daf Posted September 2, 2004 Report Share Posted September 2, 2004 Alright, so these Hi-MDiscs are going on about 1GB of storage, so why are my minidiscs falling short at 300mbs? I've used sonicstage to put music onto minidiscs, at that 48kps blah blah plus thing, but I only get about 7 albums on, instead of the wonderful 45 as advertised on the box. Am I being cheated, or am I doing something wrong? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Posted September 2, 2004 Report Share Posted September 2, 2004 Welcome to the forums. Sounds like your just using a regular Minidisc, and not a Hi-MD disc. Does the disc your using look like this: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dex Otaku Posted September 2, 2004 Report Share Posted September 2, 2004 Standard 80 minute MDs, reformatted to HiMD mode, hold 291MB of data. 1GB HiMD discs hold just short of 1GB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daf Posted September 2, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2004 Well, double checking, they aren't the 1gb ones. Where can I buy them in the UK? And how much are they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dex Otaku Posted September 2, 2004 Report Share Posted September 2, 2004 They arent't commonly available yet in most places worldwide. This is what happens when you buy into a format that is only 1-2 months old, though. We just have to wait for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daf Posted September 2, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2004 Ah well, they're still far superior to every one elses right now. Thanks for the welcome, and for the help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ug Posted September 2, 2004 Report Share Posted September 2, 2004 always needs waith a litter more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daf Posted September 2, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2004 Uh.. what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slothrop Posted September 3, 2004 Report Share Posted September 3, 2004 Am I alone in finding it a little off for Sony to be boxing up three ordinary 80 Minute MDs together and plastering HI-MD logos and "13.5 hours of music" all over the boxes and selling them for almost 5 times the price of regular 80 minute MDs which can, of course, be formatted to Hi-MD mode in about 20 seconds. I bought a pack of these assuming they'd be the 1Gb discs (which don't seem to be available at all in the UK) and was most upset when I got home (although the packaging is technically correct it is, I believe, misleading as you have to read it very carefully to understand what you're getting and, in the UK at least, these packs are being kept behind the counter with the Hi-MD players rather than on the shelves with the other recordable media so the sort of close examination required is difficult). I'm guessing from the shortage that Sony are having production difficulties with the blank 1Gb discs but this sort of cynical opportunism has really soured me on them. I've been using MD players as my personal stereo format of choice for about six years now with my MZ-NH900 being my fourth unit. While it's a fantastic machine (and I fully agree with everybody whose said that the digital amp is a massive improvement over everything that's come before) Sony do seem to have mesed up the launch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qwakrz Posted September 3, 2004 Report Share Posted September 3, 2004 This is a personal opinion. Yes sony are misleading us in selling re-formatted 80 minute discs labeld as Hi-MD, but technically it is not as they will only work, as they come, in Hi-MD recorders. The thing is that people and companies are being caught out by this. My NH1 from Dabs arrived with a 3 pack of Hi-MD discs. I knew they were the 80 minute ones but Dabs were pushing them as Hi-MD discs or implying that they could store the 1GB of data. This is WRONG no matter which way you look at it & sony should go back to selling 60/74/80 minute discs & 1GB Hi-MD discs and change the packaging on the Hi-MD 80's. The give away on the crafty Hi-MD discs is that they have an 80 or 74 in the corner. I must admit though that they do look nice. A transparent yellow & gold disc on the front, black back & gold shutter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jadeclaw Posted September 3, 2004 Report Share Posted September 3, 2004 Clearly, this is false advertising and I think, these guys should be notified: http://www.asa.org.uk/index.asp And since the same product is available at the normal price, I come close of calling it fraud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daf Posted September 3, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2004 Well in all fairness, I'm looking at the packaging now, and there is nothing wrong with it, it says the discs are caompatible with Hi-MD Recorders, which they are. I guess it boils down to the consumer getting lazy, only reading the big bold writing and assuming it's what you want it to be. Tough sh*t, I fell for it too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slothrop Posted September 3, 2004 Report Share Posted September 3, 2004 It was the price as well as the packaging. I paid £9.99 for a three pack of these discs and assumed (especially given the packaging) they had to be the 1Gb discs due to the massive price differential over regular 80 minute discs (by comparison I picked up a pack of 10 yesterday for £6.99). Oh well live and learn... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daf Posted September 3, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2004 Yep. I paid £5 for 3. http://www.avland.co.uk/sony/hmd1g/hmd1g.htm Take a gander at that you UK people! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveOooo Posted September 3, 2004 Report Share Posted September 3, 2004 daf-- you can pick up 1gb hi md discs from ebay - they range from around £9-£25 but they wont be in the ul until november :ohmy: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daf Posted September 3, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2004 I don't trust ebay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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