| 12/30: |
Planet MiniDisc has a good stock of the brand new Sony MDS-JB940 home MD decks.
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Tao Pan finds a German MD user's page describing his efforts to create automatic track marks with Winamp (and a little Visual-C programming) when recording digitally from a computer. (Click on the "MD" link on the left margin.)
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| • |
Thomas de Bruijn submits instructions, complete with diagrams
and pictures, outlining his method of creating a simple and
inexpensive optical output from a
standard computer CD-ROM drive.
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| • |
The Mac to MiniDisc Tutorial website managed by Dale Greer gets a facelift, with easier navigation for beginners.
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| 12/28: |
Another competing portable music player is spotted by Jorge Mata: the Compro PDS-AV portable MP3 player doubles as a portable digital media storage device with the use of a 3.5" drive slot compatible with both regular floppies and 120MB SuperDisks.
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Shiv Naimpally finds Best Buy selling a 20-pack of 74min MDs for only $26.20, as well as a 10-pack for $17.20.
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| 12/26: |
Ed Hor notes that for those of you located in Australia, you can subscribe to Pulse (Sony's half-magazine, half-catalog publication) for free.
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| • |
Tao Pan discovers a Chinese article on ATRAC that uses several tables
from the MDCP outlining differences between ATRAC versions.
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| 12/24: |
Paul Mercier finds the Axiontech Aureal Vortex2, a low-priced PC sound card with a digital optical output.
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| • |
Brian Teh notes an official website where Sharp MD accessories may be ordered, however it is only for Canadian orders.
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| 12/21: |
Amazon.com sells IBM-PC compatible MiniDiscs! Well, not really. Don't get your hopes up, but that's what the (erroneous) description says for a 20-pack of Memorex MiniDiscs Moshe Braner spotted Amazon selling.
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| • |
Michael Connor creates a Sharp MD-MT15 TOC cloning page, outlining how to get 78-80 minutes on a 74 minute MD.
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| • |
You can order any Sony electronics accessories (such as remotes, manuals, etc.) direct from Sony through a page found by Irwin.
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| • |
After a brief vacation, Blankshop (based in the UK) is back and open for business.
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| 12/19: |
Bryce Lee finds an etown article on Aiwa's new product line up that
mentions Aiwa's loss of faith in MiniDiscs. Quoting the
article: "Aiwa sees MiniDisc as a sinking ship, and it's bailing on
MD entirely."
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| • |
An interesting patent description is found by Howard
Chu on delphion.com, apparently outlining an MD-Data drive with a SCSI
interface.
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| • |
Ecoustics.com has a great MD unit database allowing direct comparisons between different MD units.
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| • |
An interesting article on Twice.com (spotted by Hardeep) tells how portable MP3 and MD players have outsold CD-R related sales.
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| • |
Merlin Williams spots a press release on the Canadian Copyright Board's website outlining a new levy being imposed on various recording media, including MiniDisc. Another website further explains the effects of the levy.
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| 12/17: |
Planet MiniDisc finds a great Sony promotion offering a free MZ-E60 portable MD player for people purchasing an MDX-C800 in-dash car MD recorder.
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| • |
M. Hoyt spots the USD $49 Chaintech MD Mate sound card which includes an optical input/output module.
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| • |
Covers4MD.com, an English/French website run by D. A., maintains a growing collection of Microsoft Publisher MD covers for music albums.
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| • |
MD Tech, a website managed by Glen Wintringham, has a few detailed MD-related essays that cover both microhphone and ATRAC issues.
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| • |
Shiv Naimpally finds a valuable Amazon.com coupon code that will deduct $50 from an order of $200 in their Electronics department (coupon code: AMZN-ELECTRNC)... you can use this to get a great deal on a portable MD unit; coupon expires Dec 31st.
|
| 12/15: |
optiComp sells several TOSlink-related products, including sound card add-ons and a cable distance enlarger which would let you wire your entire house with optical cabling (what could possibly make a better gift for the holidays?).
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| • |
Michael finds ITPower.net, an extensive Chinese news page covering the latest in electronics.
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| • |
Guess what's the number one selling item on etown.com? Why it's the Sharp MD-MS722 of course (spotted by skamd)!
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| 12/14: |
Mike Harman finds a Radio Shack stereo tie-clip microphone pair (you can plug it directly into your MD unit without the included amplifier).
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| • |
Minidisco now accepts Paypal payments for orders.
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| • |
Two more links are discovered by Trevor Bommersbach describing the Sony Memory Stick cell phone/audio player in more detail: A Japanese news page with lots of pictures, and Sony's official page for the phone.
|
| • |
Charles Snider writes an informative review of the $25 AOpen AW744 Pro sound card, which has TOSlink digital output.
|
| 12/11: |
The MiniDisc T-Station has an informative article discussing the battle between MiniDisc, CD, and MP3 audio players.
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| • |
Planet MiniDisc reports they have a large stock of the brand new Sony MDS-PC3 computer-connectable MD deck available for the holidays.
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| • |
Have a lot of recording to do in your future? MiniDisco and MiniDisc T Station are running a contest until Dec 15th, giving away 200 MiniDiscs!
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| 12/9: |
Planet MiniDisc makes it on Time Magazine's Electronics E-Shopping Guide.
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| • |
A short info page is found on the Sony DHC-NX5MD MD mini system by Richard Humphries (unit has MDLP capability and 4x CD-to-MD recording).
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| • |
Hardeep Bhogal spots a Japanese Hitachi press release announcing their first MD unit, the AX-F100 MD mini system. (The press release also covers their new portable digital audio player, the HDM-MP1 , which uses Sandisk Multimedia Cards).
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| • |
Sharp freshens up their USA website, giving lots of information on
their current MD portables (thanks to Warner for noticing
the new look!).
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| • |
Mike Reilly kindly sends in a Microsoft Word 2000 MD label template.
|
| 12/7: |
Wow! Trevor Bommersbach discovers a Sony page describing a very impressive new cell phone that not only has a Memory Stick slot in itself, but can record and playback music via analog and digital inputs (!).
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| • |
Roger's Sony_2k3 MiniDisc website has a good collection of pictures for all the latest Sony portable MD units.
|
| • |
RefurbishedStore.com is found by Angelo La Rocco, offering refurbished electronics at low prices. They have a fairly good selection of portable MD units.
|
| 12/5: |
MiniDiscussion creates a new MiniDisc Chat system on their website (click the link found at the top of their navigational bar).
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| • |
Michael Conner shares his experience of meddling with his Sharp MD-MT15's EEPROM settings to adjust the bass. (Before trying this, be aware of the risks involved!)
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| • |
If it's four digit price tag still doesn't scare you away, Paul Clayton finds the Sony DCM-M1 MiniDisCam available from Camera Club for a fairly reasonable USD $1099.99.
|
| • |
MD Planet, a Korean MD info page, appears on the MD scene (created by Taehwan Shim).
|
| 12/3: |
Hyperjack is now offering all of Sony's latest MD portables.
|
| • |
Blas Sotelo finds a Sony Hong Kong webpage promoting MDLP.
|
| • |
Crutchfield is spotted selling the new Sony MDS-PC3 computer-connectable MD deck for $399 (deal found by Misfit).
|
| • |
An English Sharp announcement is discovered by Tugrul that outlines the specs on three of Sharp's latest high-end MD mini systems, all with built-in 1-bit amplifiers and MDLP compatibility.
|
| 12/2: |
Discount Discs (UK) is selling MD-labelling kits and software.
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| • |
MD-21, a French MD website, gets its own top-level domain name.
|
| • |
James starts his MiniDisc page entitled MDWorld, with links and some MD unit info.
|
| • |
Graham Macdougall kindly sends in the Sony MDS-PC3 manual (PDF) and the Sony M-crew software manual (PDF,
used to control other Sony audio components).
|
| • |
Mark Oostdijk finds several Japanese links to some of Kenwood's latest MD car decks.
|
| • |
Michael finds an English page for the Sony MZ-R900 tourist model.
|
| 11/28: |
Kheops MiniDisc is sadly closing shop, and is selling off their remaining stock at very low prices.
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| • |
N5MD, a MiniDisc-only recording label specializing in experimental electronic music, establishes a slick website for itself.
|
| • |
A Sharp press release is found for the MD-ST77 portable MD player by Michael and T.
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| • |
Gary White shares his method of using MiniDisc to transcribe songs to sheet music.
|
| • |
Future Shop, the Canadian equivalent to Best Buy in the United States, offers a few MD portables.
|
| • |
A CNET.com article, spotted by Jean Stackpole, discusses MP3s and mentions MiniDisc as a still-viable alternative.
|
| 11/26: |
Marcus Oostdijk spies a slick Japanese page for Kenwood's new super-thin CD/MD boombox, the Rampage G7 (it's speakers unfold from the body!).
|
| • |
MD Portal, a Singapore-based online MD vendor, is selling the Sony MZ-R900 for $299 with a full warranty offer.
|
| 11/22: |
Matthew Fellows shares his tip of using a wireless keyboard with MD decks.
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| • |
ETronics.com is selling a Sony analog USB PC-to-MD link kit for $30 (spotted by Jason Riley).
|
| • |
Minidisco is running a contest giveaway for a brand new Sony MZ-R900 (ends Dec 15th).
|
| • |
The MiniDisc T-Station adds the Sharp MD-ST77 portable MD player to their website.
|
| 11/19: |
Ian Brown discovers Warehouse123.com selling MD, CD, DVD, and MP3 portable players at exceptionally low prices. Update: Buyer beware! several people question this vendor's authenticity.
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| • |
Aiwa releases another MD boombox, the CSD-MD77 (Japanese page spotted by Michael).
|
| • |
Arne Striegler finds idealo.com, a German electronics website which has a search for the best MiniDisc prices (only lists German online dealers).
|
| • |
LetsBuyIt.com (UK) offers some MD portable units for low prices through group buying (the process used by Mercata and other bulk-order websites). Thanks to Tim Hodson for finding this site.
|
| 11/18: |
Beyond Hifi almost breaks the $1 per 74min disc price barrier, offering 74min discs for USD $1.03 each. They also claim the lowest price for 80min discs at $1.39 each.
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| • |
Robin Landy spots Intersaver, a UK supplier of electronics, offering two new MiniDisc mini systems, the Sanyo SYS-X5CM and Sanyo SYS-X5CTM (the latter including a cassette deck).
|
| • |
The Aiwa XR-MD310 MD mini system's press release is spotted by Michael.
|
| • |
T's MiniDisc Comparison Table page spots the Japanese press release for Kenwood's new DMC-M55 portable MD player (T has also added this unit into his site).
|
| 11/15: |
Peter Ravn finds a page outlining the new Aiwa XR-MD520 MD mini system.
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| • |
Japan Direct offers the new Sharp MD-MT77 portable for USD $399.
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| • |
For those of you looking for inexpensive portable CD players with digital output capability, check out the Sony CDP-DE561 going for USD $69 at 800.com (available in silver and in blue, deal spotted by Paul Kerl).
|
| • |
Improvius' House of MiniDisc website gets a Buy/Sell MiniDisc board system up and running.
|
| • |
Jesus Perez shares his experiences of recording to MiniDisc digitally with a Sony Playstation 2 (click the "Update" link at the top of the page).
|
| 11/12: |
PriceGrabber.com shows the Sony MZ-R70 ranking 5th in the most popular searches for electronic products (spotted by John Salomone).
|
| 11/9: |
The stylish Sony MZ-E500 portable MD player debuts in a Japanese
press release found by Peter Ravn (MDLP, 75h playback time w/ NiMH +
AAx1, Treble/Bass adjust, 160 seconds (!) shock protection). Peter
also finds a press release for the Sony ZS-M37 CD/MD boombox.
|
| • |
Dominik Zumstein finds another Japanese page by Sharp that has more information and photos of the MD-MT77 portable MD recorder that was recently released.
|
| • |
The December 2000 issue of PC World includes a "Gift Guide" recommending a Sony MZ-R70PC for the upcoming holiday season (article scanned in by Tim Banney).
|
| • |
Planet MiniDisc offers a free PC-to-MD Link kit when you purchase a Sony home MD player.
|
| 11/7: |
Bryan Mo finds the Japanese MD Convenience Station, which has lots of information on new portable MD units.
|
| • |
Music Dish has an article, found by Mike Lambert, that covers some creative uses of the Voquette Netlink.
|
| • |
Sanyo comes out with the PH-MD9, a new MD boombox, outlined in this Japanese press release found by Michael.
|
| 11/6: |
MiniDisc T-Station posts info on the Sony MZ-E700 and Panasonic SJ-MJ88 portable MD players.
|
| • |
CDPlus.com, an online Canadian music dealer, has a large collection of pre-recorded MiniDiscs (found by Mykel).
|
| • |
In the search for 80-minute blank MDs that break the $1.50 price barrier, Mick Burke spots them for $1.39 each at Cassette House (when buying a 5-pack). Deal ends Nov 9th.
|
| • |
Improvius gets his MiniDisc website up and running, which includes an excellent MiniDisc web pricing board.
|
| 11/2: |
Hot Deal! Kenan Atli spots the
Audiophase MDP1 portable MD player for only $49 from BestBuy.com, with free shipping!
|
| • |
Yet again, Michael is the first to spot a brand new unit: The Kenwood
DMC-M7R portable MD recorder, as described in this Japanese Kenwood press release, MDLP capable, active
microphone recording (records only when audio is heard),
JPY¥46,000.
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| • |
Two new Sony MD mini systems are spotted by Blas Sotelo: the DHC-MD595 and the DHC-VZ50MD.
|
| • |
Simon Gardner kindly scans in the entire Sony MDX-C6500R manual.
|
| • |
A grumbling article found on ZDNet by Rei talks about Sony fumbling the ball with MiniDisc.
|
| • |
Core Sound introduces new low cost binaural
microphone and stealth cardioid microphone sets, aimed primarily
for MiniDisc use.
|
| • |
eCoustics.com offers price comparison and
side-by-side model comparison for MiniDisc units.
|
| 10/30: |
Hot new find! Michael discovers a Japanese Sharp press release for their new portable recording MD
unit, the MD-MT77 (currently smallest in the world, MDLP-capable, USB
connectable, flashy multicolored LED lights built in). T's MD
Comparison page already has this unit added to their site.
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| • |
MiniDisc World (in Korean) posts some photos of the Panasonic MR200 portable MD recorder.
|
| • |
The T-Station posts information on the Kenwood BR-2001 MD bookshelf system and the IT-2001 MD bookshelf system.
|
| 10/27: |
New MD units found: Michael spies the Sharp MD-F120/150 models on a
Sharp Japanese press release (F150 additionally has cassette and
MDLP capability).
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| • |
Atomic Sounds (UK) offers a selection of prerecorded
MDs (dealer spotted by Blas Sotelo).
|
| • |
I stand corrected... An even lower price has been spotted for
the JVC XU-301MD CD/MD deck at J&R for USD$199. (Thanks to Mike DeLuca, Gary
Binger, and David West for catching this!)
|
| • |
My-MiniDisc
(Germany) opens its doors, selling a variety of MD gear and digital
accessories.
|
| • |
Total Audio Solutions (UK) has detailed specs on the Sony MDS-E12 Professional
rack-mountable MD deck, including a PDF manual for the unit.
|
| • |
Studio 1 Productions sells the XLR-Pro audio input module, allowing you to connect
XLR microphones to your MiniDisc recorder (spotted by Rod Verette).
|
| 10/25: |
MiniDiscussion has 8 new "Resident Expert" message boards, each specializing
with a specific MD topic (such as MD and PC connections, choosing an MD portable, and MD live recording tips).
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| • |
Minimaniax (in German) has info on the Sharp MD-MT866.
|
| • |
American Musical Supply has the JVC XU-301BK CD/MD deck in stock for USD$249 (deal spotted by Simon Pontin).
|
| 10/24: |
Paul Collins adds reader feedback comments
to his website covering his archiving of records and tapes to MD.
|
| • |
Disappointed over his experiences with Sony car MD units, Massimo
Basile writes a letter to
Sony.
|
| • |
Japanese pages are found by Blas Sotelo for the Panasonic SJ-MJ33 portable MD player and the JVC/Victor XM-PX50 and XM-PX70 (the X70 being the
world's lightest MD player at 57g, with 100 hours playback time).
|
| • |
Calum Tsang discovers two pieces of MD history in a September 1993
issue of Popular Science: mentionings of a MD unit being installed in Ford Mustangs, and a Sony MZ-1 advertisement. <-- DONE KRB -->
|
| • |
If you want digital output with your Sound Blaster Live! soundcard,
look no further than Danny Haak's informative Digital
Connexxion SBLive! website.
|
| • |
MDWorld (in Korean) posts several photos comparing Aiwa's AM-F80, Sony's
MZ-R900, and Sharp's MD-MT831.
|
| 10/22: |
Based out of Singapore, MD Portal offers deals for MD portables and
accessories for shipment worldwide.
|
| • |
Several new units are found: the JVC
XM-PX50/70 portable MD players (pictures supplied by Dion
Longworth), the Aiwa MR-P1 MD boombox (Japanese press release
spotted by Michael), and the Kenwood MDX-KT302 Hello Kitty MD boombox (Japanese
press release spotted by Michael).
|
| • |
Majiloon discovers Amerinet Electronics, an online MD supplier which
actually still stocks the older, but very popular Sony MZ-R50 for
USD$250 (USA only). Update: Amerinet has said that they no
longer offer the MZ-R50.
|
| • |
Juan Chaparral found MiniDiscs are very useful as scanner-radio recorders
due to them stopping recording when no audio signal is detected.
|
| 10/21: |
Jesus Perez releases RockSteady, a Winamp normalization plug-in useful
for adjusting levels when recording from your computer to MD.
|
| • |
Several Japanese info pages of various TDK MD discs are found by Blas
Sotelo, including 74min discs, MD head
cleaners, and a stylish assortment of 80min discs (1,
2, 3,
4, 5).
|
| • |
A Japanese product info page is spotted by Michael for the new Aiwa CSD-MD15 MD boombox (CD, MD, and cassette, 2x
CD-to-MD recording capable).
|
| • |
Bill Noyce kindly scans in the entire Sony
MZ-E2 manual.
|
| 10/17: |
Kheops MiniDisc offers 80-min MD blanks for $2 per
disc (after using one of these coupons: 1 2 3), USA only.
|
| • |
Some of Sony's latest solid-state audio walkmans are spotted by Peter
Ravn at this Japanese Sony webpage.
|
| • |
Michael finds a Kenwood press release on their latest mini-system, the
Avino SH-7CDR (MDLP capable, CD, CD-RW, and MD
drives).
|
| • |
VideoDirect.com offers a deal to get a free PC to MD Link kit when purchasing an MD
unit.
|
| • |
Mervyn finds an inexpensive way to cleanly get multimedia inputs and
outputs to the front of your computer using a FrontX port.
|
| 10/14: |
Cassettehouse.com takes the lead with the lowest price for 80-min MDs
in the USA, at $2.05 per disc.
|
| • |
An English page is spotted by Blas Sotelo outlining Sony's DHC-NX5MD mini system with 2x CD to MD dubbing.
|
| • |
A user finds a Japanese page for Panasonic's SC-PM30MD CD/MD/cassette mini system.
|
| • |
Keep up with MiniDisc news in Malaysia with MiniDiscNews.com,
found by Soo Kah Kiong.
|
| 10/12: |
Michael points out the new stylish Kenwood DMC-M33 portable MD player on a Japanese
Kenwood press release page (63 hours playback on AAx1 and NiMH, 15.7mm
thick(!), 111g w/ batt).
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| • |
Zapmedia releases a truly versatile piece of electronics: the ZapStation is a home audio/video unit capable of
playing CDs, DVDs, MP3s and MPEG videos. Thanks to Peter Ravn for
finding this!
|
| • |
Minidisco has the best deal going for 80-min MD blanks at USD$2.09 per disc.
|
| • |
A Japanese Sony page is found by Blas Sotelo for the MDX-G55MK2 in-dash car MD player (MDLP-compatible,
70,000 yen).
|
| • |
Blas also finds a Korean page explaining
what MDLP is.
|
| 10/11: |
John Chiu finds a rock-bottom price of USD$335 for the Sony MZ-R900 at
the David
Console Shop.
|
| • |
Tjie Tsang finds a truly unique MD recorder case that fits his Sharp
MD-MT831 perfectly... a rugged belt-worn case for handcuffs (bought at Central Sports
in Toronto, CA)!
|
| • |
Dion Longworth runs a page dedicated to the latest
JVC electronics, including MD equipment.
|
| • |
Gerrit Dijkstra contributes a "favicon" for
our use, it should appear next to your bookmark for this site if
you're using Internet Explorer 4.0 or higher.
|
| • |
Aiwa releases a CD player capable of playing an MP3-filled CD, as
described in this Japanese electronics news page found by Trevor
Bommersbach.
|
| 10/9: |
Ary Marcoschamer spots a hot deal at J&R Music World, where they're
selling the JVC XMP-55 portable MD player for USD$99.
|
| • |
FelsWeb offers the Sony MZ-R900 and Sharp MD-MT66
portable MD recorders for USD$358 and USD$338 respectively.
|
| • |
Arne Striegler spots German MD vendor MiniManiax selling a pack of 80min MDs for 3,12 DM (USD$1.39) per disc
until November 1st.
|
| • |
Pareen Gandecha used his MD unit to record several bands live in
Manchester (UK), you can listen to his results at the Love
Garage website.
|
| • |
Robby describes his use of MiniDiscs to record polar orbiting weather
satellites.
|
| • |
AV-Land (UK), having recently merged with MD-Land, has added new specs
and information for the Sony MDS-PC3 computer-connectable MD deck, Panasonic SJ-MR200 portable MD recorder, and the Sony MDS-LSA1 PC Linkup IISSA MD recorder.
|
| • |
Oleman adds pictures of the red Sony MZ-R900 portable MD recorder to his MD
website, MiniDisc Land.
|
| 10/8: |
MiniDiscussion is looking for people interested in running MiniDisc message boards that deal with a
topic they're experienced in.
|
| • |
Jesus Perez makes a website covering analog MP3 to
MiniDisc transfers.
|
| 10/7: |
Lysine spots a Sony Japanese page on the Vaio PCV-MX3GK computer which has a built-in
MiniDisc audio drive (the computer functions as a regular stereo even
if the OS is not started).
|
| • |
T's MD Comparison Table pages add Sony MZ-E700 photos and specs.
|
| • |
MDnara.com, a Korean MD vendor, posts several detailed shots of the Sony MDS-S50.
|
| • |
Jean-François Vincent continues to update his French MD page with
new photos and unit descriptions.
|
| • |
Todd Lynch tells of his trick to record digitally from his
computer to MD without having a digital output-capable sound card.
|
| • |
Planet
MiniDisc now offers several of Sony's newest MD decks and mini
systems, including the MXD-D5C 5-CD, 4x-speed MD recording deck.
|
| 10/3: |
Peter Ravn finds a Swiss German Sony page for all the latest Sony MD units.
|
| • |
Jacob Alifrangis comes across a Japanese Sony page outlining the color
CLIE PDA unit, which assumedly has MP3-playing capabilities via
its Memory Stick slot.
|
| • |
Both Dale Greer and Edward Chadez note MacNN's
follow-up to their original
article, setting the record straight that the Sony MZ-R70DPC is
indeed Mac compatible.
|
| 10/2: |
Steve Jess sends in a scan of a Sony
flyer which has short descriptions for the MDS-E10, MDS-E12, and
MZ-B50.
|
| • |
Benoît finds a link to Sharp Europe's MD model listing page (scroll down to find the
MiniDisc section).
|
| • |
Blas Sotelo finds Sony Japanese pages for the MDS-DL1 mini deck (English machine translation; i-LINK compatible, 59,000
yen) and the KB-10 titling keyboard (English machine translation; for use with CMT-PX5 / PX5LTD /
PX7 and MDS-JB940 / JB930 / JE640 / JE630 models, 6,000 yen).
|
| • |
RL spots a detailed comparison review between the Sharp MD-MT66
and Sony MZ-R900.
|
| 10/1: |
The Sony MZ-B50 is spotted on a Japanese electronics
page (English translation)
with help from Steve Jess. Two new pro-MD units were also found on
Sony's Japan website: The MDS-E10 and MDS-E12.
|
| • |
Two new manual scans are sent in: the Sony MZ-R900 user manual (PDF,
English portions only) by Marc Wielage, and the Sony MJ-L1 user manual (PDF) by Matt
Cervi.
|
| 9/30: |
Aaron finds a link to Pause Between Songs, a Winamp plug-in that will help
people record their MP3's to MD.
|
| • |
Sony has a new MD mini-system on the market: the DHC-ZX50MD (5 CD, 1 MD, high-speed CD to MD
dubbing). James discovers that Crutchfield is selling the unit for $500 USD.
|
| • |
Alexander Wong spots the Sharp MD-MT866 on a Sharp Korean website. (This unit
is supposedly identical to the Sharp
MD-MT66 with the added capability of titling with Korean
characters.)
|
| • |
Gary Binger notes Iomega's new product that enters the MP3 player
scene: the HitZip player, utilizing PocketZip disks (previously
known as Clik! discs). Having to pay $10 a disc for only 40MB of music
(about 9 songs) sure makes MiniDisc sound like a great
alternative!
|
| 9/27: |
Taufik Saputera finds a deal: Mercata.com is selling Sony MZ-R37SP units for $107.00 USD each (that's the
price for new Mercata users, regular price $127).
|
| • |
Simon Gardner finds that Amazon UK stocks a fairly extensive pre-recorded
MiniDisc selection (search for "minidisc" in the Music category of the
site).
|
| • |
Paul Collins has a webpage describing his efforts to transfer over 8,000 titles of ethnic dance music
from various audio formats to MiniDisc.
|
| • |
The MiniDisc T-Station joins up with Hyper Jack to offer for sale all the MD units listed
on the T-Station website.
|
| • |
Dale Greer sets the record straight by writing to the author of the
recently mentioned MacNN article discussing Sony's "apparent lack of
support" for Macintosh in PC/MD interfacing.
|
| 9/24: |
Peter Ravn finds Feltech, a reasonably priced UK MD dealer.
|
| • |
Ned Luce scans in a Sony MDS-JA333ES flyer (page1, page2).
|
| • |
Art Simon writes a review of the Sharp MD-C2 mini system.
|
| 9/22: |
Aiwa has a press release for their new CSD-MD25 CD/MD/Cassette boombox.
|
| • |
Peter Ravn finds Sony's press release for their new MDS-JA333ES (machine translation) MD deck (MDLP
compatible, computer connectable).
|
| • |
Ken Li and Robert Kunkle find another Sony press release, this one
announcing the MZ-R70DPC which can directly digitally connect to a
PC for audio transfers.
|
| • |
Jeff Kwan discovers a downbeat MacNN
article upset at Sony's apparent lack of interest of Macintosh
support for the MZ-R70DPC (note however that the unit will be
"unofficially supported" through 3rd party drivers).
|
| 9/21: |
A Home Recording Magazine article on MiniDiscs (October 2000
issue) mentions both MiniDisc.org and
MiniDiscussion.com.
|
| 9/20: |
MDnara.com, a Korean MD
vendor, has dozens of detailed shots of the Sony MZ-E900.
|
| • |
Michael finds a Japanese page for Sony's wild-colored, four-speaker ZS-M30 boombox.
|
| • |
Dave Law creates a Microsoft Word MD label
template that fits 18 MD labels on one page (this is especially
useful when printed on a page of full sheet sticker paper).
|
| • |
We conduct an interview
with Martin Stephenson, who released a CD album recorded with a
Sony MZ-R70.
|
| 9/19: |
Japan-Direct
posts detailed shots of both the Sony MZ-R900
and MZ-E900.
|
| • |
Petey has a MiniDisc website that concentrates on pre-recorded
MDs and MD label templates.
|
| • |
Ed finds us asleep at the wheel and turns up a load of new Pioneer car
MD units. MD recording capable: FH-P99MDR, FH-P77MDR (1) (2). Double-DIN players: FH-P55MD, FH-P88MD, MEH-P9900. Single-DIN players: MEH-P9000CD, MEH-P7700.
|
| • |
Steven Tellman at 3D Audio Immersion gives a review of
the Xitel MD-Port DG1 (a USB to digital output device).
|
| 9/18: | Brian Youn writes
a wonderful, exquisitely detailed review of the Sony MZ-R900.
|
| • |
Peter Ravn spots the English page for Aiwa's AM-HX70 MD player.
|
| 9/17: |
Eric Whitney takes the MDCP's
editorial reins for 3 months. As ever, Minidisc related sightings,
reviews, tips and comments sent to webmaster@minidisc.org are welcome!
|
| • |
We start an MD newbie FAQ.
|
| • |
Eric Feinstein finds MD useful for transcribing music.
|
| • |
Sam Brown notes that two MD units can be used as a Poor Man's
Multitrack recorder.
|
| 9/16: |
Laszlo Lieszkovszky describes how he installed an auxiliary input into his car stereo to connect his portable MD unit.
|
| • |
Taeyong Shim creates the MDWorld MiniDisc page (in Korean), which covers a variety of MD topics.
|
| • |
Kelvin writes an in-depth MZ-E60
review.
|
| • |
Trent Nelson has put together some multimedia slideshows which use audio recorded with a Sony MZ-R90.
|
| • |
Craig Simons discovers the LifeView CatchSound, a USB to TOSlink audio adapter.
|
| • |
BuyItOnline/KheopsMiniDisc has 1 2 3 "$10 off a $30 order" coupons.
|
| 9/14: |
Bjoern spots a computer-connectable infrared MD titler (scroll down in page for English description) offered by ue-consult, a German electronics company.
|
| • |
T's tables
has photos from recent MD brochures for the Sony MZ-R900, MZ-E900, and MDS-PC3, and Sharp MD-MT66 units.
|
| • |
Tao Pan finds an EETimes article covering the SoundsGood MP3 module add-on for the Handspring Visor. It is also usable as a standalone portable digital audio player.
|
| 9/11: |
Get em while
they're hot! Zach Zartel finds Mercata.com is offering a 20% discount to new customers, letting you get a Sony MZ-R37 for around $126 plus shipping (deal is
good only for those who register by September 15th). Search for
"minidisc" for all their MD deals.
|
| 9/10: | Thank You
Sony! End-Search can be permanently automated on the
MZ-R900. Japan-Direct posts MZ-R900
closeups and quotes from its user manual as follows: ``How to Set Rec-Posi:
If you wish to avoid overwriting the currrent contents of an MD, do the
following procedure. All new material will then be recorded from the end
of the current contents.
1) While the recorder is stopped, press the jog lever, flip the lever
repeatedly until "Rec-Posi" flashes in the display, and then press the
lever again.
2) Flip the jog lever repeatedly until the "From End" flashes in the
display and then press the lever.''
The Japanese section of the manual notes that these settings are retained
even if the power is cut (oddly, the English section of the manual
incorrectly translates this point). Overwrite recording is done by
first positioning with Play-Pause at the overwrite point.
|
| • |
Pareen Gandecha kindly scans the Denon DMD-1000
user operation manual.
|
| • |
Kheops shows off
the CaseLogic 12 and 24 MD totes, in fall fashion colors. |
| 9/9: | Max Waterman points
out portable MD equipment reviews by model at
Epinions.com. |
| 9/8: | Michael Stouffs
notes a review of the Casio WMP-1V wrist watch MP3
player.
|
| • |
Francisco J. Montilla finds MD blanks made by Intenso GMBH. Spotting them in
Spanish shops, he reports that they feel more rugged, with a better
quality finish, than MPO blanks.
|
| • |
1 2 3 more coupons for blanks at ~$1 each from BuyItOnline/KheopsMinidisc.
|
| 9/7: | Did you know Sony
has their own MiniDisc troubleshooting FAQ? The trouble is, it is
woefully misinformed in places, to wit: When recording to Mini Disc
(MD), the recorder saves all of the audio data to memory. The newly
recorded audio data is not written to the MD until the disc is ejected
or the player is powered off. Will somebody at Sony Technical
please straighten them out?
|
| • |
Scott Adams finds
the Panasonic SJ-MR200 MD recorder available at Minidisco. |
| 9/6: | Jean-Francois Vincent
has made a substantial French Minidisc page.
|
| • |
Audio Heat features an alternate formatting of the
MD FAQ.
|
| 9/5: | Peter Ravn finds
the Sanyo MDC3100F boombox at Brinkmann (Germany) for DM
400 (~US$180). The unit has selectable Eur/US/JP AC power and FM
bands. |
| 9/4: | Alain Brenzikofer
describes a simple circuit for digital format conversion.
|
| • |
Cheng Jin spots
"David Console Shop" (Hong Kong), offering low prices on MD players and recorders.
|
| • |
More coupons for 95 cent blanks (pay for your discs with somone's
venture capital!): Kheops Minidisc notes a dozen
coupons for $10-$15 off orders >$25 (a 10 pack plus 1 bonus disc costs $25.50)
|
| 9/2: | Robert spots Aiwa's
Japanese page and photos for the AM-HX70 (the MD player recently reviewed by
Josh Pelland), it's specs are also now in T's tables. |
| 9/1: | Nicolas
Rose-Hirchenhan kindly scans the entire Sony MDS-JB940 user manual. The SF Edit and
Keyboard Control
sections make interesting reading.
|
| • |
Lai Lai notes Sony's modern MD Walkman page (Linux users' entry
point). The site's animated front page is also worth a visit. |
| 8/31: |
Trevor Bommersbach
finds PC Watch photos and Japanese info for the Sony MDS-PC3 (machine translation). The MDLP capable unit uses the USB
based PCLK-MN10 connection kit for PC to MD digital audio transfer and
control.
|
| • |
The $1 blank: a $15 off coupon for orders of >$25 at BuyitOnline/Kheops Minidisc fetches 15 red + 1 bonus HiSpace blank for $1.03
each (incl. shipping). An older $10 off coupon can still be used, but not in
combination. Only one coupon per order.
|
| 8/30: | Care to try your
hand at graphic designs for blanks? T-station points out TDK Europe's
MD package design
contest, and Beyond HiFi has good photos of TDK's latest Ministry Girotondo and Bow wow designer blanks.
|
| • |
Cassette House pens a beginners guide to MiniDisc that even covers the
multi-track recording gear.
|
| • |
We forget to pay our Domain Name fees (doh!), though we can still be
reached at http://206.34.200.170 until the DNS reinstatement
propagates the web (24-48 hours). |
| 8/29: | Back to the roots:
The 1993 Sony MZ-1 User Manual
arrives.
|
| • |
Dan Bruner creates
a MiniDisc Graphics page of MD graphics and logos
(Caution: slippery legal ice -- you'll notice our "Community" version
of the MD logo has been dropped).
|
| • |
Starmount (UK) offers Samsung, HiSpace and Sony blanks.
|
| 8/28: | Paul Harris finds
a clear shot of Denon's DMD-M10 mini-component deck, intended to couple with their
D-M3 and
D-M5 personal
stereo systems.
|
| • |
Froderick finds MiniDisc handy in the drama theater.
|
| • |
Calum Tsang spots a Busker using Minidisc.
|
| • |
Allon Bar points out Dutch
coverage of recent Sony decks at MiniDiscWorld.nl.
|
| • |
Jeremy recommends using the freeware MPLAY
Multimedia Player for recording MP3 (and most other audio formats)
to MD on a Macintosh. It offers user settable inter-track delay and
cross-fade times.
|
| 8/26: | Colin Walker reviews the
Onkyo FR-435 CD/MD receiver.
|
| • |
Nick Riley and Kevin Turner point out Crutchfield's Sony MDS-JB940 page, which includes a
clear photo of the unit.
|
| • |
Crutchfield is also listing the Sony MDS-JE440, oddly their enlarged MDS-JE440 photo is different than the MDS-JE440 photo from Superfi
(UK)
|
| • |
Ecoustics has sortable price comparison pages for MD decks, Mini-systems, and portables. Merchants can enroll and list equipment
or update prices for free, though a sliding (5%-1.25%) transaction fee is charged per
sale. Further details for buyers are available.
|
| • |
Use this coupon for $10 off a >$25 order at BuyitOnline/Kheops
Minidisc and get 15+1 red HiSpace blanks for $1.34/ea.
(incl. shipping).
|
| • |
Peter Ravn points out photos and Japanese info for Sony's NW-E3 Memory Stick Walkman, the page includes
some good photos of the unit.
|
| • |
Peter also notices that Sony
still produces 60' blanks, and has a page covering Sony's line of MD blanks.
The 650MB ``MD View'' blank for the MD Camcorder
has its own page.
So does Sony's MD-Link cable, used for connecting portable Sony MD
players to MD-Link bookshelf systems to provide MD name copy and track
marking during analog MD->MD copying.
|
| 8/25: | A friend points out
photos and Japanese info for Sharp's portable
MD-MT66 recorder (auto translation) and MD-ST66 player (auto translation). Sadly, MDLP mode support appears
absent on both units.
|
| • |
Peter Ravn finds a What Hi-Fi
article (Navigator
version) and Sony press release on LISSA, Sony's HiFi
system incorporating the MDS-LSA1 MD deck and using i.Link (aka IEEE
1394/Firewire) to provide audio and control interconnection between
components.
|
| • |
Peter also notes Sony's double density CD-ROM/RW announcement.
|
| • |
Timothy Stockman points out coverage of the technical aspects CD-DA ripping as well as general
CD, CD-ROM, MD and DVD info in a Sony DADC
handbook.
|
| • |
Jansen finds the Fujitsu i-series Notebook computer, equipped with
S/PDIF optical output for direct MD transfers.
|
| 8/24: |
Josh Pelland creates a clear review of Aiwa's AM-HX70 MD player. The
unit features a unique "sentence repeat" function that finds and
replays an audio segment bounded by silence, handy for language
learning and memorization tasks.
|
| • |
Chris Carfagno points out the beginning of a Home Recording magazine article on
MiniDisc recording.
|
| • |
Randy Phillips
points out the September Monitoring Times magazine summary
of their article on MiniDisc as tool for shortwave hobbyists.
|
| • |
Dominic points out a cool Boblbee MD case.
|
| 8/22: | DJMixTapes.com offers Techno, House, Trance, and
Drum & Bass Dj mixes for sale on Minidisc. |
| 8/21: | Markus Wahl gives
us a first look at the
MDS-JB940.
|
| • |
Repair Q&A #8 with David
Popovits.
|
| • |
Further questions to David should be taken up on the Repair Q&A Message Board, kindly hosted
by Eric Whitney at MiniDiscussion.
|
| • |
Gregory Chan forwards Sony's free PC-Link offer, available when purchasing
modern Sony MD decks.
|
| • |
Peter Ravn points out photos and Japanese info for Sony's MC-HP1 & MC-PW11 ``Vaio Music Clip'' players (machine translation), the
former is a headphone unit only, the latter is arm-band mounted and
weather and water resistant. Interestingly, the units handle both
ATRAC3 and MP3 coded audio. Battery life AAx1: MC-HP1: ~6hr,
MC-PW11: ~5hr.
|
| • |
Puwa-ris has translated the MDLP FAQ to Japanese.
|
| 8/20: | Gregory Chan finds
the Sony PC Link (aka Xitel MDPort-AN1) available separately from Electronics E-Mall for $38
w/shipping. He reports it works fine on Macs with third party USB
cards after downloading Apple's USB 1.4.6a1 DDK and installing
the included drivers (It works on Macs with OS 9.0.4 and built-in USB
ports fine as is and doesn't need the drivers).
And for convenient
Macintosh MP3 to MD recording he recommends PlayQT, an AppleScript controller for QuickTime
Player that automatically adds pauses between songs to facilitate
trackmarking.
|
| 8/19: | Leon finds a
Japanese shop with brochure images of Sony's newly announced MD
portables, including the MZ-E700 MDLP player.
|
| • |
Jonathan Irwin
investigates the Sony MD deck Monaural Mode Error.
|
| • |
Repair Q&A #7 with
David Popovits.
|
| • |
Dave Hooper points
out Sharp's pdf MD-MT831 user manual (local copy). |
| 8/18: | MDLand has
e-tailer pages for the MZ-R900 & MZ-E900.
|
| • |
Howard Chui finishes telling why he switched from MD to MP3. |
| 8/17: | First MDLP
portable recorder: Adam Turner spots photos and Japanese info for
the Sony MZ-R900 & MZ-E900 MDLP portables (machine translation),
both with record breaking battery life. The MZ-E900 is also the
thinnest and lightest in the world and can play in LP4 mode for 100
hours (NiMH+AA). Both units offer a unique "disc based settings"
feature that remembers program play, treble & bass, repeat mode,
playback speed (80-110%), and volume settings for up to 20 discs
within the unit. Shock proof memory cap. LP4: 160s, LP2&mono: 80s,
SP: 40s. Unit's END SEARCH functionality yet to be reported.
|
| • |
T's recorder and player tables list the new Sony MDLP portables.
|
| • |
Linus Sweers tests and reviews the Behringer SRC2000, a veritable Digital Audio Swiss
Army Knife.
|
| 8/16: | The FAQ gets an
entry for Scale
Factor Edit, a feature unique to MD that is found on Sony's latest decks.
|
| • |
Peter Ravn finds e-tailer pages for the Sony MDS-JE640 and MDS-JB940 at MDland.co.uk (local, faster copies of their (somewhat fuzzy)
JE640
and
JB940 photos).
|
| • |
E.J. Dyksen spots
an inexpensive, $12 Caselogic Minidisc player pouch.
|
| • |
Dave Hooper briefly explains how to enter service mode
on a Sharp MD-MT831. You'd be wise to have a service manual nearby once you
arrive.
|
| • |
Sadly, EasyTitle 2 (an
adapter for using normal PS/2 keyboards for titling) has gone out of
production. DIY plans for the earlier EasyTitle 1 are still available however. (They
invite manufacturers who may be interested in producing the device to
contact them).
|
| 8/15: | Repair Q&A #6 with David
Popovits.
|
| • |
The machine translation of Sony's
CMT-PX3,5&7 announcement indicates the PX7 can dub 3 CDs to 3 MDs
with a single button push. In playback, the 3 MD changer
can seemlessly deliver 16 hours of LP4 mode stereo audio.
|
| • |
Howard Chui has a nice set of JVC
XM-R70 photos.
|
| • |
Glen Wintringham
spots Sharp MD-MT50 variants in New Zealand: the MD-SR50W (no remote), and the MD-SR70W (slight case variation, w/remote and
headphones, of a sort).
|
| • |
A reader finds good prices on Hi-Space MD blanks at MusicMixers.com. They also
offer sales in bulk (ca. ~USD170/100 pieces, incl. shipping). Email
them for details.
|
| • |
Pascal Charbonneau finds Midiman's DiO 2448 soundcard page, the unit offers full
optical and coax I/O for about US$150. (Yih-Chun Hu finds it for $100 from Zzounds.com.)
|
| • |
Jim Lee points out Tamrac Cases, offering a dizzying variety of
carrying pouches, many quite suited for on the go MD wear.
|
| 8/14: | Mikhail Grigoriev
finds Panasonic's photos and Japanese page for their SJ-MR200 portable recorder. Jong Leong reports that
the "Smart Operation Pad" just provides soft-touch buttonpads for
the usual portable MD button functions.
|
| • |
Repair Q&A #5 with David Popovits.
|
| • |
Xitel reports an operational problem between the MDPort-DG1 and Sharp
portables.
|
| • |
Aaron's MD Specials page points out Amerinet selling the MZ-R50 for $250 new.
|
| 8/13: | MD competition?
Ilwoong Pyo points out the MET
8cm CD/MP3 player, though not tiny (98x93x23mm), nor particuarly
long playing (4 hours battery life) it does offer 3-6 hours of MP3
audio capacity on cheap mini-CD media. (No price or production info
given, unit is not a recorder).
|
| • |
Blast from the past: The Korean MD page adds snapshots with (huge)
closeups of the old (ca. 1995)
Sony MZ-R3 and
Aiwa AM-F3 portable
recorders.
|
| • |
Pining for an MZ-R50? Erwin Lee points out that they're still available new from Vocalinks for US$380 (!). Ebay has several as well, at more reasonable prices.
|
| 8/12: | Feeling
overwhelmed by the 30-60 min. audio capacity of today's solid state
players? Fabian La Maestra points out HitClips MicroMusic, a product for pre-teens that
stores a single minute of audio on a chip. |
| 8/11: | Repair Q&A #4 from David
Popovits, in which he examines what makes the MZ-R50 a gem. |
| 8/10: | Crish Mariathas
forwards a photo from Josh Pelland (who's ordering the unit from Audiodirect) of Aiwa's AM-HX70
player, with 67 hour battery life (NiMH+AAx1(?)).
|
| • |
Core-Sound now offers Jecklin and Schneider foam discs (along with an
interesting technical note covering them) for making more
lifelike stereo recordings by modeling the human
head-transfer-function. Sticker-shock warning: the prices appear to
have foam in them as well.
|
| 8/9: | The Korean MD page
posts a bevy of Panasonic SJ-MR200 snapshots, including a touch-panel closeup shot. Anyone knowing how well
the touch panel really works is invited to report in.
|
| • |
Sony gives a polite and, ultimately hopeful reply to the
End Search petition. Thank you all again for your help!
|
| • |
Stefan Zimmer has MD-Cover software for Deja MD Cover.
|
| • |
Minidisco has a garage sale page.
|
| 8/8: | Glen Wintringham
points out Japanese announcements for Onkyo's MD LP Intec 155 and FR-S77/V77 bookshelf systems. He also finds English PDF
manuals for the Onkyo MD-2321 and MD-185X decks.
|
| • |
In the machine
translation of Sony's MXD-D5C announcement, they note that
CD->MDLP dubbing runs at 2X (vs. 4X for normal CD->MD dubbing)
and that Type-R mode (for ``Recursive''?) is not available in LP mode
or when high-speed dubbing.
|
| • |
Zarlingo, Ho and Davich (sounds like a few lawyers!) point out that
Target (a US, mass market discount retailer) is now carrying MD gear
(Sony MZ-R70PC) and Memorex blanks.
|
| • |
Planet Minidisc notes that they too carry the Xitel MDPort-DG1 USB to TOSlink audio adapter.
|
| • |
F. Reitano finds a further MinidiscNow footnote. If you've lost money with
them, now's the time to make contact about receiving a refund (do "cc"
the FTC).
|
| 8/5: | We have the
beginnings of an MD LP mode FAQ.
|
| • |
Tim Banney notes that Xitel's MDPort-DG1 USB to Digital
converter is available from Minidisco.
|
| • |
More Repair Q&A with
readers from David Popovits.
|
| • |
Brand name CD/MP3: Ramon de la Fuente points out MP3.com's review of
the Philips Expanium portable CD/MP3 player.
|
| • |
Peter Gloviczki points out Statman
Electronics, carrying several pieces of MD equipment.
|
| • |
Per Hoffmann finds
Midiman's CO3 format converter page.
|
| 8/3: | Andrew Stafford
kindly scans in the entire Sony MZ-R70 user manual.
|
| • |
Robert Schwartz finds Sharp's pdf format MD-MT831 user operation
manual (Sharp page).
|
| • |
Jill Carter recommends using MD for preparing cassette
mixes.
|
| • |
Karsten gives a tip for undoing the effects of Sharp's service mode.
|
| • |
Trucki submits a QBasic titling program for Sharp portables.
|
| 8/1: | Mark Bausch spots
the Nomad Jukebox portable player. The $400, 6GB hard
drive based unit handles both MP3 and Windows Media format audio.
|
| • |
Bryan Hansen gives careful plans for a Sharp MD-MS702 external battery
pack.
|
| • |
Mark Bausch points out our oversight: The Aiwa
AM-C80 on Ebyweb is apparently an AA dry-cell powered variant of
the Aiwa AM-F80.
|
| • |
Jeff LaPort has made postscript edge label files for various brand blanks.
|
| • |
Kheops Minidisc offers MD
racks that couple together (1+1=3).
|
| 7/31: | David Popovits tackles
further repair questions from readers. |
| 7/30: | David Popovits
addresses several repair questions from readers.
|
| • |
Attachai Ueranantasun finds dStore Music (Australia) selling pre-recorded MDs. |
| 7/29: | Keith Bauer spots
the Aiwa AM-C80 portable recorder (AM-F80 w/car-use kit)
for $230 (w/shipping) at Ebyweb. |
| 7/28: | Edward Chadez
finds further Blaupunkt ``Dallas'' details: their US page and a user operation manual (pdf).
|
| • |
In-Car
Express (UK) offers in-dash MD
tuners and
changers.
|
| 7/27: | Robert Lindemann
finds Blaupunkt's English Dallas RMD 169 car MD player page, which includes a
brief report from autohifi magazine.
|
| • |
Beyond HiFi is offering TDK blanks for about GBP 1 each.
|
| • |
Carter reports a MinidiscNow footnote. Francesca follows up with the
full FTC press release.
|
| • |
Dan Gross finds Digitmall.com (Hong Kong), selling portable MD gear.
|
| 7/26: | Aaron points out
Intl-Connection.com (Japan HQ, US warehouse), selling MD portables,
accessories and blanks.
|
| • |
Brian Bukantis and Ralph Peteranderl spot reports
of success with the Sony USB connection kit on a Macintosh.
|
| • |
Jansen notes the Pioneer IS21MD bookshelf system is available at
Globe-Mart.com.
|
| • |
The Korean MD page posts a Korean review and good closeup snapshots of
the Sony MZ-R5ST docking recorder (photos directory).
|
| 7/25: | Sharp and Aiwa
units make the Etown Editor's picks for MD gear.
|
| • |
EE Plaza's HiFi section has positive things to say about MD.
|
| 7/24: | If you're
really into Fritos: Tim Silverman points out MZ-R55s on auction at Eploids, a site where you pay
with Frito-Lay proof-of-purchase seals.
|
| • |
Scott C. notes the Sharp MD-C2 3MD/3CD bookshelf system for $190
(w/shipping) at Egghead.com |
| 7/23: | Cheap Blanks: Adam
Prestin notes a sale (until Sat.) on Sony Color 5-packs for
$8 at CompUSA and Zach spots Memorex 5-packs for $8.75 at National
Recording Supply (mention "blues before sunrise" for free
shipping).
|
| • |
Bob Greer finds the Sony MZ-E55 for $119 (+$11 shipping), and other
reasonable MD equipment deals (such as a Sony MZ-R37 ($139) + USB PClink ($19)) at Electronics
EMall.
|
| 7/22: | David Popovits
gives a detailed and interesting repairman's view of portable MD recorder problems.
|
| • |
A New York Times
article discusses MP3
player developments. The latest trend? Coupling moving mass
storage (40MB Clik, 340MB IBM Microdrive, 500MB Dataplay) with them
to overcome mass market appeal limiting flash-memory costs.
|
| • |
Calum Tsang contributes a tidy Sharp MD-MT15 review.
|
| 7/19: | Leon spots
Panasonic's photo and Japanese info for their SJ-MR200 portable recorder, equipped with two line
display and "Smart Operation Pad" (i.e. touchpad) for titling. Unit is
world's smallest and lightest (78.2x71.6x16.8mm, 94g [120g
w/batt]). Battery life (play/rec): NiMH: 15/7h, AAx1: 21/3h, Both:
38/15h.
|
| • |
In the machine translation of Sony's MDLP decks announcement they mention a new USB
based PC-Link kit, wherein control and audio data flows over
the USB cable.
|
| • |
`T' adds further MDLP unit details and an MDLP
product list to his spec tables.
|
| • |
John Smith details the use of Minidisc equipment for ethnographic recording of Scots and Gaelic.
|
| • |
Danny Miller points out the Aiwa CDC-MP3 in-dash CD and CD-R/RW MP3 player.
|
| 7/18: | MD Long-Play
Mode Debut: Sony and JVC post photos and Japanese announcements of
several MD units supporting 160m ("LP2") and 320m ("LP4") stereo
recording modes: JVC's XM-P2000 portable player (NiMH battery life: 10h
[SP], 6.5h [LP2], and 7h [LP4]), RC-MD330 CD/MD/tape/AM/FM boombox, UX-A70 and MX-S55 bookshelf systems, and Sony's
MXD-D5C
5CD/MD 4X dubbing deck,
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