MD: More on SJ-MR200 / Sony decks
Hey again, I forgot one thing. The SJ-MR200 is scheduled to be launched on August 5th. Also announced on Nelson Mandela's birthday... check out these Sony decks. http://www.sony.co.jp/sd/CorporateCruise/Press/27/00-0718A/ You can choose to use ATRAC3 encoding on 4 of the decks: MXD-D5C (5-disc changer) MDS-S50 MDS-JB940 MDS-JE640 giving 320 minutes of stereo recording on an 80-minute disc. Leon - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: MD: More on SJ-MR200 / Sony decks
Whoa! Have I missed something? What is ATRAC 3? Presumably a greater compression ratio... I love the idea of being able to record 320 minutes of stereo music onto an 80 minute disc (i.e. 4x what you usually can record) but does anyone know how it works and what the catch is? Can something recorded with ATRAC 3 be played back on a standard ATRAC player/portable? I appreciate that this is a new product but i get the feeling everyone else already knows what ATRAC3 is! richard -Original Message- From: Leon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, 19 July 2000 1:33 a.m. To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: MD: More on SJ-MR200 / Sony decks Hey again, I forgot one thing. The SJ-MR200 is scheduled to be launched on August 5th. Also announced on Nelson Mandela's birthday... check out these Sony decks. http://www.sony.co.jp/sd/CorporateCruise/Press/27/00-0718A/ You can choose to use ATRAC3 encoding on 4 of the decks: MXD-D5C (5-disc changer) MDS-S50 MDS-JB940 MDS-JE640 giving 320 minutes of stereo recording on an 80-minute disc. Leon - 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: More on SJ-MR200 / Sony decks
Hi Richard, ATRAC3 indeed provides a greater compression ratio, about double that of the original ATRAC. Sony claims better integration with equipments that also use ATRAC. Sound quality is supposed to be "MD-like". I'm assuming this means slightly inferior to MD depending on the source. The reason for such assumption is that the first MD equipments were said to be "CD-like". ATRAC3 first surfaced with Sony's memory stick walkman last year. In this case, ATRAC3 is available in three compression ratios: 132kbps, 105kbps, and 66kbps. 105 is the "standard". I'm not sure what ratios are used on the new MD equipments. Leon Whoa! Have I missed something? What is ATRAC 3? Presumably a greater compression ratio... I love the idea of being able to record 320 minutes of stereo music onto an 80 minute disc (i.e. 4x what you usually can record) but does anyone know how it works and what the catch is? Can something recorded with ATRAC 3 be played back on a standard ATRAC player/portable? I appreciate that this is a new product but i get the feeling everyone else already knows what ATRAC3 is! - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: MD: More on SJ-MR200 / Sony decks
Thanks for the info leon, I guess we'll watch the developments with baited breath. I do recall a "long play" function mentioned in connnection with the first JE 940 announcements, and presumably this is what it is. Given the compression ratio of 105 kbps I guess the sound quality might be approaching that of MP3s? (speaking as someone who knows next to nothing about MP3!!) richard -Original Message- From: Leon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, 19 July 2000 3:52 p.m. To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: MD: More on SJ-MR200 / Sony decks Hi Richard, ATRAC3 indeed provides a greater compression ratio, about double that of the original ATRAC. Sony claims better integration with equipments that also use ATRAC. Sound quality is supposed to be "MD-like". I'm assuming this means slightly inferior to MD depending on the source. The reason for such assumption is that the first MD equipments were said to be "CD-like". ATRAC3 first surfaced with Sony's memory stick walkman last year. In this case, ATRAC3 is available in three compression ratios: 132kbps, 105kbps, and 66kbps. 105 is the "standard". I'm not sure what ratios are used on the new MD equipments. Leon Whoa! Have I missed something? What is ATRAC 3? Presumably a greater compression ratio... I love the idea of being able to record 320 minutes of stereo music onto an 80 minute disc (i.e. 4x what you usually can record) but does anyone know how it works and what the catch is? Can something recorded with ATRAC 3 be played back on a standard ATRAC player/portable? I appreciate that this is a new product but i get the feeling everyone else already knows what ATRAC3 is! - 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]
