Sony not missing the boat but the whole fleet

[1kyle]

Come on Sony -- Car drivers are a HUGE audience for portable music.

Why haven't you come out with a Hi-MD car unit yet.

There's loads of NEW CD (ugh) car radios out there even now --who needs to carry around bulky CD's and have all that auto changer crap in your boot anyway and the new Cd players will also play MP3's --- Not that I care about that but it IS a huge market.

I'm amazed at people still buying really expensive auto CD changer units -- if you want to change your music you've got to get out of your Car and reload the stuff --sounds a bit like "Dinosaur Technology" to me but there's no accounting for tastes

In fact some of the SONY CD car radios will also play ATRAC CD's which I suppose gives some sort of compatability to MD's and Sonic Stage --but why still make it on CD's.

My old Kenwood MDLP radio is still chugging along -- but I'd really like a new HI-MD unit -- 2 or 3 1GB minidiscs are much easier to carry around than a whole armful of bulky CD's.

Perhaps users of this board could get up a notice to SONY explaining that they are missing out on a very large (and relatively wealthy) section of their potential market --and if you have a decent MD unit in the car you'll probably have at least one unit at home as well.

Cheers

-K

Edited August 20, 2005 by 1kyle

[Sparky191]

All you need is a Car unit that has audio input, and hook your portable HiMD to that. Lots of people with iPods and other units do this. Of course control of the unit while driving is a problem.

[genghisbunny]

All you need is a Car unit that has audio input

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I've got a (3.5mm headphone jack) line in on the front of my stereo, which I use for playing MDs while I drive. Went well with my old MZ-R37 for the last five years, goes even better with my new MZ-RH10.

Best of all, I can listen to a song on the train and then plug the unit straight into the car jack and listen to the rest of a mp3cast or song I was listening to via headphones - really handy when I'm listening to a half-hour interview.

I do agree with you though, that a Hi-MD car unit would rock.

[Sparky191]

I'd say they are more likely to make a dock for their MP3 players. Pity. Still it means you might pick up an old unit cheap.

Edited August 30, 2005 by Sparky191