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 enlarge | Brand: Sony
Category: CE
List Price: $129.99
Buy New: $114.99
You Save: $15.00 (12%)
New (2) Used (4) Refurbished (2) from $38.99
Rating:  20 reviews
Sales Rank: 19032
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries: 1
Battery: 1 AA
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.2
Dimensions (in): 11 x 9 x 4
MPN: MZN420DPSGRAY
Model: MZN420DPSGRAY
UPC: 027242637542
EAN: 0027242637542
ASIN: B0001M3MUC
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Shipping: Expedited shipping available
Condition: Brand new item in original sealed package. It is NOT refurbished, it has never been opened or used. Full USA warranty. fast shipping with tracking number.
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| Customer Reviews:
 Good player for the $ but recorder almost useless December 17, 2004
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
This is a good little player with MDLP,but pointless as a recorder.
As a recorder:
IT HAS NO INPUTS but a usb.No line in or microphone.The Net MD simple burner software used to load a CD onto MD will only work in the downright bad sounding LP2 or even worse LP4 format.This will sound just fine to the tone deaf people who think that MP3 sounds anything but horrible.The Sonic Stage program compresses WAV down to 192 kbs even if you want to record the MD in SP mode.This makes the SP mode sound just as bad as LP2.What a shame Net MD dosen't use the MD format to it's full potential.On SP mode MD sounds quite good.
1/10
AS a player:
Six stage bass and treble are a very nice touch.The sound through a good set of phones is pleasant.As usuall with almost all modern walkman type gear there is a pathetic lack of volume.That's just the way it goes today.If you like it loud like I do,pick up a good headphone amp.
sound quality 9/10
output power 4/10
 Sweet October 3, 2004
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
I was looking into portable MP3 players that were relatively cheap, then saw the Net MD psyc for under 100 bucks. I've known about the mini disc technology for a while, but always thought it was too clumsy and expensive. The Net MD is anything but. I can fit 6 albums in LP4 mode on each disc, and the sound quality is still great. The player is also very durable, for I have dropped it quite a few times on hard floors, and it has NEVER skipped, and hasn't got a scratch on it. The software is relatively simple to use, and transfers are pretty quick. I love the fact that you can edit the minidisc at any time, adding or deleting files and creating folders, and also unlike a CD each minidisc can be burned over a million times.
The Net MD is a cheap alternative to an MP3 player, and I am very glad I bought mine. The only drawback I can see is that it doesn't come with a belt clip of any kind, but there is a loop in the back where you could put a strap through.
Sony Psyc Net MD Walkman Review September 21, 2004
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
Just the type of quality you would expect from a Sony product. This MiniDisc player is durable, sleek, and gets the job done very nicely. The only complaints I have is with the SonicStage software, but none from the Player itself. My problem with the software is just something that gets on my nerves, the fact that once I convert to LP4, I can't transfer it back to my library. Everything else in this is great, I can fit over 3-5 hours of music, less if I want to keep the full titles of songs, and amazing battery life. I listen to my MD Player about 1-2 hours a day, and have to replace the batter about once ever 1.5-2 months (one AA, how awesome). The MD Player is small, light, and doesn't skip (not that I've experienced) so it is PERFECT for joggers that don't want to risk the harddrive of an MP3 Jukebox. MiniDiscs are really cheap and easy to take in and out, come in cool colors, easy to store, and pretty durable. Also, MiniDisc players can stand more extreme temperatures. The only thing I wish that this had that it doesn't is a backlight, but that would ruin the good battery life.
Great product with ONE major flaw September 19, 2004
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
(Review based on the nearly identical Sony MZ-NE410.)
High-capacity, high-quality, lightweight, inexpensive music player that you can carry in a jeans pocket and barely notice it's there.
The player has a major design weakness, which every purchaser should know about in advance: even when plugged into the PC via the USB cable (to transfer songs), the unit runs off its battery (there is no provision for an AC adapter). And transferring music uses up the single AA battery very quickly. And when the battery goes flat in the midst of a transfer, sometimes the session will have to be repeated completely (especially using the Simple Burner software). This is exasperating! It is possible to improvise an AC adapter, but you have to know how. (Also note that Sony has corrected this deficiency in its new line of Hi-MD players.)
But the latest version of Sonic Stage (2.1 at this writing) is a big improvement in ease of use over the original one, working well. And for playback, the AA battery seems to go on and on and on....
Wondermus September 13, 2004
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
I just bought this about a week ago, so take that in stock when you read this review. I plan to update it after I've owned it for longer. BUT here are my thoughts so far.
PROs:
--Over 5 hours of music on one MD
--Sound is very good, even at the highest compression rate it's just barely below CD-quality
--MDs are relatively inexpensive (about $2 apiece)
--Low price compared to most mp3 players
--Bass and treble are adustable
--Transferring music to MD is fairly simple and fast
--MDs can store track information (album name, song name, etc) and display it on the player
--Unit is very small (it fits quite comfortably in my pocket WITH my cell phone)
--HUGE battery life when playing music
--MDs are very easily rewritable
CONS:
--MD has limited memory for storing track information (normally not a problem but if you go much beyond about 80-90 songs it may not store names for all the tracks or albums)
--Actual transferring of songs to MD takes up quite a bit of battery power
--"Shuffle" setting does not shuffle among different groups (albums), but only in one group at a time (probably not a big deal to most people)
--No voice recorder (I don't care, but some people probably do)
--Very small display screen (but I got used to it pretty fast)
--Headphones are crap--use another pair
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