From: "las" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2001 1:01 PM
Subject: Re: MD: Sharp MD-R3 go boom?
>
> Bill Crawford wrote:
>
> > I've had my 'R3 for a little over two years, and until very recently
it's
> > been
> > a real trouper. Of course, everything dies...
> >
> > As of now, it has some problems reading the occasional disc. The real
> > problem, though, is that it displays 'TOC W ERROR' whenever actually
> > trying to do any sort of TOC change on an MD--according to the user's
> > manual, this indicates that it's a service-level problem. Anybody got
any
> > idea as to roughly what might be wrong--or, more importantly, how much
> > getting it repaired might cost? I'm thinking it might be time to
replace
> > it,
> > if it's too costly...
>
> It really doesn't pay to put any money into the R3. It was released 6
years
> ago and improvements in ATRAC have come along way since then.
>
> If you don't want to wait to see what happens with Net MD, depending upon
your
> budget, for between $200 and $250 you can buy a Sony R700. It is an MDLP
> unit. They just released the 909 which uses the most advanced DSP that
Sony
> offers in portables, Type R. But I expect the price to be high for a
while.
>
> If you use your unit a lot and it is the only portable you have, waiting
for
> Net MD (which may never happen for all we know) isn't practical. The R900
is
> a nice unit and it's price may be dropping now that they have released the
> 909.
Ah, yes, but the MD-R3 isn't a portable. It's a 3CD/1MD deck. If I do end
up having to replace it, I'll probably end up going with separate
components--
a carousel CD player and a JB940, if I can sell my spleen fast enough. :)
- Will
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