Matthew Posted February 22, 2018 Report Share Posted February 22, 2018 Dear All, Hi I am new to all This, however I have loved minidiscs since 1998. My portable units have all broken at the moment. I always remembered them with backlights, but all the reviews say otherwise. I had a Sony R55 and I think the R900 and a basic sharp one too. I have looked everywhere to find a portable unit with a backlit screen. Does anyone have any ideas, Sony or Sharp would be preferable. Many many thanks, Matthew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddyjollo Posted February 24, 2018 Report Share Posted February 24, 2018 well the MZ-RH1 the last had an oled display that lit up but no back light. My other cheap Sharp/Sony dont just the original Kindle type display - transreflective display. I think the remote of the MZ-RH1 does have a back light. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalkie Posted February 24, 2018 Report Share Posted February 24, 2018 As far as I know the only Sony portable units with a backlit screen are the MZ-1 and the MZ-S1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfbp Posted February 24, 2018 Report Share Posted February 24, 2018 The remotes (eg RM-MC38EL) are nearly all backlit. Most of the portables are common-or-garden black on neutral LCD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arr-Nine-Hundred Posted February 26, 2018 Report Share Posted February 26, 2018 Hello Matthew, I think you are remembering it incorrectly (it was back in 1998 to be fair!) The R900 did not have a backlight in the unit itself but it's remote DID have a backlight that activated on changing volume etc. Maybe that is where the confusion lies? Welcome back to MiniDisc! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Posted March 15, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2018 Hello All, many thanks for your replies. What I meant was I first got a Md unit in 1998 so that' when I got hooked. Are the one with the kindle type display good in the dark? I was looking at the S1 but it only seems to be avaliable in the US to get nowadays. Dunno maybe I'm wrong there. Is there anyway I can defrenciate the ones with he kindle backlight from normal ones without anything on the unit. My song MZ R55 had a light on the remote but no kindle technology on unit. Once again, thank you for all your replies. Matthew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfbp Posted March 16, 2018 Report Share Posted March 16, 2018 would brand-new suffice? http://buyee.jp/item/yahoo/auction/e160880510 Kind regards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Posted March 16, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2018 It would very much so, but I can't afford It! Looks v nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfbp Posted March 16, 2018 Report Share Posted March 16, 2018 It's fair to say that the original prices charged by Sony were definitely "premium". OTOH they generally made good stuff. If you want a player (ie no recording capability) try on that site for MZ-EH50, MZ-EH70, and MZ-EH630. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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