raintheory Posted June 28, 2006 Report Share Posted June 28, 2006 Thought you all might enjoy this...Click to enlarge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Tires Posted June 28, 2006 Report Share Posted June 28, 2006 The MZ-1's battery is almost as large as the RH1. Quite a change in size, capacity, and function over the years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielbb90 Posted June 28, 2006 Report Share Posted June 28, 2006 (edited) Times change - Size Changes - Format changes yet the colours end up the same! Black baseWhite textSome red text Edited June 28, 2006 by danielbb90 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raintheory Posted June 28, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2006 (edited) The MZ-1's battery is almost as large as the RH1. Quite a change in size, capacity, and function over the years. Yep, the MZ-1's recgargeable battery is actually thicker than the MZ-R1. It's also about as long as the RH1. Feels like it might weigh more than the RH1 as well... Times change - Size Changes - Format changes yet the colours end up the same! Black baseWhite textSome red textAnd The silver buttons too. I was noticing the similarities as well. Edited June 28, 2006 by raintheory Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobt Posted June 29, 2006 Report Share Posted June 29, 2006 Lets come back in 2016 and see what MD's look like then.Great pics, and both units are nice.Thanks for the postBob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercury_in_flames Posted June 29, 2006 Report Share Posted June 29, 2006 reminds me of the episode of fururama where they go to the moon and bender gets off with the fat chunky robot LOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raintheory Posted June 29, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2006 (edited) added a few pics... enjoy Edited June 29, 2006 by raintheory Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atrain Posted June 29, 2006 Report Share Posted June 29, 2006 reminds me of the episode of fururama where they go to the moon and bender gets off with the fat chunky robot LOL.the crushinator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercury_in_flames Posted July 10, 2006 Report Share Posted July 10, 2006 lol yeah thats the one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
himd_anxiety Posted July 11, 2006 Report Share Posted July 11, 2006 Lets come back in 2016 and see what MD's look like then.Somehow I feel we are already looking at them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batfastad Posted July 11, 2006 Report Share Posted July 11, 2006 (edited) What is that massive thing next to the new RH1?Is it the new Hi-MD deck we've all been waiting for??? :D That's big progress in 10 years!Although the screen on the old one looks larger than on the RH1.The screen's the only let-down on the MZ-RH1 for me, I'd have loved a decent sized screen on the top-surface. A black/white OLED thing would have looked killer.The other day when a 2GB Pro Duo memory stick I ordered arrived I looked at it and compared it to a 1.4MB floppy disc.Incredible! Edited July 11, 2006 by batfastad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDGB2 Posted July 11, 2006 Report Share Posted July 11, 2006 Nah, just wait until they release Blu-Ray MD.I can dream.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alberttf Posted July 11, 2006 Report Share Posted July 11, 2006 I saw a optical in and out, it's possible? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raintheory Posted July 11, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2006 I saw a optical in and out, it's possible?Yep, somewhat... The MZ-1 aside from being the first MD recorder is also the only portable with an optical out.You'd have to keep in mind however that the ATRAC codec is dated and the unit only works with SP/MONO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hungerdunger Posted July 11, 2006 Report Share Posted July 11, 2006 I was thinking a couple of days ago about the changes we have seen in recent years.It doesn't seem that long ago that I downloaded my first mp3 (Woke up this morning by the Alabama Three IIRC). Using a 56k modem this took something like 20 minutes. I then recorded it in real time to my R55 and I remember feeling pretty clever about the whole thing.Earlier this week I downloaded about three hours of podcasts in less time than that mp3 took, imported them into SonicStage and transferred them to my RH1 in less than 5 minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KCT Posted July 12, 2006 Report Share Posted July 12, 2006 (edited) Hi,I am new to the MD forum but long time user of the cool MD. I own a MZ-1 and a MDS-JE510.Yep, somewhat... The MZ-1 aside from being the first MD recorder is also the only portable with an optical out.You'd have to keep in mind however that the ATRAC codec is dated and the unit only works with SP/MONO.I like to add, the MZ-1 is a STEREO unit, not mono. I bought this unit shortly it was released in Germany about1992-93 and used it extensively at home, in the car and on the go. I still have the unit today and never had any trouble with it. Works great like a charm. The only annoyance is the build in SCMS. Even tho SONY did not spec. theunit outside normal temperature ranges, it works just fine in my car at -20C and +40C or even more.Too bad that SONY is discontinuing the MD legacy. They had something really good in there hands, just did notunderstand the concept of customer support. Edited August 22, 2006 by KCT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozpeter Posted July 12, 2006 Report Share Posted July 12, 2006 I bought an MZ-1 in the week they first hit the shops in the UK, and wrote an article for one of the pro sound magazines right away pointing up the professional potential for the device. I must have the article here somewhere... I'll post it for a laugh if I come across it. Must tidy up... the MZ-1 sits unused in the cupboard these days but I can't quite bring myself to part with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
condenser Posted July 12, 2006 Report Share Posted July 12, 2006 MZ-1 is a beautiful unit anyway, would like to have one...it had digital out??? I saw some pictures on ebay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KCT Posted July 12, 2006 Report Share Posted July 12, 2006 condenser,yes, the MZ-1 has digital optical in and output. Great for field recording and other uses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDX-400 Posted July 14, 2006 Report Share Posted July 14, 2006 Yep, the MZ-1's recgargeable battery is actually thicker than the MZ-R1. It's also about as long as the RH1. For sure, the BP-MZ1 battery is a BRICK! lol.Yep, somewhat... The MZ-1 aside from being the first MD recorder is also the only portable with an optical out.This is an all too common misconception among MD users. There are more portables that have optical output than just the MZ-1. The nearly identical MZ-2P is also a portable* with an optical output. There was a Sharp model with optical output as well, IIRC. I don't get why people always say the MZ-1 was the only one to have optical out, it wasn't. It's rare, yes, but it wasn't just one unit that had it.*Neither the 1 or the 2P are really that "portable" compared to most other MD units, lol.But you're right, the optical output isn't really that special considering it's an ATRAC 1.0 unit I like to add, the MZ-1 is a STEREO unit, not mono. Yes I believe the MZ-1 could only record in stereo but it should still be able to playback mono-SP format discs, recorded on other units--it's part of the MD specification I think--there's a handful of other old MD machines that can't record mono as well; however, I believe all can playback mono.Another note: Shouldn't it say 1992 v. 2006? Because technically the MZ-1 (and MD itself) was released when it was still 1992, IIRC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozpeter Posted July 14, 2006 Report Share Posted July 14, 2006 I recall a small Sony MD portable which had a kind of clamshell design, like a tiny notebook pc. What was that? That would be good to see again, with the kind of editing facility that you get with the MDS-PC2 sort of built in to the display. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raintheory Posted July 15, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2006 Another note: Shouldn't it say 1992 v. 2006? Because technically the MZ-1 (and MD itself) was released when it was still 1992, IIRC.Maybe... However I was stating the dates that I had purchased the units. I got my MZ-1 in '93. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bchallman Posted July 15, 2006 Report Share Posted July 15, 2006 Am I the only one who thinks the older model looks cooler? In a geek chic sort of way? I love all the buttons and jacks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marctronixx Posted July 20, 2006 Report Share Posted July 20, 2006 (edited) nice thread! i have 2 mz-1's and bought my first on in may 1992. I also have 3 phillips DCC 900 machines (anyone remember those??)the MZ-1 is a joy to have. i paid a little over $1,000.00 dollars (US) for it and the store only had one. the store owner was shocked that this young black guy (i was around 20 years old then) could afford and even knew about such a device! i bought another one shortly thereafter. i actually had 3 units but one of them, the transport stopped reading discs. also, it would take a 60 minute MD and act like it was a 74 minute MD. at the time, the 60 and early 74 minute MDs were the EXACT same disc, but the 60 minute MD was coded to only show enuff storage space for 60 minutes.i still have a couple 60 minute MDs that still work after alal thee years...anyway, i have had a few other MD drives over the years but i still use my mz-1 in the studio. i have MD headunits in both of my cars and i have the wx-5900 md japaaneese headunit http://www.minidisc.org/part_Sony_WX-5900MD.html . that thing is beautiful and matches my VW blue interior well. i still use the MZ'nh1 (gold). its tiny but i still love the MZ-1MD will be around until I am dead... DCC is still living as long as i have media and machines... :-)nice thread..... Edited July 20, 2006 by marctronixx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marctronixx Posted July 20, 2006 Report Share Posted July 20, 2006 (edited) TO keep the thread going, i just snapped some quick photos of the MD units i have left and a shot of one of the DCC decks i have.i also h ave the original sampler disk that came with the MZ-1. also, notice the 60 minute and 74 minute MDs.. anything different between them besides the design? ;-) Edited July 20, 2006 by marctronixx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lsprad Posted July 28, 2006 Report Share Posted July 28, 2006 Blue-Ray MD, sounds like a 'fair use' nightmare... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indosilver Posted August 15, 2006 Report Share Posted August 15, 2006 Too bad Sony stopped implementing the dual line out in newer models. Also, titling tracks must've been easier on that recorder, just like typing a text message from a cell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tekdroid Posted August 16, 2006 Report Share Posted August 16, 2006 I think the MZ-1 gets too much coverage and flak for being big Only a year later, with Sony's next model, the MZ-R2, they made the first (IMO) desirable (and pocketable) MiniDisc portable. I got on the train with the follow-up model, the MZ-R3. Anyhoo, the MZ-1 was rush-released (at least that was the consensus at the time) to steal some thunder from Philips' DCC release (the two were one or two months apart in release dates in late-ish 1992). Of course Sony's ATRAC at the time was given lots of criticism for sounding worse than Philips' Precision Adaptive Sub-band Coding (PASC), but hey, they weren't using tapes.marctronixx, nice pics. I have memories of TDK's DCCs blanks, too. They were nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
remy117 Posted April 21, 2008 Report Share Posted April 21, 2008 lol makes me really wanting for one =Dis that thing reliable? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazzer1975 Posted July 24, 2008 Report Share Posted July 24, 2008 Yep, somewhat... The MZ-1 aside from being the first MD recorder is also the only portable with an optical out.the only mini disc portable perhaps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mccoy007 Posted July 30, 2008 Report Share Posted July 30, 2008 really hope rh1 is not the end of MD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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