Re: MD: Iomega ZIP CD?

1999-10-08 Thread Mark Derricutt
On Fri, 8 Oct 1999, J. Coon wrote: > I could record on my protable Minidisc recorder, edit on my home deck > and then dump it to a CD. Of course you still need to get it onto the computer to write... -- Mark Derricutt - Software Developer - http://www.chalice.gen.nz Getting jiggy with

MD: Iomega ZIP CD?

1999-10-08 Thread J. Coon
Is anyone familiar with the Iomega ZIP CD writer? http://www.iomega.com/zipcd/products/internalcdrw.html They seem to be having a $30 rebate saale right now. I could record on my protable Minidisc recorder, edit on my home deck and then dump it to a CD. -- Jim Coon Not just another prett

MD: MD accessories....

1999-10-08 Thread Jeffrey Lan
Hi. Sorry for asking so many questions lately (i'm not really a newbie, BTW, i've had my r50 since April). Does anybody know anything about the following sony MD accessories??? and where in the US can i get them? MD Open Rack: CL-RM60 how many does it hold? can it handle the hi spae/JVC po

Re: MD: Applications of MD Data2

1999-10-08 Thread Edward Gosfield III
Dirty Dingus Magee wrote: > I know MD Data technology is incompatible with audio MD units but > I believe that if Sony wants to, they could develop a professional type > unit that could compete with existing but antiquated technology thereby > placing themselves in a favorable market position and

Re: MD: MP3/Minidisc...

1999-10-08 Thread Magic
Stainless Steel Rat wrote: > Umm... after rebate the baseline Rio is $50... > > ... plus $1500 for the PC to feed into it :). Don't ya just love those hidden extras! ;o) -- Magic Location : Portsmouth, England, UK Homepage : http://www.mattnet.freeserve.co.uk EMail : mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: MD: MP3/Minidisc...

1999-10-08 Thread Stainless Steel Rat
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 * Magic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on Fri, 08 Oct 1999 | Seriously, I have never managed to see the point in the Rio. It's basically | an MD with no moving parts and no functionality, yet still manages to retain | the high price point. Umm... after rebate

MD: Applications of MD Data2

1999-10-08 Thread Dirty Dingus Magee
I've been a proponent of extending considerably the recording time of minidiscs for quite a while now. I'm not talking about getting 80 minutes from a disc but how about several hours? With Sony's unvailing of the MD Data2 format which is a 650 MB variant of the original 140 MB minid

Re: MD: MP3/Minidisc...

1999-10-08 Thread Simon Gardner
>BTW - Memory prices are about to rise again apparently so your best off leaving >memory >upgrades etc. until after XMas. They already have. 128mb of PC100 is over 200 quid now - doesn't seem to have hit compactflash/smartmedia etc very hard at all though. Simon ---

Re: MD: minidisc->CDR interconnects

1999-10-08 Thread John Graham
>From: "Ze'ev Maor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: MD: Newbie question recording from Minidisc to CDR [snip] >C. What you need is a digital output from the Z90 (you'll have to check that >for yourself), if such an output exists it's probabely optical. According to the latest Sony catalog th

Re: MD: MP3/Minidisc...

1999-10-08 Thread Magic
PrinceGaz wrote: > > why not just have memory cards that are like MDs or CDs... i.e they hold 74 > > or 80 minutes, you could then buy blank ones and encode your own CDs, or > > buy pre-recorded ones. > > It'd be the solid-state equivalent of a MD machine. > > Is this a joke? Where can you get

Re: MD: MD->CD-R conversions needed

1999-10-08 Thread Doug
-Original Message- From: Magic >But you leave out one important point - this list goes all over the world! >Where about in it are you? My apologies. I live in the U.S. I don't mind the transfers being done overseas, but I'd prefer to find someone in the U.S. if possible. By the way, I

MD: MDS-PC2 ordered!

1999-10-08 Thread Timothy P. Stockman
I just ordered an MDS-PC2 from Video Direct, in Florida (800) 368-5020 for $289 + $15 shipping. They inform me that they expect to receive a batch of them from Sony in 10-15 days, so I should receive it mid to late October. - To st

Re: MD: Newbie question recording from Minidisc to CDR

1999-10-08 Thread Peter Brown
=== = NB: Over 50% of this message is QUOTED, please = = be more selective when quoting text = === Thanks very much, that makes sense. Pete

Re: MD: Newbie question recording from Minidisc to CDR

1999-10-08 Thread Ze'ev Maor
> Is it possible to do digital to digital minidisc to CDR recordings? I > assume to do this u need a line out on the Sony minidisc that is a TOS > connection? Is this the case and is there a TOS line out on the Sony > minidisc recorder. Where does SPIDIF fall into this and what exactly are > SP

MD: Newbie question recording from Minidisc to CDR

1999-10-08 Thread Peter Brown
Hi Being a newbie to minidiscs i have a question. I am about to purchase a Sony MZ-R90 portable minidsic player. I want to record to minidisc using binaural mics which I have worked out. I then will want to record from minidisc to CDR (on a PC) and have not been able to find a resource on the

Re: MD: Virgin Discs

1999-10-08 Thread PrinceGaz
> Michael wrote: > > Has anyone tried the Virgin Discs yet (stlg9.99 for ten)? > Yup and I've got no complaints so far. I've only used them to record > digitally straight from CD and they sound fine. In case appearence > is a factor for anyone, the discs themselves are pale blue - a bit > li