Sony MZNH600D Hi-MD MiniDisc Walkman

Sony MZNH600D Hi-MD MiniDisc Walkman
by Sony

List Price: ~~$249.99~~
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Category: CE
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Digital product summary information

Manufacturer: Sony
Model: MZNH600D
Color: Silver
Product features:

Store 45 hours of music on a Hi-MD MiniDisc
Record your MP3s or CDs at up to 100x speed
Skip-Free G-Protection technology
Easy jog dial navigation
NOTE: The MZNH600D's recording features and bundled software are not compatible with the Mac OS operating system.

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Digital camera Review: - A good value -
Summary: 4 Stars

I've owned this device for about two weeks now. Let me share my thoughts on it with you.

When I first opened the package and held the unit in my hand, I was impressed with how lightweight it was, and it's attractive look and design. The manual was clear and I learned the basics quickly. Here are few tips:

* If you didn't know, you can disable the annoying beep that plays with each press of a button. It's much more pleasant with it off.

* Create your own Custom EQ setting with the bars in a U shape. This is the perfect setting to use for Rock and Hip Hop music.

* I recommend setting your tracks to the 64 bit rate. It sounds almost identical to 128 bit and you'll have double the capacity for maybe a 10% sacrifice in quality.

* If you have Windows XP make sure you have all the critical updates or else the Sonicstage program may not work correctly.

This thing is so energy efficient. One rechargeable AA just lasts and lasts. I have it playing in my car for 2 hours on my commute and in my office 8 hours a day and the battery only needs charging twice a week. I've given it a good shaking and took it on a bumpy ride and I have yet to hear it miss a beat.

My nitpickings...

* The scroll wheel has too much resistance; I wish it turned more smoothly.

* From the moment you press the play button to when the song plays takes about twice as long as most CD and mp3 players. It's a difference of a few seconds so this is a small flaw.

* It would be nice if the LCD was backlit, but I don't use it much in darkness and it would take up more juice if it did, so no big deal.

* The Altrac format is a hassle and you'll need to spend a big chunk of time changing the format if you have a lot of MP3 tracks.

I was considering joining the iPOD craze, but it was well beyond my meager budget. You can purchase this MD player brand new on eBay for less than $100 which is only about 1/3 the price of a 20gb iPOD. Sure it would be nice to have all that capacity, but the way I see it, 1GB is much more music than I could ever listen to in one day, and switching discs once a day or less is fine with me. If you have a budget of 3 or 4 hundred, go for the iPOD. If you don't have the coin and want the best value, I recommend the MD walkman.

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Summary of Sony MZNH600D Hi-MD MiniDisc Walkman

G-Protection * up to 30 hours playback time * direct USB interface and software for high-speed recording from PC * stores music or data to high-capacity Hi-MD media * compatible with standard MiniDisc media

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