grf Posted June 27, 2006 Report Share Posted June 27, 2006 Hi Folks,Just browsing at the Chelmsford Currys Digital and find this lonely MZ-RH710 marked at 89.99. Further investigation reveals that they have just reduced the price on the system to 69.99 GB pounds.I bought it for a spare and for Greek holidays as it runs on 1x AA. No remote or mains adapter though.It is clearly a ploy to clear the shelves of minidisc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJ_Palmer Posted June 27, 2006 Report Share Posted June 27, 2006 Maybe they're expecting consignments of RH1's anyday, and have to clear some cabinet space... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grf Posted June 27, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2006 Hi,Also checked the Sony store today and they expect the RH1 in August now: It was previously July 7th.btw Currys tried to steer me away from the RH710 saying it was 'old technology' and MP3 players were better. I considered starting a debate about 64Kb/s in Artrac and MP3 and the quality differences but bit my lip and got the RH710 for a good price instead. The salesmans face was very confused, it was a real picture, he did not know wether I DID know what I was talking about (and therefore slightly humiliated him) or that I was fool and he had pulled a fast sale. He wasnt quite sure....But in any case Curry will not be stocking the RH1. They are famous in the UK for being completely ignorant of the products they sell.Best regardsGraham Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tunster Posted June 27, 2006 Report Share Posted June 27, 2006 Hi,Also checked the Sony store today and they expect the RH1 in August now: It was previously July 7th.btw Currys tried to steer me away from the RH710 saying it was 'old technology' and MP3 players were better. I considered starting a debate about 64Kb/s in Artrac and MP3 and the quality differences but bit my lip and got the RH710 for a good price instead. The salesmans face was very confused, it was a real picture, he did not know wether I DID know what I was talking about (and therefore slightly humiliated him) or that I was fool and he had pulled a fast sale. He wasnt quite sure....But in any case Curry will not be stocking the RH1. They are famous in the UK for being completely ignorant of the products they sell.Best regardsGraham Totally agree with you. They claim to be leaders in selling digital technology, and they know nothing about MD. Really sums them up to be honest. None of the representives in my local store probably don't know any inch of knowledge. They're just there to hassle you when you're quietly deciding what you want. I consider Currys as the "average joe" selling "average joe" products such as the iPod *cough* . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky191 Posted June 27, 2006 Report Share Posted June 27, 2006 64kps isn't SQ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tunster Posted June 27, 2006 Report Share Posted June 27, 2006 64kps isn't SQ.Stop being picky. grf only came with an example . To be honest, 64kbps is quite impressive against other formats. Even though it is mushy (like any other codec at 64kbps), it seems to keeps its stereo presence.Anyway, enough of that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky191 Posted June 27, 2006 Report Share Posted June 27, 2006 Impressive meaning its not abysmal as you'd expect, just merely bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky191 Posted June 27, 2006 Report Share Posted June 27, 2006 Anyway thanks for the info grf didn't mean to be so negative. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grf Posted June 28, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2006 Hi,No worries. I only picked on 64Kbps as a clear (and demonstratable ) example to the salesperson of how ARTRAC sounds better (bit for bit) against other formats, not as a quality goal to aim for. Any really technical discussion would have passed over his head at about 30,000 feet.I am really pleased with the 710 at that price and I am sure it will become my 'travelling player'.Best regardsGraham Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky191 Posted June 28, 2006 Report Share Posted June 28, 2006 Those UK models only have a line in and no mic in, is that correct. Is there a connection for a remote on them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tunster Posted June 28, 2006 Report Share Posted June 28, 2006 Those UK models only have a line in and no mic in, is that correct. Is there a connection for a remote on them?http://www.minidisc.org/part_Sony_MZ-RH710.htmlThis unit in general has no mic-in. And looks like it has a port for a remote.Quite a nice sexy unit actually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky191 Posted June 28, 2006 Report Share Posted June 28, 2006 Actually it looks better in silver than the black. http://forums.minidisc.org/index.php?showtopic=11669 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJ_Palmer Posted June 28, 2006 Report Share Posted June 28, 2006 The RH710s can indeed take the usual selection of remotes (ie almost any recent one). Personally the piano black RH710 is the better looker... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grf Posted June 28, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2006 Hi,The black is very sexy. The remote port is as standard but as usual in these things not all the main units functions are available on the remote. It was surprising to me to find that although it has a 3 line display not all the available functions were visible on the RM-MC40ELK.Top level on the unit:-EditDisplayPlay ModeSoundRec SetOptionOn the 3 line remote:EditMainPlaymodeOptionSony must have had a special team of firmware writers tasked to make sure of in-compatibilty.RegardsGraham Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky191 Posted June 28, 2006 Report Share Posted June 28, 2006 What a company... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonny mac Posted July 26, 2006 Report Share Posted July 26, 2006 Not a bad price for the unit. They cleared out old NH600s for less than this though, £60 or so. If you keep a watch then maybe you can get it for less than £69.99. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky191 Posted July 26, 2006 Report Share Posted July 26, 2006 Wheres the group button? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatmuttony Posted July 27, 2006 Report Share Posted July 27, 2006 Wheres the group button? There's no group button, the jog wheel has to be used to scroll through the tracks, and the three line display shows you the current track, previous track, and next track in this mode. However, with the jog dial, it's not much trouble.BUt yeah, the piano black 710 is a beauty, and a perfect work horse in conjunction with the RH1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alrose312 Posted July 27, 2006 Report Share Posted July 27, 2006 BUt yeah, the piano black 710 is a beauty, and a perfect work horse in conjunction with the RH1.I have to agree - I have a black DH-710 (which is the download only version of the RH-710) and It's a great workhorse unit. It's nice to look at, yet, I don't care if it gets abused. The AA battery life is pretty decent too - I actually prefer the sound quality on it over my NH900 which has an HD Digital amp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky191 Posted July 27, 2006 Report Share Posted July 27, 2006 There's no group button, the jog wheel has to be used to scroll through the tracks, and the three line display shows you the current track, previous track, and next track in this mode. However, with the jog dial, it's not much trouble.BUt yeah, the piano black 710 is a beauty, and a perfect work horse in conjunction with the RH1.Are you kidding me. Theres no Group button? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatmuttony Posted July 28, 2006 Report Share Posted July 28, 2006 Are you kidding me. Theres no Group button? At that price, think of it as a basic cellphone. Make calls, receive calls, that's it. Similarly, play, pause, and stop, that's it. AFAIC, even the Line-In recording facility is a huge bonus for the price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky191 Posted July 28, 2006 Report Share Posted July 28, 2006 I think of it as a huge rip off... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJ_Palmer Posted July 28, 2006 Report Share Posted July 28, 2006 Well, I just picked up a brand new RH710 for £35 at Currys yesterday. I don't call that a rip off by any stretch... Get 'em while you can Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1kyle Posted July 28, 2006 Report Share Posted July 28, 2006 Hi,But in any case Curry will not be stocking the RH1. They are famous in the UK for being completely ignorant of the products they sell.Best regardsGrahamI agree with you about the appalling ignorance of Curry's staff in general.I was looking around for a new Desktop computer --the salesman actually said (I wish I had had my RH1 at the time to have recorded the converstaion) --don't bother with these models --you need the New flat Digital models --pointing me to the laptop section.I'm sure he was really convinced that a desktop computer was actaly an "analog" model.Anyway needless to say I didn't buy ANYTHING from that store.Cheers-K Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonny mac Posted July 28, 2006 Report Share Posted July 28, 2006 £35!?!? Are you joking? Can anyone else confirm the price of this in other stores? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky191 Posted July 28, 2006 Report Share Posted July 28, 2006 Well, I just picked up a brand new RH710 for £35 at Currys yesterday. I don't call that a rip off by any stretch... Get 'em while you can I meant no having a group button. For that price I'd snap one up, even just to use for putting stuff on and off disks. The only 710 I see in Ireland are €200. Thats in Argos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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