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jase

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Hi, New to Hi-MD (had MD for years though) just got my NH-900 which I understand is due to be superseded. (Technology moves too fast!!) The unit came bundled with SS 2.0 which I've upgraded to 2.1. Should I be going with the upgrades suggested on Connect.com or sticking to the recommended versions via the Sony Support site i.e. 2.1 at present. Any advice would be most helpful.

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Jase

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As far as SonicStage 2.0 goes, here are the differences between versions.

2.0 - First Official Release. Originally shipped with Japanese/Asia Pacific ATRAC CD Walkmans. OpenMG 4.0 - which allowed unlimited transfers to devices. Supported NetMD, and Network Walkman in addition to ATRAC CD Burning.

2.1 - Hi-MD Release with added Support for Hi-MD.

2.2 - Special US Connect only release with additional online music store features (ie. Connect Radio)

2.3 - Current Version. Added support for HDD Network Walkman and for Audio CD / MP3 CD burning (though this may have allready been present in your previous CONNECT version).

Some people claim that the ATRAC3/+ encoder is better in 2.3, but I seriously doubt that is the case. If your current SS works fine, I see no real reason to upgrade. There are no new features or benifits that would warrant an upgrade.

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As far as SonicStage 2.0 goes, here are the differences between versions.

2.0 - First Official Release. Originally shipped with Japanese/Asia Pacific ATRAC CD Walkmans.  OpenMG 4.0 - which allowed unlimited transfers to devices. Supported NetMD, and Network Walkman in addition to ATRAC CD Burning.

2.1 - Hi-MD Release with added Support for Hi-MD.

I'm puzzled...

I've just bought (within the last 3 weeks) a Hi-MD NH900, and the software which came on the bundled CD is SS2.0. When I follwed the prompts etc. I found an offer to update me to SS2.1, but no mention of 2.3. Why wasn't 2.1 on the CD delivered with my unit, and as I have been able to transfer Hi-MD files to my PC, what am I missing by staying with 2.0 ? (I'm sort of resistant to upgrade on 2 accounts: 1, If it ain't broke, don't fix it; and 2, I'm on a dial-up connection, and the download time of 2.1 would exceed my "connect" time.

Otherwise, my unit makes good recordings.

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do you have a time out or data limit on the dial up conx malcolm? it's around 30meg to update but it's a little more stable & has a slightly changed encoder

if you do have any issues with 2.0 i'd advise you to leave the pc on overnight to get 2.3

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