Can The Mz-r900 Play/recognize Mdlp Groups?

[gem]

hi i last posted in this community in 2002. that was when my mz-r900 died on me after being dropped one too many times.

i finally got the money to have it fixed, so now i've been using it again.

i'm planning to get a net md recorder in the near future. i know that the mz-r900 doesn't support sorting into groups the stuff that you have recorded into it via MDLP. however i'm wondering if i buy a recorder that supports grouping (well, they all do, after the r900) and if i sort my mdlp tracks into groups, will my mz-r900 be able to recognize the tracks? will it be able to play them?

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my other question is, what kind of usb cable do net mds use? there's a used n707 i'm keen on, the thing is, the owner's lost the usb cable already. i'm wondering if the cable is something proprietary/ exotic from sony that's super hard to find, or the typical usb cables that one can find in ordinary computer stores? (actually i already have a bunch lying around, for my external hard drive, digital camera, mp3 player etc.. if the usb cable is something typical then i'm in luck!)

thanks.

[zerodB]

Ok. Your R900 will still be able to play all the tracks - it will just not recognise the groups.

The group information is actually stored in the title of the disc, and on a non-group unit will appear something like this:

0;Disc Title//1-7;Group One Title//8-15;Group Two Title//

This is just an example. The name of the disc is "Disc Title". The first group on the disc encompasses tracks 1-7 and is called "Group One Title". The second group, called "Group Two Title" contains tracks 8-15.

So you CAN actually edit/assign the group information on your MZ-R900 by editing the title of the disc. If you make a mistake however, the groups will not be recognised.

Group-MD units will ignore this code at in the title, and recognise the individual groups.

As for the NetMDs, the majority of the use a USB to USB-mini connector. It's similar to what many Palm and pocket-PC devices use I'm told. Shouldn't be hard to track down.

Hope that helps.

[gem]

thank you so much for the info!

[imkidd57]

...what kind of usb cable do net mds use? there's a used n707 i'm keen on...

In case you change your mind about the model, the USB connection for the MZ-N10 is ridiculously proprietary.

[gem]

In case you change your mind about the model, the USB connection for the MZ-N10 is ridiculously proprietary.

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really? haha. i was planning to buy an N10. but i didn't want to get stuck when its built in lithium ion battery dies out. that's the main reason i don't want to get an iPod.

now that you've told me about its proprietary usb cable, that's another con dissuading me from buying the N10. i always lose things and i'm gonna be dead if i lose that cable.

anyway i already ordered an N910. hehehe..

thanks for the info!

[zerodB]

The 910 is a fantastic unit - I'm sure you will enjoy it for years to come.

Now I'm jealous.

[gem]

The 910 is a fantastic unit - I'm sure you will enjoy it for years to come.

Now I'm jealous.

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just to make sure we're talking about the same thing.. i'm referring to the *old* (well, from a couple of years back) net md mdlp unit mz-n10. not the newfangled hi-md 910s..

but yeah, i'm sure it's a good unit.

Edited April 16, 2005 by skategem