Re: MD: Sony's new Internet Audio Recording Interface

[Yip, Chee Soon SHQ]

>       You're missing another point: I guess that if you send data at
>2X/3X/4X to the MD, it will have to spin faster while recording; that
>implies greater power consumptions, and higher accuracy, so modifications
>to the MD hardware must be done anyway, and a standalone device won't be
>very practical without a specific MD device that could handle this. And
>forget about having that in portables without prohibitively rising its
>price... 

You are right.  Current generation of LSI can support ATRAC-ATRAC DUBBING/4X
REC.  
During recording, the MD has to run a 2x CLV to maintain shock resistivity.
Much redesign 
of hardware is needed.  Cost wise, a double CLV pickup cost about 10 times
the current 
single speed CLV type.

cs
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