Where can i buy hi-md 1gb discs in the United Kingdom?

[krismorgan]

Hi Everyone,

I have just received my MZ-NH600S.

So far i am really pleased with it,

It is a similar size to my MZ-R700 which is now dead-(lol) & slightly lighter.

But i have 200+ minidiscs recorded in lp4 of my 6000+ record collection that i wanted to transfer to hi md in hi lp mode & then upload to my pc.

Thanks to previous threads i have seen the limitations placed on uploaded material & found out that i must copy my already recorded mdlp discs manually via analogue to hi md to upload them-BUT-

Where the hell in the United Kingdom can i lay my hands on some HI MD 1GB DISCS?

Any help would be much appreciated :smile:

Thanks peeps,

Kris M

[aeriyn]

Hi there.

To begin with... 200+ discs?! Oh my... that's going to take a long time. :sleep:

Secondly... what you are considering doing, is not wise. For one, LP4 sucks quality-wise... and if you record from an LP4 source into your Hi-MD recorder via analog line cable on Hi-LP... it's going to sound even worse. LOTS worse. Analog record + transcoding = BAD.

Your best bet for getting your music is just to get all your CDs and rip them fresh to Hi-MD with MD Simple Burner. It'll also be a lot faster. :happy:

As for Hi-MD media, you can order them from Sony's website, as well as several other online stores. Audiocubes carries them, as does etronics.com (in single unit, 5 or 10 quantity).

I've not yet seen any Hi-MD discs in the US yet, not at ANY stores save for those discs that come bundled with the units. But of course, I don't really care because Hi-MD is of no practical use to me. :rasp:

[krismorgan]

I have been ringing around myself & have been told to expect hi md discs from middle of september/end of october/start of november in the UK.

Thanks for the suggestion,

Only problem being that i dont actually have any cd's'

All my music is on vinyl,

(acid house,techno,old skool house,bleeps,hardcore,d&b,gabba,etc)

I suppose i will simply have to rerecord everything via my turntables & mixer to hi md discs when i can get them!

It took me 6 months to do the last lot.

Shame i cant simply upload my existing lp4 discs.

Why do sony have to make things so difficult?

When i first saw hi md players & the disc capacity & the fact you could upload your stuff i was overjoyed.

Maybe a case of premature enjoyculation!-lol

Cheers,

Kris M.

[aeriyn]

Since you'd have to record both methods in real time, it would be better for your quality to record your LPs to Hi-MD directly with a good quality phono to minijack cable, in Hi-SP. I'd record in Hi-SP, because likely with that compression rate you would not be able to tell the difference between the LPs and the Hi-SP recordings.

Hi-LP you might notice a difference. Why didn't Sony include a 192kbit/sec and a 128kbit/sec recording mode? I'm not too pleased with the limited choices for recording bitrates they offer. :whatever:

Also, by recording analogically in Hi-SP mode, when Sony's Wav Converter is released, you CAN upload Hi-SP (analog) recordings and convert them to .wav files to be encoded as MP3s or whatever. :happy: So it may be in your best interest to check that out.

Btw, most of the online stores are sold out of Hi-MD media and are all on backorder. Just like MD of the old days, discs are expensive and hard to find. Good luck though, and I hope you enjoy your new Hi-MD unit (when it gets there)!

Oh, the picture in your sigline? Is that you? If so, you're cute. :happy:

[krismorgan]

Thanks for the info,

I think i will just have to do as you suggested,

& rerecord everything via analogue in hi sp

(when i eventually get my hands on some himd discs-lol)

In the meantime i can carry on using my standard discs & record in lp4.

By the way

No thats not me,

Its my wife!

She is cute though!

:love:

Kris M

[aeriyn]

Agreed. :happy: Darn, I was hoping to find another MD-girl on here. :grin: