Woohoo, great info. Good job to the man who gathered the info. The MR200 could be inconvenient on several fronts: - HDES encoding only activates when used with AC adaptor (Matsushita's pamphlet/online PDF states this) - doesn't seem to allow manual recording level adjustment - volume and track select controlled by the pad - inconvenient if you decide to use the unit without the remote. Now we have the heavyweights to look forward to :) Good to hear Sharp may be sticking to Li-ion batteries. And if they're insisting on "Universe's bla bla bla" advertising...having the guts to say that two years in a row. ROFL. Wonder what they'll do with the ATRAC. Leon > Hi Dainz Pyo, Thanks, your information is interesting, I'm forwarding > it to the MD mailing list. -Rick > > [The Korean MD page owner repied to my request for further information > about the new Panasonic recorder's "Smart Operation Pad"]: > >> i dont have other info MR200 because only get snapshot the gear. >> but i'll effort your request. >> and........ >> i finally get new MD gear info. >> according given my info, >> Sony new MDR model number is MR100, SHARP is MT851 and MT8xx (2 model) >> Sharp new model apply MDLP mode. >> i guess sony too. >> and sony model apply USB or other PClink mode. >> also sony model built in ATRAC-Type R. >> fher sharp is not use rithum-ion batt and built Cosmos(^^) smallest, lightest >> MDR >> the last : >> Sony use charging stand (mz-e800) >> be sure help you this info. ----------------------------------------------------------------- To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]