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Summary: buy an extended waranty
Review: I just got this MD player and I absolutely love it! I find it to be much more convenient than having a CD player/burner combo, and the quality is great! Recording from a computer (that may not have a optical output) will require purchasing a mini-plug cable ($3.99) and connecting it from headphone output jack to the line in jack in the recorder. It is really easy!
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Summary: Recording Does Not Get Easier
Review: I just got this MD player and I absolutely love it! I find it to be much more convenient than having a CD player/burner combo, and the quality is great! Recording from a computer (that may not have a optical output) will require purchasing a mini-plug cable ($3.99) and connecting it from headphone output jack to the line in jack in the recorder. It is really easy!
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Summary: Best product I've bought in years
Review: I just got this thing the other day and have been fooling around with it. I just love what this little thing can do, I didn't realize it's full capabilities until i read the maunual. I've been able to record mp3s I've been dying to take everywhere I go, and the analog recordings really don't sound that bad. I have yet to use the optical cable, but I think the quality there is near perfect. Snag one of these while you can, I'm not sure how much longer they'll be making them.
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Summary: Get one...it is great!
Review: I purchased a Sony R55 a few months ago and returned it after a couple weeks. This unit blows the Sony away! The R55 had many shortcomings, but its most obvious was its poor battery life which yields around 3.5 hours of playback. The Sharp will give you about 11-12 hours! The other most noticeable thing was the sound quality, another area where the Sony fails in comparison. I find the drums a bit tinny with the Sony unit. I have found that the Sharp's ATRAC captures the sound much closer to the original. The recording features of this unit are also fantastic! If you are interested in MD, this is the way to start!
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Summary: Wonderful!
Review: I recently purchased the Sharp MDMT821 Ultra-Thin Minidisc Player/Recorder and it is wonderful! It is extremely small, lightweight and thin. The blank minidisks are easy to handle and once you play around for a bit recording is easy. The quality is identical to CD quality except when using the digital optical cable in which case the sound quality is unsurpassed. This was my first time buying anything besides a book online and although I was a little skeptical about it at first Amazon came through. The product was well packaged and arrived three days after I ordered. A definite buy for anyone interested in top quality sound and convenience.
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Summary: Tops my list.
Review: I shopped around for various high end MD's and this one is the best. The features alone make it worth the buy. It also performs as a player with analog & digital ports. Only complain for Sharp is their inferior headphones, but even with this flaw it's still out ranks all other.
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Summary: A nifty way to record and play music; highly recommended
Review: I'm new to the world of the MiniDisc, having disdained and resisted the format as frivolous for many years. True, it's never quite caught on in the United States, unlike Europe and Asia, where it's more popular and the equipment is somewhat more colorful and funky. But I must say I've become a convert. Simply put, the sound equals that of the compact disc, and the technology is more easily cutomizable, manipulable, and reusable than either that of the cassette tape (which is pretty long in the tooth by now) or recordable CD. Plus, it's extremely portable, being small, and cheaper and more physically appealing than MP3. And you can make durable permanent recordings of anything that produces a sound. What more do you want?So, as an MD newbie, here's what I can tell you. It's very cool, though it takes some getting used to. Recording isn't difficult, but you have to follow the instructions carefully. As English isn't the first language of the people who printed the manual, it can sometimes be confusing. I recommend reading and studying it first and developing some expertise before launching into recording--unless you're one of those people who never read the instructions, in which case, go for it! But you may make some mistakes along the way. The nice thing about MiniDiscs, however, is that they forgive mistakes--at least up to a point. Say you record tracks in an order you don't like. You can reshuffle them (of course, they aren't physically moved around--the Table of Contents simply reassigns them different positions in its database; but this is getting technical). Or maybe you recorded a track you just don't want to hear again. You can delete it. Don't like the last minute of a track? Divide it in two, then delete the second one. The machine will renumber the tracks for you. Perhaps you have a typo in a track name. No problem. Just edit it and go about your business. Did you leave the unit on, and don't want to drain the battery? The MiniDisc recorder will shut itself off automatically. Even so, the battery will run for hours, and you can always plug the machine into a house or car outlet. Naming the discs and tracks is easy but time-consuming, although it has a calming, meditative quality reminiscent of knitting or doing a crossword puzzle: something to do with your hands while reviewing the tracks. And you can do it at your leisure; the MiniDisc will just wait for you to get around to it. What about this particular unit? As I said, the MD is new to me, so I can't compare this Sharp model to others. I should say, however, that I did extensive research on the Internet before choosing a model. The Sharp 821 was the overall favorite, a good combination of price, features, and availability, and so far it hasn't disappointed me. It's very well made, with a mostly metal shell. Good fit and finish. The inline remote is plastic but doesn't seem cheap, and even lights up in blue. Before a track is named, a little fish swims across the display of the remote, trailing quarter notes. Nice touch. But the translucent red record button doesn't light up, which is a bit of a letdown but doesn't ultimately matter (none of the main-unit components lights up). This unit comes with a carrying strap, headphones (which sound remarkably good), an analog patch cord (RCA connectors), a digital patch cord (it hooks into high-end CD and DVD players, makes recording as easy as possible, provides pristine sound, and even has a little red light at the end), a AA battery compartment (screws into the main unit), and a velvety pouch for the player. The Sharp 821 is a fun, beautiful toy, but it also serves your music perfectly, and that's what matters in the end.
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Summary: Great Product, OK Price
Review: I've had this md player/recorder for about a year and it has been a great product. It is very small and light, I don't think it makes that much difference between this and the new more expensive models. This md player still has the most recent and best sounding atrac as well (atrac is what records and compresses your sound) I can barely tell the difference between cd and this md, only when I go at a high volume with high bass that you start to hear distortion. It comes with everything you need except blank MD's. I record from my JVC fs-7000 with the digital output from my cds, and my output on my soundcard for analog recording mp3, which also sounds very good. I would recommend this product to anyone that thinks cd's are too big, damage too easily, and aren't customizable. The price is a bit steep (I got mine for 300 a year ago) and you can also check out sharps new md recorder (md-831) which is a bit smaller, and has a couple new features but is also more expensive. The backlit remote is also very handy in the dark. The only setback I think of this is the headphones. If you buy this package, it's a good idea to buy another pair of nice headphones like Koss SportaPros or Sony mdr-888. Hope this helps!
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Summary: great player/recorder!!! MiniDisc Rulz
Review: MiniDisc is the best format in the world and if you don't have a player yet, your crazy. GET ONE. This sharp is small, great battery life, and it is just sooo cool. Get it NOW. P.S. MINIDISC is the BEST!!!!!!
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Summary: Mini Disk or Not Mini Disk, That's MY Question!
Review: OK, so I was just about to buy this player and then it dawned on me! What in the world am I going to listen to? I can't buy recorded mini disks from the artists themselves, and I don't want to record the radio! What do I record? Where do I find stuff to record? AND: What is everyone using these things for? IF you know the answer(s) to any of these question(s), feel free to E-mail me at: Kidwizard2@hotmail.com Wanting to hear from YOU, Dan
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