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Summary: It could have been so perfect . . .
Review: ... Q: Why on Earth---during a so-called digital music revolution---are the Godfathers of portable music (Sony) trying so hard to regulate themselves out of a booming market? A: Greed. Ever since Sony got mixed up in the business of signing and marketing artists, they've forgotten that they're best at selling hardware. They've taken sides with Metallica, Garth Brooks, and the rest of the paycheck artists, and written software that will not allow you and me to use the music we've legally purchased in the ways that best suit us. I bought my mini-disc player because I'm a lover of the mix tape. Mini discs are mix tapes---just 4-times bigger. So big, in fact, that it can be baffling. Perfect, right? Wrong. Anyone who loves mixes understands that the same song can sound radically different from itself, depending on the context. So, it's conceivable that you might want to include the same song on a number of different discs. But, Sony's software will not allow you to use the same song twice. ... When I got by MD player, I converted my entire CD collection to MP3s into my PC. To get started---to build a quick collection of mini-discs---I created huge, 5-hour "Greatest Hits" collections of many of the artists in my collection. It's great, but everyone knows that Greatest Hits can grow old quickly, and the lover of the mix tape wants variety. But now, in order to make a mix that spans my collection, I have to erase all of the "Greatest Hits" collections in order to use any of those songs on a mix disc. That is foul play, Sony. Fix your software, or watch everyone move to MP3 playersand iPods---a much more valuable alternative. Fix your software to allow users to edit songs. (I.e., if I like the last "numbered" song on an album and want to include it onto a mini disc, I also have to include the hidden track attached to it, along with however many minutes of silence that lie between the two.) Set your customers free, Sony, or watch them scurry for alternatives. So many already exist. The genie is out of the bottle. Evolve with us. Find creative solutions. Not reprimands. Not rules. Not regulations. Join the revolution. Post software updates now.
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Summary: It could have been so perfect . . .
Review: ... Q: Why on Earth---during a so-called digital music revolution---are the Godfathers of portable music (Sony) trying so hard to regulate themselves out of a booming market? A: Greed. Ever since Sony got mixed up in the business of signing and marketing artists, they've forgotten that they're best at selling hardware. They've taken sides with Metallica, Garth Brooks, and the rest of the paycheck artists, and written software that will not allow you and me to use the music we've legally purchased in the ways that best suit us. I bought my mini-disc player because I'm a lover of the mix tape. Mini discs are mix tapes---just 4-times bigger. So big, in fact, that it can be baffling. Perfect, right? Wrong. Anyone who loves mixes understands that the same song can sound radically different from itself, depending on the context. So, it's conceivable that you might want to include the same song on a number of different discs. But, Sony's software will not allow you to use the same song twice. ... When I got by MD player, I converted my entire CD collection to MP3s into my PC. To get started---to build a quick collection of mini-discs---I created huge, 5-hour "Greatest Hits" collections of many of the artists in my collection. It's great, but everyone knows that Greatest Hits can grow old quickly, and the lover of the mix tape wants variety. But now, in order to make a mix that spans my collection, I have to erase all of the "Greatest Hits" collections in order to use any of those songs on a mix disc. That is foul play, Sony. Fix your software, or watch everyone move to MP3 playersand iPods---a much more valuable alternative. Fix your software to allow users to edit songs. (I.e., if I like the last "numbered" song on an album and want to include it onto a mini disc, I also have to include the hidden track attached to it, along with however many minutes of silence that lie between the two.) Set your customers free, Sony, or watch them scurry for alternatives. So many already exist. The genie is out of the bottle. Evolve with us. Find creative solutions. Not reprimands. Not rules. Not regulations. Join the revolution. Post software updates now.
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Summary: Sony better learn how to share!
Review: As usual, great product but horrific user experience. You can copy on but not off, I record a set from a mixer and I can't get it off becuase Sony has to tell me mind my copyright. The software is garbage, and Sony's proprietary crap has gone to far. I'm going to find something that lets me control my own data. Enough is enough.
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Summary: I am an Electronics Junkie
Review: Bottomline- Audio transfers are limited, once you got audio files onto a MD, you cant get it to your computer unless the computer was the originator of the audio files. Nice toy, but not practical
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Summary: Severely restricted
Review: I bought this MD player to record live music and then transfer back to PC. This CANNOT be done with this player. You can only go from PC to MD. Sony should make this obvious to the consumer when purchasing this product.
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Summary: This is a great product!
Review: I bring this thing everywhere.... no skipps..... long lasting battery..... faster burning than a CD-R...... Great quality (cant tell difference between CD's if you dowload the music)...This thing is very strong with its metal front.... i droped it a lot and it works perfectly.... The Open MG Jukebox could work a little better (it crashes a lot).
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Summary: It could have been so perfect . . .
Review: I didn't believe all the gripes about the OpenMG Jukebox software. I admit, I thought that the people writing these reviews were simply joyless. I bought the MZ-N707 anyway. Boy was I wrong. Q: Why on Earth---during a so-called digital music revolution---are the Godfathers of portable music (Sony) trying so hard to regulate themselves out of a booming market? A: Greed. Ever since Sony got mixed up in the business of signing and marketing artists, they've forgotten that they're best at selling hardware. They've taken sides with Metallica, Garth Brooks, and the rest of the paycheck artists, and written software that will not allow you and me to use the music we've legally purchased in the ways that best suit us. I bought my mini-disc player because I'm a lover of the mix tape. Mini discs are mix tapes---just 4-times bigger. So big, in fact, that it can be baffling. Perfect, right? Wrong. Anyone who loves mixes understands that the same song can sound radically different from itself, depending on the context. So, it's conceivable that you might want to include the same song on a number of different discs. But, Sony's software will not allow you to use the same song twice. Instead of treating you like a valued customer, they have assumed you are a cheat, a thief, and a dirtbag---trying to cash in on the sale of digital music. Whatever, buddy. When I got by MD player, I converted my entire CD collection to MP3s into my PC. To get started---to build a quick collection of mini-discs---I created huge, 5-hour "Greatest Hits" collections of many of the artists in my collection. It's great, but everyone knows that Greatest Hits can grow old quickly, and the lover of the mix tape wants variety. But now, in order to make a mix that spans my collection, I have to erase all of the "Greatest Hits" collections in order to use any of those songs on a mix disc. That is foul play, Sony. Fix your software, or watch everyone move to MP3 playersand iPods---a much more valuable alternative. Fix your software to allow users to edit songs. (I.e., if I like the last "numbered" song on an album and want to include it onto a mini disc, I also have to include the hidden track attached to it, along with however many minutes of silence that lie between the two.) Set your customers free, Sony, or watch them scurry for alternatives. So many already exist. The genie is out of the bottle. Evolve with us. Find creative solutions. Not reprimands. Not rules. Not regulations. Join the revolution. Post software updates now.
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Summary: Great recorder
Review: I just got this today and I have to start with the negative unfortunately. I record with a stereo mike, live music. The player automatically defaults to auto-level every time you stop recording and you have to change it back to manual every time. I will get over this but it should be known. Also, there is this annoying "group mode" that must be shut off every time I use it. Ok, now the good. Live recordings made from a stereo mic with this sound excellent, the playback sounds somehow better than it did live. The sound quality is perfect. I have yet to use the long playing mode, but I'm thankful for that feature as well. It comes with every conceivable accessory to play everywhere possible. ...
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Summary: strongly recommended
Review: I just saw this item, the sound quality is excellent.
the 32x recording is somehow not so satisifiable.
but using 16x recording is very good.
Also the battery life is long.
What's more, it almost include every thing you want, the car kit, the power supply,etc.
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Summary: HARDWARE 5 AND SOFTWARE 0 STARS... read on:
Review: I read all the reviews here (and elsewhere), bought the product and then with some trepidation, loaded the OpenMG software. I've a fairly brutish machine (IBM-Pentium 4) and I work for a business software vendor, so I know that software is never perfect and that a lot of people's complaints might be due to the poor set-up of their own machine. Anyway, it certainly turned out to be a very complicated piece of software (designed no doubt by an old technician) with more buttons and options than you could swing a cat at, it took me half an hour just to find the instructions (incidentally, I had to go to the web and download an animation by a Sony specialist to work it out). But then came the real shock: on trying to load a non-copyright piece of material (a free sermon/preacher actually, for those of you thinking I can spin a yarn!!), an OpenMG message sprang up "Cannot find the copyright information for the selected song(s)" and refused to load it!!! How dumb is that?! I'm all for copyright. Personally, I feel really uncomfortable downloading other people's property and using it for free, but this is madness!! Sony has really screwed up on this 'lock-down' mentality (by a bozo in the marketing or legal department probably) and rubbed salt into the wound by not thinking about users swapping free material... there are other equally stupid things about this software but hey, you may find them quaint. Back to the story: Deflated, I looked back across the reviews and noted that someone was using RealOne with MDNET... so I (i) downloaded RealOne vs 6.0 (an excellent product btw) and then (ii) used the update feature to load a MDNET plug-in. Within two minutes I has downloaded my first track...no copyright issues at all. The rest of the product? Excellent... I give the hardware a 5 and the software a 0, hence... 4 (the hardware is that good, it makes up for it)
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