Sony MZ-NF520D Net MD Walkman (White)

Sony MZ-NF520D Net MD Walkman (White) Review

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I read a lot of reviews, and I've learned two things: #1 Can't please everybody. #2 If you take TOO much stock in what you read, you'll never buy anything. Last year I was looking to buy a higher end keybaord and every good review I read, some others tanked it down. I don't ever before remember seeing such a wide scattered variety of opinions on this Sony Net MD, but here's mine. This for me, is perfect. I'd buy 10 of them. Some don't like the idea that you can't record other MD's back to your computer, or the softwarte or ipods are better or whatever. You may not use it for what I do, but this is perfect for 2 very important uses for me. I'm in a cover band (we do not write our own songs), but its so easy to use mini disks and the remotes for them. For practices, we use Sonys MDS-JE-480 home stereo MD player(about 0.00) It's better than using CD's (Cause you don't have to keep changing them for every time you need to listen to the next song), or mp3's, computers, or anything else I've EVER used. You can add, move, or delete songs as you need, or erase the MD completely to use over again(try that on a CD!). The other thing I use it for is playback of a baseball game. My other recorder records the game(xm radio has made this part a dream come true)and this unit is my playback, so I can listen to the games ANYTIME-ANYWHERE. And there's one more thing: It will play back my old music albums that are out of print. My other recorder can record digital or analog and the MD walkman will play either one back on the disk, and now with prices cheap, they're a steal...something for everybody!

Sony MZ-NF520D Net MD Walkman (White) Feature

• Store 5 Hours of music on 1 standard MiniDisc
• Includes backlit LCD tuner/remote with editing functions
• Record MP3s or CDs at up to 32x speed
• Uses high-tech, affordable MiniDiscs (1 included)
• bNOTE:/b The MZNF520D's recording features and bundled software are not compatible with the Mac OS operating system.

Amazon.com Product Description This stylish player lets you store up to five hours of digital music and bring it with you on a single, skip-free MiniDisc for about the price of a large coffee. The Net MD is compatible with the MP3, WMA, WAV, and ATRAC3 audio formats, and even comes with a MiniDisc so you can start recording right away. Its USB connection delivers burn rates at up to 32x for your MP3s and CDs. A handy Jog Dial provides easy navigation, and the SonicStage and MD Simple Burner applications let you group your tunes and customize your playing environment.ptable align="center" width="310" cellpadding="5"captionbUsing MD Simple Burner/b/captiontrtdimg border="1" img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01/electronics/detail-page/md_simple_burner.gif" border=0 align=topbrfont size=-1brbiMD Simple Burner allows you to record music from an audio CD in your computer to the Net MD, without first ripping the tracks to your computer./i/b/font/td/tr/tableptable align="center" width="310" cellpadding="5"captionbUsing SonicStage/b/captiontrtdimg border="1" img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01/electronics/detail-page/md_sonicstage.gif" border=0 align=topbrfont size=-1brbiSonicStage allows you to import audio to your computer from CDs and the Internet and then transfer the data to an MD./i/b/font/td/tr/tablep The player's three-line LCD display provides album, artist, and song title information on a clean, single screen. There's an AM/FM/TV/weather radio built into its remote, as well as a headphone jack and headphones, but the single AA battery, which you'll need if you want to use the device away from your computer, is not included. Battery life is estimated at a maximum of 48 hours.pbNote: The Net MD's recording features and bundled software are not compatible with Macs./bpbWhat's in the Box:/bbr The Sony MZNF520D Net MD Walkman, a digital-tuning remote control, headphones, a SonicStage software CD-ROM with MD Simple Burner, and a USB cable NetMD is the answer.MiniDisc technology allows you to store over 5 hours [LP4 mode] of music on one disc, which easily fits in a shirt pocket.The MZ-NF520D provides up to 48 hours continuous playback utilizing just 1 "AA" battery. That's a lot of play.Record your MP3s or CDs at up to 32x speed, transferring directly from your PC to you NetMD recorder.Plus, the MZ-NF520D has a FM/TV/Weather Band tuner, Skip-Free G-Protection Technology, and Group/Folder Function, which allows easy navigation between multiple file folders.

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Customer Reviews

I love it. - Susan Cromby -
I bought one of these a few years ago and didn't pay anywhere near this ridiculous price. I got mine at Circuit City which has gone the way of the Dodo now, but I got a good deal. You have to buy the little mini-discs and each disc holds about 75 song and you can erase and rerecord freely. I like to put on a disc and just let it play though but you have the option of skipping around. The batteries last a long time and it's easy to download from your computer. (You do need a computer to make it work!) I don't mind carrying around a couple discs. They are only about 2X2. It's very sturdy and easy to use. I have an Ipod and this is much easier to find specific songs on.

Minidisc player - Benedict M. Kempinski -
This minidisc did the basics of recording and playback very well,considering it was so inexpensive. The added feature of an FM radiobr /was a pleasant surprise. Lotsa music for the buck and less expensive thenbr /the over-rated MP3,which is in the same ATRAC format.


Mar 28, 2010 03:52:08