Customer Reviews

Sony Single Hi-MD MiniDisc

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Having gotten the new 1 gb 45 hour disc mini disc, I am happy because it is now possible to get on one disc what I previously had to spread over 34 standard 80 minute discs. If I want, I can store about 900 songs, or 70 cd's, or save a whole year of voice lessons.

Can you imagine how great it is to no longer worry about running out of disk space or having to delete tracks to create space, or using a lot of discs.

For $6.99 for 45 hours, this is $0.15 per hour compared to about $1.50 per disc for the standard 80 minute discs, so the value is incredible.

If you have an older MD player you may find this HI-MD to be incompatible with that software, so be sure your player is compatible or that you have updated software before buying. My MZN HF800 (reviewed separately) is compatible.

I highly recommend this. I hope this review was helpful.

The Sony HMD1G Hi_MD minidisc is now a little bit more available

and is really a good idea. It is a major improvment on the

original minidiscs which only held 60 mins., 74mins., and 80mins.

The new one holds just under Eight (8) hours of music or data

when recorded in the standard play mode. Quite an accomplishment

for Sony. I have to agree with the other reviewer who opines that

Sony does not seem to be making a decent effort to "sell" their

product. IT is almost as if they want this format to go the way

of "BETA" or "DAT" One would think that Sony would want to

recoup the R+D money invested in this format. I personally think

that $6.98 for a disc that holds as much as this one does is

a great buy.

This disc can hold up to 40 discs on one mini. The sound quality is perfect. These discs can be hard to find in the stores,but they are available at www.minidisco.com. They even are available in 10 and 20 packs. I would also suggest buying the sony MZ-NH1. It's a little pricey,but the sound quality is excellent. It's almost as small as a minidisc and you can do everything from the remote. You can even download to and from your computer.

The product overall is good. You can store mp3 and pcm files. The only 2 problems I have with this player is that the files are hidden inside Sony's proprietary file system and you cannot upload files twice from the player. The second time it deletes the file from your disc. Beware of Sony's DRM. If you use it for recording interviews and want to convert it to wave files you will be good with the first upload but the second upload deletes your interview and you wouldn't know it until you try to open it again.

Pro: Good sound, nice design, great idea and finally support for MP3 (took Sony long enough)

Con: Stupid DRM, uses proprietary file system that hides your files

Stay away from Hi-MD players until you find a way to extract the files without it being deleted.

THIS IS GREAT FOR MEDIA OR MUSIC IT COST LESS THAN 7.00 I PUT 51 ALBUMS ON IT , YOU CAN'T SCRATCH IT , I WADE FISHED IN SALT WATER WITH ONE OF THESE IN MY POCKET LAST WEEK ,I JUST RINSED IT IN FRESH WATER AND DRIED IT OUT ...WORKS FINE THIS HI MD FORMAT IS GONNA KICK SOME SERIOUS MP3 PLAYER BUT,WHY ISN'T SONY PUSHING THIS IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND BLANK MEDIA AND THE DUMBOS AT THE BIG BOX STORES NORMALLY DON'T HAVE A CLUE WHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT SO PLEASE STOCK THESE BLANK 1 GB MEDIA BY THE WAY THE OLD MDS 80 MINUTE VERSION WILL WORK FINE AND WILL RECORD UPTO 13 HOURS OF MUSIC

I use my Sony MZ-NHF800 Hi-MD Minidisc Walkman to record audio onto this item. With technology that has been created regarding MP3s and WAV files and the like, there is so much that you can now do with HI-MD recording onto 1 GB discs!

When using the adequate gear, including the 1 GB minidisk, one can gain access to files, ranging from I-Tunes to Rhapsody to Windows Media Player. For those who have thought of giving up on MD, I say, "Don't do it! Especially the HI-MD!" There are ways you can now reproduce your CDs without that seemingly incompatible, obsolete ATRAC/SONIC STAGE software!

There are companies that have come out with driver updates and products that have made this 1 GB minidisk recording compatible with Windows Vista.

In effect, I continue to find ways to record onto the 1 GB MD and always look forward to the next developments as they arise.

Finally, a media that rivals a CD and much more durable than a CD. Since it is a magneto-optical media, it is more reliable than a CD.
Did I mention that you can rewrite a million times?

This was the only place that I could order this Disc. I could not find them anywhere else and I found them at a good price.

Has plenty of space, can be written millions of times. MD was truly ahead of its time in many ways.

I like the Sony Mini Disc as it gives me great flexibility at adding and categorizing my Walkman music. I can record live music and download my record collection using individual discs and keep them organized as well.