Hi There, I've been on this list for AGES now, but have never piped up, until now... Nothing of importance, just lending my perspective on MD acceptance here in the UK. I myself have a sony portable, the MZ-R90, Which I'm happy with (apart from the slow access, toc read/writes, and noisy-ness, although the battery life is great), the house I live in has 8 people in it, NOT including mine, there are another 3 portables (2 sony, 1 sharp), and 2 decks. EVERYBODY I know is now aware of MD and what it is. You can pick up a 'reasonable' md recording solution for much less than a cd-recorder, and the media is far more resistant to rough handling. A good many of my friends and even my boss all own MD recorders, there is a huge range also. From sharp, sony, panasonic, aiwa, goodmans et al. You can also buy a good many of the models from major high street retailers, Argos, Dixons, Comet, Curry's (these names mean something if you live in UK :-)) As for whether MD will last much longer against the onslaught of MP3 (which I also love), I think a combination of fear from the consumer and HIGHLY expensive media, gives MD still more room for expansion, before the inevitable descent into legacy. Although there's a good chance I'll just record my MP3s to my MD until it eventually packs up. Lee Parry -------------------------- Lee Parry [EMAIL PROTECTED] Real World MultiMedia -------------------------- http://www.realworld.co.uk http://www.petergabriel.com http://www.womad.org -------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
