Sony MZ-NH900 Hi-MD MiniDisc Walkman Review
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I have owned this MZ-NH900 for about a week and I have been quite impressed with it since day one.br /br /I purchased this model after much research both here and on other websites. There were a lot of negative reviews however most of them pertain to SonicStage software that I had already decided I would not be using. As someone else stated this is not an MP3 player it is a MiniDisc player and there are major differences. If you have wav files get an MP3 player. If you have CD's that you want to be MUCH more poratable then buy an MD!br /br /I had a Sharp MD player for 5 years and have probably about 25-40 74 minute discs. I just replaced 6 or 7 of those old recorded discs with ONE due to the HI-LP transfer that is available with the "MD Simple Burner". I recorded 11 CD's on one 74 minute disc. I decided on HI-LP because the player runs longer according to the manual in this mode.br /br /Someone complained about the lack of "bass boost" on MD's. There is more to life than Bass. This player has 4 options to choose from in the Surround Sound module. Take a look, fool around a bit you'll be amazed! I am loving the "Club" setting, it's as if you are in a Jazz Club listening to a live performance. There is also Studio, Live and Arena settings in the Surround Sound module. There is also a 6 band Graphic Equalizer and there are 4 pre-sets for:br /Heavy metalbr /Popsbr /Jazzbr /Uniquebr /And there are 2 Custom settings available so you can make your own settings. Read the manual it only takes a few moments to figure it out and play around. br /br /I'll admit that I am normally not a manual reader but with all this thing can do you MUST read the manual to learn how to use it. If they put buttons on the remote and player to do all there is to do you'd have a box with nothing but buttons all over it.br /br /Someone complained about the controls on the remote being "counter intuitive". Turning the knob down to increase volume, or vise a versa... Read the manual... you can change that. Also the clip on the remote is reversable so that would be an even easier fix.br /br /Someone complained about the player beeping when paused. Again, read the manual... you can turn that off.br /br /The thing I'm loving about it is that I am going to be able to re-record all of my CD's and go from a drawer full of MD's in about 10 or 12 boxes to probably one box with 6 discs in it. And when I'm flying I won't have to pick and choose only a couple of discs to take along because with about 12 CD's on one disc a box of 6 means I've got 72 CD's at my fingertips.br /br /Another thing I love about this model as opposed to the old Sharp that I owned is that the Album, Artist and Track information transfers across from the CD to the MD right along with the music when using the MD Simple Burner. Does THAT ever save time!!! I did noice one CD where a track was mispelled so I changed it. It's quite simple just wait till it's done recording and double click on the name and make the necessary change and hit enter and you've just edited the track name. Also there were a couple of CD's that I transferred and the artist info said "Various" because it's either a sound track or a compilation disc. Being one who can be a bit "anal" at times again I waited till it got finished transferring and double clicked on "various" and typed in the actual artist's name. br /br /br /br /br /
Sony MZ-NH900 Hi-MD MiniDisc Walkman Feature
- Store up to 45 hours of music on a Hi-MD MiniDisc
- Includes backlit LCD tuner/remote with editing functions
- Skip-Free G-Protection technology
- Easy jog dial navigation
- bNOTE:/b The MZNH900's recording features and bundled software are not compatible with the Mac OS operating system.
Amazon.com Product Description This stylish and versatile player lets you store up to 45 hours of digital music and bring it with you on a single, skip-free, 1 GB Hi-MD MiniDisc. The Walkman is compatible with the MP3, WMA, WAV, ATRAC3, and ATRAC3plus audio formats. When you want to record, the USB connection delivers burn rates at up to 100x for your MP3s and CDs. A handy Jog Dial provides easy navigation, and music management software lets you group your tunes and customize your playing environment.ptable align="right"trtdtable align="right" width="275" cellpadding="20"trtdimg border="0" img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01/electronics/detail-page/capacity_mz-nh900.gif" border=0 align=topbrfont size=-1brbiNew, high-density Hi-MD recording technology doubles the recording capacity of standard MiniDiscs. /i/b/font/td/tr/table/td/tr/tablep clear=left This player also includes line-in functionality for line, mic, or mini analog optical inputs, and a USB-in port, which you can use with the self-recording upload function and upload recordings you've made on the MZNH900 to your computer. There are also such niceties as volume control on the included set of headphones. And, the player's three-line LCD display provides album, artist, and song title information on a clean, single screen. You can even store data from your computer, such as documents and presentations, on this player using its USB interface. A single AA battery, which you'll need if you want to use the device away from your computer, is not included.pbNote:/b The MZNH900's recording features and bundled software are not compatible with Macs. pbWhat's in the Box:/bbr The Sony MZNH900 Hi-MD Mini Disc Walkman, a backlit LCD remote, a rechargeable NiMH battery and charging stand, a dry battery case, headphones, a SonicStage software CD-ROM with MD Simple Burner, and a USB cable.
Sony MZNH900 is a Hi-MD Walkman with large LCD and jog dial for easy navigation.PRODUCT FEATURES:Transfer up to 45 CD's onto a 1 GB Hi-MD disc with ATRAC3plus compression;SonicStage 2.0 software for easy music management and unlimited check outs of your favorite tracks;Supports all popular digital audio compression formats: ATRA / MP3 / WMA / WAV;Back-lit LCD remote control;Record from multiple sources: USB-in / Mic-in / Analog-in / Digital-in;Extreme fast music transfer from and to PC: 1 CD in less than 40 seconds;Capable to store audio, video, and data files on your Hi-MD disc;Charging Cradle;Long battery life of up to 37 hours (approx);Shock Resistant System: G-PROTECTION.
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Great recorder - David A. Edwards -
Having "been into" Mini-disk since it's onset, years ago, br /I still have the org "portable" recorder. still use it some.br /br /Anyway, I am very, very happy with the 900 Hi-md. it does so much, I am very pleased with it. the only thing I WISH it had that the old units do, is an "instant track mark" button/ switch on the unit. It would make incerting track marks sooooooo much eaiser. The digital pitch control makes it a great music study recorder. If you have ever used a recorder to study music, you'll LOVE the nearly unlimited space quality of the sound. the stereo make repeated lisening much more joyfull easier on the ears, esp when you are trying to LEARN a piece.br /Aside from the track mark, the fact with hi-sp you can get over 7 hours of QUALITY audio on ONE disk.... It's amazing... Just goto Eruope, Japan, etc... Minidisk is all over.. You can got to a "7-11" find mini-disks...
May 28, 2010 01:10:13
