lkdog Posted October 17, 2004 Report Share Posted October 17, 2004 I have a Sony MZ-R500 that I have enjoyed very much over the past three years. I have unfortunatley dropped it a few times at the gym. It has recently not been staying shut tight enough to keep playing the disc and keeps resetting itself and will not play. Is this worth getting fixed and where does one send it? The actual audio playing/recording is fine-the door mechansim is screwed up royally it appears. Is there a manual somewhere that might guide me to try and fix it myself? I live in USA-Iowa. Also, any recommendations for a similar unit if repairing is not worth it? I have not kept up on the newer models at all. I would even buy another MZ-R500 but don;t know if they still seel them. Sorry if these questions have been asked before, just not sure what to do other than buy a new unit or used unit, or switch over to an MP3 player. Oh-and glad I found this forum-the other ones I used to use are kind of dead now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffS Posted October 18, 2004 Report Share Posted October 18, 2004 My guess is that just having a sony repair person take a look at it would cost about $100. If you're willing to spend that much, you can pick up a MZ-N510CK, which would be a similar model, but also has the NetMD feature. The came out over a year ago at $125, so they should be fairly cheap now... -Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Posted October 19, 2004 Report Share Posted October 19, 2004 I agree with Jeff. You can get a better-featured model [probably used] for probably the same amount that it would cost to fix the unit. Welcome to the forums, btw. :happy: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lkdog Posted October 24, 2004 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2004 Thanks guys. I will look into another unit. There is a place here in town that is a Sony service center. I will see what their estimate is, but a cheap used one might be the route to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syrius Posted October 24, 2004 Report Share Posted October 24, 2004 I saw one or two on EvilBay recently. Just enter a search for "Sony Minidisc" or "minidisc player" and look around. There is no MD player I haven't seen for sale in the Bay at one moment or another. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Posted October 24, 2004 Report Share Posted October 24, 2004 Also, if you do seek a used unit, what's the maximum budget? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syrius Posted October 24, 2004 Report Share Posted October 24, 2004 Also, an R500 can be hacked to unlock many useful features present on higher-end models. So IMHO, it *IS* worth to get another unit. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lkdog Posted October 25, 2004 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2004 "Also, an R500 can be hacked to unlock many useful features present on higher-end models. So IMHO, it *IS* worth to get another unit. Good luck." What might those be? "Also, if you do seek a used unit, what's the maximum budget?" Oh, 100$ or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lkdog Posted October 25, 2004 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2004 Hmm.. Lots of MZ-R500's on Ebay right now. Looks like they go for 20-50$ used. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syrius Posted October 25, 2004 Report Share Posted October 25, 2004 What might those be? "Also, if you do seek a used unit, what's the maximum budget?" Oh, 100$ or so.Sound presets, katakana, fancy playmodes... http://www.minidisc.org/mzr700_to_mzr900.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lkdog Posted October 25, 2004 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2004 Ok, I get it. Very creative. My decision right now is between a used MZ-R500 (20-40$), a cheap NetMD version like the MZ-N510CK(60-90$), or going over to the dark side and getting a Dell 15G Digital jukebox which is 149$ now at Dell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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