MD: Upcoming Panasonic players!

[Lfmcarthy]

Leon writes:

 Neither units are MD-LP capable, but look at the specs of the MJ88. Wow :)
  

After travelling for a week with my R-900, I would not consider any MD player 
or recorder without MDLP as "WOW".  LP2 recordings are extremely good and LP4 
is better than I first reported.  For pop music on an airplane (many noise 
sources, compressed dynamic range in the source material) LP4 is OK and it is 
WOW to have 85 tracks on one MD.  Since MD is a portable format, MDLP should 
be considered an essential feature, as it enhances portability.  Also, with 
80 seconds antiskip protection for LP2 tracks, walking around with the unit 
in my pocket, it never skipped once.  Even 40 second units I have owned 
before would occasionally skip.  The R-900 is great.

Regards,

Leland
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MD: Upcoming Panasonic players!

[Leon]

Hello,

I was doing the usual surfing at this Japanese message board (Puwa-ris'
board), and found the following information.  Matsushita has probably put
out news releases without doing the same online - they've done this before.

Neither units are MD-LP capable, but look at the specs of the MJ88. Wow :)

SJ-MJ88
32,000 yen
Tentative launch: late November
Variations: blue, silver, pink, green
Weight: 54g without battery, 81g including rechargeable battery
size: 71.5 by 78.5 by 11.8 mm;
size including projecting parts: 74.1 by 80.1 by 13.9 mm
Maximum 110 hours' playback (Ni-MH + AA alkaline)
About 40-hour on rechargeable, 70 on AA alkaline.
features:
- recharging stand
- anti-shock buffer back up to 40-second (from 20 on MJ75, 77)
- 2-step S-XBS (!)
- will feature something like the "circular grooves" of the MJ7/70


And also, details on the SJ-MJ33:
Maximum 67 hours' playback;
25 on rechargeable, 42 on AA alkaline
size: 84 by 76 by 14 mm
size including projecting parts: 89.1 by 79.4 by 16.8 mm
weight: 85g without battery, 112g including battery.

Leon

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