EnglishRob Posted May 11, 2005 Report Share Posted May 11, 2005 Hi folks,I'm looking to upgrade my NetMD Minidisc to something a bit more modern. I've been using the format since late '95 (from an old MZ-E2) up to my current MZ-NE410.I decided that rather than buy a portable hard drive based MP3 player (like the iPod etc) the Hi-MD would suit my uses more as I have a load of existing recorded and blank 80min MD media and a couple (although not many) pre-recorded MiniDiscs.I went down to my local Sony Centre today and checked out what they had in. The range was a bit limited, it consisted of 2 units which as far as I understand are the new models?They had in (I think) the MZ-RH10B @ £199 and the MZ-RH910B @ £169. Also in my local Dixons store they had the MZ-NH900 @ £139.Ideally I would like to use the Minidisc for both playing music, and also data storage between work/home/relatives etc. I'd rather do without the Sonic Stage software, although I hear that the MiniDisc still uses this software to transfer music regardless of if it is MP3/ATRAC/WMA/etc formats or not.Can anyone advise what these models are like?I'm leaning towards the MZ-RH910B at the moment, I'm not overly sure if its worth paying the extra £30 for the MZ-RH10B which could be spent on a couple of blank HI-MD discs.Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnglishRob Posted May 12, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2005 Ok, I was impatient, I got the MZ-NH600 last night for £79.95 from my local Currys store.I am very impressed with the unit, I wasn't expecting a line/optical in, or an external power supply connector which are both things I missed on my MZ-NE410.Okay, I'm not so keen on the Sonic Stage 2 software, I installed it on my girlfriend's PC, but I managed to copy some CDs into 64kbit Atrac format and transfer them (about 8 albums!) onto 1 74 min disc formatted in HiMD mode.I also bought 2 1GB discs today and a couple more 80min discs. Works lovely for data storage too, albeit a little slower than what I'm used to, but hey, I can live with that considering its cheap unlimited storage and smaller/more convenient than CDs & DVDs (of which I haven't got a writer for either at work).Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxigenicpoem Posted May 12, 2005 Report Share Posted May 12, 2005 Yeah if your comming from the MZ-NE410, then obviously your main thought is to use this as a portable music system, the NH600D is a very good intro into Hi-MD and carries a lot more craftsmen ship then the MZ-NE410. Have you looked into using the latest SonicStage 3.1? You can get it from http://www.connect.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atrain Posted May 13, 2005 Report Share Posted May 13, 2005 or for english rob use this linkwww.connect-europe.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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