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Minidic Player Durabilty and Future?

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Given that the minidisc's future is kind of murky-what happens down the road when my portable recorder player no longer works? I had one of the first "sport models" which fell on the floor and no longer works. So I bought aMZ-RH-910 which I like quite a bit.

I notice that a lot of people on this forum own more than one. After all-anything worth doing is worth over doing. But the fact of the matter is-I can only use one at a time.

Should I have a spare one in case the I have breaks? I like this format and the media lasts. Should I buy a big one to take the strain off the portable unit.

Comments, thoughts-invited

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everything i buy;; i buy by twos;; or fours;; for the fact that i have a back-up;; and piece of mind at night knowing that if i break one i have another instantly..

but,, a BIG reason i have soooooo many decks and portable units is; i LEAVE all of them "Plugged-in";; AC/DC adapter;; line I/O's etc.. (i (rayzray) DON'T believe in plugging and unplugging units cause that's where the internal breaks and non-connectatives will happen.

so, every unit stays with it's I/O couterpart.

and, they "travel " less that way;; less chance of bumping it; droping it; squishing it; and losing/misplacing it.

he who un-heeds my word ;; will probably have more problems than i do; *not mentally though*!!

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A lot of people (myself included) will buy players to reduce wear on their recorders. Check out this thread started by Nismo as to why some MD users have more than 1 unit. Maybe it will give you some ideas.

Why do you have multiple recorders/players?

And with e-tailers like Audiocubes or Minidisc Access or even Ebay still going strong, you shouldn't have any problems finding a replacement RH910 or similar.

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I wouldn't be worried about not being able to get hardware or discs in the future. After all, wax-cylinder players from the 1890's can still be found on eBay, and 8-track tape players/recorders from the mid-70's to early 1980's are easy to come by. Of course, analog formats are simple in nature and therefore easy to fix, whereas a digital format such as MD might not be once the electronics are no longer available.....

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