Thanks for the reply. I had assumed that since Sony came up with the format, that they would have also produced Hi-MD compatible decks ! Thanks for the reply and the Onkyo model numbers. I will investigate, but looks like I'll be sticking to the non-Hi-MD format if the Onkyo machines are very expensive. I had assumed that since Sony came up with the format, that they would have also produced Hi-MD compatible decks !