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> From: Jeffrey Lan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Friday, November 05, 1999 12:45 AM
> Subject: MD: the perfect md portie.....
>
> >
> > Hi all...
> >
> > here'sa message that sony will (hopefully) notice...
> > feature's i would want in a portie recorder...
> >
> > -slot in
>
> No, please not that. If they do that I hope they make 2 models. Slot-in
> units are a real B*st*rd to clean, and II believe that accessibility for
> cleaning is important.
Hmm, slot-in has it's charme to. Like, inserting and ejecting a disc without
taking the unit out of your pocket and without looking is only possible with
slot-in units....
> > -dual md slots (switch toggles controls between each md, makes recoding
> live
> > material easier...stick in 2 mds, when the 1st ones full, flip the switch
> > and it'll start recording on the 2nd one while the TOC's updated on the
> > first one....)
>
> No, why be half hearted? Put two MDs in and itswitches over to start
> recording automatically when the first reaches the end. In "relay mode" this
> could allow you to swap the first disc (after the TOC is written obviously)
> and insert a blank one, allowing continuous recording until you run out of
> discs. Using "relay mode" on playback would result in seemless joining of
> the discs, so you can listen to 8 hour long shows without any breaks in the
> music (although you will have to move to swap discs).
Nice idea.... but I think there is almost no need for this if they would put a
big recording memory buffer in the porty.
> > -name bank
>
> Eh? Do you mean titles for tracks? We have that already....
Well maybee he means namestamp? The thing Sharps have.
> > -manual recording for line and mic inputs
>
> We have that too....
I think manual recording level is meaned hear.... I would like to see Sony's
Automatic Recording Level and Sharps Manual Recording Level.
> > -record button with cap to cover "rec" label and red color...makes it
> easier
>
> I like the little button you have to push in on the record switch. A push
> and slide action is quite hard to hit by accident.
Yep, Sony's recording slider is a good invention!
> > to believe that it's a "play only" machine when a security gaurd takes a
> > close look at it
>
> Simple. Remove innerds from old walkman and put the MD in there. Screw
> walkman closed with as few screws as possible (dont forget to take
> screwdriver) and when they look at it they think it's a "play-only" walkman.
> Who would guess theres an MD unit inside? WHen you get inside you just open
> the walkman and take it out!
Hmm.....
> > -keyboard input jack
>
> The remote jack will take a keyboard with a converter box. I'd rather have
> the circuitry on the outside (it's quite complex) and would add a lot of
> size and weight to the unit.
Complex? A 8041 isn't complex...
> > -OPTICAL OUT!!!!!
>
> YES!!!!! Sorry... did I sound enthusiastic there? ;o)
Yep...
> > -Resume, but w/o ES
>
> This does what? Continues playing from where you left off? Portable MDs all
> do that don't they?
Huh???
> > -ES switch (sony users wont go crazy, sharp users wont lose recordings)
>
> If there's one thing I would like to change on my Sony, that is it. The
> switch shouild be the other way around - you push hold it down when you
> press record to invoke "overwrite" mode, otherwise it just adds a track to
> the end.
Yep...
> > -backlit unit and remote
>
> Yep.
Yep..
> > -sony "smart stick" remote w/ extra functions ("highly intelligent
> cylinder"
> > instead of "smart stick?")
>
> Like voice recognition for the ultimate way to really title tracks?
Wow...
> > -comes with docking station for boombox or deck-like use at home
>
> That could be done so easily... just make a large version of the remote and
> put a space for the MD to sit in.
Hmm, where's the need....
> > -comes in dark red, silver, gold, blue, and "liquid crystal" shells
> (liquid
> > crystal changes colors depending on heat, kinda like having an mood md
> > instead of a mood ring)
>
> What about green?
What about purple with yellow dots?
> > -shoulder strap (like on the panasonic shockwave)
>
> SHOULDER STRAP?!??! How big is this thing? I was thinking R90 size....
I was thinking JA50ES size.....
> > -alarm function (like the aiwas)
>
> I suppose.....
Well, in conjunction with timer recordings, the alarm would be a nice feature.
If not, BUY A WATCH!
> > -comes with good headphones
>
> Otherwise known as the "miracle" factor. Personally I think you're more
> likely to get the voice recognition titler......
Yep..
> > -can be used while being recharged
>
> That would be a nice touch, but I still haven't encountered a time when I
> need to do this. I suppose some people find it useful though (like if you
> don't have a whole room full of MD equipment!).
Well there is a need for it!
Put a USB bus on it!
Cheers,
Ralph -> Am I mad?
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