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- From: yxl5388@ultb.isc.rit.edu (Y.X. Liu)
- Subject: Re: MiniDiscs -- What Are They?
- Message-ID: <1992Dec21.102747.1242@ultb.isc.rit.edu>
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- Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 10:27:47 GMT
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- In article <1992Dec21.080720.27222@ultb.isc.rit.edu> mds5142@ultb.isc.rit.edu (M.D. Shepherd) writes:
- >Up here in Rochester, stores have the play-only minidisc players for
- >$500 and the minidisc recorders for $700. But currently, most places
- >are out of them and are handing out rainchecks. The MD portable player
- >is sure much bulkier than I expected, although I couldn't pick it up so
- >I'm not sure how heavy it is. The sound sure was fabulous though. How
- >do they make MDs write-protected? Is it similar to the little tab on the 3
- >1/2 inch diskettes? The MD cases were certainly small too. The single
- >drawback to this minituarizing and down-sizing is now there's even *less*
- >space for the art-work a band can put into a cover.
-
- The play only version (MZ-2P) is 680 grams and the play/record version
- (MZ-1) is 690 grams. They're both listed as 1lb 8oz though. Not sure how
- they're write-protected either but my guess is also a movable tab. I'll
- probably pick one up this week to play with.
-
- >I also saw the DCC player which also had fabulous sound. I didn't catch
- >the price on it though. And if I did have the money for either one, I'm
- >really not sure which one I'd choose to buy, although it would probably
- >be the MD. Is there a stereo sized component MD player, or is the
- >portable device made to become part of the system itself? An MD component
- >would seem to defeat its main purpose, portability, so maybe that's a
- >stupid question. Anyway, it'll be interesting to see what happens with
- >2 new formats out there.
-
- The price is around $700 and dunno if it's my problem or what but the
- cassette tray always seems to get stuck halfway through. I also doubt that
- there'll be an MD component, but hopefully smaller units will be made
- soon.
-
- =Fractalman
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