I guess the advantage of the NetMDs is that you can record to them at 32x
speed, whereas with the Xitel MDPort-DG2 its just a straight digital
connection which you can only record to in realtime.
Chau, Dang said:
> sorry to keep this OT thread going, i'm a fan of my portable MD and
> thought Sony's NetMD stuff was pants but found a cool (and cheap!)
> product that allows you to get ripped/downloaded/streaming audio from
> your PC to MD without having to upgrade your MD
>
> an aussie company xitel produces a USB device allowing you to record
> from your PC direct to your mindisc recorder and its compatible with all
> recording decks. You plug it in, load up the audio files you want to
> record from your player of choice and hit record. i think the MDPort-DG2
> sells for about $50 USD, and Sony sell their products rebadged at an
> inflated price too! http://www.xitel.com/
>
> cheers
> Dang (not a sales rep for xitel)
>
> - Original Message -
>
>> > One cautionary word of advice though. If you hope to record to
>> minidisc,
>> > then dump the song into NetMD, this will not work b/c of copy
>> > protection
>> > measures, so you actually need to do it analogue-style. I was a bit
>> disappointed by that.
>> >
>>
>> And that is precisely when and where Sony dropped the ball on MD.
>> Shame, really.
>
> Especially since this is completely unclear until after you make the
> purchase (if you are an idiot electronics impulse shopper like myself
> anyway).
>
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