Need a new MD player/recorder

[biscuit]

Im not sure about the lingo but ive had a n710 and its done the job well until it stopped recording.

So whats the best MD thingy for under 100 squid? I think its a bog standard MD.. would like something that'll take the same disks as my old one.

Thanks

[A440]

Don't know how much consumer electronics you can get for a bunch of squid.

OK, seriously.

All new Hi-MD recorders will play and record your old discs. They will also accept higher-capacity Hi-MD's, which will not play on your older recorder.

If all you want is a player for music transferred from your computer, get the NH600D.

The NH600 (no D on end) also has a line-in, but not a mic in.

If you want to do live mic recording there are only a handful of choices:

1st generation Hi-MD: NH700: basic Hi-MD recorder, advantage: takes AA battery

NHF800: same as NH700 plus radio remote

NH900: some extra features, slightly thinner because it takes gumstick battery (plus outboard AA pack), digital amp that some listeners like better and others find brittle.

NH1: fanciest, metal body. Disadvantages: price, no outboard AA battery, special battery and USB connector that are hard to replace.

All of the above are last year's models and may be difficult to find.

2d Generation Hi-MD: RH910, basic Hi-MD, takes gumstick battery plus AA pack.

RH10 Same as RH 910 with fancier display on front of unit

2d-generation will play back mp3s (transferred through SonicStage) with questionable fidelity, instead of having to convert them to ATRAC . 2d generation will not record in formats playable on old MD (SP, LP2, LP4) but WILL play them back.

Personally, I recommend NH700 or NHF800 if you can find one. But RH910 will probably be cheaper.

Much more info:

http://www.minidisc.org/equipment_browser.html

[sibro]

go to ebay-sites >>>minidisc,

a lot of MD-recorders (portis and netstation-types) are cheap to get (I recently got four items beneath 20,- EUR!),

mark: since nearly 2-3 years the last microphone-recording MD have been produced.

PS.The web-/USB-connected MD-portis making MD-area more silly and not of real charming creative music-recording, therefore also selling of MD-portis has decreased rapidly and finished at large electronic-markets. Sony intends to finish this producing-sector generally, -- sorry.

Edited October 2, 2005 by sibro