RE:MD: Sony Dropping MD
Hey I'd think about dropping MD if the cost of solid state media dropped to below 2UKP per hundred meg instead of circa 60UKP for 50mb. That is roughly what MD can store, and if there were mp3/whatever players out there that could write onto cheap archival media then I am sure it would be a big hit, but for the next three years I cannot see that happening! A colleague here in the UK tells me that they recently heard a radio programme in which it was suggested that Sony will drop MD in 12 to 18 months time due to the poor uptake of this technology in the USA and the impending large scale release ans promotion of solid-state digital media players now that SDMI is spec'd. I suggest we just put our flack jackets on and keep our BS Deflectors on standby! Keith - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Sharp 72x Service mode manual
Hya Do you know how can I get info about sharp 7xx portables service mode service manual? Service mode is the same as 701/702, see my web page. www.wood-soft.co.uk for more info. Pete. -- "Just what ever you do, don't let go of..." *SPLASH* "...the oars..." -- Rowing Instructor. Peter Wood. ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) - ICQ? UIN - 15779342 IRC? Doc_Z on @#3cr and #ircbar using irc.dal.net:7000 (DALnet IRC Network) - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: 80 minute discs
=== = NB: Over 50% of this message is QUOTED, please = = be more selective when quoting text = === lo all, i was just wondering if you could buy these 80min disc anywhere in Australia / Sydney? ...oz ppl???...also anywhere cheap in sydney to buy blanks oz ppl ???...anyone there :) ta again ..the newbie Orfeo Stainless Steel Rat wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 * Simon Barnes [EMAIL PROTECTED] on Mon, 25 Oct 1999 | I went into Richer Sounds (UK) on Saturday to buy some 80 minute discs (I | haven't seen them for sale anywhere locally yet). The salesman told me: "We | don't sell 'em - too unreliable". When I pressed him for details, he told me | the new discs "take the tracks right to the edge, and most MD machines can't | cope", so they stopped selling them to prevent further returns. In short, that is BS. The MD-80 format has been approved by Sony, and is certified to work with all players and recorders. Now, the MD-74 discs with a modified TOC to allow 80 minutes recording, those will do what said salesdweeb said. But the commercially available MD-80s are not a problem (unless your player is defective). -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.0.0e (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE4FPzfgl+vIlSVSNkRAhtZAJ9bemzjeLEE88Pyldb8ZCXGdDH/bACeKDEc gxskpQXqFvswm3k4qIf2h68= =TOaW -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- Rat [EMAIL PROTECTED]\ Happy Fun Ball contains a liquid core, Minion of Nathan - Nathan says Hi! \ which, if exposed due to rupture, should PGP Key: at a key server near you! \ not be touched, inhaled, or looked at. - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: 80 minute discs
Stainless Steel Rat wrote: * Simon Barnes [EMAIL PROTECTED] on Mon, 25 Oct 1999 | I went into Richer Sounds (UK) on Saturday to buy some 80 minute discs (I | haven't seen them for sale anywhere locally yet). The salesman told me: "We | don't sell 'em - too unreliable". When I pressed him for details, he told me | In short, that is BS. Well, in short, you have to remember that salesmen will tell you anything that comes to their mind. Don't believe a word of whatthey say. There motto is something like "If you don't know the facts, baffle them with bull puckey" -- Jim Coon Not just another pretty mandolin picker mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] If Gibson made cars, would they sound so sweet? My first web page http://www.tir.com/~liteways/ - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: 80 Min MD's Live from Manufacturer
Dear All, You are right, thickness of the track has been reduced in order to have a higher length of the groove in order to increase from 74 minutes to 80 minutes. TOC has also been changed, but I am not an expert and I can not give you more details on this topic. Concerning compatibility, I can tell you that there are NO PROBLEMS AT ALL with these medias. We have more than 30 different MD devices at the factory, all brands, all types, all ages and everything works well. I also own an MZ-R3 (still alive) and it works well on it ! So be confident ! MD is the easiest way to make your music alive !!! Best regards. Arnaud DEVILDER Export Manager MPO Media 40 rue de Paris -*- F-92100 Boulogne +33141105151 / +33141105144 Recordable Media Site : http://www.hi-space.com Corporate Sites : http://www.mpo.fr http://www.americdisc.com - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: md-l-digest V2 #403
I really hope someone out there can help me with my strange problem. I've had a sharp 702 for over a year now and have had no problems, not even that nefarious UTOC error. So, I put in a minidisc today and push play and what happens? The display says it is playing, scrolling the song name (fyi- it was Radiohead's Airbag) and even happily flickering its little decibel meter. But no sound is heard! I check the headphones- snuggly plugged in. And I hear the beeps when I change the track and whatnot, so I know the problem ain't the headphones. With the volume all the way up to 30, I can barely discern the extremely quiet music. All signs seem to point to some sort of messed up EEPROM setting, which no, I have never played with. Can anybody help me? Has anyone had this problem before? Thought i'd un-lurk at last seeing as i might be able to answer this question. A friend of mine had the same problem with his 702 - at full volume you could *just* about hear the music. Anyway, he sent it back to Sharp as it was within the guarantee period and they fixed it and returned it fairly quickly (there's details on how to return it in the box it came in). We guessed it was some kind of internal amplifier that had failed - so far i've been lucky with my own 702 which i've had since April, so perhaps not *all* of these units develop faults :-). And, to add to the soundcard debate, i've just got the new SB Live Platinum, and its a great card. Those of you in America may wish to get one from Europe since european models come with a Live!Drive 2 (front panel which goes in 5 1/4" bay) which has optical in/out, whereas american models come with a Live!Drive 1 which lacks these connectors. Funnily enough it also comes with the longest Toslink cable i've ever seen, rather negating the need to have front panel access to optical connectors. Jason Winton - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: lifetime warranty can be good
Magic wrote: Lifetime guarantees are not worth the paper they are printed on. Shawn R. Lin wrote: From auto parts to computer and audio products, I've NEVER had a problem getting an item replaced under a lifetime guarantee no matter how old the item is or how it broke. Some items require you to have proof that you are the original purchaser, but keeping a receipt is no big deal. I have to go along with Shawn on this. I have returned broken Craftsman tools to Sears and they were replaced with no questions asked. One wrench broke when I put a 5 foot pipe on it as an extension and stood on the end of it. One screwdriver I found in the road and the previous owner had ground the blade off. A saw was purchased around 1947 after WW II by my brother's father-in-law. I found it rusty and lying outside on the ground. It had been sharpened so many times, by someone that didn't know how to sharpen a saw, that I couldn't tell if it was a rip saw or a cross cut saw. I took it back to Sears and fully expected them to just get a big laugh out of seeing it in that shape. Well, the saw was so old (this was in the middle seventies or early eighties) that they couldn't find the catalog number and we couldn't figure out if it was supposed to be a rip saw or a crosscut saw. So, they just told me to go back to the saw display and pick out the one I wanted. They wrote up the warrantee info and gave me the new saw to take back to my brother. They never asked for a receipt on any of these instances, just the fact that I had their product, and it had a lifetime warrantee was good enough. -- Jim Coon Not just another pretty mandolin picker mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] If Gibson made cars, would they sound so sweet? My first web page http://www.tir.com/~liteways/ - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: lifetime warranty can be good
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Magic wrote: Lifetime guarantees are not worth the paper they are printed on. Shawn R. Lin wrote: From auto parts to computer and audio products, I've NEVER had a problem getting an item replaced under a lifetime guarantee no matter how old the item is or how it broke. Some items require you to have proof that you are the original purchaser, but keeping a receipt is no big deal. I have to go along with Shawn on this. I have returned broken Craftsman tools to Sears and they were replaced with no questions asked. One wrench broke when I put a 5 foot pipe on it as an extension and stood on the end of it. One screwdriver I found in the road and the previous In America consumers are traded with much more respect as in Europe. It's almost impossible to sue a manufacturer for 'not telling you that if'. In America it's common practice. I think the same goes for the life-time warenty. It's a term that's well defined in the small print. Ie, you can't blame the manufacturer. (The small print explaines that they don't mean your life, but the life of the disc...) In America, life-time normaly referes to the life of the user. Cheers, Ralph - garanteed for a life-time. -- === Ralph SmeetsFunctional Verification Centre Of Competence - CMG Voice: (+33) (0)4 76 58 44 46 STMicroelectronics Fax:(+33) (0)4 76 58 40 11 5, chem de la Dhuy Mobile: (+33) (0)6 82 66 62 70 38240 MEYLAN E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] FRANCE === "For many years, mankind lived just like the animals. And then something happened that unleashed the powers of our imagination: We learned to talk." -- Stephen Hawking, later used by Pink Floyd -- === - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: md-l-digest V2 #403
Hello, im new to the list, so just wanted to say hi. anyway, i was looking into various ways of linking up to a pc, so i was wondering if anyone has had any luck. i know sony has that kit, but its like 200 or so, so i wanted to see if there are any good alternatives. thanks. Hi, if you want controll and especially title your MD from PC then maybe my solution will be good for you: http://www.czechin.cz/minidisc. Martin - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: MD: lifetime warranty can be good
Magic wrote: Lifetime guarantees are not worth the paper they are printed on. Shawn R. Lin wrote: From auto parts to computer and audio products, I've NEVER had a problem getting an item replaced under a lifetime guarantee no matter how old J.Coon wrote: I have returned broken Craftsman tools to Sears and they were replaced with no questions asked. etc Perhaps this is an American/English thing. Most English people will put up with rubbish to avoid embarrassment. On the other hand, I always complain (good-naturedly I hope), and usually get what I want. One time I took back an item to the wrong shop (in error) and still got a full refund, despite the fact that the shop did not even sell the product ! simon - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: JE520 turn-on bug
Timothy Stockman wrote, | Could the JE520 turn-on bug be caused by IR interference? Well, that of the JE510 isn't. | Try covering up the IR receiver and see what happens... I have twice found my 520 on when I thought it would be off. Unlike the 510, it never turned on in my presence. Both times I had just used it, so both times I may simply have neglected to turn it off. - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: Hesitating sound
Hi all, I've got a new problem, maybe you can help me. It never happened anything like this before, but it's two days that I'm trying to record some MP3s to my JE530, using an optical connection from my SBLive + Hoontech Optical daughterboard to my MD deck. What's happening is that every now and then the sound coming from WinAmp (but it shows in Liquid Audio too) "hesitates" resulting in a strange sound, like if a bit was lost in the reading process, or like it was read twice. I've tried re-installing both WinAmp and Liquid Audio with no luck. I've also defragmented the hard drive, but the problem remains. This has been happening for a couple days, and there has been no changement in my PC configuration, nor I had installed any new program. Any idea what it can be? Thanks in advance Luca - who's gonna leave in three weeks to serve his 10-month period under the Italian Army. :-( - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: stuck disc
Hello List, I have a Sony JE510 deck which won't eject the disc. I hear a whirring/plastic sound then nothing. When I turn it off and on again reads "blank disc" but when put into record mode flashes "loading error" Does anyone have any suggestions about how to fix this? Is it worth trying to get it repaired or since prices on new decks are so good now should I just get a new one. If I do get a new deck would anyone care to suggest what would be a good buy. Thanks for your help. Greg Bogert [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Hesitating sound
From: Sciamano Nerazzurro [EMAIL PROTECTED] Luca - who's gonna leave in three weeks to serve his 10-month period under the Italian Army. :-( Hi, Sounds like fun-- Not! I can't help but think compulsary military service is a ridiculous breach of your right to free chouce. It's like being press-ganged into the navy back around the 16th century :-) I can understand some tinpot banana-republic dictatorship doing so, but surely most civilised countries no longer do it, right? Or do they and is Britain unusual in not doing so? Cheers, PrinceGaz -- "I don't want to start a war about this :-)" - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: Microsoft Outlook ad Outlook Express
Don't you think it's bad the way the spelling of Minidisc in the spell check on Microsoft software is "Minidisk" ? I know I should be greatful they recognise it at all, but they could have at least spelt it right! Magic -- "Creativity is more a birthright than an acquisition, and the power of sound is wisdom and understanding applied to the power of vibration." Location : Portsmouth, England, UK Homepage : http://www.mattnet.freeserve.co.uk (under construction) EMail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Lifetime (was Re: randomness)
From: Stainless Steel Rat [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: MD-L [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 1999 2:02 AM Subject: MD: Lifetime (was Re: randomness) -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Did you know that the "lifetime" of a pair of new sneakers is -- get this - -- three months. Nice, huh? Go get some proper ones then from Saucony! http://www.saucony.com Magic -- "Creativity is more a birthright than an acquisition, and the power of sound is wisdom and understanding applied to the power of vibration." Location : Portsmouth, England, UK Homepage : http://www.mattnet.freeserve.co.uk (under construction) EMail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: md
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 1999 3:27 AM Subject: MD: md Hi, I am new to the MD list and I was wondering whether you can record MP3's off the internet to your MD. Places I have checked have said that I can and I can't, I need to know the truth. Is it out there? Thanks Also I am leaning toward the sony MZ-R55 is this a good buy??? Thanks again, Frank You need to take a trip to my homepage! Go to the Minidisc section, and you'll find a nice easy-to-follow guide on how to put your MP3s onto your Minidisc recorder. I also cover how to put stuff on MD into MP3 files too. URL below. Magic -- "Creativity is more a birthright than an acquisition, and the power of sound is wisdom and understanding applied to the power of vibration." Location : Portsmouth, England, UK Homepage : http://www.mattnet.freeserve.co.uk (under construction) EMail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: RE:Sony Dropping MD
From: Keith Wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 1999 10:30 AM Subject: RE:MD: Sony Dropping MD Hey I'd think about dropping MD if the cost of solid state media dropped to below 2UKP per hundred meg instead of circa 60UKP for 50mb. Check again. The "Memory Price Rocket" as I decided to call it means that 64Mb of RAM now costs a whopping £150! So much for memory prices falling rapidly - it's going to take quite a few months for the industry to recover back to the way it was only last month, I would say it will be well into 2005 at least before solid state storage becomes a viable alternative. Magic -- "Creativity is more a birthright than an acquisition, and the power of sound is wisdom and understanding applied to the power of vibration." Location : Portsmouth, England, UK Homepage : http://www.mattnet.freeserve.co.uk (under construction) EMail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: randomness
From: Shawn R. Lin [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 1999 6:11 AM Subject: Re: MD: randomness I don't know about the UK, but in the US, my experience is a lifetime warranty means just that. They will replace the item for free as long as you still own it, and you're still alive. I'm beginning to wish I lived in the US. If you now examine TDK video casettes they have a lifetime guarantee, but things are so bad in the UK regarding these now that TDK supply labels to stick onto their products stating the guarantee is good for as long as the format is still available. They started doing this in the UK beacuse brands such as Scotch, Memorex, ProTape (aka Radio Shack / Tandy own brand), Bush and countless others all brand their tapes etc. with lifetime guarantees, but so far not one person has ever managed to make a claim to the knowledge of Trading Standards. UNfortunately the way the laws work in this country prevent us from taking much other ation than not buying the products, but that has little effect when the majority of these brands are the cheap ones bought by most people who simply cannot afford to spend the money on decent recording media. Magic -- "Creativity is more a birthright than an acquisition, and the power of sound is wisdom and understanding applied to the power of vibration." Location : Portsmouth, England, UK Homepage : http://www.mattnet.freeserve.co.uk (under construction) EMail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: Minidisc-Canada
=== The original message was multipart MIME=== === All non-text parts (attachments) have been removed === Hi,=20 Does anyone know if this company is for real or are they just gathering = e-mails to sell to other companies? Their site has been under = construction for months! ( www.minidisc-canada.com )=20 I'd love to hear from anyone who knows anything about them... Thanks, Matt === MIME part removed : text/html; === - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
