RobA Posted December 8, 2006 Report Share Posted December 8, 2006 As most of you know, I am the proud owner of a MZ-RH10 but recently had a terrible accident.I went to charge up my RH10, it fully charged a few hrs later. Tried to turn it on, nothing. Gave me a low battery error. Then I realized my horrible mistake that I used my CELLPHONE charger by accident to charge the RH10. After re-charging it with the correct charger, it can only stayed powered up for a very short amount of time, whether it's using the gumstick or the attached AA addon. I was crushed over this.I then had a decision to make to get a new player. I checked both amazon and ebay too no avail. No RH10's anywhere to be found, and the MZ-M100 is priced way to high, out of my budget ($200 max). So now I couldn't get a RH10. Looking at my other options, it didn't look good. I didn't want a plastic player eliminating the NH600, 700, and F800. The unit also had to have a jog dial and more than a 1 line display eliminating the NH1 ans RH1. The RH910 looked alright, but after having that great OLED screen from the RH10, I really didn't want to go to something non-backlit.I made a decision, which was a very hard one to make. I am leaving the MD format in favor of the Sony NW-HD5. I will not leave ATRAC and all of sony's other great qualities like great build quality, long battery life, and fantastic sound quality. I will still be using MD here and there, as I have discs that I like to use seperately (will miss removable media). I still have my NH600D to use when needed, and can use my rh10 for about an hour, not much more. I placed the order for my Silver HD5 on wednesday for $200 refurbished, hopefully it will be here soon. I guess I'll see you guys over at ATRAClife. I'll also still hang around here.I also just want to say thanks to all those that have answered my questions here, got me started on MD, etc, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobt Posted December 9, 2006 Report Share Posted December 9, 2006 Good luck on your new adventure, keep us posted, and who knows, maybe we'll see you back in MD land some day, too bad on the RH10, know how you feelTake care,Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay209 Posted December 9, 2006 Report Share Posted December 9, 2006 well... i just ordered the rh1. if it lives up to my expectations, i'll put my rh10 up for sale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobA Posted December 9, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2006 well... i just ordered the rh1. if it lives up to my expectations, i'll put my rh10 up for sale. Thanks for the offer, but since I've already purchased the HD5, I am no longer looking to spend more money.I will continue to use MD however in addition to my HD5, just more sparingly. Using my 600D, and my fried RH10 (will hold a charge for about an hr or so before dying). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donnageddon Posted December 9, 2006 Report Share Posted December 9, 2006 "After re-charging it with the correct charger, it can only stayed powered up for a very short amount of time, whether it's using the gumstick or the attached AA addon. I was crushed over this."Did you try a new gumstick?About 5 months ago, I did a bad thing.I bought a 30 gig iPod. Actually it is a sweet machine. But after time I realized it did not have the audio clarity of my RH10. And to cap it off, my laptop died and all my hard disc stored iTunes bought music was gone. I had backed it up to a removeable drive, but when I tried to sync my iPod to my new laptop and removeable harddrive, the iPod would not recognize it!! And the iPod music would not transfer to my harddrive.I am sure there is a workaround ~ (maybe), but IT was then I realized how much I loved the security of having my music on disc.I still use the iPod for video (even the small screen is pretty cool for commute times), but I am sticking with the RH10 for music from now on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Ghidora Posted December 9, 2006 Report Share Posted December 9, 2006 Sorry to hear about your problem.It would almost have to be a battery problem to get the short operation deal. If it were a problem with the MD itself it most likely wouldn't work at all. Have you tried different batteries in your AA add on? It just sounds very much like a battery problem in that it would work for an hour then the battery go dead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozpeter Posted December 9, 2006 Report Share Posted December 9, 2006 Hmm, maybe whatever fried is leaking current (partial short) and thus the battery life is minimal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobA Posted December 9, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2006 Sorry to hear about your problem.It would almost have to be a battery problem to get the short operation deal. If it were a problem with the MD itself it most likely wouldn't work at all. Have you tried different batteries in your AA add on? It just sounds very much like a battery problem in that it would work for an hour then the battery go dead.Every AA (rechargeable or standard) dies in the same amount of time. But on the bright side my HD5 just arrived, I'm shocked at how small the thing is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
an0nym0usmuse Posted December 11, 2006 Report Share Posted December 11, 2006 You know, it's scary to realize that the RH10, which was so common a year or so ago, is now almost impossible to find. Minidisco is now advertising only the RH1, and it's out of stock. I suppose I ought to pick up one of those $50 Psyc players on Amazon.com while I still can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian10161 Posted December 11, 2006 Report Share Posted December 11, 2006 i bet, you could get the RH10 fixed. open it up, and see if theres anything that looks out of place, its worth a shot. if its dead anyway.good luck though, too bad about your player. i love my player and idk what id do with out it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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