larry_llama Posted May 12, 2004 Report Share Posted May 12, 2004 All I have wanted since the dawn of MD was a unit with backlit record level controls and a recorder-friendly user interface. They have never gotten it right, and I'm afraid they never will. Sharp came much much closer (minus, of course, the backlight -- hopefully they will pull through with that in their HiMD offerings). You know what else... they should have put a lossless codec chip in there for the PCM recording. You could get at least 60% compression (sometimes more) and then you could fit over two hours of cd-quality on one disc. If only the iRiver iHP series did not have those recording glitches, else I could abandon MD forever. Don't get me wrong, I love my MD -- I really do.. but in the age of usb2.0 and cheap hard drives, it's really becoming obsolete fast. I'm starting to think that HiMD is too little too late. I'll probably stil BUY one mind you, but seriously.. stop wasting our time Sony. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
symphara Posted May 12, 2004 Report Share Posted May 12, 2004 All I have wanted since the dawn of MD was a unit with backlit record level controls and a recorder-friendly user interface. They have never gotten it right, and I'm afraid they never will.What's wrong with the Sony decks, like the JB980? Most have very good record level controls and plasma record level indicators. </symphara> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larry_llama Posted May 12, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2004 Sorry, I was talking about portable units. I have a deck at home and it is amazing.. The home decks have always been great. The portables have just been.. well.. annoying to use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJ_Palmer Posted May 12, 2004 Report Share Posted May 12, 2004 Oh well, maybe I'm just easily pleased (some would say so), but I've always been very happy with my Sony portables. They don't take that much getting used to. The lower-end ones are of course somewhat limited, but not bad... I've had a few Sharps as well, still prefer the Sonys overall, even with various 'issues' that have come up especially recently... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Posted May 12, 2004 Report Share Posted May 12, 2004 Moving this to the correct subforum.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalo Posted October 6, 2004 Report Share Posted October 6, 2004 I'm also sick and tired of sony also. I've just got my 900 and i'm pleased with every thing except for the poor screen with no backlight, and the wheel jog on the remote. So yes, when it seems that sony have almost got it right, they do something stupid like not supporting mp3 or sonicstage 1 (what a joke). As soon as sony learn to start listening to it's customers and support integrating with other companies, (e.g. with itunes) they will never compete with the likes of ipod. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpo51 Posted October 8, 2004 Report Share Posted October 8, 2004 All I have wanted since the dawn of MD was a unit with backlit record level controls and a recorder-friendly user interface. They have never gotten it right, and I'm afraid they never will.There was a time when they did it right - I still have the MZ-R30 which is very user-friendly. Of course the many features which have been added over time require a different interface but what logic is behind the menu name "Useful" and the only item "Format" in the "Edit" menu? I have many Sony devices, and all of them are much more user friendly than the new Hi-MD recorders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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