Re: MD: USB question

2001-02-04 Thread Matt Wall
yes i know the answer as i've dealt with this before. you have to get an ABIT specific usb header usb connector. they really didn't use anything standard and so they used thier own thing. anyway you have to get a usb thing that is abit specific. go to your local computer shop (non best buy) a

Re: MD: PC connection with MDS-JB940

2001-02-04 Thread Paul Kerl
=== = NB: Over 50% of this message is QUOTED, please = = be more selective when quoting text = === It converts a signal from the USB port on your

Re: MD: USB question

2001-02-04 Thread JT
On Mon, 5 Feb 2001, J. Coon wrote: > I just picked up a 2 port USB connector for my computer. The > motherboard is an ABIT PX5 and it says it has USB on it. It shows up in > the device manager as working properly. However, the header pins it has > for it show a 2 pin wide 16 pin header. the

MD: MiniDisc Weekly News for 4 February 2001

2001-02-04 Thread MiniDisc Community Pages Weekly News
MiniDisc Community Pages News for 28 January 2001 o Irage Tursoon-Zadeh finds the [1]Sony MZ-E75 manual (PDF) on a Sony website. [1] http://www.minidisc.org/sony_mze75_manual.pdf o Another user finds the [2]Sharp MD-SR60 user manual (PDF). [2] http://www.minidisc.org/sharp

MD: USB question

2001-02-04 Thread J. Coon
I just picked up a 2 port USB connector for my computer. The motherboard is an ABIT PX5 and it says it has USB on it. It shows up in the device manager as working properly. However, the header pins it has for it show a 2 pin wide 16 pin header. the usb socket has two 5 pin plugs. Anyone got

Re: MD: Some food for thought/fuel for discussion...

2001-02-04 Thread David W. Tamkin
Don Capps wrote, | ...I have noted with some interest that several list members apparently | record mp3 files from their computers onto minidisc. ... | In light of this, how do you all feel about the fact | that mp3 files recorded to minidisc have been subjected to rather heavy data | compressi

Re: MD: MZ-1 (was: Effects of different ATRAC ve

2001-02-04 Thread las
chaulsr wrote: > You missed one thing, the MZ-1 also served as a good heater of which it kept my >handbeg warm which I used to carried it with. Especially in the Winter.. > > Since one of my 2 rechargeable dead couple years back, it's no point bring it on the >road. Do anyone have any good sug

MD: MZ-1 (was: Effects of different ATRAC ve

2001-02-04 Thread chaulsr
Hi Larry, You missed one thing, the MZ-1 also served as a good heater of which it kept my handbeg warm which I used to carried it with. Especially in the Winter.. Since one of my 2 rechargeable dead couple years back, it's no point bring it on the road. Do anyone have any good suggestion of u

Re: MD: Some food for thought/fuel for discussion...

2001-02-04 Thread las
Don Capps wrote: > ...I have noted with some interest that several list members apparently > record mp3 files from their computers onto minidisc. Apparently, from what > I've read here and on the several webboards devoted to minidisc, this is a > rather common practice. In light of this, how do

Re: MD: Best buy, phasing out MD equip ??

2001-02-04 Thread las
Dan Frakes wrote: > Not I... I'd rather carry my E900 and five MDs that a player that holds > CD-sized media any day of the week. > > Say what you will about compression -- and you know that I'm one who > firmly believes there is an audible difference between CD and MD -- but > for portable appl

Re: MD: Remotes/Battery Life

2001-02-04 Thread JT
On Tue, 30 Jan 2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Also, I killed one of my SONY remotes. Don't know if I need a new one because > I still have one that will work on both SONYs. If I decided to try to get a > new one, what would be the best source? You can order direct from SONY http://servicesal

MD: Some food for thought/fuel for discussion...

2001-02-04 Thread Don Capps
...I have noted with some interest that several list members apparently record mp3 files from their computers onto minidisc. Apparently, from what I've read here and on the several webboards devoted to minidisc, this is a rather common practice. In light of this, how do you all feel about the fac

Re: MD: Best buy, phasing out MD equip ??

2001-02-04 Thread Dan Frakes
las <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >But the 5 to 1 compression still has a psychological affect. Also, a >CD holds the same amount of music, but 5 times the "information" >since it is not compressed. but is CD is not 5 time bigger than an >MD. I'm talking about the disc itself. I'd gladly accept t

MD: Sharp MD-MS722

2001-02-04 Thread Robert J Lynn Jr
Hello, I just bought a Sharp MD-MS722. Are there any glaring problems with the product that I should know about (other than its about as thick as a novel ;-P) -- Robert J. Lynn, Jr. Brainbench Certified Computer Technician, Linux Administrator, and Master Windows 98 User PGP Key ID: 0xCDE22CFB (R

Re: MD: Mic In

2001-02-04 Thread Dan Scellen
From: Ivica Petrovic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > is there any MD based bookshelf, mini system, micro system, or home decks > with a Microphone Input in it? And it must be readily available, of course, > something still producing by the MD manufacturers ( don't advised me into > some sort of prehistory

Re: MD: Effects of different ATRAC versions

2001-02-04 Thread Don Capps
From: "las" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > *Weird, because as far as I know you should not have been able to make that recording in the first place. AC3 tracks are usually marked SCMS final. > > I thought that the DVD's sound can be copied just like a CD > > Also, while you can't copy a DVD using a st

MD: R50 or R90/R900

2001-02-04 Thread John Small
Since both are available (R50 at $250, R90 at $220) is there one reason to prefer one model over the other? Beyond the R90 issue is there some reason to prefer the R900 over either the R50 or R90, aside from the LP feature? These are the only three portable player/recorder models being consider

Re: MD: Effects of different ATRAC versions

2001-02-04 Thread Stainless Steel Rat
* las <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on Sun, 04 Feb 2001 | I thought that the DVD's sound can be copied just like a CD That ultimately depends on what kind of sound is on a DVD-Video. Different regions have different requirements. AC3 and dts include SCMS marks, and commercial DVD-Videos are marked "fin

Re: MD: Effects of different ATRAC versions

2001-02-04 Thread John Small
On 04 Feb 2001 14:33:29 -0500, Stainless Steel Rat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >AC3 tracks are usually marked SCMS final But one could make the recording using an R50 and the secret code! -jts - To stop getting this list send a me

Re: MD: HHB PORTADISC MDP 500

2001-02-04 Thread John Small
On Sat, 3 Feb 2001 15:55:26 -0800, "Don Capps" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >One of the listed features is "USB interface" >Unfortunately a "Pro" model, retail price is around £995. > >Yes. I'm VERY interested in this model. Walter Knapp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> has one and is very pleased. You might

Re: MD: Effects of different ATRAC versions

2001-02-04 Thread las
"Francisco J. Huerta" wrote: > Hello! > > Also, I had a strange problem on my MZ-1. I recorded audio off a DVD with > 96/24 resolution (truncated to 48khz), and although it plays perfectly on > the R90, it skips on the MZ-1. All the other discs work fine on both > machines. That was funny. Hell

Re: MD: Effects of different ATRAC versions

2001-02-04 Thread las
Stainless Steel Rat wrote: > *Weird, because as far as I know you should not have been able to make that > recording in the first place. AC3 tracks are usually marked SCMS final. I thought that the DVD's sound can be copied just like a CD Also, while you can't copy a DVD using a stand alone u

Re: MD: Effects of different ATRAC versions

2001-02-04 Thread Stainless Steel Rat
* "Francisco J. Huerta" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on Sun, 04 Feb 2001 | A long time ago, I read that if and when ATRAC was upgraded, the benefits | would be heard on the old units, What that means is... here's an example. Say you have Devo's Greatest Misses on CD, and you make a digital copy to MD

Re: MD: Mic In

2001-02-04 Thread J. Coon
There may be some but with me SOny 520 deck, I have to run the mike through a preamp to get it to line level and use the line in. The porties all have mike in, but it is for a "plug in power" condenser mike. Ivica Petrovic wrote: > > Hi, > > is there any MD based bookshelf, mini system, mic

MD: Effects of different ATRAC versions

2001-02-04 Thread Francisco J. Huerta
Hello! Lately, I've been re-recording my old (8 years old!) MDs with my MZ-R90, since they were recorded with my (8 years old, too!) MZ-1. I am very happy with the results when using the MDs with my new portable, but I was wondering about the process of ATRAC decoding. A long time ago, I read t

MD: Mic In

2001-02-04 Thread Ivica Petrovic
Hi, is there any MD based bookshelf, mini system, micro system, or home decks with a Microphone Input in it? And it must be readily available, of course, something still producing by the MD manufacturers ( don't advised me into some sort of prehistory machine, please)! IP --

Re: MD: HHB PORTADISC MDP 500

2001-02-04 Thread Don Capps
From: "stories" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Don't know if anyone mentioned this before but...Flicking through an audio mag at work, noticed an advert for HHB's pro portable minidisc recorder, HHB PORTADISC MDP 500. One of the listed features is "USB interface" Unfortunately a "Pro" model, retail price

Re: MD: USB to MD

2001-02-04 Thread Dan Irwin
Hi, I have the Xitel DG1 and I'm quite pleased with it as far as audio quality goes (and no, it doesn't quite equal CD quality, but let's not go there). It's much better than my previous mp3 solution (analog from a cheap Yamaha sound card). I do have a question about the DG

Re: MD: USB to MD

2001-02-04 Thread J. Coon
Looks good to me, but is there a way to go from MD to Computer with it? Markus Laurin wrote: > >Ämne:Tid:13.08 >MEDDELANDE Re: USB to MD >

Re: MD: USB to MD

2001-02-04 Thread Markus Laurin
Ämne:Tid:13.08 MEDDELANDE Re: USB to MD Datum: 1-02-04 Check out this nifty little gadget from Xitel. It seems to do the job, only cheaper. http://www.xitel.com/nav_