Sony Hmd1Gl High-Capacity Mini Disc

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 3.1 x 2.8 x 0.2 inches ; 0.6 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B0002TB2LA
• Item model number: HMD1GL
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
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• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: August 11, 2004

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

With the Sony HMD1G Hi-MD 1GB Mini Discs, you can store up to 45 hours of music on just one Hi-MD disc (at 48kbps recording). You can also use the Sony Mini Discs to store documents, PC files, and images. The HMD1G discs have all the benefits of standard Mini Discs -- they're small, re-recordable and incredibly durable, but with the added benefit of having greatly expanded space. A Mini Disc can easily fit in a shirt pocket, and with the incredible storage capacity of each disc, your entire music library becomes portable. Compatible with Hi-MD players, including the Sony MZ-NH1, MZ-NH900, MZ-NHF800, and MZ-NH600D.

Product Description

With the Sony HMD1G Hi-MD 1GB Mini Discs, you can store up to 45 hours of music on just one Hi-MD disc (at 48kbps recording). You can also use the Sony Mini Discs to store documents, PC files, and images. The HMD1G discs have all the benefits of standard Mini Discs -- they're small, re-recordable and incredibly durable, but with the added benefit of having greatly expanded space. A Mini Disc can easily fit in a shirt pocket, and with the incredible storage capacity of each disc, your entire music library becomes portable. Compatible with Hi-MD players, including the Sony MZ-NH1, MZ-NH900, MZ-NHF800, and MZ-NH600D.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

60 of 63 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars At last- great storage capacity, February 8, 2005

By	L. Power "nlp trainer" (San Francisco) - See all my reviews (TOP 100 REVIEWER)

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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.

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Minidisc Improved, January 13, 2005

By	A. Craig (Tucson, AZ) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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.

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars MINIDISC IS FOREVER!!, January 30, 2005

By	M. DUlisse (las vegas,nevada) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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.