CeeJay Posted April 4, 2004 Report Share Posted April 4, 2004 I just talked to sony-online-support, perhaps you wanna have a look: Donald: Hi, my name is Donald. How may I help you? You: Hi, I have a question about the new Hi-MD devices You: Will it be possible to play mp3 files directly from the Hi-MDs? Donald: Please give me a moment while I get this information for you. Donald: Christian, the Hi-MD Walkmans also supports the internet audio formats like MP3, WMA and WAV formats with the supplied Sonic Stage 2 software. Donald: These models are not yet released and will be available in this April. So you can expect this product launch at any time. Donald: If released, you can view the details of this model at the following website. URL Received: http://www.sonystyle.com Donald: Is there anything else that I can help you with? You: I know that Sonic Stage 2 supports mp3, but if you would integrate the feature to play mp3 files without converting it to ATRAC (when the Hi-MD is used as storage), Minidisc will be untopable! Donald: Thanks for your suggestions and interest showned on the MD Walkmans, but I am afraid currently this portable MD Walkmans doesn't play the MP3 files directly. Donald: It transforms the music files into ATRAC3 plus format and playbacks them. Donald: Please click on the following link to view the details of it. URL Received: http://news.sel.sony.com/pressrelease/4270 Donald: Is there anything else that I can help you with? Donald: Are you there You: Ok, thank you very much, but, although atrac is a very good format, I think you should integrate direct mp3 support, it would make Hi-MD a lot more attractive, i think. Donald: Christian, Are you with me? Donald: Thanks for your valuable suggestions. You: cya Donald: Thank you for visiting SonyStyle.com. Please feel free to contact us for further assistance. Donald Has Disconnected no great news Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mashinkun Posted April 4, 2004 Report Share Posted April 4, 2004 So the release date is April? so maybe my order at datavision will arrive nxt week ? >_< Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Posted April 4, 2004 Report Share Posted April 4, 2004 That's simply not true about the release date. I know 100% for sure that it's May, since I was getting a quote off the internal product pages and not the press release. They tried to pull that on me, but I wouldn't have it. Next time you call, ask them to get specifics off the internal product pages or ask to talk to a "product specialist". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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