Thanks for the reponses and discussion - all very useful. I think I will wait to get my hands on a MZ-RH1 in a few months. I will be using it for semi-pro recording in PCM mode and will need the lecagy uploading facilities. I'm not using it as a player - that's what my iPod is for (is that word banned on this site?). I'm just upgrading from an old generation model, so the whole Hi-MD thing is new to me ..