of business sale.

I don't know what you mean by urination olympics, but there is no need to be rude. I guess you mean argue, and I'm not here to do that either.

Excellent. I love the opening picture.

Between pictures of the unit, links to reviews, user manuals, spec and feature lists, I don't see how there's a better way to make a purchase decision with out holding them all in your hand and hearing them all, which, as said around here in tennessee, ain't gonna happen.

http://www.minidisc.org/car_table.html

hells yeah

I just saw this hammer time one and started laughing way too hard.

maybe when you transfer its getting encoded at low ATRAC bit rate.

Yeah, that looks freakin' sweet, but sudden changes in my budget make it difficult to spend more than 150 on a deck. I've got my eye on ebay though. It seems to be the only good source of MD decks. Thanks for your help.

purely cosmetic

If I were you I'd uninstall the whole ball of wax, download the full installer from this website and reinstall with it.

ay...though my understanding is wrong...

No explanation required.

Sorry, e1ghtyf1ve, but I believe you are wrong on a few accounts. 1) They are magnetic. In fact they are ferrite which is a ferromagnetic ceramic compound of iron, born and barium or strontium or molybdenum. Same materials most house hold magnets are made of. 2) They don't protect the MD unit from anything. They are there to stop the cable from emitting an illegal electromagnetic field that occurs when signals go across the cable. The FCC requires the use of the clips (or I should say requires the fields be suppressed), though most likely we can get away without using them. If you play modern videogames, you'll notice the controllers' cables have these next to where they plug in to the game system. Same thing.

It won't record as one long track as long as you put 2 seconds pause between every song. Leaf - the PC-Link lets you play an audio signal through USB that is then converted to digital input for the MD recorder. It's most likely a SONY-badged Xitel MDPORT-DG2.