MiniDisc Community Pages News for 13 August 2000
o MD competition? Ilwoong Pyo points out the [1]MET 8cm CD/MP3 player,
though not tiny (98x93x23mm), nor particuarly long playing (4 hours
battery life) it does offer 3-6 hours of MP3 audio capacity on cheap
mini-CD media. (No price or production info given, unit is not a
recorder).
[1] http://www.met.com.tw/eng/products/mp3.htm
o Blast from the past: The Korean MD page adds snapshots with (huge)
closeups of the old (ca. 1995) [2]Sony MZ-R3 and [3]Aiwa AM-F3
portable recorders.
[2] http://minidisc.co.kr/md/mdr/sony/r3
[3] http://minidisc.co.kr/md/mdr/aiwa/f3
o Pining for an MZ-R50? Erwin Lee points out that they're still
[4]available new from Vocalinks for US$380 (!). [5]Ebay has several
as well, at more reasonable prices.
[4] http://www.vocalinks.com/Products/Mobile/Sony_MZ-R50/sony_mz-r50.html
[5]
http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?MfcISAPICommand=GetResult&ht=1&SortProperty=MetaEndSort&query=minidisc+r50&x=15&y=14
MiniDisc Community Pages News for 14 August 2000
o Mikhail Grigoriev finds Panasonic's photos and Japanese page for
their [1]SJ-MR200 portable recorder. Jong Leong reports that the
"Smart Operation Pad" just provides soft-touch buttonpads for the
usual portable MD button functions.
[1] http://www.panasonic.co.jp/avc/audio/web/pick_up/mr200/mr200.html
o [2]Repair QA #5 with David Popovits.
[2] http://www.minidisc.org/repair_q5.html
o Xitel reports an [3]operational problem between the MDPort-DG1 and
Sharp portables.
[3] http://208.171.126.52/boards/units/index.cgi?read=9988
o Aaron's [4]MD Specials page points out [5]Amerinet selling the
MZ-R50 for $250 new.
[4] http://www.geocities.com/mdprices/special.htm
[5] http://www.amerinet-electronics.com/store/mz-r50.html
MiniDisc Community Pages News for 15 August 2000
o [1]Repair QA #6 with David Popovits.
[1] http://www.minidisc.org/repair_q6.html
o The [2]machine translation of Sony's CMT-PX3,57 announcement
indicates the PX7 can dub 3 CDs to 3 MDs with a single button push.
In playback, the 3 MD changer can seemlessly deliver 16 hours of LP4
mode stereo audio.
[2] http://www.minidisc.org/CMT-PX5.htm
o Howard Chui has a nice set of [3]JVC XM-R70 photos.
[3] http://www.howardchui.com/phone/jvc70.htm
o Glen Wintringham spots Sharp MD-MT50 variants in New Zealand: the
[4]MD-SR50W (no remote), and the [5]MD-SR70W (slight case variation,
w/remote and headphones, of a sort).
[4]
http://www.applianceshop.co.nz/productDetails.asp?productKey=1112&categoryKey=46
[5]
http://www.applianceshop.co.nz/productDetails.asp?productKey=1113&categoryKey=46
o Edmar Mendizabal finds good prices on [6]Hi-Space MD blanks at
MusicMixers.com. They also offer sales in bulk (ca. ~USD170/100
pieces, incl. shipping). Email them for details.
[6]
http://musicmixers.com/mall/ushop/index.cgi?ID=FUWV24&task=show&cat=BLANK+MiniDisc+MEDIA
o Pascal Charbonneau finds Midiman's [7]DiO 2448 soundcard page, the
unit offers full optical and coax I/O for about US$150. (Yih-Chun Hu
finds it for [8]$100 from Zzounds.com.)
[7] http://www.midiman.net/m-audio/html/products/dio2448.htm
[8] http://www.zzounds.com/love.music?p=p.THKMIMD482&f=2034
o Jim Lee points out [9]Tamrac Cases, offering a dizzying variety of
carrying pouches, many quite suited for on the go MD wear.
[9] http://www.tamrac.com/welcome.htm
MiniDisc Community Pages News for 16 August 2000
o The FAQ gets an entry for [1]Scale Factor Edit, a feature unique to
MD that is found on Sony's latest decks.
[1] http://www.minidisc.org/minidisc_faq.html#scalefactor
o Peter Ravn finds e-tailer pages for the Sony [2]MDS-JE640 and
[3]MDS-JB940 at MDland.co.uk (local, faster copies of their
(somewhat fuzzy) [4]JE640 and [5]JB940 photos).
[2] http://www.mdland.co.uk/sony/mdsje640/index.htm
[3] http://www.mdland.co.uk/sony/mdsjb940/index.htm
[4] http://www.minidisc.org/mdsje640.jpg
[5] http://www.minidisc.org/mdsjb940.jpg
o E.J. Dyksen spots an inexpensive, [6]$12 Caselogic Minidisc player
pouch.
[6]
http://www.casedirect.com/cgi-bin/sgin0101.exe?UID=2000081606030611&T1=07+MDC+1+X&UREQA=2&FNM=00&GEN0=top_blend_audio.jpg
o Dave Hooper briefly explains how to enter [7]service mode on a Sharp
MD-MT831. You'd be [8]wise to have a service manual nearby once you
arrive.
[7] http://www.minidisc.org/part_Sharp_MD-MT831+832.html
[8] http://www.minidisc.org/test_mode_warning.html
o Sadly, [9]EasyTitle 2 (an adapter for using normal PS/2 keyboards
for titling) has gone out of production. DIY plans for the earlier
[10]EasyTitle 1 are still available however. (They invite
manufacturers who may be interested in producing the device to
contact them).
[9] http://www.minidisc.org/part_Titlers.html#easytitle
[10] http://www.mujweb.cz/www/hysy/EasyTitle1.htm
MiniDisc Community Pages News for 17 August 2000
o First MDLP portable recorder: Adam Turner spots photos and Japanese
info for the [1]Sony MZ-R900 MZ-E900 MDLP portables ([2]machine
translation ), both with record breaking battery life. The MZ-E900
is also the thinnest and lightest in the world and can play in LP4
mode for 100 hours (NiMH+AA). Both units offer a unique "disc based
settings" feature that remembers program play, treble bass, repeat
mode, playback speed (80-110%), and volume settings for up to 20
discs within the unit. Shock proof memory cap. LP4: 160s, LP2mono:
80s, SP: 40s. Unit's END SEARCH functionality yet to be reported.
[1] http://www.sony.co.jp/sd/CorporateCruise/Press/200008/00-0817/
[2] http://www.minidisc.org/MZ-R900,MZ-E900.htm
o T's [3]recorder and [4]player tables list the new Sony MDLP
portables.
[3] http://members.xoom.com/md_data/Recorder_table1.htm
[4] http://members.xoom.com/md_data/Player_table1.htm
o Linus Sweers tests and reviews the [5]Behringer SRC2000, a veritable
Digital Audio Swiss Army Knife.
[5] http://members.xoom.com/sweers/src2000/index.html
MiniDisc Community Pages News for 18 August 2000
o MDLand has e-tailer pages for the [1]MZ-R900 [2]MZ-E900.
[1] http://www.mdland.co.uk/sony/mzr900/index.htm
[2] http://www.mdland.co.uk/sony/mze900/index.htm
o Howard Chui finishes telling why he [3]switched from MD to MP3.
[3] http://www.howardchui.com/phone/mdandmp3.htm
MiniDisc Community Pages News for 19 August 2000
o Leon finds a Japanese shop with brochure images of Sony's newly
announced MD portables, including the [1]MZ-E700 MDLP player.
[1] http://www.sonyshop-yoshida.co.jp/walkman2.html
o Jonathan Irwin investigates the Sony MD deck [2]Monaural Mode Error.
[2] http://www.minidisc.org/mono_volume_loss.html
o [3]Repair QA #7 with David Popovits.
[3] http://www.minidisc.org/repair_q7.html
o Dave Hooper points out Sharp's pdf [4]MD-MT831 user manual ([5]local
copy ).
[4] http://www.sharp.co.uk/database/manuals/MDMT831H-003.pdf
[5] http://www.minidisc.org/MDMT831H-003.pdf
MiniDisc Community Pages News for 20 August 2000
o Gregory Chan finds the Sony PC Link (aka Xitel MDPort-AN1)
[1]available separately from Electronics E-Mall for $38 w/shipping.
He reports it works fine on a Macintosh as well after [2]downloading
Apple's USB 1.4.6a1 DDK and installing the included drivers. And for
convenient Macintosh MP3 to MD recording he recommends [3]PlayQT, an
AppleScript controller for QuickTime Player that automatically adds
pauses between songs to facilitate trackmarking.
[1] http://www.electronicsemall.com/mzsonminplay.html
[2] http://developer.apple.com/hardware/usb/download_prerelease.html
[3] http://www.versiontracker.com/moreinfo.fcgi?id=8567
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