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 enlarge | Brand: Sony
Category: CE
List Price: $129.99
Buy New: $109.99
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New (3) Used (1) from $49.99
Rating:  14 reviews
Sales Rank: 20427
Color: Blue
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 10.6 x 6.8 x 2.5
MPN: MZN420D
Model: MZN420D
UPC: 027242637160
EAN: 0027242637160
ASIN: B0001Y74FE
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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 awesomeness October 2, 2004
this minidisc is really good. but the only problem i have is that it is not compatible with online music stores.the antishock works perfectly, as i walk home everyday, i have never once had it skip on me. and as you may get the wrong impression from one of the other comments, the song title will keep displaying over and over again if you know how to do it. obviously that person did not read the manual. and also the display is perfectly easy to see. sonicstage is very user-friendly. it is not slow to load at all, i don't know what these people are talking about. the problem i have is that the wires are quite long and get in the way if the player is not in a bag. but the hi-md is much more worth the extra hundred dollars, as it fits much more music on one disc. and the discs ARE available in sony stores, probobly at your local mall.
Hard to use, but worth it August 7, 2004
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I've wanted a cool device for transporting my music for more than a year now. After a lot of research, I finally decided to take the plunge and I recieved my Sony Minidisc player today. Price was the main factor for me and it seems to be the same size as some of the larger hard disc players out there. One disc will hold about the same as a 256MB player.
Bad news first: The software installs very slowly and the manual even mentions what to do if you have problems (I just restarted a few times). Once you get it going, you have still to learn how to use the software. Once you learn it, it's pretty easy to use. Sonicstage seems to be extremely friendly to only one party: Sony.
The software seems designed for people who want to turn their CD collection into minidiscs or don't use their computer to listen to music much. You can't use the protected MP3/ WMA files you've previously ripped from your CDs; you have to do it all over again using their software. The files you save don't have any tags (which is something I love about WMA), you do it all manually. At first, I thought it would only let me use the songs I've gotten illegally, but eventually I figured it out.
I don't like that you can only put a song on 3 minidiscs, but this does seem to be 3 at a time. When I checked in some songs I decided I didn't want on the mix, it went back up to 3 more times. Good news there.
This player seems like the perfect solution for a lot of people. It fits places CD players won't, like in your pocket or purse. Everything says it's shockproof, but I haven't tested that out yet. I think the discs will hold about as much as MP3 CD discs will. It's comparable in storage to the 256MB MP3 players and those just seem too small. Since I am in college, I don't want anything that will walk away too easily, especially if I'm paying that much for it.
I say if you can master the software, go for it. There should be a label on the packaging. Caution: patience required.
Good Value for your money July 5, 2004
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I've been using this mini-disc player for a few weeks now. Pros: The battery life is excellent, although burning music to the device zaps its battery life much faster. The cost for blank mini discs is very low. It is lightweight and easy to transport. When recording music on "mininum bit rate transfer" the quality is still excellent. I can typically transfer about 80 songs to one minidisc. You can add, delete, and rearrange music as much as you want on the minidisc, so you aren't stuck if you make a mistake. Cons: The Sonic Stage program it comes with converted all my music files from Windows Media Player/Real One, etc. without asking me first. The Sonic Stage program is tricky to learn how to use; the "help" section is very unhelpful. The actual player lists the name of the song as it begins, but the viewing area is so small that it's hard to read, and if you miss the initial display, you're out of luck! Despite the drawbacks, I am basically happy with this product.
 disapointed June 1, 2004
1 out of 5 found this review helpful
When I bought this mini-disc player, I already had many songs I had bought and downloaded to my computer. I thought I could just transfer them especially since the package says it works with WMA files. What this player (and none I have come across) fail to mention, is that they are not compatible with different music download stores. Sony told me it was because Buymusic.com uses a different security system, but their website, said sonicstage, their software should still play the wma's regardless even if it won't transfer. It didn't. THere was talk of converting the files, but that didn't work either. Since none of this was clear until after I cut open the copius packaging, I am stuck with this thing. I also couldn't tell that the player would be as heavy as it is and it has no belt clip so if you want to use it while exercising or something, you have to buy a silly velcro case. So far the only store it is compatible with is connect.com, but their music selection is so poor and the site is unbelieveable slow. If you have a music site you like, research on that site what portable devices are compatible before you buy. realplayer only had a handful of devices and buy music had about 15. I cannot use itunes because it doesn't work with windows me. I am not sure about napster. If I had it to do over again, I would spend the money on a portable device with a hard drive like the nomad jukebox (or ipod if I could get itunes) and forget about mini-discs and extra memory cards.
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