Re: MD: Ok I got another one, A filtering proposal

2000-09-23 Thread Greg Conquest
greement", if we can come to one, would simply have *all* of their mail filtered. What do you think? Greg Conquest Zushi, Japan __ Do You Yahoo!? Send instant messages & get email alerts with Yah

MD: Dataplay (small 500MB *multipurpose* discs) vs. MD

2000-08-12 Thread Greg Conquest
Hi all, I just checked out the Dataplay web page (www.dataplay.com). They are pushing a new write-once, US $5.00-10.00 disc that looks like a 2/3 size MD (to be available early 2001). They say it'll be used in cameras, mp3 players, computers, game devices, phones, etc. It looks great, but I hav

MD: best stores in Tokyo/Yokohama for MD supplies (PC mp3 to MD links, specifically)

2000-08-08 Thread Greg Conquest
Hi, I live south of Yokohama, and I want to play mp3's from my laptop (noisy headphone jack only) into my MD (AIWA bookshelf system). Just using an analog line from the PC to the MD gives strange, tunnel-like distortions now (voices disappear and there are warbles on some songs.) I'm willing to

MD: best stores in Tokyo/Yokohama for MD supplies (PC mp3 to MD links, specifically)

2000-08-08 Thread Greg Conquest
Hi, I live south of Yokohama, and I want to play mp3's from my laptop (noisy headphone jack only) into my MD (AIWA bookshelf system). Just using an analog line from the PC to the MD gives strange, tunnel-like distortions now (voices disappear and there are warbles on some songs.) I'm willing to

MD: USB audio out connectors ,was Re: PC transfer

2000-08-06 Thread Greg Conquest
Hi, There are a coup[le of these available now (Sony's PC Link, Thunderwire (www.thunderwire.com), and Xitel's MD Port (www.xitel.com). All of them claim that all you need is the USB port. Well, some sound cards have digital out, and some don't, right? So, if my laptop's soundcard doesn't have d

MD: (off-topic) stereo w/ AUX input, mic/guitar/keyboard possible?

2000-07-30 Thread Greg Conquest
ttery??), and I'm guessing that nothing I have will work with the RCA type AUX input (the only input other than digital in) on this stereo. Is there any way I can get a signal properly into the stereo? Are there any good web sites with relevant information? Thank you. Gre

MD: 3X posting apol, CD->MD recording royalty?, MD online distribution

2000-07-29 Thread Greg Conquest
Hi all, First I want to apologize for my triple posting earlier about the idea for a web page to take donations for bands whose music you "downloaded" free and liked. I don't know how yahoo mail sent out three copies. Second, here in Japan I can rent new CD full albums for about three and a hal

MD: the idea of supporting a band by buying their CD. More on a donation-based mp3 music industry

2000-07-26 Thread Greg Conquest
e come up with an alternative. Digitally-protected SMDI, etc aren't going to work. Somebody will just make a high quality analog recording of them and distribute those as an mp3 if need be. This response of the music industry doesn't really change anything. Greg Conquest PS

MD: the idea of supporting a band by buying their CD. More on a donation-based mp3 music industry

2000-07-26 Thread Greg Conquest
e come up with an alternative. Digitally-protected SMDI, etc aren't going to work. Somebody will just make a high quality analog recording of them and distribute those as an mp3 if need be. This response of the music industry doesn't really change anything. Greg Conquest PS

Re: MD: Anyone know Japanese?

2000-07-25 Thread Greg Conquest
Barring the use of the word "gibberish" when referring to the language of Japanese, I didn't find anything offensive in what was said. "Gibberish" *was* a bad, descriptive choice though. Anyway, if you use Netscape and go to a Japanese site, you can look under the "View" menu (I think it is) and

Re: MD: backlights

2000-07-24 Thread Greg Conquest
I bought a key ring LED illuminator before -- about the size of two American quarters back-to-back. It was supposed to be used for unlocking your car, etc., but it might serve well as a "dim" illuminator. You might be able to find other varieties of LED illuminators or other keychain lights of so

Re: MD: mp3 discmans

2000-06-26 Thread Greg Conquest
So, does SONY produce this? I know of a Genica and a MamboX and a couple of others, but they're all 1st generation players that don't display anything other than numbers on the tiny LCD. I'll be happy when SONY/AIWA/Panasonic, etc start producing quality mp3 CD players that support standard mp3's