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Summary: Je l'aime
Review: I love it, I love it, I love it. :) (as I lift my legs up in the air)
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Summary: Great
Review: I got this player about a month ago and I love it. It does everything you would want any player to do. unless you need to record something then I wouldn't suggest the next model up because they are the same otherwise, the concept of mds are great. in Lp4 mode, I can record over five hours of music of a single inexpensive md disk. The other alternative (mp3 players) are fine, but most hold about as much as a single md and expandable memory is usually...dollars while each md totals to be about...dollars. The only downside is that the buttons feel cheep but work fine. I've heard people complain about the software, but I find it very easy to use, to only downside to it is that if you want to get an mp3 file or something, then you have to put it on a separate drive which takes a little longer
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Summary: RAD TO THE MAX
Review: I only have two things to say about this item easy to use and great holding capacity.
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Summary: Great player for a comparable price
Review: This MiniDisc player is a very good alternative to regular mp3 player for several reasons. I'll save the best for last. First of all, it is very compact, stylish, and user friendly.1- MiniDisc media is very afordable, and holds the same amount of information as an 80 minute cd-r due to high compression. Plus, it is rewritable. 2- The software is easy to use and the transfer of data to the player is very quick. 3- This guy plays many formats: wav, mp3, wmv, and Sony's new high compression format, Atrac. 4- Atrac is a new compression algorithm which can allow you to fit over 5 hours of music on a single MiniDisc. Although this is "lossy" compression (same as mp3) it is very hard to notice any difference between CD and the highest compression available with Atrac (LP4 mode, 66kbps). Let me say that again. I can fit six entire albums on a MiniDisc in LP4 mode and the quality is near CD quality...trust me, this is what I was most skeptical about, but Atrac is amazing. 5- OK, here is the interesting one. This player buffers the entire song that you are listening to into its memory. When you select a song, the disc spins for 5-10 seconds. When the entire song is loaded, the disc stops spinning, and since the song is playing from the memory, and not the disc itself, there is no chance of the song skipping. The only time it is even possible for the player to skip is when it is buffering the song, and that does not happen due to Sony's G-shock protection. You would have to be literally beating the crap out of it during the 5 seconds out of the entire song that it is actually reading from the MiniDisc. It doesn't skip. If you want something really nice that works well and aren't looking to spend too much money, this is the way to go. It doesn't have some of the options that some of the more expensive players do, but for someone who simply wants to fit a lot of music in a small space and retain sound quality, buy this.
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Summary: I bought is for only 45 bucks
Review: I bought one at Sony Retailer Outlets in San Marcos, Texas. It was refurbished by Sony. I could not tell the difference in terms of sound between this and one that I bought earlier for my friend in Wal-Mart for $98.
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Summary: incompatible with certain types of files
Review: I bought his machine hopping it'll be able to load any type of MP3 files. The files I wanted to download where incompatible with the software.
I couldn't get any technical help so I had to return the item !
Pay another $20,get the MZ510 and save the agony.
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Summary: Why buy an MP3 player!?!?! BUY THIS!
Review: great value player, stores huge amount of music on each disc, which is fairly cheap. Install all software on the Sony CD, but use the FREE RealOne's player to record music... fast and easy to use. RealOne is much much easier to use... just drag and drop them. I would recommend this over any mp3 player out there.
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Summary: Totally Awesome Player!
Review: Ever since my cd player had broken, I had been quite distraught and had asked my mother continuously for an mp3 player. Naturally, at first she refused to get me one. However, after weeks of pestering, she finally realized I was serious. She showed me a few mp3/cd players which interested me, but just didn't strike that interest cord hard enough. Then my mom showed me this Sony mp3/mini-disc player. I was ecstatic when she said she'd buy it for me. When I got home with it, I hooked up the program and was completely amazed!!! The mini-discs burn faster and better than cds (not to mention you can rerecord and erase any songs you don't want). The player itself is small and easy to carry. It's absolutely wonderful!!! This is possibly one of the greatest things I have ever received, and it seems sturdy enough to last quite a long time. Just buy and enjoy!!!!
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Summary: MiniDisc vs. Mp3 Players
Review: After browsing hours and hours for a cheap alternative to buying an mp3 player and something I could run with I spent about 2 hours in Best Buy and reading reviews on Amazon.com to find what I wanted. I paced back and forth through the aisles constantly going back to the mp3 area only to find myself so close to buying this open item iPod... it was 269 for a 10 GB old style iPod, however it was kind of beat up. I realized its really not practical to buy that thing or any other flash mp3 player for that matter... if you ever wanted to change songs you'd have to head back to your computer to add or remove songs on to your flash mp3 player. I knew about the Sony MZ-NE410 and it was on sale for 99 dollars. I use to own a MiniDisc player and hi-fidelity is a plus for a minidisc player vs. an mp3 player. Ignore those SNR (Signal2Noise Ratio) numbers on mp3 players nothing compares to a minidisc player. Last but not least LP4... I was afraid it was going to sound horrible like a 64 kbps mp3 or even worse... LP4 is freaking amazing let me tell you. There is a quality difference but the difference is hardly noticable to the average ear. I can hear flaws but there's no distortion and its very clear. Amazing product! 99 Dollars and CHEAP MEDIA! Each minidisc holds about 320 minutes (LP4 Mode), 160 (Lp2), and 80 min (SP NEAR CD QUALITY). It is about 1 ounce lighter then an iPod and MUCH MORE PRACTICAL. Stop throwing away your money... the iPod's Hard Drive is more likely to fail since there are moving parts in a Hard Drive. I listen to about 5 or more CD's on one minidisc. I am still using the one that came with mine. Its not as thin or as small as those keychain mp3 players but its great for jogging and small enough. The minidisc player also plays just like Sony's recent mp3 products. It buffers music into its memory while it's playing and stops spinning the minidisc after gaining filling up its buffer space. This increases battery life (about 56 hours with E2 Energizer Batteries) and the actual players life and of course for movement protection (G-Protection). Most mp3 players only play for about 10 hours. Technically an mp3 player is suppose to last longer then something with moving parts but many forget that an mp3 needs to decode the music which is like processor power in your computer and translate it to a sound unit in your player just like sound cards in your computer. YOU CAN'T GO WRONG WITH THIS! There's no pretty LCD but you're listening to music not watching equalizer bars go up and down and see the lapse time of the song, screw the LCD.
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Summary: Great Device
Review: I choose this product mainly to use on long motorcycle trips. My music tastes are varied and I wanted the ability to be able to take lots of tunes in a small amount of space. The minidisc player fit that criteria and my budget. I usually record discs on high compression mode (LP4) and don't really loose anything, at least not in the application that I use it for. I also bought it because Uncle Sam may soon be sending me on an extended overseas vacation and I wanted to be able to take most of my CD library with me and I just couldn't do that with a flash player. I've had the player for about two weeks now. I've found it easy to use. The Sonic Stage software is a bit of a pain but not as terrible as some folks seem to say. I mostly use the Simple Burner program to send whole CDs to the player and it lives up to its name. For sending MP3s to the player I've been using Real Player. The unit seems to be well contructed and I've yet been able to get it to skip. The battery life if great.
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