PALMI9483 Posted November 17, 2004 Report Share Posted November 17, 2004 I'm Andrea from Italy, I'm new and I need to buy an md recorder. I read about the new hi-md format but I don't understand what really advantage this new format. I need a md to listen music dowload from my pc or my cds and make some recordings. I need a unit that can offer me a grat sound, near cd's sound. I was looking for Sony MZ-N10, or Sony mz-nh700, and I can buy MZ-N10 for about 170 $ and mz-nh700 for about 250$. I like very much MZ-N10 for his design, building materials and price. can you help me choosing one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xeroxide Posted November 17, 2004 Report Share Posted November 17, 2004 ok, I don't know much about the older md's but I got a hi-md. Compared it to my friends mdr-900 and from what i can tell is as follows... the Hi-md can support the new 1gb media, thuss, more music can be placed on one disc (around 6hrs i think of good quality audio - compare that with 80 minutes of the older md for similar... notice i said similar, I do not want to start a flame war). By using the new format in the normal mini-discs (not the 1gb disc), the amount of music is also increased (an added bonus due to new format) The new hi-md drive is backwards compatible with the older md discs (although the reverse is not true) Also, if you want CD sound, the newer hi-md is probably the way to go since it supports more formats (and you can choose one to your liking) and... it even lets u record in PCM mode (although this means that you get a little over an hour on a 1gb disc. Still, it's re-recordable right?) also be aware that if you want to transfer Live recordings to pc digitally (through usb, not optical), the hi-md is the way to go... (not sure but I think its only possible on a hi-md... although i might be wrong). for more info and faq, goto the main site www.minidisc.org it should have all u need to know, it did for me. :cool: seems like u have a good idea of what u want. hope this helps I have a mznh-700, i use it for live recordings, practice sessions and general listening... now i can't live without it. an lcd on the remote would have been nice... but not worth the extra $100 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aeriyn Posted November 17, 2004 Report Share Posted November 17, 2004 Moving to correct forum... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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