A firewire solution would be better off since it is becoming the standard
for a/v components that offer pc connectivity.
And a deck made by Sony supposedly can do 4x transfer from firewire....if
this thing was cheaper I'd definitely get it...but its not...
http://www.minidisc.org/part_Sony_MDS-LSA1.html
--icantelu
----- Original Message -----
From: "Timothy Stockman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "MD-L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2001 9:41 AM
Subject: Re: MD: Recording speeds
>
> > couldn't there be some way of making 2X or
> > 4X recordables? I mean, I know obviously it's not as easy as it would be
to
> > do on the 4X deck, but maybe some sort of USB port with a winamp plugin
that
> > speeds up the audio output? Is this possible?
>
> Current recorders only accept S/PDIF at 1X. With a sound card that is 96
KHz
> capable and if the recorder could accept it, 2X transfer would be
possible.
> 96 KHz and even 192 KHz soundcards exist, but no MD will accept S/PDIF
> at a rate other than 1X.
>
> USB would be the far better solution, because it would permit *flow
control*.
> This would eliminate the annoying pops, dropouts and stutters that result
from
> Windows inability to handle even 1X audio smoothly. A complete USB
solution
> could include bi-directional audio transfer, control and status, and even
power,
> given the modest requirements of today's portables. All of this via 1
fairly
> small connector!
>
> One note of caution: Due to the nature of the differing Windows
implementations
> of USB mass storage support, it would be wise to steer clear of treating
MD as a
> mass storage device (even though it is) to avoid conflicts with other USB
mass
> storage devices. Right now, USB mass storage is a real Pandora's box, and
we'll
> have to wait at least for Win98SE and older to die out before mass storage
can
> fulfill USB's "plug and play" promise. (I don't know about WinME, but I
hear Win2K
> supports USB mass storage properly.)
>
>
>
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