Guest Anonymous Posted January 9, 2004 Report Share Posted January 9, 2004 Some has probably entered this, but here goes- If the new recorders allow uploading, why are we still stuck with sonic stage in its present format, i.e. no upload. We need a new release of sonic stage to allow all users to upload now! :shock: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highlandsun Posted January 9, 2004 Report Share Posted January 9, 2004 I agree, but this requires a firmware upgrade in the NetMD devices, not just an upgrade of the SonicStage software. Sony has been known to release firmware upgrades in the past, but you had to (a) know about them and ( go to a Sony Service Center to have the upgrade installed. I don't know why they would bother to release a firmware upgrade for any of their existing NetMD recorders, when they would rather have us all buy new HiMD recorders instead. You never know... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmeg Posted January 9, 2004 Report Share Posted January 9, 2004 Funny thing would be if suddenly with the new SonicStage we could upload with our existing NetMD players :idea: But that would be a heaven wish, which probably will not be true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazzjazz Posted January 10, 2004 Report Share Posted January 10, 2004 I agree - Sony should make uploading available for all users - My N10 is a significant investment for me. Darren Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highlandsun Posted January 10, 2004 Report Share Posted January 10, 2004 I'm getting more suspicious now. The AVland descriptions of these HiMD recorders shows that while they will playback all the existing ATRAC formats, they only record in PCM or ATRAC3plus. Also, they note that the analogue input can only record in 64 or 256kbps, not any of the other "supported" bitrates. This tells me that uploading will only be supported for these ATRAC3plus tracks, and not for any pre-existing ATRAC or ATRAC3 tracks. This means we won't be able to buy a HiMD unit and upload all of our existing MDs. It would be stupid, but it sounds very typical of Sony. hm.... It also means that you cannot create a backward-compatible recording on a HiMD recorder. E.g., if you wanted to make a disc for a friend who only has an older MD unit (original ATRAC, or ATRAC3), you couldn't do it with these HiMD units, at all. In contrast, all current NetMD recorders can still create regular SP ATRAC recordings, which will playback on every MD player ever made. This is a bit unfriendly, I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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