zooma Posted December 13, 2005 Report Share Posted December 13, 2005 Hey,I was wondering if anyone could help me out. I'll mention here that I am in the UK. OK, I've lost my USB cable for my MZ-NH1 (well, my dad lost it anyway). I phoned Sony today and they were like "33 pounds and its yours". I was shocked at the price, 33 pounds for a USB cable to me seems rediculous. So now I'm looking for any retailers online of Sony spares or any alternative cabled which I could use. Thanks for any helpDave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrazyIvan Posted December 13, 2005 Report Share Posted December 13, 2005 (edited) You could use any USB cable that you could find at your local electronics shop. Maplin should be a good place to look since you are in the UK. Camera shops would be my next guess. It is a standard USB mini plug.Forget that, Did not see the NH1 reference. Edited December 13, 2005 by KrazyIvan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guyj1 Posted December 14, 2005 Report Share Posted December 14, 2005 I have an RH-910 and asked this same question recently. There are mini USB's with multiple pin configurations. How many pins are in our minidisc cables??? My eyes aren't good enough anymore to see inside to count the pin-outs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenmachine Posted December 14, 2005 Report Share Posted December 14, 2005 As far as i know, the nh1 is one of the few - if not the only hi-md to use a proprietary connector, which cable - as you have just experienced - can be disproportionately expensive to replace. The majority of other recorders accept inexpensive standard usb cables. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atrain Posted December 14, 2005 Report Share Posted December 14, 2005 (edited) http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/USB-CABLE-4-SONY-Net...1QQcmdZViewItemhow about that? 99p +shipping?or from germanyhttp://cgi.ebay.co.uk/USB-Kabel-PC-Kabel-f...1QQcmdZViewItem Edited December 14, 2005 by atrain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prof.OND Posted December 14, 2005 Report Share Posted December 14, 2005 (edited) It seems strange to me that this has to be expensive.I have a digital sony camera at home which comes with exactly the same USB plugs.So I think you can even get a USB cable in a camera store.Anyway I use both and I noticed no difference in functionality.Did not know there was any difference in HiMD usb connection cables, forget my post. Edited December 15, 2005 by Prof.OND Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Low Volta Posted December 14, 2005 Report Share Posted December 14, 2005 to avoid confusion:-all HiMDs except the NH1 and the camera-model use a generic USB->miniplug cable (like digital cameras etc..) which can be found very cheap- the NH1 and one older (netMD) model use a Sony-proprietary USB cable, which is quite expensive when bought from Sony, but as atrain's post shows can be found pretty cheap on ebay sometimes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMPlitude Posted December 14, 2005 Report Share Posted December 14, 2005 unless you can find it on ebay, good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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