mangizmo Posted December 7, 2007 Report Share Posted December 7, 2007 My local Currys electrical has one of thesehttp://www.currys.co.uk/martprd/store/cur_...p;category_oid=similar here:http://uk.gizmodo.com/2006/03/18/sony_nasm...et_jukebox.htmlThe Salesman "claims"...no DRM !!!!, ATRAC and/or MP3 apparently you can upload from flashdrive, minidisc, PC....it cant be true surely ????Anybody know anything about these devices ???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kino170878 Posted December 7, 2007 Report Share Posted December 7, 2007 (edited) The one from Currys has been available for about 6 months now. It's a great concept, except for a few bad points:1) No way to title tracks i.e. no keyboard input, so you have to use the remote2) You can only backup/restore the entire HDD content to a PC 4 times in total. It also verifies the whole procedure via internet connection. So not totally DRM free in my opinion. I believe it can play and record Linear PCM, Atrac, and MP3. Maybe if the price dropped another £100 I would get one. The one with the minidisc slot I would buy in a heartbeat if it was made available in the UK. Edited December 7, 2007 by kino170878 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mangizmo Posted December 7, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2007 The one from Currys has been available for about 6 months now. It's a great concept, except for a few bad points:1) No way to title tracks i.e. no keyboard input, so you have to use the remote2) You can only backup/restore the entire HDD content to a PC 4 times in total. It also verifies the whole procedure via internet connection. So not totally DRM free in my opinion. I believe it can play and record Linear PCM, Atrac, and MP3. Maybe if the price dropped another £100 I would get one. The one with the minidisc slot I would buy in a heartbeat if it was made available in the UK. I agree with your opinion on the price...£100 less and I would have bought one today....wow, theres one with a MD slot ???....not in the UK though I will bet...same as you, I would buy that unit without hesitation....the system looks good though...I still "may" get one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozpeter Posted December 7, 2007 Report Share Posted December 7, 2007 I've had a Teac hard drive / CD player combo for a couple of years - such devices don't seem to have caught on, and the Teac one was sold off very cheaply in the end to get rid of stocks. I guess most people would prefer an iPod and plug it into their HiFi when required. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted December 8, 2007 Report Share Posted December 8, 2007 * Topic moved to Off-Topic / Electronics etc.. section Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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