MD: OT: Vaio
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MD: Fw: Vaio
My sincerest apologies - I hate Outhouse Express. Hi! I've been thinking about getting hold of a notebook, and as a lot of you will no doubt have experience with Sony products I wondered if anyone here had any opinions on Vaios (especially the high-end FX10*s). To tie it to MD somewhat, it appears that there's a control panel or similar in Sony's provided software to do MD recording... anyone know anything about that? Regards, Rich - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Miracle it Died
This email was delivered to you by The Free Internet, a Business Online Group company. http://www.thefreeinternet.net --- Well, I stay off the computer for a week, and when I come back theres a war. There are many points which have been risen by the people on this list, but what they have failed to mention is the huge differences between the way a company works and the way a consumer wants a company to work. Sure, you may want to see MD Data2 to kill off the Zip and CD-RW and whatever, but it aint gonna happen, seen as though the record industry will get in the way on EVERYTHING. What makes me mad is how that supposedly, MP3's are gonna take over the world, and that MD's are dead. Sure they are, about the time that pigs become aircraft pilots. MP3's have a flaw that still has to be raised, they're a computer based format, and as every format before it, you will have to change your collection in about 2 years time to AAC or VQF or WMA, or even worse SDMI compliant rubbish, so that everything is in keeping with the music industry. As the music industries strangle hold tightens on what companies can and can't do, soon programs like WinAmp, Sonique etc, will only be able to play certain types of files, and there may be players around that will play the existing types, the consumers will not buy into it, simply because it doesnt say anything thats relitavely big in the market share. Think, MP3's near enough don't exist anymore, they are now called Files Off Napster, I have yet to see anyone who's on the TV refer to them as MP3's, only as the files off napster. The worst thing I have seen so far though on this group in this thread is the ignorance of the Americans, saying that MD has never took off, and never will. Correction, it has, look over the borders and seas and you will see a huge MiniDisc sign emblazoned on the edges of Japan (well, maybe not), and here in the UK, MiniDisc players are almost swamping our school (yes, I know, its a small base of the population, and in the target group for MD's), I have one of course, in fact I probably have the most MD equipment round this area, although it aint a cert, I know 2 people with em, and have seen about 5 or 6 other people with em (doesn't sound much, but with the threat of confiscation of portable stuff, its an invasion). In Japan, i've heard they have near enough replaced CD's (may be wrong, but thats what I heard). One thing though, the MD's days are numbered, I will agree with that, but thats not thru the fault of Sony, or anyone, its the lifespan of formats, to put it simply. CD's have lasted about 15-20 years, and while still immensly popular, I fear that the arrival of DVD-A and SACD will soon bring the boat home on the CD generation, and although MD's have never achieved the immense popularity of CD's, soon there will be another recordable format, maybe minature CD's, maybe Solid State, or maybe just DVD-RW will take off, I don't know yet. All I do know is that I love the format, and will probably still have MD players in 10 years time, whether it will still be used as mainstream equipment for me, or simply in a shrine :) Every format has their time, short or long, but every format will undoubtedly have a final resting place, and possibly not in the too distant future. Peace all, god speed. -- Stuart Howlette There are many questions in life, but is the right answer only correct because the majority believe in it? [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://minidisc.sphosting.com http://minidisc.sphosting.com/personal/ -- - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Fw: Vaio
Hi! I've been thinking about getting hold of a notebook, and as a lot of you will no doubt have experience with Sony products I wondered if anyone here had any opinions on Vaios (especially the high-end FX10*s). My experince with Vios (never been stupid enough to buy one myself, but I have sold them, and I have friends who have bought them) proves only that they are fragile crap. I'm a big fan of Sony's design, and inovation, (I *love* my MZR90, and my old D66) but the reliability of many of their products is just terrible. The Vaios are probably more famous for this than any other product they have ever made, even my DEJ815 diskman which I have replaced 3 times, or the original Sony Playstations in which the drives just died like flies at random. If you called Sony about the problem they would tell you to flip the unit upside down to fix the skipping. How lame is that? One of the original model Vaios (two or three years ago) had to be totally recalled because the falier rate was so high. They will obviously sacrifice *anything* as long as the unit is thin as paper and looks cool. In the end though you may have only a cool looking piece of paper. There was a letter in an issue of T3 last year about a guy (who was, and still is a big Sony fan) who had problems with Sony customer serice that would reduce most people to violence. They actually *lost* his machine while reparing it and refused to replace it (!), how he can still be a Sony fan is beyond me. I'm sure there will be many people here who will say how they have had tons of Sony products with no problems but in advance I will say that I doubt either the amount of experience they have actually had with Sony stuff, or thier definition of problem. For a better product all around, go here: http://www.apple.com/powerbook/ There uses to be a direct comparison to a Vaio here, but I don't know if it's still there. Most people are either too busy sucking Bill Gates, or to chicken to buy a Mac anymore, but virtually no one that does buy one regrets it. To tie it to MD somewhat, it appears that there's a control panel or similar in Sony's provided software to do MD recording... anyone know anything about that? That would be cool, but unless there are some really nice Text Transfer options I don't see how it could be that great. A digital out is a digital out, and any software it has can be substituted. It's not worth $3000 just to edit MDs, at least not to me, and if it was I'd buy something else to do it with. I see buying Sony stuff as a crap shoot really, which is fine with a $200 MD recorder, but I'm just not rich, or stupid enough to gamble the price of a high end laptop on Sony's terrible odds, especialy since it seems that often it's their more expensive stuff, not the cheap stuff, that is more fragile. Chad Gombosi Member SCP www.scponline.net Chad's Game Music Page www.chadsgamemusic.com MP3.com page: www.mp3.com/signofzeta Let me explain a couple of things. Time is short. That's the first thing. For the weasel, Time is a weasel. For the hero, Time is heroic. For the whore, Time is just another trick. If you're gentle, your Time is gentle. If you're in a hurry, Time flies. Time is a servant, if you are its master. Time is your god, if you are its dog. We are the creators of Time, the victims of Time, and the killers of Time. Time is timeless. That's the second thing. You are the clock, Cassiel. Emit - Far Away So Close _ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: The Toslink project, now with a site
This email was delivered to you by The Free Internet, a Business Online Group company. http://www.thefreeinternet.net --- I finally did the site for it, give it a browse over at http://minidisc.sphosting.com/cdtomd/ -- Stuart Howlette There are many questions in life, but is the right answer only correct because the majority believe in it? [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://minidisc.sphosting.com http://minidisc.sphosting.com/personal/ -- - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: MD: Emphasis
One question (and maybe I'm the ony one wondering this): what *is* emphasis. It sounds interesting. What does it do? I have a CD that was recorded with emphasis. The disc is ___PLEASE NOTE: ___ This communication contains information that is confidential and which may be subject to legal privilege or subject to copyright. If you are not the intended recipient, you must not use, distribute or copy the contents of this communication. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by reply e-mail, facsimile or collect telephone call to +64 3 379 2430 and destroy the original. We virus scan all e-mails and electronic media but are not responsible for any virus or alternation. - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Emphasis
Richard Lang asked, | One question (and maybe I'm the ony one wondering this): what *is* | emphasis. It sounds interesting. What does it do? I once asked the same question on this mailing list. The explanation, as I understood it, was that early ADCs were not good at representing higher fre- quencies, so soft, high components could be lost entirely. So the highs were preemphasized and recorded as if they were louder than they truly were, and recordings to which preemphasis had been applied were marked as such so that playback equipment could know to undo it. On MD, bit 0 of the TOC entry of a segment is set to 1 if the segment is preemphasized. Preemphasis isn't needed these days, so it's highly unlikely ever to see that bit turned on. - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Moon
This email was delivered to you by The Free Internet, a Business Online Group company. http://www.thefreeinternet.net --- Has anyone got this album? I was recently told by my dad the brilliance of this album, and he said try out, but much to my dismay, he had it on casette only, and of course I aint gonna try one of them analog things out :) I also heard Pink Floyd - On The Run as well, and loved it, so if anyones got it, divert yourself to http://minidisc.sphosting.com and check out my music list and hopefully we can make a trade asap -- Stuart Howlette There are many questions in life, but is the right answer only correct because the majority believe in it? [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://minidisc.sphosting.com http://minidisc.sphosting.com/personal/ -- - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Moon
Yeah, I've got it (on CD). It's great - go to www.cd-wow.com, Amazon, Audiostreet, or even to (God forbid) a shop and get it - well worth the money. -Rich - Original Message - From: Stuart Howlette [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: MD: Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Moon Has anyone got this album? I was recently told by my dad the brilliance of this album, and he said try out, but much to my dismay, he had it on casette only, and of course I aint gonna try one of them analog things out :) I also heard Pink Floyd - On The Run as well, and loved it, so if anyones got it, divert yourself to http://minidisc.sphosting.com and check out my music list and hopefully we can make a trade asap - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Fw: Vaio
Thanks for the reply! My experince with Vios (never been stupid enough to buy one myself, but I have sold them, and I have friends who have bought them) proves only that they are fragile crap. How fragile is 'fragile'? Do you mean breaks sitting on a desk or carrying in a laptop bag, or breaks slung over your shoulder or in luggage? I'm sure there will be many people here who will say how they have had tons of Sony products with no problems but in advance I will say that I doubt either the amount of experience they have actually had with Sony stuff, or thier definition of problem. I do have to say that all of my Sony TVs, my original Walkman, Discman, and my new R900, Sony stereos and my brother's Clie and Discmans have all behaved impeccably. But then, laptops are a different story. For a better product all around, go here: http://www.apple.com/powerbook/ There uses to be a direct comparison to a Vaio here, but I don't know if it's still there. I would love a Powerbook, but I do too much work that's tied to Windows (C++ and Delphi programming, and game development for the platform) to change. Ah, if only... (*dreams of a G4 cube and a titanium Powerbook*). Thanks for your response... anyone else? -Rich - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: RE:MD: Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Moon
=== = NB: Over 50% of this message is QUOTED, please = = be more selective when quoting text = === Hi, Would you mind moving your software privacy thing elsewhere? Thanks, Raymond This email was delivered to you by The Free Internet, a Business Online Group company. http://www.thefreeinternet.net --- Has anyone got this album? I was recently told by my dad the brilliance of this album, and he said try out, but much to my dismay, he had it on casette only, and of course I aint gonna try one of them analog things out :) I also heard Pink Floyd - On The Run as well, and loved it, so if anyones got it, divert yourself to http://minidisc.sphosting.com and check out my music list and hopefully we can make a trade asap -- Stuart Howlette There are many questions in life, but is the right answer only correct because the majority believe in it? [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://minidisc.sphosting.com http://minidisc.sphosting.com/personal/ -- - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] == s K O q l H c http://sinamail.sina.com.hk - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Miracle it Died
las wrote: I changed the alternator and main fan belt in my car last week. But I suppose that old people are supposed to know how to do that kind of stuff. As long are there are no buttons that you have to push and the plugs can only go in one way G. So, does that make you an AC/DC type of guy? Grin My daughter changed her own radiator and serpentine belt as the neighbors looked on with amazement. A few months later, her boyfriend ran into something. She drove the car and when it started to overheat in a residential area 10 miles from home, she noticed the accident had driven the fan shroud into the fan keeping it from turning. She asked a guy that was mowing his lawn if she could borrow some tools, and proceeded to take the fan shroud off so she could drive the car home. I'm still having trouble turing her on to MD though. She has a CD player in her car instead, and a new boyfriend. -- 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: Fw: Vaio
How fragile is 'fragile'? Do you mean breaks sitting on a desk or carrying in a laptop bag, or breaks slung over your shoulder or in luggage? Well I think of all laptops as fragile in the regular sense, I mean they have huge LCDs, DVD ROM, and hard drives, etc, what I mean is that they are particulary fragile. They will just breakdown just sitting there, or from very light bumbs. No carbon fiber chasis like the G4. :) Chad Gombosi Member SCP www.scponline.net Chad's Game Music Page www.chadsgamemusic.com MP3.com page: www.mp3.com/signofzeta Let me explain a couple of things. Time is short. That's the first thing. For the weasel, Time is a weasel. For the hero, Time is heroic. For the whore, Time is just another trick. If you're gentle, your Time is gentle. If you're in a hurry, Time flies. Time is a servant, if you are its master. Time is your god, if you are its dog. We are the creators of Time, the victims of Time, and the killers of Time. Time is timeless. That's the second thing. You are the clock, Cassiel. Emit - Far Away So Close _ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
