Re: MD: MP3 versus MiniDisc

2000-03-21 Thread JR Moore
I got a MDS-JE510 which has NEVER had any problems, it plays on and on without any hint of the "known 510 bugs" Those bugs were allmost all related to the Malaysian units. I got the European model which was made in Japan and it is absolutely trouble free. Those Malaysian units take

Re: MD: MP3 versus MiniDisc

2000-03-20 Thread Ralph Smeets
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi David, Thanks for taking up your questions on MD-L. I'm even happier to answer them here. I was really into MiniDisc until I went to the Switzerland Web Site and its seems that every player had problems with it and eventually whether it takes 1 month or

RE: MD: MP3 versus MiniDisc

2000-03-20 Thread Simon Gardner
Just thought i'd pitch in here: I just don't find anything compelling (yet) about those overpriced little MP3 boxes, sorry. Maybe I'd feel differently if I listened to tunes during high-g sports activites. Rick I see a market for MP3, but unless they solve the high cost of taking

Re: MD: MP3 versus MiniDisc

2000-03-20 Thread rmeeder
It's like the Sony-Sharp battle on this list. I must admit I'm a Sharpy, why? simple, I've got a 702 that has never failed on me. I've got also the MDS-S38 home-deck (a 510 in midi size) with all the 510 bugs in it (turning on, display flickering, grinding noizes). And a MDX-7900R car-head

Re: MD: MP3 versus MiniDisc

2000-03-18 Thread Magic
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, March 18, 2000 10:06 PM Subject: MD: MP3 versus MiniDisc I was really into MiniDisc until I went to the Switzerland Web Site and its seems that every player had problems with it and eventually whether it takes 1 month or 1 year,

Re: MD: MP3 versus MiniDisc

2000-03-18 Thread JR Moore
I was really into MiniDisc until I went to the Switzerland Web Site and its seems that every player had problems with it and eventually whether it takes 1 month or 1 year, the player shuts down. Like someone said. How many people are gonna say "Yeah, my unit works great!" You know, I

Re: MD: MP3 versus MiniDisc

2000-03-18 Thread JR Moore
I heard that a few times. What I see in the shops says otherwise - you can get blank MDs in ASDA (a supermarket) now! Yeah, CVS, Food Lion and Giant carry like, 3 packs. Dollar General had some at one point. Don't know where they got them from. But it was like, 3 pack for $3.50. Crap