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Summary: Versatile, compact, and a joy to use
Review: Minidisc continues to be the Rodney Dangerfield of recording media, i.e., it "don't get no respect." This is too bad; after all, minidiscs are small, exhibit terrific sound fidelity (it's unlikely that the average person can distinguish an MD recording from one made on a CD), and now can be stretched to record as much as five hours of material on a single disc. The newest recorder/players are so tiny they can fit easily into a shirt pocket. Minidiscs can be used to record music from cd's or MP3's, or can be used with a microphone to record lectures and conversations. Incredible! Yet this amazing technology continues to languish as an afterthought within the U.S. electronics market as a whole, largely because of the domination of the commercial market by cd's and the existence of alternative types of players for MP3's (e.g., Cd/MP3 players and single-use MP3 players). Because people (including me) generally buy their music in the form of commercial cd's, using minidiscs requires some additional laborious steps that apparently discourage most people. You have to obtain a cd player with an "optical out", you have to use an optical connector (one is included with this Sony unit, by the way) to deliver the music from the cd to the md player, and if you want to be able to keep track of what's what on your md's, you have to devise a system for labeling your md's (this is actually kind of a fun activity, but I can see how some people might consider it simply "more work"). This is all too bad, since minidisc units like the MZ-G750DPC are amazing little pieces of technology that are fun to use and amazingly versatile. This is my second MD player, my first being a previous Sony model, the MZ-R55. This older unit was fine in most ways, but had one annoying flaw in that its battery capacity was a mere three hours or so unless one attached an external AA battery holder. And besides, it required an expensive Ni-MH "gumpack" rechargable battery. Newer units like the MZ-G750DPC, however, can play for six hours or more using a single rechargeable AA battery (these are cheap and easy to find), and will perform far longer using an ordinary AA alkaline battery. Other improvements include the advent of the new MDLP technology, whereby the recording time of a minidisc can be either doubled or quadrupled. At 2x, there is virtually no discernable falloff in audio quality, but I would recommend the 4x setting only for the recording of voices and other non-music sources. This unit also comes with a small device for downloading music in MP3 form from the Internet. In light of the struggles that Sony, Sharp, and other md manufacturers have experienced in promoting minidisc in this country (it is far more popular in Japan and Europe), the industry has been actively promoting the concept of md as a device for storing and playing MP3 files. The reason I bought this particular unit is that it comes with a remote control unit that includes an am/fm tuner of reasonably high quality. This renders the MZ-G750DPC even more versatile, a virtual all-in-one portable audio entertainment center. The only reservation I would express about the unit is that because of its very versatility, it can be complicated to use. There are a LOT of commands and options, and so a purchaser had better not lose the instruction manual! Fortunately, the manual is decently written and illustrated. Let's see: it has "G protection" so that it will skip only if you are running really, really fast; it has the capacity to allow users to insert introductory scrolling text onto their recordings (this is indeed laborious, but it can be done); it allows the insertion of track marks onto recordings that arrive as one long track (useful for dj mix sets or many Internet concert broadcasts); it comes with an AC adapter both for plug-in play and for recharging the battery-- and it is very, very cool-looking, to boot. All in all, this is a unit that should appeal to all music lover/gadgeteers. I think it's terrific.
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Summary: The battery ghost drains my power
Review: Overall I am very pleased with this product. However, I have one complaint. Even with both the unit and remote locked, it seems that battery power drains while the unit is turned off. I don't use the thing all that frequently (maybe once or twice a month). However, there have numerous times when I have been on a plane (I fly every week for business) and wanted to listen to some music and couldn't because the battery has mysteriously drained itself of power. So, now I must remember to remove the battery when I am done listening. And, I have never had a battery (either rechargeable or alkaline) last for 6 hours of playback, as some have claimed. Other than that, the thing works perfectly. Somenone said it is a bit tedious to copy music from CDs. I have over 200 CDs I would copy songs from, but downloading MP3s from my laptop onto the minidisc is so easy, I don't even bother copying from my CD collection (It seems that 90% of the songs I download from the net I already own on CD).
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Summary: Better than a CD player although expensive
Review: Sony makes great products and this is one of them. I like their minidisc player because of its's small size and mine came with a free armband (carry case) so it's super easy for me to take it along while running or just working out (if you're looking for a non-skip workout player; this is it; mine hasn't skipped yet and I run, jump, and practice martial arts while I have it on). The pc connection makes it simple to burn a song onto the minidisc but it burns in "real time" so it can take a while... but if you have something like a windows media player on your pc you can copy any of your favorite songs from different cds or from the internet on a playlist [the minidisc's discs work just like a cd-rw so you can add and delete songs on them (and they come in neat colors)] and while your computer plays them back to you, the minidisc can be recording them. For anyone shopping for a minidisc~ you may want to opt for one of Sony's cheaper models; they have much better color options (this model only comes in silver unless they updated it) and you probably won't be using the radio much anyway unless you're a real radio buff, lit screens and lit remotes are nice too; I would tell you how nice but the model I bought didn't come with this option; also, being able to label your songs is nice and all but it takes a while so unless you REALLY want your songs labeled, don't make that a consideration. I'd rather have a cheaper lit model than one with song labeling capability & a radio but of course, that's just my personal preference. Last but not least, the rechargable battery is GREAT, I love not having to buy new batteries every month; when the batteries get low (I think they last about 4 hours or so??) just plug the minidisc into the wall and press charge; after it's fully charged it will shut off by itself or if you're at home, just listen with the unit plugged into the wall intead of using the batteries =) I haven't had and problems with the batteries draining unless I hit the play button up against something with the "hold" not on [this model when I bought it came with a battery case too so if it wasn't in use I could always remove the battery so it wouldn't turn on by mistake (and drain the batteries)]. If you're in the market for a portable minidisc player don't forget to shop around and keep an eye out for in store and online sales~ sometimes you can save a lot ^_^ Good Luck at finding a good deal and Xiexie (Thanks) for taking the time to read my review ^_^
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Summary: Better than a CD player although expensive
Review: Sony makes great products and this is one of them. I like their minidisc player because of its's small size and mine came with a free armband (carry case) so it's super easy for me to take it along while running or just working out (if you're looking for a non-skip workout player; this is it; mine hasn't skipped yet and I run, jump, and practice martial arts while I have it on). The pc connection makes it simple to burn a song onto the minidisc but it burns in "real time" so it can take a while... but if you have something like a windows media player on your pc you can copy any of your favorite songs from different cds or from the internet on a playlist [the minidisc's discs work just like a cd-rw so you can add and delete songs on them (and they come in neat colors)] and while your computer plays them back to you, the minidisc can be recording them. For anyone shopping for a minidisc~ you may want to opt for one of Sony's cheaper models; they have much better color options (this model only comes in silver unless they updated it) and you probably won't be using the radio much anyway unless you're a real radio buff, lit screens and lit remotes are nice too; I would tell you how nice but the model I bought didn't come with this option; also, being able to label your songs is nice and all but it takes a while so unless you REALLY want your songs labeled, don't make that a consideration. I'd rather have a cheaper lit model than one with song labeling capability & a radio but of course, that's just my personal preference. Last but not least, the rechargable battery is GREAT, I love not having to buy new batteries every month; when the batteries get low (I think they last about 4 hours or so??) just plug the minidisc into the wall and press charge; after it's fully charged it will shut off by itself or if you're at home, just listen with the unit plugged into the wall intead of using the batteries =) I haven't had and problems with the batteries draining unless I hit the play button up against something with the "hold" not on [this model when I bought it came with a battery case too so if it wasn't in use I could always remove the battery so it wouldn't turn on by mistake (and drain the batteries)]. If you're in the market for a portable minidisc player don't forget to shop around and keep an eye out for in store and online sales~ sometimes you can save a lot ^_^ Good Luck at finding a good deal and Xiexie (Thanks) for taking the time to read my review ^_^
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Summary: best buy on the market!!
Review: THE SONY 750 MINIDISK PLAYER IS THE BEST AUDIO DEVICE I HAVE EVER BOUGHT!! IT IS A TOTAL PORTABLE ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM!!!!!I HAVE WINDOW XP AND I ENCOUNTERED NO PROBLEMS WITH THE USB PORT MY COMPUTER IMMEDIATELY RECOGNIZED THE PORT AND IN NO TIME I BEGAN TO DOWNLOAD MUSIC FROM THE INTERNET!!!I CAN MAKE DIGITAL RECORDINGS FROM CDS AND COPY THEM TO MINIDISK AND ANALOG AS WELL!!MY ADVICE THOUGH IS NOT TO THROW AWAY THE OWNERS MANUEL IT WILL TAKE A WHILE TO LEARN EVERY COMMAND IN THIS MINI POWERHOUSE!!HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!
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Summary: Mesa_MD_Convert
Review: This is the best device to come out in a long time! I have had to travel internationally and the small size of the discs and the ability to have 4 hours of music on 1 MD was a real back saver! Also with the use of an auxiliary cable I was able to plug the MD player/recorder into my stereo component CD player with a six CD cassette and program an entire MD with what I wanted the way I wanted it.In some cases entire collections of artists CD's fit on 1 MD.It is also very rugged.I don't know how many times I have dropped it, and it keeps playing. This is definitely worth the money!
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Summary: Would've been great if it worked!!!
Review: This MiniDisc recorder was excellent until it suddenly stopped working. The LCD display failed right at the end of the *ONLY THREE MONTH WARRANTY PERIOD* (Sony offers only 3 months labour and 1 year parts coverage). After a long and frustrating battle with customer service, Sony refused to cover it and charged me [money] to get it fixed!! This is not the first time I have had problems with Sony products and repair services. I fail to see why a company that can spend millions of dollars on marketing their products is unable to stand behind them!!
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Summary: What can you say?!
Review: Well, I bought one of these units and it quite mysteriously stopped working for good, after about 2 weeks. Because I live overseas (in a developing economy) I have little chance of getting it repaired. But that said, I probably will buy another one because it is just so nice to have.....
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Summary: What can you say?!
Review: Well, I bought one of these units and it quite mysteriously stopped working for good, after about 2 weeks. Because I live overseas (in a developing economy) I have little chance of getting it repaired. But that said, I probably will buy another one because it is just so nice to have.....
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