Guest tony wong Posted February 13, 2005 Report Share Posted February 13, 2005 would you like to share your reasons to buy your existing Hi-MD equipment?for me why not to buy(I haven't bought one yet) :1. only the highest model is made in japan(well, I have a habit of only buy "md like product" which is made in Japanreason is for the quality, and most important, the size...)2. the 1st gen model all have recording abilityand there is not deck/mini system I can find in my country(hk)3. the playing time is really shortand I doubt as times go by, how short would that be(I think people will understand what I am talking aboutas usually, Sony md player really will(due to my personal experience) use up power very quickly after 1 or 2 years of usageWhat would be your reason to buy a Hi-MD equipment? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fast Eddie Posted February 13, 2005 Report Share Posted February 13, 2005 1. Because I like Minidisc2. Because it offers much larger capacity 3. I can (not yet) play my discs on other equipment. And still play them if I buy another better Hi-MD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xispe Posted February 13, 2005 Report Share Posted February 13, 2005 1. because i was kind of stupid... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b.e.wilson Posted February 14, 2005 Report Share Posted February 14, 2005 1. Recording.2. Removable and durable media.I lost about 30 GB of recordings from my Marantz 670 once when a hard drive failed before I did the big backup. With removable (and fairly cheap media) I can keep the original around just in case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiesto Posted February 14, 2005 Report Share Posted February 14, 2005 Simple answers for simple questions1. Device size2. Capacity3. This tech makes me feel unique Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJ_Palmer Posted February 14, 2005 Report Share Posted February 14, 2005 I bought the NH900 because of:1. PCM recording, and increased capacity in the newer modes.2. PC data storage and other new features3. Best battery life and options (compared to the other Hi-MD units)4. Slimmer/betterlookibng than the lower-end units (especially black)5. Uploading potential6. Digital amp/EQ7. Compatibility with existing MD collectionetc - I'm sure there must be others Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christoph Posted February 14, 2005 Report Share Posted February 14, 2005 I bought a NH900, because 1. I want to load and edit my recorded books on the computer faster than real time2. price -> with 5 HiMD I can have a lot of music/whatever with me when I travel3. 1 Gb storage under every system, MacOSX, Linux, and even Windows4. Easy exchange of music with friends/girlfriend ...and what is nicer than a personally composed MD send to you via mail. Try this with an IPod! 5. Strange but true I like the format Anybod found out how you can change the european NH900 from 3 mW to 5mW? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asia Posted February 14, 2005 Report Share Posted February 14, 2005 Got my NH1 because:1)PCM2)PCM3)PCM to be serious:1)PCM2)Upload (in PCM of course!)3)Storage data (cool to get the professor power pointfile at school hehe) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROMBUSTERS Posted February 14, 2005 Report Share Posted February 14, 2005 nobody has mentioned the fact that you can reformat older discs!I had about 10 lying around and now i have 10x 300MB = 3000MG ~ 3GB of storage. not that i would carry them all around with me at once mind you. Throw some discs in a bag, they are cheap enough to buy loads of, and take em with you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corien Posted February 14, 2005 Report Share Posted February 14, 2005 Just because I wanted something to record myself playing my violin, alone or in group. I knew that MD recorders are among the preferred choices of amateur and professional musicians. I'm appreciating my MZ-NH1 as a really good quality walkman as well. I'm totally new to this world, I have owned it for a few months. I'm happy with it. The only thing that bothers me is the silly restriction in the MD to PC transfer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xeroxide Posted February 14, 2005 Report Share Posted February 14, 2005 Ey.... exact same reason.I play violin (and guitar) and wanted something portable which I could record and listen to which wouldn't be so bulky.However, I got the mznh700 model cause I didn't really need the extra features and would rather save up the money for something useful (or keep it for the next gen models if they have something useful and revolutionary - like unlimited transfers back to pc *fingers crossed*) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfairfowl Posted February 24, 2005 Report Share Posted February 24, 2005 I have moved to HiMD not so much for the Data handling feature, I have tried listening to Word documents on HiMD and the sound quality is dreadful!Seriously though, I find both MD and the new HiMD perfect for me as I record loads of stuff off the radio (DAB) and listen to it at work on my MZ-R500 and MZ-NH700, in the car etc. 7hrs and 55miutes on a HiMD, fantastic and the best thing of all, the HiMD machine recording in HiSP is probably capable of better sound quality that I am getting from my FM or DAB Radio tuners.Personally I find the quality of BBC Radio 3 on DAB recorded on MD and HiMD excellent.I have recorded thousands of hours (about 16 hours of BBC Radio 4 per week for years) on my Sony MDS JB940 without any problems. As for the Data usage, I have worked on a complicated 3D engineering model in AutoCAD working from the HiMD MZ-NH700 and it worked perfectly and quite fast too. AutoCAD needs to update the file regularly as you work so it was accessing the HiMD disc all the time and it did so with no problems! I have not found it necessary to use HiMD as a storage device but I have used it for moving data files from work to home to laptop etc. without any errors so far. I would also use it for data storage with confidence if I needed to.We can only base our opinions on personal experience, after thousands of hours of use over many years and I can honestly say that MD is as reliable as my Studer A807 Mk 2 reel to reel machine for music, spoken word etc. I have reused my MDs hundreds of times using stereo, mono, LP2 and LP4 and had no problems.In the bad old days I used to record programs longer than 45 minutes on the reel to reel then copy them to Cassettes so I could listen to them on the walkman.I can’t believe I went to all that trouble. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valder Posted February 24, 2005 Report Share Posted February 24, 2005 (edited) Because I like to swear at Sonic Stage....did it about 5 times today. I bought the 600D as I only had a Aiwa AM-F80 MD and wanted a MDLP player...my 6 yr old took off with my N505 and won't give it back. Now I have to keep him away from my good headphones.I just picked up a used NH900 for $180....figured what the heck. So why....I like fiddling with things. MDs are great to fiddle with like cassettes and film. Valder Edited February 24, 2005 by Valder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAVickers Posted February 25, 2005 Report Share Posted February 25, 2005 What would be your reason to buy a Hi-MD equipment?←1. 1GB. The ability to reformat 60/74/80m MDs and essentially double their storage capacity was a schweet deal as well.2. Upload of mic/line-in recorded audio. No more playing back into the computer!3. It's not an iPod. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Stamp Posted February 25, 2005 Report Share Posted February 25, 2005 the technolgy is sexy. MY GOD IS IT NOT SEXY?!?!?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lehtmojoe Posted February 25, 2005 Report Share Posted February 25, 2005 To give more of my money to Sony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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