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Summary: HARDWARE 5 AND SOFTWARE 0 STARS... read on:
Review: I've enjoyed my player for about two weeks or so. I was actually about to return it due to the lack of Usability of the OPEN MG software that came with the unit but read that the Real One Player supports the recorder. So I downloaded the free Real version, clicked on add a new device- got the download from Real and off I went- now file swapping is a snap!
I'v recorded in LP2 and LP4 mode and notice no degredation in the sound quality either.
I would suggest this unit as long as you use the real player software.
Cheers!
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Summary: Great toy and I've got a software fix!
Review: I've enjoyed my player for about two weeks or so. I was actually about to return it due to the lack of Usability of the OPEN MG software that came with the unit but read that the Real One Player supports the recorder. So I downloaded the free Real version, clicked on add a new device- got the download from Real and off I went- now file swapping is a snap!
I'v recorded in LP2 and LP4 mode and notice no degredation in the sound quality either.
I would suggest this unit as long as you use the real player software.
Cheers!
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Summary: Works flawlessly Great machine!!!
Review: I've read the reviews and the only people, in my opinion that would have a problem with this unit are the ones who are computer inept. Worked right out of the box for me. Software is easy to use and the simple burner is a snap. I tried the lyra, aiawa mini cd mp3 also, this is far supperior to anything else out there!! Highly recomended for those who can use a computer, thats all it takes. Don't forget, we must somtimes read the manual!!!
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Summary: Digital I/O
Review: the live recording issue is easily solved ~ but requires a component MD player/recorder with SPDIF output & a SPDIF input computer soundcard
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Summary: OpenMG software is horrible
Review: The MD unit is very sturdy and I haven't had any mechanical problems with it at all. It's a very nice unit, but I have to warn you that if you are looking for a portable device to play your MP3s then you should not consider any NetMD player that uses the OpenMG software. This software is the only means to put MP3s on your MD player and it has a check in/check out feature that limits the number of times you are able to transfer one song (in MP3) to your MD player. If you do a search on this subject you will find alot of negative comments on the OpenMG software. For me, I convert my MP3s to wav format and burn them onto CDs and then use a CD player with optical outputs to get them onto my MD player. If I had known how bad the software was I would not have bought a NetMD player at all.
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Summary: Don't buy this [item]
Review: this is the worst thing i've ever bought in my life, its completely useless! if i wanted an mp3 player i would have bought one and this doesn't do anything else.
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Summary: excellent
Review: Very nice, it include almost everything you want.
The Car kit,The power supply, the recharge battery.
Also the sound quality is good. The battery life is long.
I really like it.
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Summary: Very Easy to Use and Very Fast!
Review: Well, I read all of the reviews, here and elsewhere, and I still decided to get the 707 despite what everyone said. I am so happy that I did! This device is not only very easy to use, it is also very fast. The conversion from MP3 to ATRAC is fast...Others must just have slow computers as mine transferred a whole playlist in less than 5 min! - That's faster than my CD burner runs when it's not converting file types! The software that comes with the 707 is also reliable (version 2.2) and seems to work fine with Windows XP.
One of the reasons that I bought the 707 was so that I could record my drumming lessons for playback later when I practiced. I bought a decent digital mic and a recording I went with much success!
CAUTION: If want a device that allows you to record audio like concerts and than upload the audio onto your computer, don't buy this unless you are satisfied with analog conversion or have a MD deck on hand. If you want to record onto MD via microphone and don't care about uploading to PC or editing, then the 707 is for you!
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Summary: Nice but cannot be truely used as a digital recorder
Review: What I like about it : the complete packaging with all necessary cables, the rechargeable battery, the nice design, the remote control, the cheap price of minidiscs compared to MP3 players memory cards, the overall quality.What I don't like so much : this thing cannot read MP3 files, these have to be translated to ATRAC3 files before being "checked out" to the player. This takes a lot of time and disk space, which is a pain. The result is good if you use 128 kbps MP3 files to start with, but from 96 kbps MP3 files, the resulting sound is dramatically downgraded and really horrible. As a consequence, I have to re-rip all my CDs to 128 kbps. The software is not so bad but very very slow. Many people complain it crashes or hangs too often, but I haven't had any problem under Windows 2000. What I dislike about it : if you hope to use it as a digital recorder, you'll be very disappointed. I was able to record myself playing clarinet using an external mic, and this was fine, and very easy to do I must say. But then there is no means to export the result in a digital format. To generate an MP3 file from there, you must re-record the track using the headphones plug as line-out to the AUX input of your PC's sound card. With a significant loss of quality (and time). Really frustrating, a stupid software limitation...
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