MD: NetMD release date revisited + speaker setup question

2001-10-25 Thread Gerard Naude
Hi all. I know that the Sony release date for the NZ-1 will be around the 10th of December. Does anyone know when the Sharp units will be available? More specifically I will be in London in December and wanted to know if it will be possible to buy the Sony or Sharp units before Christmas (as a

RE: MD: Sharp Playback Problems

2001-10-03 Thread Gerard Naude
I had the same problem with my Sharp MT-15. I eventually went for Jvc. That was back in the days, and I know they fixed that problem later on. The new Sharp portables are absolutely great. Gerard. - To stop getting this list send

RE: MD: Making 2 or 4 hours recordings

2001-10-03 Thread Gerard Naude
My advice: If you have a windows pc: Get yourself the line-in plugin for winamp. Then get youreslf the mp3 output plugin. Run the radio through the line in of your sound card, and out through the mp3 plugin (use 192 kbps for nice quality). Tada! Ok, maybe it isn't such a good idea :-). Gerard.

MD: Calling all Jvc XM-R70 owners

2001-10-01 Thread Gerard Naude
Hi all. Hope someone can help me with his: I have a Jcv Xm-R70. It is a great unit and I have had it for quite a while now. The pop-up cover for this unit is a bit stpid. This is my problem. It has been ok until recently when I press buttons on the cover, the unit starts reading the toc

RE: MD: OS (OT) Topic ends here

2001-09-25 Thread Gerard Naude
Sheesh. I think we can drop this thread now. This is no place to discuss it anyway. I'm not in the mood for 'another' holy war. :-) Cheers. Gerard. - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word unsubscribe

RE: MD: (Slightly OT) NET MD

2001-09-20 Thread Gerard Naude
=== = NB: Over 50% of this message is QUOTED, please = = be more selective when quoting text = === Just to make this on topic, the sony net-md

RE: MD: (Slightly OT) NET MD

2001-09-20 Thread Gerard Naude
Anyone for Dos ver 3.1 ? :-) (/me whips out his copy of space quest 2) Who needs more than 640 KB ram anyway? Haha. Cheers. Gerard. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Matt Wall actually we were both correct on the transfering of data

RE: MD: (Slightly OT) NET MD

2001-09-19 Thread Gerard Naude
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

RE: MD: about NetMD, can it do SP? -- And: NetMD upload path

2001-09-17 Thread Gerard Naude
=== = NB: Over 50% of this message is QUOTED, please = = be more selective when quoting text = === Yeah, power to the penguin! I am also a keen

RE: MD: recording not in realtime?

2001-09-14 Thread Gerard Naude
to copy pirated music to minidisc. The Net-MD technology might change this, although I have my doubts on this. It looks like the Net-Md will be too restrictive (copyright wise) and too regulated :-( Hope this helps Gerard Naude Programmer - Universal Knowledge Software E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel

RE: MD: recording not in realtime?

2001-09-14 Thread Gerard Naude
: Will this decrease the life of the disc, since it gets used in a lot more stressful environment? Gerard Naude E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of David W. Tamkin Sent: 14 September 2001 03:15 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: MD: recording

Re: MD: . digital cd-rom to soundcard cable

2001-09-10 Thread Gerard Naude
faster. :) It is fine for recording, but for normal playback it is not worth the cpu time, even on a 1.4 Ghz system. (We've done test on ORDINARY 1.4 Ghz systems, at it uses at least 10% of the cpu time) Cheers Gerard Naude Programmer - Universal Knowledge Software E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: MD: idle rambling

2001-09-06 Thread Gerard Naude
Cool idea. But then why not go for mpeg 4? I admit it would make it a tad more expensive because now you need a lot of cpu power. But 120 minutes on one disc? Yummy :-) Gerard. - Original Message - From: Howard Chu [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 06,

Re: MD: Md recorders smaller than the actual disc?

2001-08-28 Thread Gerard Naude
Point taken. So this basically means recorders like the sharp Mt770 recorder is as small as their going to get. Which is still actually pretty good... Gerard Naude Programmer - Universal Knowledge Software E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: MD: Md recorders smaller than the actual disc?

2001-08-28 Thread Gerard Naude
Yeah. Let's face it, MD players/recorders look goood... - Original Message - From: Mike Lastucka [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2001 3:31 PM Subject: Re: MD: Md recorders smaller than the actual disc? Personally I find MD players/recorders to

MD: At least one advantage of 1x recording

2001-08-27 Thread Gerard Naude
to some Vangelis now :-) Hehe. Cheers. Gerard Naude Programmer - Universal Knowledge Software E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: MD: . where do *you* like to use minidisc

2001-08-15 Thread Gerard Naude
to blue screen od death me. Cheers. Gerard Naude E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: MD: Solution to mp3 md track marks?

2001-08-01 Thread Gerard Naude
Thanks for the advice. In the end my plan worked, except on classical or dance music where tracks flow into each other :-) Cheers. Gerard Naude E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To stop getting this list send a message containing just

MD: Solution to mp3 md track marks?

2001-07-31 Thread Gerard Naude
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RE: MD: Xwave 7110 3d soundcard thingie

2001-07-17 Thread Gerard Naude
Thanks for the link. Luckily it is a s3 card, so i'm gonna try the solutions they gave in the link. Thanks! Gerard Naude Programmer - Universal Knowledge Software E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cell: +27-82-7833724 Unfortunately, there's probably nothing you can to :-( Look here for more info

MD: Xwave 7110 3d soundcard thingie

2001-07-16 Thread Gerard Naude
, as it is only meant for audio work, and a network card, all on pci) 2. How can I get automatic track marks on my md when recording mp3's? The card was real cheap, only R150 (or $20). Even here in south africa that is dirt cheap for an optic sound card. Any help will be appreciated. Gerard Naude

RE: MD: Archive: Cd-rw faq?

2001-06-12 Thread Gerard Naude
Thanks, just what I was looking for! Gerard Naude E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: MD: RE: Future of MD

2001-06-12 Thread Gerard Naude
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

RE: MD: Future of MD

2001-06-11 Thread Gerard Naude
games onto ONE of these discs. I dunno what the bitrate of md is but, if 160 MB = 80 mins of music, then (very roughly): 500/160 = 3.125 (3.125 MD discs, per dataplay disc) 3.125 * 80 = 250 mins (500 mins in lp2 mode, i think?) Just my 2c worth. Gerard Naude E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED

MD: Archive: Cd-rw faq?

2001-06-11 Thread Gerard Naude
Quite a while ago someone published a link for a faq on cd-rw, and the technology behing it. Can someone please repost it? Obviously i'm not searching google correctly Thanks. Gerard Naude E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To stop

RE: MD: USB optical?

2001-05-23 Thread Gerard Naude
Hello. Well, there are some that do optical out, eg the Xitel DG2 (does all recorders, dg1 only does sony portables) but you need OS 9, anything less Ooooh, where can i get my gritty hands on the dg2? I checked their site, but there is no mention of it. Thanks. Gerard Naude [EMAIL PROTECTED

RE: MD: Skipping of home recorded discs

2001-04-23 Thread Gerard Naude
The exact same thing happened with one of my previous portable players. Eventually I went for another model, and it went away. The skipping is not normal. I have only found it on one recorder, and never again. Gerard Naude E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED

RE: MD: Md question, Uk residents

2001-03-14 Thread Gerard Naude
The sharp mt-77 has an usb link, that the Sony models lack (correct me if I'm wrong)...Which is useful for me, cause I need to do some recordings from different pc's sometimes, and the sound cards on those are not always reliable. Thanks Gerard Naude E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I live

MD: Md question, Uk residents

2001-03-13 Thread Gerard Naude
? I was in London earlier this year, but did not see the sharp mt-77. Thanks in advance. Gerard Naude E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

MD: Read ahead on MD. Maybe someone can explain...

2001-03-08 Thread Gerard Naude
than 40 seconds, maybe like even 1:30, and only spins up when it needs more data? (While keeping a anti shock buffer as well). Can anybody shed some light on this. Is this a standard procedure on all MD recorders? Gerard Naude E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED

RE: MD: Read ahead on MD.

2001-03-08 Thread Gerard Naude
copied digitally from start to end. I'm sorry to say that the unit is not very quiet, so because of this it is very apparent when the disc actually spins, and when not. Cheers. Gerard Naude E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To stop getting

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

2001-02-12 Thread Gerard Naude
or 2p worth. Cheers. Gerard Naude E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: MD: Recording quiet sounds with mic

2001-01-31 Thread Gerard Naude
put signal the MD wants. Hope it helps. Cheers. Gerard Naude E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: MD: The future of minidisc. (was Best buy, phasing out MD equip

2001-01-31 Thread Gerard Naude
as analogue. /flameshield down Hehe. Cheers Gerard Naude E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: MD: DTS and THX

2001-01-26 Thread Gerard Naude
gabytes. Now imagine MDLP combined with High Density minidiscs. In theory such a disc could hold 300 mins of standard atrac compression, and 1200 mins of MDLP 4 musicIn theory anyway. That will give you close to 20 hours of music. Just my 2c worth. Gerard Naude E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Al

RE: MD: DTS and THX

2001-01-26 Thread Gerard Naude
for example. Power to minidisc! Hehe. Gerard Naude E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]