md-junkie

I just came back from asia and want to spread my current experience: Panthip Plaza in Bangkok is a good place to get all kind of computer and mobile phone related parts. The price is not significally lower compared to bigger shops in germany. But there is another market area called BAN MO (pot house) located in the street 'Thanon Ban Mo'. There is a huge choice of (car)audio-, karaoke- and especially electronic-parts. But considering md nothing special. Only known md-media like Emtec, Maxell Twinkle (2004) and Sony's latest standard media is offered. So I didn't bought any of them. It seems that mini disc has lost a part of its common distribution. Nevertheless it's still the way to go...

great information. thanx!

@waywardtraveller: that would be great if you could post the adress of the electronic plaza in bangkok. I will be there in about 4 weeks for a couple of days. (and I am going to hunt mds - as always on my trips around the world...) md-junkie

I just returned from shanghai and checked the md scene overthere. At 3, Two Ocean Digi-Squares(Chinese name: Tai Ping Yang Shu Ma Guang Chang) there was only one shop (booth) with 2 guys that had good knowledge of md. I have bought two LIP-4WM for each 160 yuan (offered for 220) and a RM-MC40EL & RM-MC38EL together for 300 yuan (appr. $38.-) (offered for 400 & 140). they have opened two new mz-nh1-boxes to give me the parts. it took about half an hour of bargaining to get the price for the remotes... the rest of the booths in the two 5 floor buildings had accidentally some media but nothing special. I expected at least the latest japanese media goods of 2005/06 but got disappointed. At 4. Sai Bo Digi-Square, Wu Jiaochang Branch.(Chinese name: Sai Bo Shu Ma Guang Chang, Wu Jiaochang Dian) nothing special considering md media or md generally. (100yuan = $12.50 = euro10.- ) does anyone now where to go in bangkok to get md-stuff? Is the new-siam-city-center still a place to go? and in yangon, myanmar - any chance ?