Avrin Posted August 6, 2007 Report Share Posted August 6, 2007 Being a happy owner of two black RH1's, which really do give beautiful sound, but have nothing to do with portability, I could not resist the temptation of buying a 2-years old and completely unused vintage blue MZ-RH910. Yippee!!!A pictorial will hopefully follow. Along with a continuation of the topic about legacy recording (and probably other stuff) on second generation machines, which was killed by a Sony authorized service center, who destroyed my old RH10 (handed in for laser readjustment, which turned into a dead motherboard and a moneyback - probably someone there wanted the unit for themselves).The blue RH910 really smokes, and outperforms the RH10 in every way, starting from the non-burning-out display.Now I am a really happy man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e1ghtyf1ve Posted August 7, 2007 Report Share Posted August 7, 2007 Being a happy owner of two black RH1's, which really do give beautiful sound, but have nothing to do with portability, I could not resist the temptation of buying a 2-years old and completely unused vintage blue MZ-RH910. Yippee!!!A pictorial will hopefully follow. Along with a continuation of the topic about legacy recording (and probably other stuff) on second generation machines, which was killed by a Sony authorized service center, who destroyed my old RH10 (handed in for laser readjustment, which turned into a dead motherboard and a moneyback - probably someone there wanted the unit for themselves).The blue RH910 really smokes, and outperforms the RH10 in every way, starting from the non-burning-out display.Now I am a really happy man.Awesome!Which makes me ask (I have two silver RH910s and one RH10) - how many people here have had their EL displays burn out? Really curious... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avrin Posted August 7, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2007 The fact is that everyone has their OLEDs burned out to some extent. I was using my RH10 almost always powered by the adapter for 8 months, and the burnout was quite visible. The easiest way to check this is to enter the menu, select Edit and look to the right, where track time is usually displayed. You'll see darker spots on the bright highlight exactly at the place of the digits. The display check in service mode shows a more grim picture.My oldest RH1 (6 months old) used only with batteries shows no burnout signs yet. But for the last 5 months it is played only half of the time I listen to music. The other half belongs to the second RH1 (5 months old), which is also absolutely healthy. One plays, the other charges, and the only place susceptible to burnout is the "battery" sign (neglecting the Charge meter, which is only displayed during the first hour of charging).But the RH910 will never have its display burn out, even if continuously powered by the adapter! Although I bought it for listening on the move. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avrin Posted August 7, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2007 Oh, yes, they will. After ages of use in a smoking hall. And after that they could be cleaned and restored to their initial brightness.Or I am seriously mistaken. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raintheory Posted August 7, 2007 Report Share Posted August 7, 2007 hmm, hehe ..I pulled out my RH10 to check the OLED (didn't notice any burning out oddly enough... had the unit since it first came out). Anyway I went into the edit screen and realized that the "missing letters" issue appears to have fixed itself somehow!!! but wait...Hehe, it was a standard MD recording. Seems as though the missing letters (yes they are in fact still missing) only apply to Hi-MD mode recordings.Anyway, how do you get into the display check in service mode? I didnt notice anything dim/burning out by just going into the menus.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avrin Posted August 7, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2007 Right after you get into the service mode, the display goes through a repeating Version > On > Off sequence. Simply press the STOP button, when the display is On to keep it On.And yes, the missing letters problem only applies to Hi-MD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raintheory Posted August 7, 2007 Report Share Posted August 7, 2007 Eeek!I had no clue it would be quite that bad. <_> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nathantw666 Posted August 8, 2007 Report Share Posted August 8, 2007 Eeek!I had no clue it would be quite that bad. <_<That's some serious barrel distortion on your lens. Yikes!I sure hope my RH1 and RH10 don't suffer from that anytime soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raintheory Posted August 8, 2007 Report Share Posted August 8, 2007 That's some serious barrel distortion on your lens. Yikes!It's actually taken with a crappy old DV camera (the video DV part is broken anyway), so I use it occasionally for still photos and recording low-quality video to SD card. I actually had it on a fairly wide-angle setting, hence the distortion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avrin Posted August 8, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2007 Anyway, the photo tells a lot about yourself:1. You have a good remote.2. You are carrying the unit in a pants pocket.3. You keep the unit connected to a PC for prolonged periods of time.And don't worry - the state of your OLED allows it to work for a few years more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avrin Posted December 10, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2007 (edited) And now I am also a happy owner of a silver MZ-NH600. Bought sealed, in mint condition. With a line/optical input and an adapter input. Love it! Edited December 10, 2007 by Avrin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avrin Posted December 10, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2007 (edited) Turned out the fatty has a wider dynamic range than the RH910. And that with an analogue amp! Edited December 10, 2007 by Avrin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raintheory Posted December 11, 2007 Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 forgot to mention that after I took that photo a few posts back, the unit was dropped out of a (non-moving) car... The display no longer works at all. i did, however come by an M100 for a decent price that will be a gift for my wife (I had given her the RH10, then broke it accidentally), the M100 will be a better suited unit since she primarily uses a Mac. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avrin Posted October 28, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2008 Just couldn't resist the nostalgia:Got it used, but in great condition (and the display is just starting to show the signs of burning out in the PLAY sign and battery areas). The complete package plus a PHILIPS SBC ME570 electret mic and two 1st generation Hi-MD blanks for just $150. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1kyle Posted October 31, 2008 Report Share Posted October 31, 2008 what are the Onkyo components displays? Dot-matrix? Will they fade out as well?I'm surprised that the RH10 even lasted long enough for the display to burn out. The real weakness of that unit was the battery door latch --these would break just by LOOKING at them. Also no Line Out on the RH10.The RH1 is a totally different animal -- obviously designed by decent engineers.Cheers-K Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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