Sony Hi-MD recorder

Not just a minidisc-player, but not quite an iPod.

Advantages: Great sound, small size, large memory, good battery life
Disadvantages: Screen display, Sony software, Uploading time

. Firstly, as a minidisc player it lacks certain functions that limit its ease of use. A fine example of this is the lack of backlighting on the LCD screen. Thus making it nigh on impossible to find music in the dark. Secondly, the Sony 'SonicStage' software that accompanies this player is nothing to write home about. You will not find yourself using it to manage your music collection, or as your default media player - it simply is not anywhere near as good as Windows MediaPlayer or iTunes in this role. However, you WILL have to use it to upload/download tracks to/from the minidsic player. This can end up being a lengthy process as it is necessary first to import the music you want to the SonicStage software profile, and then to convert and upload it. As much as the 'Simple Upload' function is faster, it does not allow you the same file ...

Rob-E 22.03.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Sony Hi-MD Walkman MZ-NH600

mini disc, maximum quality

Advantages: Loooonnnggg battery life, good sound quality Hi-MD
Disadvantages: Mediocre earphones, plastic body, 1gb discs too pricey

this player because of it's Hi-MD feature which lets you store up to 45 CD's per Hi-MD disc. This is a tad optimistic and is the norm for manufacturer's unrealistic claims. The fact is the more CD's you squeeze on it the lower the quality they have to be ripped. The lowest quality sounds like AM radio so you can guess what your 45 CD's will sound like. The software supplied is nothing special, most of it is easy to use without instructions and you could have your first couple of CD's ripped and transferred to your minidisc in a few minutes. The player needs to be hooked up to the PC with the supplied cable and is recognised by windows as a mass storage device. You can drag and drop any file type you wish onto the minidisc including mp3's but you cannot play them back this way. The software first of all has to convert them to Sony's Atrac3 ...

LawrenceP 19.11.2005 · Read full review
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Review of Sony Hi-MD Walkman MZ-NH600

Sony TCM-200DV Dictaphone

Advantages: Takes regular sized audio cassettes, double-time recording, inexpensive model
Disadvantages: Needs to be used close to sound-source, a bit bulky for some tastes

I always wanted a dictaphone as a child. Largely, I admit, for slightly dubious reasons (i.e. I wanted to plant it in my big sister's bedroom and find out if she was talking about me.) Many years on, as a student, I finally received one as a birthday gift so that I could record important lectures. This certainly did come in handy during those classes that, however hard I tried to stay alert, had me head down and drooling on the desk within minutes. The Sony TCM-200DV Cassette-Corder (or 'dictaphone' to you and me) is a fairly basic model compared to some products on the market - but it does what it says on the tin and it does it to a perfectly acceptable standard. The machine is silver (with a charcoal grey back panel and battery compartment) and weighs in at 171g - it's roughly the same size as a cassette-playing personal stereo ...

disneyeyes 02.07.2004 · Read full review
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Review of Sony Cassette recorder