yoda_143 Posted April 18, 2006 Report Share Posted April 18, 2006 (edited) Hi there, I finally decided to buy a Hi-MD Recorder and was looking for one that features upload of line/optical-in recorded music to the PC, as I understand it there is the RH10, RH910, RH710 and NH1 that can do that. Is this right? Since I didn't want so spend a lot of money, I'd go for the RH710 then, any special advice you can give me about that unit? Oh and it would be nice if there was some hacked firmware that added features to it. Is there?//ADDENDUM:I am also looking at the NH700 because of it's Mic-In. What are the differences between the RH710 and the NH700 besides the former not having a Mic-In. Both can be fed music via USB, both can record music via line/optical-in (and mic-in for the NH700), both can upload the recorded music to a PC and both can be used as a mass storage device for .doc files and so on. Is all this correct? Edited April 18, 2006 by yoda_143 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda_143 Posted April 18, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2006 It would be really great if someone could give me quick advice on the NH700 vs. RH710 issue since there is an auction for an NH700 ending soon and I need to make a decision. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dex Otaku Posted April 19, 2006 Report Share Posted April 19, 2006 You could always check the equipment browsers on www.minidisc.org .. but here are some key diffs between these models:NH700 [1st-gen]: records in legacy MD modes [MD/LP recordings cannot be uploaded with this unit]; has mic preampRH710 [2nd-gen]: has native but buggy MP3 support; lacks mic preamp; north american [710D] has no line/optical input; does not record in legacy MD modes [does play them]AFAIK those are the key differences, other than cosmetics such as display layout and the key arrangement.I have a NH700 and an RH10 and use both of them interchangeably. The lack of a mic preamp on the 710 would make it next to useless for my purposes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda_143 Posted April 19, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2006 Ok, so despite the RH710 being 2nd Gen and the NH700 being 1st the NH700 seems to be the better one, I'm gonna go for it then, thx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda_143 Posted April 19, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2006 I just noticed another difference: the NH700 has USB 1.1 and the RH710 has USB 2.0How does this affect up/download rates when copying music, or other data files to it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cthulu Posted April 19, 2006 Report Share Posted April 19, 2006 I just noticed another difference: the NH700 has USB 1.1 and the RH710 has USB 2.0How does this affect up/download rates when copying music, or other data files to it?I am pretty sure that the difference in USB standard makes no difference as the read/write speeds of the Hi-MD standard don't break the USB 1.1 threshold. Summarily, it won't make a difference.Someone confirm this please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raintheory Posted April 19, 2006 Report Share Posted April 19, 2006 (edited) I am pretty sure that the difference in USB standard makes no difference as the read/write speeds of the Hi-MD standard don't break the USB 1.1 threshold. Summarily, it won't make a difference.Someone confirm this please.Yep, that is correct. Edited April 19, 2006 by raintheory Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda_143 Posted April 24, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2006 Just to finish this thread: I bought the RH710 after all, because I got a sweet deal on a new one costing less than a used NH700. Got it today and I am very happy with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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