t10 Posted March 16, 2004 Report Share Posted March 16, 2004 Although Hi-MD is not all that it could have been, still 1GB MD's are nothing to sneeze at. Heck, my entire current MD collection could easily be stored on 5 Hi-MD disks ;p The only problem though, is the lack of players. Recorder wise, I really dont care, I buy the biggest, the ugliest recorder, as long as it has great recording features. Players though, that is where I get picky. It has to be small and very portable. Basically a really cool gadget. I went from Sharp ST77 (12.7mm height) to Panasonic MJ88 (11.8mm) to Sony E10 (9.9mm). No way I could possibly go back to a 13.5mm EH1 after E10. How long do you think it is untill we see sub 12mm height Hi-MD players? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumz Posted March 16, 2004 Report Share Posted March 16, 2004 I would hardly call the E10 a "normal" sized player. The E10 was a special edition player engineered to be the smallest and lightest, but at a cost, I think. Still, my Sharp DS8 is 12mm thick, so I understand where you're coming from-- I would say that it's a fair standard for how thin MDPs should be. Give Hi-MD some time to mature-- 13.5mm isn't bad for a first generation. We'll have to see what Sharp and Panasonic can do, and then see what Sony has to offer a year from now. On a related note... I just noticed that the NH3D is a fraction THICKER than the NH1. What gives? Do we not have accurate specs yet or is there a reason why this downloader is thicker than a full featured MDR? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Posted March 16, 2004 Report Share Posted March 16, 2004 I agree with Rumz [thanks for coming here, btw buddy :happy:], but I wouldn't trust the specs from Sony until the units are on the shelves. It's been one big circus with Hi-MD information, i.e. websites being up, then mysteriously disappearing, conflicting specs, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumz Posted March 17, 2004 Report Share Posted March 17, 2004 No problem, kurisu. Are you the one responsible for the changes in the site's design/color-scheme? You or whoever did it deserves some praise-- much nicer atmosphere The old color scheme was so cold and generic. This is much friendlier. Back on topic, I agree about the circus. While there are some things I'm fairly certain about (probably partly because I want them to be true, heh), it's anybody's guess until we actually get these things in our hands, huh? I do hope the specs on the NH3D are wrong as far as dimensions go. If I'm going to buy a 'downloader', I want it to be thinner than the thinnest full-featured recorder! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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