Sharp MDMT20 S Minidisc Player / Recorder with Anti Shock

by Sharp

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 4 x 3 x 1.5 inches ; 2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00004VWGM
• Item model number: MDMT20S
• Batteries: 2 AA batteries required. (included)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #390,129 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Sharp's MD-MT20s offers 15 hours of playback, a remote control, and a 10-second shock buffer in a compact, stylish minidisc player. With this player, you can digitally record your favorite songs from various sources, including CD players and satellite broadcasting tuners, thanks to the sample-rate converter. Then, play your selections back in 24-bit ATRAC sound. The Sharp MD-MT20s also features editing functions and text input for your minidiscs.

The compact design, about the size of a minidisc case, features a clamshell opening mechanism. There is a three-mode extra-bass system for rich sound and 10-second antishock memory so your music won't skip if the player is jarred or knocked about.

This player comes with headphones, an AC adapter, an optical digital cable, and an RCA-to-miniplug cable.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent product for the price., December 6, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Sharp MDMT20 S Minidisc Player / Recorder with Anti Shock (Electronics)

I spent a long time looking for a minidisc player to meet my needs and that was consistent with my being a tight-wad. Hello Sharp MDMT20. This is a great basic minidisc player/recorder and any shortcomings are missing bells and whistles that you can pay more money for if you'd like. ...this particular unit is a great starting place. ....

It feels sturdy enough, sounds excellent for a portable stereo device, and is plenty small ... If you plan to record from a CD player or stereo (in either analog or optical digital output) the unit comes with everything you could want to get started except for a blank minidisc. The instruction booklet is very clearly written and getting started is a piece of cake. Note that if you want to record from your computer (MP3s anyone?) you will want to purchase a patch cable to go from your soundcard to the MDMT20 with male stereo miniplugs on both ends (mine was cheap and they are widely available). If you want to record lectures or live music, you will need to purchase a microphone. I wasted too much time sitting on the fence thinking about buying a minidisc recorder, worrying about buying the "perfect" one, the differences between digital and analog recordings, etc. Jump on in - The format ROCKS and the Sharp MDMT20 is a wonderful introduction to the world of portable digital recording.

105 of 132 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good, but not that good ..., August 9, 2000

By 

Roy Weiss (Netanya Israel) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sharp MDMT20 S Minidisc Player / Recorder with Anti Shock (Electronics)

This Model is a PLAYER/RECORDER with only 10-Second Shock Resistant Memory (when most have 40 sec.), Multi Function Remote Control and 3-Mode Digital X-Bass . It sounds pretty good, but it lacks a good buildquality, that you might expect from SHARP . It looks great and user-friendly, but it's just no IT ... you'd expect from a company like SHARP that it would release a better device that could compete with those of other companies, and most of all - with SONY . Don't get me wrong - I like this MD, and use it alot, but I was kinda disapointed .

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars pretty good, November 18, 2000

By 

Ken Nishizaki (Orange, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sharp MDMT20 S Minidisc Player / Recorder with Anti Shock (Electronics)

This minidisc player/recorder has great recording and it has great sound. I wish that Sharp could have made a better remote for this recorder. The recorder has 6 buttons (play/pause, stop, fast foward, rewind, bass, hold) and doesn't show a display of what track is coming up and how many minutes it is etc. The cord for the remote is pretty long and it sometimes is a mess to untangle. I was wondering how do you put the anti-skip on so that it wouldn't skip. I tried to lok for it but couldn't find it. It doesn't even write "anti skip" on the box. If you know anything about it, please write it in the customer review.