Damage Posted June 21, 2005 Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 The item in question: MPD-AP20UThis is one of the most intriguing portable (not named Walkmen) made period. Ostensibly, this is a USB2.0 CD-RW/DVD-ROM combo drive, buring CD-Rs at (at the time it was released) brisk 24X, Rewriting at 10X, and reading CDs at 24x. Aside from that, and the obvious DVD-ROM capabilities, this also has Memory Stick slot, fully upgradable to MSPro slot with a firmware upgrade. Unplugged from your computer, this unit will playback Redbook CDs, MP3CDs, MP3s on DVDs (Yikes!), and WAV files on both CDs and DVDs (double yikes!). Furthermore, this unit can make good use of that memory stick (pro) slot by allowing playback from the Memory Stick (MP3 and WAV). The only thing that this unit doesn't do, ironically, is Atrac3/plus files. The built-in LiPoly battery gives 10 hours of MP3 playback and about 1.5-2 hours of DVD video playback. Included dock that uses 8 AA batteries (yikes x3!) gives it additional boost, upto 30 (some have reported 50 hours) hours of MP3 playback.By far, the most intriguing and unique portable ever devised by Sony. I've had my eyes on this for quite a while now, but I've found one at a price I can't resist, so I'll have it within the next two weeks or so. Stay tuned, this should be very interesting!Here's the unit and all of its accessories. [attachmentid=390]Yay, another Sony Remote. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ishiyoshi Posted June 21, 2005 Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 Most brilliant indeed! I shall move this thread over to "Product Reviews/Pictorials" once you update the thread accordingly.Looking forward to your review. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage Posted June 21, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 I'm surprised that you don't have one of these in your arsenal, Ishiyoshi. ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ishiyoshi Posted June 21, 2005 Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 I'm surprised that you don't have one of these in your arsenal, Ishiyoshi. ;-)←Perhaps after your review. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dex Otaku Posted June 21, 2005 Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 Unplugged from your computer, this unit will playback Redbook CDs, MP3CDs, MP3s on DVDs (Yikes!), and WAV files on both CDs and DVDs (double yikes!). Furthermore, this unit can make good use of that memory stick (pro) slot by allowing playback from the Memory Stick (MP3 and WAV). The only thing that this unit doesn't do, ironically, is Atrac3/plus files. ←Nice featureset. I'd be interested to know what the interface is like.Shame it doesn't support any lossless-packing formats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zerodB Posted June 21, 2005 Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 Surprising that it doesn't do ATRAC3/plus. You'd think Sony would be all about promoting their own format.Is that an old-style 11EL remote I see? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Low Volta Posted June 21, 2005 Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 Is that an old-style 11EL remote I see?this page gives a bit more info and on this pic (borrowed from that site)[attachmentid=391]you can almost read the model number of the remote...'RM-CRX20' or something Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veezhun Posted June 21, 2005 Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 cnet already has a basic review in place.. they seem quite impressed..http://reviews.cnet.com/Sony_MPD_AP20U/450...52.html?tag=tabcheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breepee2 Posted June 21, 2005 Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 Interesting device. Could you test out if it supports WMA Lossless (if so, probably only version 9)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage Posted June 25, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2005 Interesting device. Could you test out if it supports WMA Lossless (if so, probably only version 9)?←I can tell you off the bat that it won't support anything else other than MP3, WAV files, and Redbook CDs (as much as confirmed by manual).The new firmware adds support for Memory Stick Pros, but I very much doubt that it's added support for any sort of ATRAC related files.ETA: Maybe in about 2 weeks time, I'm still in the process of moving, so I won't be able to purchase it until later in this upcoming week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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