RefUser Posted January 10, 2006 Report Share Posted January 10, 2006 (edited) hi!i'm new around here, and i have some general questions about the minidisc concept.i wanna buy a mz-rh910, and i heard it comes along with a 1Gb Blank discs.my questions are:1. can i store a 1 Gb amount of info(mp3, other pc files) on the disc, or do i have to record it by seconds?2. does it support mp3 files in different bit rates?3. does it support usb 2.0?4. can i access folders inside the disc while playing?5. does it have a built-in radio?6. how long can i play the md continuity?thanks.p.si hope i put the questions in the right place. if not, please tell me where... Edited January 10, 2006 by RefUser Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syrius Posted January 11, 2006 Report Share Posted January 11, 2006 It stores slightly less than 1 GB on the disc. It has to take some space for file system data and some other things. That's when it comes to files. It works like a giant floppy disk. Time is only taken into consideration when you're using music through SonicStage, though it will only show you available space and not remaining time. The unit will tell you about time available, but only when directly recording to it.I think it works with MP3s from 64 to 320 CBR. VBR can make them choke.It will work on USB 2.0 but at USB 1.1 speeds.No. It's like having a CD player read two tracks at the same time.Only the NHF800 has radio.That depends on the codec, if you are using the external battery, amount of shock the unit is subjected to and other factors. I usually only recharge my NH900 once a week. 12 hours or more on Hi-SP mode is what I get on mine, IIRC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RefUser Posted January 11, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2006 It stores slightly less than 1 GB on the disc. It has to take some space for file system data and some other things. That's when it comes to files. It works like a giant floppy disk. Time is only taken into consideration when you're using music through SonicStage, though it will only show you available space and not remaining time. The unit will tell you about time available, but only when directly recording to it.I think it works with MP3s from 64 to 320 CBR. VBR can make them choke.It will work on USB 2.0 but at USB 1.1 speeds.No. It's like having a CD player read two tracks at the same time.Only the NHF800 has radio.That depends on the codec, if you are using the external battery, amount of shock the unit is subjected to and other factors. I usually only recharge my NH900 once a week. 12 hours or more on Hi-SP mode is what I get on mine, IIRC.VBR can make them choke? what does that mean?while playing a file on winamp, i can see the bitrate changing. is that what you mean?plus, what's the lp2 lp4 stuff i read about?i have a list of numerous mp3 files on my hard drive that takes 1 Gb. Can i copy it in a copy-paste way? will it play all songs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenmachine Posted January 11, 2006 Report Share Posted January 11, 2006 If you drag n' drop mp3s in data mode onto the disc, the player cannot read or play it. Unfortunately it has to go through SonicStage first. This will encrypt the files so that you can't copy them back off the disc. Lp2 = Atrac3 132kbps, LP4 = Atrac3 66 kbps. You can use LP2 as an intermediate step between high and low quality. Changing bitrate in winamp is a sign for vbr files. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauljones52 Posted January 11, 2006 Report Share Posted January 11, 2006 I have created many minidiscs with VBR mp3 files on and have yet to encounter a file which will not play. The player will even tell you the average bitrate of the file as a whole, a nice touch I thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guyj1 Posted January 12, 2006 Report Share Posted January 12, 2006 If you drag n' drop mp3s in data mode onto the disc, the player cannot read or play it. Unfortunately it has to go through SonicStage first. This will encrypt the files so that you can't copy them back off the disc. Lp2 = Atrac3 132kbps, LP4 = Atrac3 66 kbps. You can use LP2 as an intermediate step between high and low quality. Changing bitrate in winamp is a sign for vbr files.The RH-910 will play MP3's between 32-320 KBPS both constant bit rate and variable bit rate. They have to be 44.1 Khz sampling frequency.Podcasts are typically recorded using a sampling frequency of 22.05 khz and will not play on the RH-910 unless they are converted first.LP2 and LP4 are the NetMD/MDLP (pre-Himd) versions of ATRAC3 compression. RH-910 will play both NetMD/MDLP Atrac3 and also the new format Atrac3plus. LP2 and LP4 songs can only be transferred through Sonic Stage. Those modes are not available when recording from the RH-910Question: If you drag and drop an mp3 as a data file will the RH-910 allow you to transfer the mp3 to another PC? If so that kind of blows the whole DRM scheme right out of the water if it is meant to keep you from sharing music files. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raintheory Posted January 12, 2006 Report Share Posted January 12, 2006 (edited) Question: If you drag and drop an mp3 as a data file will the RH-910 allow you to transfer the mp3 to another PC? If so that kind of blows the whole DRM scheme right out of the water if it is meant to keep you from sharing music files.Yes, you can copy any data files that way, including mp3.. You just can't listen to them along the way.And yes, it does kind of make the DRM pointless, but thats SONY for you. Edited January 12, 2006 by raintheory Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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