RE: MD: MD Label blank
Yes. They seem to be sticky enough to not come off in normal use, but they can be peeled off easily enough. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Matt Wall Sent: 19 October 2001 01:32 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: MD: MD Label blank === = NB: Over 50% of this message is QUOTED, please = = be more selective when quoting text = === do these labels remove easily from md's? i'm curious because i hate having stacked 3+ labels on top of each other because they all stick together. - Original Message - From: Alan Dowds [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2001 5:21 PM Subject: RE: MD: MD Label blank Pressit make label software and labels for MD. I got mine from discount discs (www.discountdiscs.co.uk), or try www.pressit.com They seem to work well enough with my Epson inkjet printer. Al -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Hayes Sent: 18 October 2001 03:35 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: MD: MD Label blank Hello... I'm looking for an online MD labeler. I have found one PDF stylefor DAT tape cases. Anyone know of an MD labeler. Hayes - 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] - 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: MD Label blank
Pressit make label software and labels for MD. I got mine from discount discs (www.discountdiscs.co.uk), or try www.pressit.com They seem to work well enough with my Epson inkjet printer. Al -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Hayes Sent: 18 October 2001 03:35 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: MD: MD Label blank Hello... I'm looking for an online MD labeler. I have found one PDF stylefor DAT tape cases. Anyone know of an MD labeler. Hayes - 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: ear buds
If you're thinking of using the Koss Plugs on a motorbike, they work OK. But if you've got a close-fitting helmet, the helmet often drags them out (or half-out which is as bad) when you put your lid on. They do keep some noise out, but are just a bit fiddly. I broke mine, and haven't bothered getting any new ones. Al -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Brian Lalor Sent: 09 October 2001 16:36 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: MD: ear buds On Mon, 8 Oct 2001, jerry wrote: I just got Sony MDR-ED228LP groove ear buds ( $20.00 ). They have a little longer ear insert that put the sound closer but are light and comfortable. I think the sound is pretty good. Anybody else use them? How snug do they fit in your ears? Would they work under a helmet that fits tight over the ears? Do they form any kind of seal to keep other sounds out? I'm considering the Koss ear plugs... _ B r i a n L a l o r [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hcirisc.cs.binghamton.edu/~blalor Spam me not. To get my pgp key, put get pgp key in the subject of your message The boys room is not a water park - 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: Copy protection?
According to the BBC science news pages, the technology Wacko Jacko is using is key2audio. At its website (www.key2audio.com), it gives a description of the protection as applying special hidden signatures outside the music data area. Whatever that means. I don't see how it will prevent MD copying via an S/PDIF output, since it's supposedly fully compatible with audio CD players. I suppose it's probably just intended to make ripping harder for college kids. They also seem to be implementing some kind of fecked-up internet-download option for people who've bought the CD and *have* to listen to it on a computer. You type in a code from the CD jacket, download a DRM-protected version that only plays on your machine, blah blah. Sounds like a right pain in the bum. Personally I'm kinda glad that Jackson's work can't easily be copied and posted everywhere... -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Matt Wall Sent: 27 September 2001 20:56 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: MD: Copy protection? Agreed it has been circumvented, but from what i have read (correct or incorrect) these protections are different from ones used in the past. Now if they are or aren't is another reason. but again from what i read (i think c-net) it's way different than even thier latest attempt of putting errors in the track on purpose to induce click sounds. but anyway what we have all said about this so far is correct. every try so far has been moot by them to say the least, and will continue. I have a question for anyone who has any of the copy protected cd's, if you copy it via toslink cable, or coax digital, is there any error copied over to MD or if you have a dat player does it get copied there either? also if you know you have one of these alubms, can you also please give the name and artist of the album. * Wil Harris [EMAIL PROTECTED] on Thu, 27 Sep 2001 | From what I last read, it prevents CDs being read in CD-ROM drives. | Michael Jacksons new album is the next up to use it, and it means no MP3 | ripping (until someone cracks it :P) Ummm... you are a little behind the times, because every implemented mechanism by which CD-DA is protected has already been circumvented. - 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: Net MD
Had a trawl round Sony Japan and found a page full of Net MD gear. Check it out. http://www.sony.co.jp/sd/products/Consumer/netmd/list.html Jammed with good stuff. Use Altavista to translate the pages from Japanese... - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: MD: Net MD (slightly OT)
I use an Apple in my work as a motorcycle journalist. It's a three-month-old G4 500mhz, with CDRW, 384MB RAM. I normally use it for Word, Outlook, Explorer, Quark and Real Player. It crashes all the time - at least twice a day, often more. It's less reliable than my own (home-made) Windows/AMD PC. I think Apples have become less reliable over the past couple of years. The old Performas were almost indestructible. The newer ones seem much less so. Sorry for the big OT post... Al -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Mark Ligtenstein Sent: 24 September 2001 01:21 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: MD: Net MD (slightly OT) At 14:28 -0500 19-09-2001, Shawn Lin wrote: Gerard Naude wrote: How come everybody says how crappy windows is but nobody wants to use something else? I have tried to convert people with no luck. People moan, but never make an effort to try something new :-( Try anything but windows (Linux, Mac, BeOs), or that blue-screen-of-death-security-hole OS is forever going to rule your pc. I admit I still use windoze because i'm forced to still do some things in Visual Basic. But for most programs there are other OS equivalents. I don't know about you, but ALL my friends and family run Windows. Even acquaintences that I meet run Windows. What are the stats now, 85% of all PC users run Windows? Most software in the store and most new shareware is also for Windows. Even my friend that's big into Linux owns a Windows box. Shawn That's too bad Shawn. I've had Macs for many years and my present iMac DV+ does everything I want. It also works beautifully with all my MD equipment through an iMic (USB to analogue converter.) When I look at my few friends with Windows machines, I'm always amazed about the time they need to keep their systems running. (Most of my other friends own Macs!) I own a computer because I want to be productive. I don't want a computer for the sake of maintenance to the OS. I haven't made the step to Mac OS X yet, but I'm very happy about the stability of Mac OS 9.1 and now 9.2. And apart from some latest games, there's nothing you can't do on a Mac that can be done in Windows.The biggest advantage of the Mac OS is of course the flawless application of USB, FireWire and Ethernet. I tested my CD-RW today by recording an audio CD at 12x with Roxio's Toast 5.0. (Files were on my harddisk, I wouldn't risk copying a CD directly this way) While the CD was burning in the background on my Sony FireWire CD-RW I was downloading some songs through LimeWire and my ADSL modem (Ethernet connection) while playing other songs through iTunes and the iMic on my stereo. Everything worked at the same time and no buffer underruns or other problems occurred. I think that was quite an acid test for the stability of Mac OS. This should work on a Windows machine too, but I don't think anyone is going to risk a coaster or a reboot with a test like this:) iMark - 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]
MD: An arcane query for MZ-G750 owners
Here's another query - I understand the 750 can't record - I believe the radio bit is just a dumb part of the remote? If so, can you connect the headphone out via a y-adapter and a 3.5mm male-male cord back into the line-in of the recorder and record the radio that way? Or is there some kind of interlock to stop you recording on the main unit while the radio is on? Al -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Eric Woudenberg, Minidisc.org Editor Sent: 14 September 2001 16:38 To: Isma Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: MD: Will MZ-G750 remote work on the MZ-R700? Hi Isma, Is it possible to change the remote of a portable MD with another one = (for example, use the MZ- G750's backlit AM/FM remote instead of the = MZ-R700's standard remote on this MD... ) ? I don't know the answer to this, but am forwarding your question to the MD mailing list. If anyone there knows, I will add the information to the MZ-R700 and MZ-G750 entry (and also reply to you). Regards, Rick - 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: MD racks cheap at Virgin
OK. Sorry. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Jinx Sent: 30 August 2001 03:01 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: MD: MD racks cheap at Virgin calm down, i was just kidding At 11:47 PM 8/29/01 +0100, you wrote: Really? You don't say. I thought it was obvious that the post was primarily aimed at people in the UK. Or visitors. Or people with relations here. No one complains when the US members post about Target, Circuit City, Wal-Mart, Sears and loads of other shops that 'could be a problem' for those of us *not* in the US to visit. This is the Internet and, last time I checked, it was a worldwide medium. Maybe you should set up a US-based MD list. Then you could all moan together about how minidisc is doomed because your local shopping maul (sic) doesn't sell blanks. Perhaps in future I should prefix all non-applicable-to-American-list-members posts appropriately. Sorry to have wasted your valuable time. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Jinx Sent: 29 August 2001 00:39 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: MD: MD racks cheap at Virgin could be a problem for those of us in the usa. At 10:57 PM 8/28/01 +0100, you wrote: Hi everyone, I bought two Virgin 52 minidisc racks at the weekend from the Virgin Megastore in Glasgow (Argyll Street). They are a smart design, and hold 52 discs each. Best bit was the price - on sale at £6.99, down from £19.99. Well worth a look if you can get them in the sale. Al - 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] - 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] - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: MD: MD racks cheap at Virgin
Really? You don't say. I thought it was obvious that the post was primarily aimed at people in the UK. Or visitors. Or people with relations here. No one complains when the US members post about Target, Circuit City, Wal-Mart, Sears and loads of other shops that 'could be a problem' for those of us *not* in the US to visit. This is the Internet and, last time I checked, it was a worldwide medium. Maybe you should set up a US-based MD list. Then you could all moan together about how minidisc is doomed because your local shopping maul (sic) doesn't sell blanks. Perhaps in future I should prefix all non-applicable-to-American-list-members posts appropriately. Sorry to have wasted your valuable time. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Jinx Sent: 29 August 2001 00:39 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: MD: MD racks cheap at Virgin could be a problem for those of us in the usa. At 10:57 PM 8/28/01 +0100, you wrote: Hi everyone, I bought two Virgin 52 minidisc racks at the weekend from the Virgin Megastore in Glasgow (Argyll Street). They are a smart design, and hold 52 discs each. Best bit was the price - on sale at £6.99, down from £19.99. Well worth a look if you can get them in the sale. Al - 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] - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: MD racks cheap at Virgin
Hi everyone, I bought two Virgin 52 minidisc racks at the weekend from the Virgin Megastore in Glasgow (Argyll Street). They are a smart design, and hold 52 discs each. Best bit was the price - on sale at £6.99, down from £19.99. Well worth a look if you can get them in the sale. Al - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: MD: Sony Commercials
The Guardian Weekend magazine in the UK last Saturday had a DPS ad for MD. It had a bizarre toy doll, wearing an R900, on a bus (I think). A bit weird. It was a generic ad for the format, focussing on size, portability, recording etc, rather than an ad for a particular product. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Jen Abildsoe Sent: 20 August 2001 18:47 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: MD: Sony Commercials Just thought I would mention this, lately the Sony Walkman ads around here (upstate ny) have been showing minidiscs :o) Too bad its one of those odd blue alien commercials that you wouldn't understand unless you already knew about minidiscs but...I guess it at least shows that they are attempting to highlight them in a more public way. Jen - 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: MD/CD Car Stereo Recommendation
I'm thinking about getting an MD system for my new car. I need MDLP, but I'm also stuck trying to work out which is better - an MD head unit with a CD changer or a CD head unit with an MD changer? I'm thinking MD head unit because the discs are smaller and more robust for bouncing around in the front of the car. Anyone have any experience? Questions, questions. - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: MD: MD/CD Car Stereo Recommendation
Aha! That makes it easier. Thanks mate. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Shawn Lin Sent: 07 August 2001 21:17 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: MD: MD/CD Car Stereo Recommendation Alan Dowds wrote: I'm thinking about getting an MD system for my new car. I need MDLP, but I'm also stuck trying to work out which is better - an MD head unit with a CD changer or a CD head unit with an MD changer? I'm thinking MD head unit because the discs are smaller and more robust for bouncing around in the front of the car. Anyone have any experience? If you need MDLP, then the question is pretty much answered for you. MD head unit and CD changer. As far as I know, there is no such thing as an MDLP MD changer at this time. Shawn - 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: net md
Me too. Putting off the new LP deck for a wee while... -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Matt Wall Sent: 17 July 2001 08:38 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: MD: net md so i'm curious how many of us are holding out on any new md equipment till netmd arrives? i know i'm one. - 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]
MD: Cheap minidiscs in Croydon
Hail to you all, minidiscers of the world. I was in the Croydon Dixons today and bought a five-pack of Sharp *80* minute MDs for eight quid (7.99). That's £1.60 each, the cheapest brand name 80 min discs I've seen so far, especially in those quantities. I'm going to buy more! Al. - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: MD: MD and Cassette Walkmans.
Wouldn't it be great to have an MD player like that? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Mike Lastucka Sent: 18 June 2001 14:56 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: MD: MD and Cassette Walkmans. When was the last time someone on this m-list purchased a Cassette walkman ? Are they still very popular ? They are still on the shelves but I don't know anyone who has bought one in the last 3 years. Perhaps parents still buy them for their kids? shrug I haven't had a walkman in a long time, but the last one I owned was this really spanky Sony. It was a cassette/radio player, barely larger than the cassette itself. When the casssette was removed, the whole thing could slide down into itself about an inch and a half. Very cool bit of engineering, I've never seen it since. - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: MZ-G750 radio remote?
Hi, I may be completely off the mark, but did someone say the MD/radio walkman has the radio buit into the remote? If that's the case, can you use that remote with anything else? (like my MZR900...) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Richard Rudie Sent: 18 June 2001 03:13 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: MD: Sony MZ-R700DPC David Fincher wrote: I have a lipstick remote (MZ-R35) from the EP-11 that has LCD readout which I would like to use. However, I'm not interested in causing a recorder malfunction. I'm not encouraging anyone on the list to damage their unit, but I thought some of you may have tried this by now. I tried the remote from a friend's MZ-R50 with my R700. It controlled the unit fine (play, pause, skip, etc.), but the LCD display was completely inactive. I was surprised; the MZ-G750 has its LCD-and-radio remote, and I had expected that the R700 and G750 were basically interchangable except for the remote and the AM/FM scribed on the G750's case. 2 [) [EMAIL PROTECTED] |\ http://rsquared.firest0rm.org/ - 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: RE: Future of MD
Just a thought. Why didn't Sony make MD double sided? Could have followed the analogue cassette analogy (!) and given twice the recording time for almost the same cost? Alan (Who wonders if he's missing a very, very obvious reason why not... Ready to look daft :o) ) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Gerard Naude Sent: 12 June 2001 07:59 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: MD: RE: Future of MD Hmmm, come to think of it: To flip a disc over to get 500 MB isn't so hot. SDMI, ugh. IF ONLY Sony/Sharp would make MD devices that could take the 650 MB discs, and maybe give MD recorders data transfer capability? Now THAT would be hot. Imagine: Throw like 2 hours of music onto it, a few photos, maybe a small game, and some data files you need, all on one convenient disc/recorder. Drool. Gerard Naude E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - 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: Sony MZ-R900DPC in stock at etronics.com
Hi, What's the difference between this and the base MZ-R900? Is it just an extra cable? The pic looks like there's a different design from my 900 - the silver round shape on the front? Al http://www.etronics.com/product.asp?stk_code=sonmzr900dpcr The picture on that page shows a deeper brick color for the 900DPC than the painfully vivid reds in other photographs of it on the web. Is there anyone on the list who has seen one and can describe the color? If the real color of the red MZ-R900DPC is like Etronics' illustration, perhaps I'll buy one now and not wait for the silver model promised for late summer. Thanks, David - 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: Miracle it Died
Hi, You guys certainly have a point about the ease of MP3 transfer to CDR/RW compared to MD. But do remember how many computer illiterates there are out there. Most of the people in my work can't fill the laser printer with paper, much less download the latest LAME ripper, sort out a broadband internet connection and set up Nero to do a disk at once transfer. I don't think MD is dead here in the UK. Anyone who used to use cassette can easily deal with the real-time recording thing (it's also analogous with VCR recording). All the high street electrical stores are packed with portables, lifestyle systems and decks. Blanks are everywhere. Having said all that, it does seem childish and pathetic that a technology which uses random access MO disks can't use some sort of faster than real time PC integration. In this day and age! Imagine if yo could buy an internal IDE MD drive for £90, including drag and drop software, MP3-ATRAC codecs, a couple of those saucy gold blanks... Cheers Alan (Mostly happy with his R900.) - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: MD: comparing sony mzr55 w/sharp 702/722
I've got to agree with Leon; the indicator is unpredictable. I just always carry the AA case with a fresh alkaline in it. Just in case... -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Leon Sent: 14 April 2001 20:00 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: MD: comparing sony mzr55 w/sharp 702/722 === = NB: Over 50% of this message is QUOTED, please = = be more selective when quoting text = === My point is that the battery indicator is very unpredictable. It fluctuates with the power on/off of the spindle, the read/write action, and many other things. The indicator can blink for light years while it manages to record, or appear to have 1/4 and suddenly run out. Compare it to any Panasonic and you'll see what I mean. Leon on 4/14/01 5:24 AM, Stuart Howlette at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This email was delivered to you by The Free Internet, a Business Online Group company. http://www.thefreeinternet.net --- No indication of when it runs out? The batter level indicator does that, but the thing is, with around 30 hours playback on just the gumpack battery the reason (i assume), u aint getting an indicator of when its gonna run out is cos it hasn't run out, simple. -- 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] - 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: comparing sony mzr55 w/sharp 702/722
Sounds like you had a bad experience Stuart, but I've had a great one. I bought my 702 from Richer Sounds for about £160 two years ago, and it's still going strong. The only problem has been a couple of tiny screws falling out, making the cover loose. This was easily fixed by a 79p spectacles repair kit. The only reason I replaced it with an R900 was MDLP. Your point about secondhand gear could apply to anything - you've no guarantee or comeback, and no knowledge of the unit's care or history. I'd certainly recommend the 702, from my experience. I think Richer Sounds still sell them cheaply, although they may be recon stock. Al -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Stuart Howlette Sent: 13 April 2001 19:50 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: MD: comparing sony mzr55 w/sharp 702/722 This email was delivered to you by The Free Internet, a Business Online Group company. http://www.thefreeinternet.net --- A reason not to get anything from the 7xx series? Hows about the player not functioning? You get a second hand player and you might as well have burned your money. I bought myself a 701 (near enuff the same as the 702, only difference is chasis) for about $140, then needed to power it (no battery, of course), bought a battery, another $60 (i'm converting from pounds by the way at around about 1.5) and 2 months of use later, the bastard packed up. I got an MZ-R900 and it was the best purchase I have ever made. If you even dream about getting anything from the Sharp 7xx series you'll regret it woefully. -- 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] - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: Silly Sony stuff
I was browsing the Sony UK webpage today (http://www.sony.co.uk/products/), where they tell us that the JB940 is "Tuned for UK ears" and carries a UK special edition badge. I wonder what "Tuned for UK ears" means? Perhaps it reduces the effects of foot and mouth disease... Bizarre. Al. - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: Which MDLP deck?
Hello everyone, I'm about to buy a new deck, and I'm looking for suggestions. I need MDLP to go with my MZR900, but I'm easy apart from that. Co-ax optical in and optical out (at least) are the minimum connections, and I'd like a keyboard connection and an easy PC titling solution. I'm thinking about the Sony JB940 or JE640. I can get both at Richer Sounds, the 640 being 60 cheaper. Is the 940 that much better? (main difference I can see is scale factor edit which I'm not bothered about). Are there any other MDLP decks worth looking at, for around 150-250 UK pounds? Cheers Al - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: MDLP is great
Haha! I wanted to record a 30 minute programme on Radio 4 (UK) last night - but I didn't have any fresh disks. So I found a disk with 10 minutes left on it - which is almost an hour in LP4! Slipped it into the MZR900, job done, programme recorded - ace. - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: MD: The far horizon of MP3 storage
I think the lesson to be learned here is that business does not and never has had any real morals. Industrial leaders in pre-war Germany supported Hitler because he was attacking communists and trade unionists. You can make awfully big profits if your factories are full of slave workers. Look at the big pharmaceutical companies right now, taking African countries to court to prevent them making generic anti-AIDS drugs to save their people. Or the continuing expansion of the arms trade. Not on a par with Nazism certainly, but other examples of the desire to make profits coming before human rights and lives. It's just as well that big businesses also come up with good things like Minidisc, I suppose... Alan -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Gerry Morgan Sent: 14 February 2001 14:26 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: MD: The far horizon of MP3 storage Mike Burger wrote: But is that really news? It was IBM Germany, after all. The employees were German. Besides the Jews and Gypsies, who else do you think was killed...anyone who spoke out against Hitler/The Reich. Hitler ruled by fear just as much as force of personality, you know. The book by Edwin Black that has just been published on this says that the chairman of IBM, Thomas Watson, expressed admiration for Hitler and that Hitler personally presented Watson with the Merit Cross of the German Eagle with Star. I don't know to what extent Watson really sympathized with Nazi ideology. There was pressure on him after the US joined the war to return the medal, and he did so. According to the book, there was no such thing as IBM Germany before the war. It was created in order for IBM not to be caught trading with the enemy. Watson knew that the profits could be repatriated to the US after the war. But if one decided to boycott IBM for trading with the Nazis, one should also boycott: the Ford Motor Company (Henry Ford was awarded a similar medal, and definitely was a Nazi sympathizer); General Motors, which owned Opel, purveyor of fine automobiles to the Nazi regime; Bayer Pharmaceuticals and Hoechst, both of which were part of the notorious I.G. Farben group, and Hugo Boss, which designed the Nazis' uniforms. There are many more examples, and it might prove impractical to boycott them all. The important thing is to understand what happened in the past, in order better to understand how things are today. That's why I'm planning to read the book (so far I've only seen an extract from it in the UK Sunday Times). As for me, you can be absolutely sure that I do NOT own an IBM minidisc recorder. Gerry - 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: Carver Fire
I though air got thinner (less dense) when it gets warm. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 30 January 2001 00:04 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: MD: Carver Fire Why would a stereo sound better with the fireplace lit? I suspect this has nothing to do with the crackling sound of a fire. ( just fry your speakers and you'll get all the crackle you want) :-) But it has everything to do with the room temperature. This sound improvement is very plausable, as the room gets warmer, the air thickens, and higher frequencies tend to sound warmer as well. Try this in your cold car...turn your stereo up when the car is cold and listen to a track. Turn the stereo off and allow the heater to warm up the car and play the same track/ same volume. It will sound noticably better. Are you sure Carver was not adding " fireplace EQ" which would simulate the audio tone of a warm room? Seems more plausable than adding sounds of a crackling fire! If I heard such a thing I'd pull the plug out of the wall and call 911! :-)Mark Dottle - 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: Sony MZR900 in UK
Hi there, I can give some impressions, but the best source for details and spec is probably Brian Youn's page - http://www.ece.utexas.edu/~youn/mzr900.html - he's put a lot of effort into a really excellent page. So far, I've just listened to my MZ-R900 on the way home on the plane. It's taken a while to get used to the different controls from my old Sharp, but I think I'm getting there. It's much smaller than the Sharp - little bigger than a couple of stacked minidisc jackets, and the battery life is amazing in comparison. I really like the remote, but the supplied earbuds don't look or sound anything special. I'm trying to devise a test to see the difference between the LP modes and standard. From an initial listen, I can't hear too much difference between standard and LP2. LP4 sounds a bit 'flatter', but it's by no means dreadful. I don't think you'll be able to easily clone with it. From my understanding, cloning usually means defeating/fooling the MD player into thinking that a disc hasn't been replaced, when it has. Then, when the player goes through the normal TOC update process, it writes the TOC from the first disc onto the replaced one. I can't see how you would easily defeat the door mechanism of the 900. I don't know if there's any test mode hacks which would facilitate this either. Hope this helps. Any other specific questions, let me know. Cya Al -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Sean Snyders Sent: 11 January 2001 07:51 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: MD: Sony MZR900 in UK "Sean" replies: Alan Dowds wrote: Just looked - seems I paid a wee bit too much in New York - Oh well... Can you give us some info ( pros/cons) about the unit. Have you got any cloning info on the unit, etc ? Mine is white though - so I suppose there's some rarity value there. spunky ! Sean. -- -: Sean Snyders -: [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.cs.sun.ac.za/~snyders -: Computer Science Departmentsecretary: +27-21-808-4232 -: University of Stellenbosch voice: +27-21-808-4393 -: South Africa fax: +27-21-808-4416 - 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: Portable MDLP
Hello, I wanted one too, but couldn't track one down here in the UK. But I was on holiday in New York last week, and picked up an MZ-R900 there. Haven't had much time to play with it yet, but it looks great and seems to be pleasantly feature-rich, with Long Play, great battery life, small size, cool remote, etc etc. You can also switch off end-search, which was the reason I wouldn't buy Sony before. It's a big leap from my old Sharp 702. I paid 379 US dollars (plus 8% tax) in a shop on Fifth avenue. I don't know if that's cheap or not - but, as you say, you can't get it in the UK. It's sitting in my bathroom right now, plugged into the 115V shaver socket, charging away happily. Once I'm over my jet lag, I'll get stuck into playing with it. Good luck tracking one down. Alan - Original Message - From: Keith Whitfield [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, January 06, 2001 11:05 PM Subject: MD: Portable MDLP Where can i get a sony portable MD with the lonplay feature in the U.K I think it's the mz-900 or somthing like that I can't get it in the shops so is the a uk website that sells it. I mailed sony and they said it there was no planed release for it in the uk but they also said that when I was asking about the JB940 a few months ago. thanks Keith - 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: Sony MZR900 in UK
Just looked - seems I paid a wee bit too much in New York - Oh well... Mine is white though - so I suppose there's some rarity value there. CYa Al - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, January 07, 2001 4:45 PM Subject: Re: MD: Sony MZR900 in UK For the person who asked about availability of the Sony MZ-R900 in the UK, this web site is taking orders now... www.avland.co.uk I've not used them, so I don't know how good they are. Greg. - 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: Exchange rate benefits?
My friend runs a UK-based motorcycle clothing website at www.dexdirect.com and he's had loads of USA orders over the past few months - the exchange rate makes his stuff very cheap for Americans. So I guess the answer is - probably! Just watch out for shipping costs. But remember you shouldn't pay VAT (UK sales tax), so if the company is honest they should take 17.5% off their prices for overseas. But... you may have to pay import duty when it arrives in the US. Also remember, the voltage and frequency of mains electricity is different in Europe - in Britain it's 240v, 50Hz. So you can't buy a UK deck and have it work in the US. Portables are a better bet - just get a suitable adaptor for your AC. Happy shopping! Al - Original Message - From: David Fincher [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2001 12:25 PM Subject: MD: Exchange rate benefits? Around Christmas time, I heard a story on NBC about how the Dollar to Euro conversion rate was so beneficial for Americans right now, it was enabling Americans to have super-cheap vacations in Europe . My question for any of our European list members: Is there any way that we Americans can take advantage of this in the realm of MD? In other words, are there good online merchants in Europe who will ship to America and allow this excellent exchange rate to save us money. I'm thinking about possibly picking up a Sony JE640 or something like that, and I'm just looking at different options of where to buy. Thanks! -- David B. Fincher Associate Professor Central Christian College of the Bible [EMAIL PROTECTED] 660-263-3900 - 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: When Oh When.....
I agree. I'm a journalist, and I love to use my 702 for interviews and note taking, but it's a pain to have to plug a mic in. Seems like in the past even the cheapest recording tape machines always had at least a cheap mono mic built-in. Surely it wouldn't take up much space, power or cost? What T-mic do you use? I fancy the Sony one, but at 90 UK pounds, it's not a cheap option. Cya Al -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 01 November 2000 15:13 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: MD: When Oh When. When oh when will any of these MD manufacturers make a portable MD dictation style recorder with a built in mic??? I really think they could make a fortune..I can't stand the portable digital dictation units that are out nowthey sound like crapAn MD one with the titling feature and the sound quality would be so ideal...I currently use my Sharp 702 with a T-mic that is very small but is still clumsy especially when I'm on the run or in the carwhat do you think? Anyone with me on this one? Tom - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: MD: coupons
Hello Whether you agree with Albert or not, I don't think it's acceptable to attack his choice of educational establishment. He was making a general - and I think valid - point about spam-ish mails from Peter. I don't think anyone was attacking the concept of saving money. Rather the problem was having to read several e-mails a day about it. There's no need to digress into personal attacks. Thanks Alan las wrote "Tuition will rise by 4.5 percent next year; down from 4.7 percent the year before. Total student charges, which include tuition, room and board and other mandatory fees such as health services, will increase by 3.9 percent to $31,640. " HOLY SH!T!!If I were paying $31,640.00 for tuition, I don't think that I'd really care much about saving $15 either Some people are so selfish. I'm really biting my tongue on this one after reading what Wesleyan's tuition is. Harvard is only about $1500 more than that! Yale is only is between $27,990 and $29,390. Cornell is even less. For the rest of us poor slobs, we would appreciate knowing any time we can save $15.00, thank you. - 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: JE520 transport mech repairs?
Wow - Richer Sounds backdated the warranty? That's bloody fantastic - did you have to haggle hard or did they just offer? Now no-one on this list will buy an extended warranty - you just wait till the thing breaks, then pay the extra! Amazing... Al -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Michael Jones Sent: 27 July 2000 10:08 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: MD: JE520 transport mech repairs? --- Simon Mackay [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I would suggest not to scrap the 520 but to look towards buying a 530 or another secondhand 520 for your next MiniDisc deck. If a part common to either of these machines has bitten the dust and you need to replace it, you could use salvageable parts from the 520 for the other machine. Er, yes - but that pre-supposes that [a] I want to part with more than 130gbp for a new deck, with the non-functioning JE520 as 'parts backup' and [b] that I've have any idea of how to perform a parts replacement on the new deck should *it* fail. As far as I could tell, these slipping cogs were only accessible if one dismantled the entire transport mechanism and even then I couldn't be sure whether it was a case of worn-down plastic parts or simply a screw come loose. if you scrap electronic equipment; don't throw it in the garbage, but keep it for parts that you may use in your projects. Perhaps I didn't make this clear, but I really had no intention of merely scrapping the machine (I imagine Sony would let me have the non-functioning deck back if they couldn't fix it - or perhaps not?), I was just canvassing on the subject of Sony repairs: how long, how much, etc. Anyway, this is all rather moot now. Richer Sounds sold me a Supercare Plan (30gbp) when I took the unit in and back-dated it to June '99 - hence I got a free loan machine (a slightly shabby JE500 with no remote or coax-in, but better than nothing) and the repair will also be free of charge. The JE500 actually seems a little more robust than the JE520 (the jog dial and loading mechanism in particular). I have to say, I'm not entirely confident that the JE520, when returned, won't fail in the same way again. If I do look at a new deck, it might be a JB9x0 model. Does anyone know if these units have a sturdier transport mechanism? Regards, Mike. __ Do You Yahoo!? Get Yahoo! Mail - Free email you can access from anywhere! http://mail.yahoo.com/ - 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]
MD: Cheap UK 80min MDs
Hello all. I was in the Renfrew branch of Makro (UK cash carry) at the weekend, and they had an excellent selection of blank MDs. Sony premium 74 min discs were on special at £11.99 + VAT for 10 including a storage box. They also had TDK 'reference grade' MD-RXG 80 min discs for £14.99 + VAT for 10, again including storage box. Even including VAT, I think that's a good price for 80 min TDK discs. They're a nice disc too - sort of a carbon fibre effect to the shell and a flip-up case with wee rails to hold the disc in. Cya Alan - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: MD: Do the Japanese really steal American technology?? A bit OT, but never mind
Not just American technology... I think you'll find that TV was invented in Scotland by a Scotsman, John Logie Baird. He was from Helensburgh, just across the Clyde from my hometown, Greenock (home to James Watt, inventor of the condensing steam engine...) And the inventor of the computer was probably also from Britain. Take your pick from Babbage, Turing, Flowers, the General Post Office etc etc. And MD was actually invented by a man called Boab from Possilpark in Glasgow. No, sorry, I made that last bit up. The problem, especially in the UK, is the short-sightedness of capital. A UK bank will want a return on its investment within five years. Japanese institutions take a longer view, and will allow up to 25 years for a return. Imagine trying to get your cash back from MD in five years. That's why no UK firm can back up the research with production. See the whole of UK manufacturing for examples. I imagine the US is similar. Hoots! Al -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Billy Hetherington Sent: 10 May 2000 18:55 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: MD: Do the Japanese really steal American technology?? I know this sounds dumb because I am equating a work of fiction to reality, but I recently finished reading the Rising Sun by Michael Chricton. In this book it is basically stated repeatedely that many technologies were engineered in the U.S. (like TV and many computer technologies) and the US gov't wouldnt help with patents and so-on, so the Japanese bought all the stuff up. It said also that Japan is a closed market to foreigners and that Japan disallows its people to buy American and European technology. Finaly it says that America owns the US market because of criminal practises like flooding. Is any of this true?? Oh yeah and it also says that Japan sells its technology cheaper here in order to capture the market here, but that the US gov't refuses to take action, because Japan has paid them all off. Personally I don't care because I will buy always buy Japanese technology which is great quality, but if it is true I just hope we never piss Japan off :). Billy Hetherington Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com - 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: MZ-R30 vs. MZ-R37 vs. MD MS-702 vs. MZ-R90, et. al.
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Stainless Steel Rat Sent: 09 May 2000 02:42 To: MD-L Subject: MD: MZ-R30 vs. MZ-R37 vs. MD MS-702 vs. MZ-R90, et. al. 702: The FF/FR buttons really need to be given some separation, and the volume buttons would be better if recessed. It is difficult to use the A/C adaptor if you also use the external battery pack. It is a bit fiddly - but there is a note in the manual; "Do not fit the separately available battery case when charging the internal battery" (European manual, page E-5) So maybe it's intentionally difficult? I still leave mine in place when charging - without any problems so far... Cya Al - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: MD: magnetic damage
Herro, They may be obscure and ancient, but MO discs are brilliant. I bought a 230MB Fujitsu M2512A drive six years ago for a printing business I ran. The drive is still going strong, the discs seem indestructible and it gives good performance, even through my old ISA SCSI card. It certainly beats Zip, especially for reliability. And the discs look exactly like a MD on steroids - splendid. Cya Alan -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Brett Tyre Sent: 19 April 2000 04:07 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: MD: magnetic damage So really, an MD is not a small compact disc, it is a shrunken version of the ancient and obscure magnoptical computer disks... -- NP: Brett Tyre [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] London Drugs, Comp. Dept. "My 98 is fly, I don't drive no junk" -Chuck D - Original Message - From: "Sean Harding" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2000 7:51 PM Subject: Re: MD: magnetic damage On Tue Apr 18 at 07:36:29 PM, Brett Tyre wrote: Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't an MD encoded optically? Maybe I'm just The recordables are magneto-optical. sean -- Sean Harding [EMAIL PROTECTED]|"Don't spread discontent, don't http://www.dogcow.org/sean/ | spread the lies." | --Natalie Merchant - 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] - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: Screws on Sharp 702
Hello, Just a quickie. Does anyone have any ideas where to get replacement cover screws to fit my 702? One of the tenie crossheaded ones has disappeared from the side (headphone socket side, top left looking at it). Cheers! Alan - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: MD: Intel Celeron PC's / Soundcards
Hi, There should be an option - probably a jumper, dip switch or BIOS setup setting to switch off the built-in sound. Check the motherboard manual. Then you can fit a new PCI soundcard no bother. I've got a SoundBlaster Platinum with LiveDrive II. It works OK with MD, but the software is a bit crap. Cheers Alan -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Damien Saunders Sent: 19 March 2000 14:35 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: MD: Intel Celeron PC's / Soundcards Hi again I have just gone out and purchased an Intel 500mHz Celeron which comes with a Soundblaster64 card (analog only output). Understanding that I cant swap the soundcard that comes with the computer (causes its a celeron??? and everything is on the motherboard) - call me stupid but that does leave me with no upgrade options right! What can I do If I have a spare PCI bus slot can I add another sound card with digital I/O Secondly .. does anyone know if the voquette netlink adapter does work with Sony portables? Voquette.com says Sharp only yet Mindisco.com says it will work with my MZ-R55 regards Damien - 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: Sony's new Internet Audio Recording Interface
Haha! Excellent - an employee of a MD manufacturing company telling us cool factual MD stuff on the list! Welcome Chee Soon. Any chance of a definitive answer for the Rat about ATRAC ASICs vs PIIIs and Athlons? And what about Aiwa's next generation of MD products? Cheers, Alan. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Yip, Chee Soon SHQ Sent: 08 March 2000 00:26 To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: Re: MD: Sony's new Internet Audio Recording Interface You're missing another point: I guess that if you send data at 2X/3X/4X to the MD, it will have to spin faster while recording; that implies greater power consumptions, and higher accuracy, so modifications to the MD hardware must be done anyway, and a standalone device won't be very practical without a specific MD device that could handle this. And forget about having that in portables without prohibitively rising its price... You are right. Current generation of LSI can support ATRAC-ATRAC DUBBING/4X REC. During recording, the MD has to run a 2x CLV to maintain shock resistivity. Much redesign of hardware is needed. Cost wise, a double CLV pickup cost about 10 times the current single speed CLV type. cs [EMAIL PROTECTED] - 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: Prices On Websites and Legal Factors Implied
Hi, In the small print somewhere on the site, there is probably the letters eoe, meaning errors and omissions excepted. The shop will probably claim this excuses it from sticking to an 'obvious' mistake like free batteries. Maybe you would win a case, if you went to court with lawyer, barristers, etc... Maybe not. I'd just order it anyway, and see if it arrives (depends on how automated the site is) Keep the order printout so if they charge your credit card, complain to your card company. Oh, and can you tell us what site it is so we can all try it?:) Cheers, Alan -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Keith Wilson Sent: 06 March 2000 12:22 To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: MD: Prices On Websites and Legal Factors Implied If a price on a website is incorrect, how legally binding is it? I was on a website today, and saw a price for a MD7xx battery for 0.00 and a postage cost of 1 ukpound. On the final checkout screen I saw this: Listed below are the items you have selected this session. If you are happy with this choose a payment method and fill out the form. To change any item return to your shopping basket basket.ihtml ID name price quantitytotal 8020107 Sharp AD-S30BTX Lithium-ion battery for MD-MS702H ?CALL ?CALL 2 ?0.00 ?0.00 Total Total Postage Estimate Ex vat Inc vat United Kingdom Postage:0.00 0.00 ?1.00 Scale of postage charges Additional postage may be added to your order by our operators. If so this is the scale of charges which will apply up to ?50 ?50 - ?100 ?100 or greater UK ?1.00 ?3.50 ?6.00 Euro?1.00 ?5.00 ?12.50 Other ?3.50 ?5.00 ?20.00 For security your IP address has been logged xx.xx.xx.xx I have hidden the links, and my IP address for confidentiality's sake, I like my ass where is is and not sued! In the UK, legally can I hold them to this? Keith - Senior Development Programmer Email : mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] SMS : mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Work : 01689 835 353 Fax : 01689 838 323 Mobile: 07879 427 867 ICQ : 32923233 - 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: Mini speakers for portables...?
Hi I bought some small Sony SRS-A11s in Duty-free at Heathrow for about 13 Scottish pounds. They work OK, use 4 AA cells and are loud enough to fill a hotel room with reasonable MiniDisc volume. They're great for tossing in a travel bag when you're going on a trip. A bonus is that my Sharp 702 mains adaptor fits the DC in socket, so I can power them from the adaptor if necessary. Cheers! Alan -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 27 February 2000 05:15 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: MD: Mini speakers for portables...? Hey everyone, I'm thinking of buying some little powered speakers for my portable minidisc player, so I can take my music places where I can't have headphones (like in the kitchen, or at work!) I went over to Minidisco.com and they have a few products. I would like to know what everyone here would recommend. I'm looking for some battery powered speakers that sound as good as possible... If there is such a thing. :o) I would greatly be interested in opinions of the Sony SRS A41's at Minidisco.com, as well as those strange Sony On-The-Shoulder models... Does anyone have those? How do they sound? Thanks! ~Zach http://start.at/cens - The Cutting Edge of Nothing Significant - 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: quality of optical cables
Herro, All this discussion about optical cables has got me thinking. Why use an optical cable for digital audio connections at all? I know they are impervious to electromagnetic interference, but is that really such a problem in a cable less than a metre long? And since the transmission is digital, is the lack of interference so crucial? My computer, which transmits loads of data down SCSI, IDE, even parallel and phone cables, gets by fine with plain old wires. Is it something to do with Toslink error correction, or is it just a fun new tech for all the first adopters amongst us? Is there really much difference between optical and co-ax digital connections in home audio use? Questions, questions Alan (who as a journalist is more than happy to be corrected by one of the techier list members...) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of P. Grover Cleveland Sent: 16 January 2000 04:16 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: MD: quality of optical cables I stand corrected. The SPDIF signal is indeed different. Ok everybody - forget the experiment (but do send pictures of your gold-plated optical connectors). Grover - 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]
MD: OT - 'leccy in Scotland
Just for the record Michael, us mad Jocks have 50 hertz 'leccy too... Alan (who thought it was just Americans who were a bit unsure about the world outside their country) I know it doesn't always seem like it, but England, and, I think, the rest of Britain, also uses 50Hz. - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: MD and Creative Soundblaster Platinum
Magic, Matt, Maciej, Thanks for the help guys. The LiveDrive was connected okay, and by further experimentation, I've managed to make some optical recordings to my 702. But the software still refuses to recognise audio CDs (disc detector says they are data, Minidisc Center says unsupported disc) If I play them using Windows CD player, I can record using Record center, then play back as a WAV file. Is it just me, or is the Creative software a bit fiddly? What I really want to do is use the LiveDrive to get optical digital out from CDs (my hi fi CD deck is a Cambridge Audio with only co-ax out) Maybe I need a new CD ROM. Or a new CD deck. Or a MD deck. Cheers, Alan (One day, technology will level out and I won't need to upgrade, replace or buy any more new bloody kit) - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: MD and Creative Soundblaster Platinum
Hello all Does anyone have any experience with the SB Live Platinum, and LiveDrive II? I though it would be ideal for MD - optical ins outs, etc etc Sadly, I'm having awful trouble getting it to output digitally, recognise my CD-ROM drive, or do anything really. The software doesn't recognise audio CDs, I can't get any internal SPDIF input from my CD and it basically doesn't seem to work. Normal windows noises and DirectX works okay, games seem fine. My CD is a generic 36x (Ultima Electronics). Could that be the problem? The CD has what looks like a SPDIF out connector (which fits the SB Live cable), but it isn't marked as such, so may not be at all. Thanks Alan (Who's happy he didn't pay full retail for the thing) - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: MD Trading
It works the other way too Jeff. I've bought CDs in the past because I've borrowed and copied the artist's work from a friend then grown to love the tunes. Word of mouth (or word of MD-recorder) is possibly the best recommendation for a new artist. Just a thought. - Original Message - From: Jeffrey E. Salzberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, December 26, 1999 2:46 AM Subject: Re: MD: MD Trading Nobody is hurt if you weren't gonna buy the material anyway. Many of the CDs in my collection are of music that I decided to buy long -- sometimes years -- after first hearing it; if a friend had given me a bootleg copy of any of those recordimgs, I'd not have bought it so long afterward. = Jeffrey E. Salzberg, Lighting Designer http://www.cloud9.net/~salzberg = - 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: OT: portable DVD
Hahahaha Sennheiser make your imaginary surround sound hat, except it's a surround sound necklace... There's a review of it in the current T3 magazine (UK). It's called the Surrounder, and it's basically a 300 UKP plastic toilet seat-shaped thing with four speakers which you wear while watching films. Apparently it's not much better than headphones, but your friends will thank you over and over for the comedy potential you provide while wearing your surround sound bog seat. I'm afraid I'm not making this up. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of nick Sent: 16 December 1999 01:05 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: MD: OT: portable DVD Nick - picturing a 'surround sound hat,' with front, centre, and rear headphone drivers, with optional top-of-head subwoofer __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com - 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: Sharp 701/702s for 99 Pounds at RS
I may be wrong, but Sharp doesn't really strike me as a half-arsed company with no money to spend on product development... My 702 was cheap, looks good and works very well. Sony stuff is nice, but they have some wobbly foibles too. PrinceGaz wrote C'mon guys-- Sony can throw many times the budget and staff at improving and checking their ATRAC algorithm than Sharp. - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: MD: Cheap Minidiscs in the UK
Makro is a cheap wholesale\cash and carry warehouse in Britain. You need a members card to buy from it (usually need a VAT no. or proof of business). Imagine a downmarket CostCo. It sells good stuff cheap, regularly, and MDs are cheaper than high street there. They also have better choice than Hi-Space (I don't like the clear jackets - get scratched and nasty quick.) Last ones I got were ten BASF with a rack for around one pound each plus VAT (I think that's much they were) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Michael Kenward at Gateway Sent: 15 December 1999 11:03 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: MD: Cheap Minidiscs in the UK Makro are selling a pack of 10 Bush 74 minute minidiscs for =A39.99 = excluding VAT which works out to =A311.73 including VAT. That is just = =A31.17 per minidisc. But, it gets better. You can get two packs for = =A318 excluding vat (=A321.15 including vat), which is =A31.05 including = vat per disc. This is the cheapest that I have seen them anywhere.=20 Translation: Makro are selling a pack of 10 Bush 74 minute minidiscs for £(pounds) 9.99 excluding VAT which works out to £(pounds) 11.73 including VAT. That is just £(pounds)1.17 per minidisc. But, it gets better. You can get two packs for £(pounds) 18 excluding vat (£(pounds) 21.15 including vat), which is £(pounds) 1.05 including vat per disc. This is the cheapest that I have seen them anywhere. End of translation.Beginning of observation: You can get them cheaper from Richer sounds under the HiFi news deals. Beginning of question: who the f**k are Makro? MK ___ Michael Kenward OBE / Phone: +44 (0)1444 400568 Fax: 401064 / Science Writer Stuff / My other computer is a slide rule - 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: Tarnished brandnames (was-Re: MiniDisc Weekly News...)
Casio makes the coolest watches around; Casio G-shock, as well as calculators and all the other stuff people have said. It also specialises in watches with stuff built-in; calculators, altimeters, barometers, thermometers, compasses, PDAs, even GPS. Perhaps you need to get out more ;-) Or maybe Casio isn't big where you live. Which country? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Steven Brooks Sent: 13 December 1999 20:35 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: MD: Tarnished brandnames (was-Re: MiniDisc Weekly News...) I haven't heard the brand name "Casio" in years. I thought they had gone out of business. My impression was that they had gone the way of the Fisher brand name --a brand that used to make high quality stuff, but through the years either made shoddy equipment, had bad luck with a line of products, or some other event that basically tarnished the brand's image. What is the story on Casio? -spb - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: MD: md recording life
Minidisks are very stable because they use Magneto Optical technology - in other words they need to be hit by both a laser and a magnet at the same time to change information on them. A plain magnetic field shouldn't affect the data they hold. As to life, I don't know how much the heads on a MD player damage the surface, if at all, over time. I've got some computer MO discs (similar to minidiscs) that have reliably held data for five years, no probs. Don't know about X-rays. I've passed minidisc through loads of airport scanners though, and they've been okay. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Matt Vukin Sent: 11 December 1999 05:46 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: MD: md recording life I know that cd-rs are expected to last about 30 years. Is there a length of time after which md recordings are expected to fail or degrade in quality? Also, can they be erased by magnets or xrays? (I do not yet have a player!) - 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: the Internet Minidisc by Sharp
I can't tell if this does fits any Sharp MD. Will it be able to control my 702, since there's no rec button on the remote? Since, according to the system requirements, the Voquette hardware requires a sound card, I presume it is just a posh stereo analogue cable (?) Where does the control line plug into the PC then? Mysteries, mysteries. Sharp has announced something called the "Internet Minidisc". The web page can be found at http://www.sharp-usa.com/internetminidisc/index.html The good news, though, is that ANY Sharp Minidisc unit can be converted easily and inexpensively to an "Internet Minidisc." The software is written by Voquette, and its a free download at: http://www.voquette.com The software AND hardware to connect any Sharp Minidisc to a PC can be bought for $69.95 at: - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: Koss in the UK /702 headphone amp
Hello Does anyone know a Koss dealer in Britain? I want to get some of their earphones to use with my 702. Also, can anyone recommend a good headphone amp to use with the 702? Cheers, Alan - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: MO technology and MD data usage
Hey everybody I've followed a number of threads on the list about using MDs (or not) for data storage. The consensus seems to be that the access and transfer rates are too slow to be useful. What I can't work out is why this is. I have a Fujitsu 3.5" 230MB magneto optical drive, which (I believe) uses the same kind of MO storage as MD. Even on a wobbly old ISA SCSI card, it gives very acceptable performance. What's the difference between MD and computer Magneto-Optical technology that makes MiniDisc unsuitable for data use? Is it to do with Atrac, or what? Like most MD people, I'd love to use the handy wee discs in preference to scappy Zip discs. My 230MB MO drive is great - the discs are cheap (£5) and seem virtually indestructable. Why isn't there more MO technology in use? Cheers Alan - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: T-piece mics/motorcycle earphones
Hey, Does anyone know where I can get a 'T' one-piece plug-in stereo mic for my 702? I'm a journalist, and I want to use it as a dictaphone, without a long trailing cable. I know Sony do one, but it's 130 pounds GB - almost what I paid for the recorder itself. Bugger that. Quality isn't massively essential - it would just be used for interviews and stuff. I've never seen a MD recorder with a dictaphone style built-in mic. Is there such a beastie? Also, does anyone have any experience of headphones/earphones suitable for use under a motorcycle helmet? The standard Sharp ones fall out when I put my lid on. Thanks folks Alan - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
