On Fri, 28 Jul 2000, PrinceGaz wrote:
> Trading Standards here in Britain, he's a good guy who is serious
> about his job and I think he'll have no regrets when Napster vanishes.
> I understand how he feels but Napster do not themselves do anything
> wrong, they merely
The problem here, is th
Hiya, has anyone seen/used this - whats it like?
http://aiwa.com/Catalog00/Products2.asp?id=94
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work under Storm Linux (worked under RH thou) so can't help, but am
interested in anything you find out.
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Hey, for a slight humerous post, I always see people here post about
places in the media they've seen MD's being used, well, the other day I
was watching my flatmates new Batman Beyond Animated Video, and low and
behold - Bruce Wayne was to be seen carrying around and using a small disc
that look
On Tue, 4 Apr 2000, Leon wrote:
> Now, Sony says ATRAC3 compression gives MD-like quality. And they said MD
> gives CD-like quality. Notice the difference? :) In case you're a Mac
> user... the software that comes bundled with the walkman is Windows only.
I was looking at this yesterday at the
On Tue, 28 Mar 2000, J. Coon wrote:
> PS I like the Geiger counter attachment. Could come in handy.
But the radiation suit?? Why PINK! :P
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is sounds interesting, does anyone know if its only
PC->MD or a two-way transfer? Would be good for getting some of my
bootlegs and meeting notes onto the puter to encode to mp3.
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On Thu, 16 Mar 2000, Tony Antoniou wrote:
> Forgot to mention ... I don't know who else carries them, but I work for
> Dick Smith Electronics, so that's where I got them 3#-)
Could you find out if DSE New Zealand have this deal as I like the idea of
that slip case! :-0
On Thu, 16 Mar 2000, Tony Antoniou wrote:
> Now I can finally record Dream Theater's "Metropolis 2" in its entire 77:14
> length! 3#-)
Ahhh = a man after my own heart... the first thing I did when I found
someone local in New Zealand selling 80 min MDs was to record SFAM to it,
I also noticed
Hiya, are there any Car MD players that have a line-in jack so I could
still use my discman for cds every now and then? (oh, and with AM/FM etc.)
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Hi, I just found an advert in a local magazine for HHB 80 min MINIDISCS
and was wondering if anyones tried them? I'm not sure how much they're
going for as I aint rang the place, but they're the only place in NZ that
I've seen 80min discs advertised...
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On Sun, 23 Jan 2000, Tony Antoniou wrote:
> Nor does MP3's inferior quality compared to ATRAC. And let's face it, in
> terms of real-time recording when out on the field, live recordings or
> whatnot, DAT and MD are still the premier choice over an MP3 player. This is
> simply because you'll nev
On Sat, 1 Jan 2000, PrinceGaz wrote:
> Seems like the four riders of the apocalypse failed to show up, even the 'net
> which I was certain would be in tatters looks fine! I guess the y2k bug fixing
> really did work!!!
The only Y2K "problem" I've seen on the net was the verisign certificate
ex
d to copy some tunes from another disc
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On Fri, 17 Dec 1999, Mark Derricutt wrote:
> It's still under warranty, although I got it in Australia when I was
> there, and I don't really like the idea of waiting ages for some repair
Well I just spoke to the guy who does all the minidisc repairs for most of
new zealand,
top edge
is slightly curved downwards, is this part of the design, or do I have a
shonky model?
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On Fri, 17 Dec 1999, Ian Horsey wrote:
> I don't know about the 722, but my 702 only has a curving downwards front
> when I haven't rebuilt it properly. The top part of the case clips in above
> the slot, so it sounds like it may have popped out. Are you any good with a
> screwdriver? If so,
On Thu, 16 Dec 1999, jw&a inc. wrote:
> maybe the label came loose and is gumming up the works?
kHmm, I dont think i'd actualy labelled that disc actually.
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Anyone experianced this before?
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On Thu, 16 Dec 1999, Ralph Smeets wrote:
> Did you just record, titled, splitted, deleted or moved any tracks? In that
> case, the UTOC has been modified and the unit wont spit out the MD unless
> you push 'stop' to turn it off. After the 'updating TOC' indication has
> turned off, you can take
Who makes the best (quality and value for money) cd/md car player? I'm
not meaning one that you can attach a changer to (that ability would be
good thou), but with an MD and CD slot in the dash
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On Mon, 13 Dec 1999, Eric Woudenberg wrote:
> >5-pack of clear TDK's for $9.99
> >http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0J4IT/002-1583819-9709851
"Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S."
Fat lot of good that is :(
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On Wed, 8 Dec 1999, Stainless Steel Rat wrote:
> * "J. Coon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on Wed, 08 Dec 1999
> | My question is, how do I title the tracks on the CDR? There must be a
> | way.
>
> Nope. CD-Audio does not include space for titles, just audio data.
Actually, there is the CD-TEXT forma
t that size should
be able to hold at least 640mb, cd quality it "could" be done.
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On Mon, 29 Nov 1999, Ralph Smeets wrote:
> MD-Data2 or as I call it, MDVideo, will be an alternative to the bulky DVD based
> camcorders. It's difficult to say if it is going to be a succes.
You mention DVD camcorders, do you have any URLs for these? And can the
movies you record be played bac
The unit itself seems quite cheap, but CF
Cards are still quite expensive thou I think.
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http://www.pjbox.com/
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On Thu, 28 Oct 1999, Indiana wrote:
> file that killed SDMI protection. Its name was
> something like unscrew.exe or unscrewed.exe.
That would be unfuck.exe - I used to have it here but I don't anymore, you
could look for it with www.ftpsearch.com.
I just went down to my stereo shop to pick up the latest sony catalogue
and look at their decks and stuff, to my surprise (and disgust) I find
that the deck that comes with the bundle -doesn't- have digital OUT, which
makes it quite useless for duplicating MDs (analog recordings of meetings
and c
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...
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ther worried how cheerful it is and will
> I need my emergency DOS boot disks afterwards to reinstall anything.
Be brave PrinceGaz its only an OS, it can't hurt you :) much.
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omeone on here mentioed a new pc-md thing from sony, anyone got any more
info, details, url etc???
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y last night, got an AWESOME bootleg of the show on my
722, only the input level was a notch or two high, so theres a bit of
clipping here and there :( pity but sounds awesome, and can't wait
till I dump it onto cdr :)
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Whats everyone's thoughts on the Xitel storm Platinum sound card??? Any
idea if it's supported under linux?
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On Tue, 28 Sep 1999, PrinceGaz wrote:
> a combo of the worst aspects of the Rio (solid-state media cost) and
> Minidisc (SCMS). Who'd want one?
I also dont like the "needs windows 98 to copy music" sounds very
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On Wed, 29 Sep 1999, PrinceGaz wrote:
> Can any of you peeps who have converted to Linux, know much
> about any versions, or anything which may help me please email
Most people I know prefer Debian over any other distro. I used to run
Debian 1.3 on my machine at home which was nice, but I rece
ay to gain access to usenet is via such places at Dejanews. This is the
same as at my company, only I ssh to a remote linux box and read usenet
from a shell account.
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ey're the wrong shape :(
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On Tue, 31 Aug 1999, Sciamano Nerazzurro wrote:
> Well, anyway, here are the questions: has anyone here bought those
> headphones?
Looks quite nice, also looks a bit bulky, how heavy are they?
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scarcely 20 minutes video, which can be shown on the swinging out LCD.
Beyond that the Camcorder offers also to editing functions. In addition no
additional device is needed. In the editing mode that becomes in each case
first picture of the aufgenom
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On Wed, 25 Aug 1999, Peter Wood wrote:
> in dicussion when I first joined so I've only go a few of the
> messages. Did anyone actually put togethere a list of air lines that
> allow you to use your MD's in flight?
Qantas let me use both my minidisc and discman, expect during
takeoff/landing.
M
130mb/74mins is good, but I'd LOVE to fit say
700mb of audio on a disc :) That iPhoto disc that was mentioned on here
the other week looks good, depending on what cost the put on the devices
:)
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On Tue, 24 Aug 1999, Jon Carroll wrote:
> >$30 for a 4MB stick, $40 for 8MB, and $80 for 16MB. I do not have prices
> gee, most of my MP3s are about 4mb...
Mine are usually just above that, most songs I listen to are like 5-6 mins
long, and at 160kbps.
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On Tue, 24 Aug 1999, Jim Resinger wrote:
> like a CD-ROM to a computer The codes are ignored by CD players, but
> the discs appear corrupt and unreadable on CD-ROM drives.
I'd give it 3-4 days max before it's cracked.
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On 23 Aug 1999, Stainless Steel Rat wrote:
> I don't know what the exchange rate is, but in the US you are looking at
> $30 for a 4MB stick, $40 for 8MB, and $80 for 16MB. I do not have prices
> handy for the larger units.
Its about double still, so NZ$60 for a 4mb stick that holds less than o
us versions of Atrac over
the years, I assume the newer one better soundqual/more compression maybe?
I had hear 5:1 compression on ATRAC as compared to 12:1 for mp3 (usually).
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On 23 Aug 1999, Stainless Steel Rat wrote:
> stick of gum. What does it have over CF? It costs about half as much for
> the same storage capacity.
But it's still like NZ$160 for a 16mb card, which is horrendously
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On Mon, 23 Aug 1999, Graham Baker wrote:
> Or maybe Sony is trying to get in on the MP3 bandwagon - is this an
> alternative to MD?
I've read places where Sony have stated they will NOT do anything with
MP3, afaik they're memory stick audio players will be proprietory,
possibly using ATRRAC I d
On Tue, 10 Aug 1999, Mark Derricutt wrote:
> Is it using there new iPhoto 780mb discs that were mentioned on here the
> other day??? If so. m :
DOH - it wasn't them that did it, who did that iPhoto again?
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On Mon, 9 Aug 1999, Simon Gardner wrote:
> Phillips announced an MP3 player today..
> http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/990809/philips_1.html
Is it using there new iPhoto 780mb discs that were mentioned on here the
other day??? If so. m :
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r, if you can do it with
mp3s, you could be able to do it with ATRAC, rip the audio digitally at
highspeed using a fast drive, encode the ATRAC and output to MD.
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On Thu, 5 Aug 1999, Steven Brooks wrote:
> changer for a 500 CD juke box. Very cool.
Mmm, I'd hate to see the delay between songs on a random/shuffle play over
all cds :P
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On Thu, 5 Aug 1999, richard wrote:
> Yes, I do have one of these.. They are cool :) I got it from the vendors
> website - shipping was heaps, but worth it. I am still battling getting dcom
> working tho
How much? I was looking at the site but could only find information about
how to build it a
do (for one of
my projects), do you have on of these controllers? Is there anyone in NZ
that sells them or would I have to order from overseas?
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Just listening to this JM Glover track, PrineGaz - is this you? I can't
rememeber where I saw the mp3.com url for these tracks (but i think it was
you), if so - I love this track :P Nice and soothing, good choice of
sounds too.
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they'll put on the drives and disks.
certainly not cheap I'd imagine. If they came up with a nice IDE 3.5"
drive for those beasts I'd nab one in a snap!
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On 1 Aug 1999, Stainless Steel Rat wrote:
> But the answer is daft: no. For some reason, Sony decided to make the
> media the same but the media format different. You cannot use MD-Audio
> discs in an MD-Data drive, nor can you use MD-Data discs in an MD-Audio
> player.
Surely if the media is
On Sun, 1 Aug 1999, Edward Gosfield III wrote:
> the 702 has 'just' a headphone out too. Mine works just fine as a line
> out, and can also provide digital optical output (per instruction manual
> -- optional optical output cable available, comes with input cable).
It does digital out? wow...
On Sun, 1 Aug 1999, PrinceGaz wrote:
> The first question I would ask is "Does the volume control affect the output
> level of the phone socket when it is used as a lineout?" closely followed by
How do these devices decide if its a lineout or headphones? Is there some
change in impedance (or s
On Sat, 31 Jul 1999, LAS wrote:
>> One option I did think of was getting an MD deck with optical out, and
>> a audio-CD-writer with optical in, and recording that way :P"
> If it were something important enough to me that's the way I would go. Almost
> every MD deck has a TOSlink optical/digit
On Fri, 30 Jul 1999, LAS wrote:
> Do you have a sound card with a digital optical input?? Otherwise I don 't
> see where you can get a digital copy of the MD on to your hard drive.
NO I dont, its an analog input to the soundcard on my machine, but the
quality loss isn't that much to my ears (a
ts a
shareware application that is REALLY good, about $35US, the url is:
http://www.fasoft.com/
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On Wed, 21 Jul 1999, Jim Gray wrote:
> The 722 hasn't been roughly handled at all, and it only recently fell
> off the edge of a bed about 2 feet or less onto thick carpet, so I don't
> think it was damaged, but my question is: does this sort of thing just
This happened to me once when I was re
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> same card? My guess is a lot of Rio owners *do* buy additional cards
> at the ridiculous cost compared to MD storage. After all, you've got the
> unit, now you want some accessories and what better than extra s
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> A deck has a motorized disc-loading/ejecting mechanism. I must yet see
> the first portable that features a motorized disc-loading/ejecting
> mechanism.
Ah ok. I get ya now. Yes, I can see how the motoried lo
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