slow learner Posted July 11, 2009 Report Share Posted July 11, 2009 Hi everyone. My mother is a folklorist who will be using minidisc equipment to record stories in north africa. Someone gave her a sony mz-nh1 recorder yesterday with only two 1GB discs. That is not enough for her, and we can't find any place in town to buy hi-MD discs. I would order online but she's leaving on monday. I did, however, find someone selling a Sony MZ-F40 for very cheap, along with 12 discs. Does the mz-f40 have a recording function?If it doesn't, will I be able to use the nh1 to record audio onto the old MD discs? Thanks for your time. I appreciate the help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobt Posted July 11, 2009 Report Share Posted July 11, 2009 slow learner said: Hi everyone. My mother is a folklorist who will be using minidisc equipment to record stories in north africa. Someone gave her a sony mz-nh1 recorder yesterday with only two 1GB discs. That is not enough for her, and we can't find any place in town to buy hi-MD discs. I would order online but she's leaving on monday. I did, however, find someone selling a Sony MZ-F40 for very cheap, along with 12 discs. Does the mz-f40 have a recording function?If it doesn't, will I be able to use the nh1 to record audio onto the old MD discs? Thanks for your time. I appreciate the help.Use the NH1 with the old discs as you will then be able to upload themGood luckBob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJ_Palmer Posted July 11, 2009 Report Share Posted July 11, 2009 The MZ-F40 is a player only unit, ie. no recording. It does look quite interesting, though - 2 LCDs, 30mW output, built in radio (not in the remote). Never heard of it before, a bit of a collectors item - I'd certainly pick it up if it works and is going cheap! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slow learner Posted July 12, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2009 thanks to both of you, that helps a lot. So I'm making the purchase mostly for the cheap discs (yes this is a good buy), but I can't see what I'll be using the player for. Aren't player-only minidisc models just collectors items now that very little music has made its way to minidisc? Is there some other use for them/some other way to write onto the discs? I thought the selling point of MDs was the option to pack lots of music onto one blank disc, but it doesn't seem like the F40 has that capability. Let me know if I'm way off, I was too young to keep up with emerging technology in the 90s so I don't have much of a frame of reference. thanks again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfbp Posted July 12, 2009 Report Share Posted July 12, 2009 Most people didn't/don't play pre-recorded disks. However there is a lot to be said for recording on one unit (eg a deck) and playing on another (eg a portable). So people typically make their own selections/compilations, and they find value in being able to play them. However having said that, this unit is from before the advent of MDLP, which further compressed the data so you could get 2 or 4 CD's full of music on a single MD. It is interesting for the radio feature, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azureal Posted July 13, 2009 Report Share Posted July 13, 2009 sfbp said: It is interesting for the radio feature, though.I have an MZ-F40 player. It is a nice playback unit, I mainly bought it for my collection as it is one of the only models which has a built in AM & FM tuner which works without the need for a remote. I had hoped that it would be like my MZ-R50 and be built like a tank, but it has a rather lightweight plastic body.Great SP sound on playback adn the radio is handy too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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