manic Posted August 1, 2004 Report Share Posted August 1, 2004 Sony has created the shittiest player ever!! I'm sorry, but this is ridiculous. - I just picked up my NHF800, a warranty trade-in from an R700 (the generation before Netmd). The 800 has the crappiest plastic styling! I can't even believe that everything from the tacky blue plastic down to the coarse jog dial to the cheap CHEAP! grey plastic battery compartment "lid" in the back is so ugly! I want my old player back And the remote ISN'T backlit. grrrrr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ppk3000 Posted August 1, 2004 Report Share Posted August 1, 2004 Seeing how the functionality of all the Hi-MD players are about the same in general, Sony had to make SOME feature differences else they would have nothing to advertise about for their higher end models :laugh: Sounds like your experience with the NHF800 sucks though... then again it shouldn't be TOO bad as long as it works. http://www.minidisc.org/part_Sony_MZ-NHF800.html : Stick-type, backlit remote with built-in AM/FM/TV/Weatherband digital tuner.It's not backlit?? :ohmy: Hmmm... I guess the webmaster better fix the Hi-MD equipment browser section then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bananatree Posted August 1, 2004 Report Share Posted August 1, 2004 IIRC the r700 was plastic too no? Is the h800 just poorly constructed compared to the r700? Or are you just un-impressed with the way Sony put the unit together? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Posted August 1, 2004 Report Share Posted August 1, 2004 The R700 had a plastic back and a metal front if I remember correctly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mat Posted August 1, 2004 Report Share Posted August 1, 2004 I guess metal prices are on the rise and sony with its un-popular MD equipment had to find somewhere to cut... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manic Posted August 1, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2004 The R700 felt and looked like 400 (CAD). The new 800 is a chunkmiester. Thicker, less modular, and oddly vacant styling, i.e. no real lines that break up or organize the style. Does not feel like 400 dollars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manic Posted August 1, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2004 I try to make myself believe it's 80's retro, and that that's a good thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMPlitudeHD Posted September 14, 2004 Report Share Posted September 14, 2004 lool, i guess sony's been cutting down, there's no arguing that, but the un-backlit remote is definitely a setback Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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