Re: MD: The "dying" MD format :-)

2001-09-03 Thread fpga
I've just got back from participating in a wonderful live music course (fiddles, flute/whistles, accordians). There were 15 people in my fiddle group. 10 had brought minidisc recorders and 4 had analogue cassette recorders. By the end I think we had sold those 4 on minidiscs. The stunning sound q

Re: MD: The "dying" MD format :-)

2001-08-31 Thread Rich
>From what I can see, Minidisc is doing very well in the UK. The largest home >electronics retailer (Dixons) promotes them really heavily, and you can get players >and discs in a lot of places. Woolworths carry blanks and carrying cases. Also, I know a

Re: MD: The "dying" MD format :-)

2001-08-31 Thread Ed Heckman
on 8/31/01 9:30 AM, Gerard Naude at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Again > This e-mail is not meant to offend anyone. No offense taken. I quite agree with you. IMHO, a big part of this can be laid at the feet of retailers. You have no idea how many times I've tried to find something at a local

Re: MD: The "dying" MD format :-)

2001-08-31 Thread Gerard Naude
This e-mail is not meant to offend anyone. It is just a general observation. > On the plus side, I've noticed more and more low end units in stores like > Sears, Circuit City and others. Of course, those stores never even carry the > good stuff anyway. I wonder if that trend has anything to do w

Re: MD: The "dying" MD format :-)

2001-08-31 Thread Ed Heckman
on 8/31/01 12:57 AM, Shawn Lin at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > In my personal observations, MD is only a dying format in North > America. Is it really any wonder? When was the last time you could find a decent selection of MD equipment? I currently have a Kenwood MD unit in my car. And I'd love

Re: MD: The "dying" MD format :-)

2001-08-31 Thread J. Coon
Here are some pictures of it. http://members.nbci.com/_XMCM/mercbenz1/maybach.htm It doesn't look anywhere near as bad as the Unimog http://members.nbci.com/_XMCM/mercbenz1/unimog1.htm Shawn Lin wrote: > > Oh man, I looked up this Mercedes and I have to say that it may be very > luxurious, but

Re: MD: The "dying" MD format :-)

2001-08-30 Thread las
Shawn Lin wrote: > ALL Wal-Marts? > > I'll have to check it out, I don't remember seeing MD at Wal-Mart but > maybe it's there, I noticed they've been totally reorganizing the > electronics section at the Wal-Mart Supercenter that I go to. Perhaps > that reorganization includes MD. > Maybe Best

Re: MD: The "dying" MD format :-)

2001-08-30 Thread Shawn Lin
las wrote: > > Shawn Lin wrote: > > > In my personal observations, MD is only a dying format in North > > America. It seems to be doing fairly well in Europe and Asia, but > > that's what I gather from what other Europeans have said. Do you notice > > MD dying in Europe in your own observatio

Re: MD: The "dying" MD format :-)

2001-08-30 Thread las
Shawn Lin wrote: > In my personal observations, MD is only a dying format in North > America. It seems to be doing fairly well in Europe and Asia, but > that's what I gather from what other Europeans have said. Do you notice > MD dying in Europe in your own observations? > > Shawn But after

Re: MD: The "dying" MD format :-)

2001-08-30 Thread Shawn Lin
BurninSidy wrote: > > I used to read one opinion after another, more and more often about the > dying MD format. And I was shivering as one who killed a lot of money in > several portables and decks... In my personal observations, MD is only a dying format in North America. It seems to be doin