bossdak Posted May 9, 2005 Report Share Posted May 9, 2005 Hi Guys,I'm new around here.I don't know if this has been asked before.I'm wondering if such a thing exists.Since a hi-md has a capacity greter than that of a cd,I think it will be good for sony to release albums on hi-mdin uncompressed format, and sell it cheaper than a cd.We can have an excuse for them to sell it cheapersince hi-md cannot be easily copied bit-by-bit, thereforemore people will buy the original.Also, since one album won't consume the whole disc,they can also put some data in there worth around 300Mb.Pictures, short videos, & lyrics would be great.====bossdak==== Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hair old Posted May 10, 2005 Report Share Posted May 10, 2005 Keep dreaming!You deserve points for being optimistic.It'll NEVER happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxigenicpoem Posted May 10, 2005 Report Share Posted May 10, 2005 (edited) Actually, if I am not mistaken, I believe the Hi-MD is incapable of comming prerecorded.This means however, that pre-recorded 1GB Hi-MDs [that used CD Pit/Land recording] are not possible.http://www.minidisc.org/hi-md_faq.html#_q91 Edited May 10, 2005 by toxigenicpoem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDGB2 Posted May 10, 2005 Report Share Posted May 10, 2005 Thats a shame, especially as I've started buying pre-recorded MDs off eBay, but they don't even make those anymore.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spare Tire Posted May 10, 2005 Report Share Posted May 10, 2005 Thats a shame, especially as I've started buying pre-recorded MDs off eBay, but they don't even make those anymore.... ←That's pretty pointless since you can buy the CD and just copy it yourself, and you'll still have the CD as an uncompressed source. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breepee2 Posted May 10, 2005 Report Share Posted May 10, 2005 (edited) That's pretty pointless since you can buy the CD and just copy it yourself, and you'll still have the CD as an uncompressed source.←If that's so, please explain the succes of iTunes (and the other many online music stores out there) selling DRMed 128kbit music (MUCH worse than a prerecorded MD) for the same price as a CD? Edited May 10, 2005 by Breepee2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jadeclaw Posted May 10, 2005 Report Share Posted May 10, 2005 Lazyness.Mr. Joe Sixpack is just too lazy to carry his fat ass to the next CD-shop to buy the music there. That's all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlowMo Posted May 10, 2005 Report Share Posted May 10, 2005 Lazyness.Mr. Joe Sixpack is just too lazy to carry his fat ass to the next CD-shop to buy the music there. That's all.← plus Mr. Joe Sixpack doesn't even know there IS a difference between a bought cd and downloaded mp3's, nor could he tell the difference in soundquality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxigenicpoem Posted May 11, 2005 Report Share Posted May 11, 2005 Ha ha, nor does he notice the missing Jewel Case, and Inserts!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syrius Posted May 11, 2005 Report Share Posted May 11, 2005 (edited) In favor of the online music stores, I had bad luck when it came to finding the music I wanted on CD. It was only through MusicMatch on Demand that I got Lee Ann Womack's "I Hope you dance" without Sons of The Desert on the background. And don't get me started on Fool's Garden "Yellow Lemon Tree" (Thank you, allofmp3.com)DRM? What's that? I don't think my system knows that word. Edited May 11, 2005 by Syrius Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bananatree Posted May 11, 2005 Report Share Posted May 11, 2005 If sony could impose something where the music could be uploaded, but not distributed easily, then it'd be a very cool format for releasing music. With mp3 playback on the 2nd gen HiMD units, I could see HiMD taking a lot of Market share from both HDD players and CD players.Sadly, this would need to come along side Sony opening up Sonic Stage a lot more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvadragon Posted May 11, 2005 Report Share Posted May 11, 2005 You ppl need to think about the costs it takes to make this stuffFirst of all a Hi-MD is worth 10 bucks AUD while a CD is worth almost 15 cents AUD. It costs money to make it first of all. THen it costs money to record it, then package it in a Hi-MD case that is not widely made. Ship it off to a store, the store jacks the price up then u buy it. CAN U IMAGINE THE PRICE, cos it'll probably b huge. Neway, how accurately can u record an album on 1gb discs. The industry probably has to come up with some new encoding to make it hit atleast 970mb to get their money's worth.KEEP DREAMING! But it would be nice... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDGB2 Posted May 11, 2005 Report Share Posted May 11, 2005 (edited) That's pretty pointless since you can buy the CD and just copy it yourself, and you'll still have the CD as an uncompressed source.←Yes but SOME albums, (believe it or not) are NOT available on CD but are on MD! So Minidisc is the only option! Plus pre-recorded MDs are really kwaii! ** Edited May 11, 2005 by MDGB2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breepee2 Posted May 11, 2005 Report Share Posted May 11, 2005 If you buy pre-recorded MD's you're not lazy (it's quite an adventures to get some) and they're of better quality than 128kbit iTunes-shit.So buying pre-recorded MD's is not/less pointless than buying online. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sallymae_hogsby Posted May 11, 2005 Report Share Posted May 11, 2005 Plus pre-recorded MDs are really kwaii! **← Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hair old Posted May 11, 2005 Report Share Posted May 11, 2005 Problem with Prerecorded old MD stock is that the best ever produced were ATRAC 4.0...so they don't sound too hot. Even the last produced premastered MD's were at best 4.0. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bananatree Posted May 11, 2005 Report Share Posted May 11, 2005 You ppl need to think about the costs it takes to make this stuffFirst of all a Hi-MD is worth 10 bucks AUD while a CD is worth almost 15 cents AUD. It costs money to make it first of all. THen it costs money to record it, then package it in a Hi-MD case that is not widely made. Ship it off to a store, the store jacks the price up then u buy it. CAN U IMAGINE THE PRICE, cos it'll probably b huge. Neway, how accurately can u record an album on 1gb discs. The industry probably has to come up with some new encoding to make it hit atleast 970mb to get their money's worth.KEEP DREAMING! But it would be nice...←According to economics, it would safely even itself out. Remember the cost of CDs at the release of both redbooks and CDRs? Bonus features and possibly ATRAC encoded version of the disc could be included for use on other ATRAC players would make up the difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atrain Posted May 11, 2005 Report Share Posted May 11, 2005 You ppl need to think about the costs it takes to make this stuffFirst of all a Hi-MD is worth 10 bucks AUD while a CD is worth almost 15 cents AUD. It KEEP DREAMING! But it would be nice...←don't know where you're shopping, try $4.95 http://www.minidisc.com.au/product_info.ph...1a02b5643e86da4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvadragon Posted May 12, 2005 Report Share Posted May 12, 2005 (edited) 5 bucks and 10 bucks, prices vary in metro melb. Newayz i was basing it on a n economical perspective *i was making use of my knowledge cos im doing economics units 3/4* Neway, hu on earth calls a MD Kawaii? MDs are not female, nor are they cute, they play music and store files and record. so how could u call a MD Kawaii?Oh yeah, i remember that sanity music store @ tulamarine airport use to sell pre-recorded MDs but some how stopped it after a few years...Are pre-recordeds really that popular, guess they didn't sell too well... Edited May 12, 2005 by Silvadragon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atrain Posted May 13, 2005 Report Share Posted May 13, 2005 i guess hello kitty, pingu & miffy aren't kawaii? or thishttp://www.minidisc.org/part_Sony_MZ-E610.htmlanyway doing something from an economic perspective using wrong figures spoils your argument. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lightbulbjim Posted May 13, 2005 Report Share Posted May 13, 2005 Are pre-recordeds really that popular, guess they didn't sell too well...←I think "back in the day" the sold ok, prolly not how Sony would have liked them to though. I remember in school (~1999) there were 2 guys with MD gear, they had both prerecorded and recordables.I guess the introduction of online music stores has largely killed off prerecorded MDs, and the format is now been given a purely "make your own" attitude.I'm of 2 minds. On the one hand I wish prerecorded MDs were as widely available as CDs. But at the same time, part of what I love about MD is its underground nature Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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