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Electronics : Sony MZ-N1 Blue Net MiniDisc Walkman with 5 Free Blank MiniDiscs
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Binding: Electronics Brand: Sony EAN: 5050053074331 Label: Sony Manufacturer: Sony Model: MZN1L Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Sony Studio: Sony Sales Rank: 103017 MPN: MZN1L Accessories:
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Editorial Review: Amazon.co.uk Review: The Sony MZ-N1 is a top of the range Net MD Walkman with full magnesium body. Sony's MiniDisc format became a portable digital music standard before the age of MP3s. Sadly, though, MiniDisc lost its flavour as MP3 players became ubiquitous. Sony aims to fan the flame up once more with their Net MD line, MiniDisc players that can also connect to your PC to transfer downloaded music. Despite some minor drawbacks, this pricey but versatile digital music player is generally impressive. Firstly, you can use the optical connection cable to transfer songs directly from your stereo (CD player, DVD player, Xbox, etc) to the Net MD. Like traditional MDs, the transfer takes place in real time, so a three-minute song takes three minutes to move. With Sony's OpenMG software, you can also move songs from your PC to the MD. But your music files must be converted to the OpenMG standard before being moved over, which slows down the transfer rate. Music moves at the rate of about a minute per three-minute song (although songs transferred more quickly subsequent to the conversion process being completed). Ironically, Sony's Net MD Simple Burner, which allows you to transfer songs directly from CDs in your PC's CD-ROM drive to the MD, proved more efficient. It takes only 10 minutes to move an entire 45-minute album to the MD. Unfortunately, you can officially only move tracks from MD to the PC that made the reverse trip: you can't load up the MD with songs from a CD in your stereo and then transfer them to your PC. We say "officially" because there's a workaround: connect the MD's headphone output to your soundcard's input and then catch the music with a software mixer. Users with an advanced audio setup such as Creative Labs Extigy can easily handle the process. Transfer caveats aside, the Net MD is a well-designed digital music player with excellent sound output. Its mid-cord remote control, complete with back-lit LCD display, clips onto your shirt and puts tools for manipulating the sound menus close at hand. And the inexpensive MD format means that you can load up lots of your favourite albums (at the highest compression level of LP4, an MD disc can hold almost 300 minutes of music). In addition to the rechargeable battery, you can connect a single AA battery to the Net MD to increase your play time to up to 110 hours. It's not an inexpensive player, but its increased versatility, expansive removable media and long battery life make it worth the extra dough. The MZ-N1 is supplied with a battery charging stand, Open MG Jukebox software, USB cable, optical cable, Fontopia headphones, rechargeable battery, dry battery case, AC adaptor and carrying case (belt-clip type). --J Curtis Customer Reviews
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 Rating:  - PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE BUYING!I'm so glad I found these reviews. I was getting quite paranoid that, despite taking the greatest of care with it, I had somehow managed to break my MZ-N1, annoingly just outside the warranty date. But it seems to be a recurring theme. And I, too, was unable to buy an extended warranty on it - it really does suggest a problem that was known when the product was released. To me, the whole point of an MD player is to have a piece of digital equipment that doesnt skip. Unfortunately, the laser and seemingly everything else inside my player has packed in. Having been a superb purchase for around 12 months and 3 weeks, my MZ-N1 stopped recognising discs, started telling me there was a 'read error' and stopped recording accurately. It then ... Read More: Rating:  - excellent piece of kitI have had my MZ-N1 for about 3 years now and love it. - Full of features, still learning things about it that i never knew. - The build quality and looks are superb. - Sound qaulity is excellent. The supplied earphones are not the best. I would advise investing in some good earphones like the fontopia ones. - Supplied software (OpenMG) is absolutely rubbish, However, if you get the latest version of Sonic Stage from the Sony website, that is much much better. - The remote is excellent. - The only minor gripe i would have is that if you use the cradle to recharge the battery (you can plug directly into the mains), it sometimes doesn't charge fully, I have to take it off and on again to get it to charge ... Read More: Rating: - Brilliant unit - forget the softwareThe best MD unit I have owned (I have had 6), brilliant build quality, excellent laser pick up. Forget the software, it is totally rubbish, NET MD is rubbish, record your tunes using optical, okay so it takes longer but what the hell, its a good investment of your time. BUY THIS ONE (or a MZ-N10) if you are considering buying a MD unit. Rating: - Don't buy i warn yeeeI bought this when they first came out. And i was happy with it at first untill i discovered a few things about it. The reason why i bought this was so that i could transfer my miked field recordings to computer in one single go. But the openmg software does not allow this. Another problem i found with this is that it is not Mac OS X or linux campatible. I don't know what sony has against these operating systems but if you are using either stay clear. The software is also prone to crashing and can be quite slow. The most annoying feature of this minidisc is the design of the buttons. Becuase the minidisc is so small they tried to cram everything into one button. So when trying to stop recording it can be hard becuase of this, i would ... Read More: Rating:  - Go for a non-Sony memory-stick or a hard-drive based player!This is an absolutely beautiful piece of engineering. It looks and feels great. The buttons on the machine itself are a bit clumpy, but the ergonomics of the remote controls are excellent. The quality of the music recorded is superb, whether it's tranferred from mp3 or recorded live. My big gripe is the nannying-software, which is about as user-friendly as a cornered rat! First of all, it's very slow to transfer tracks, especially when compared to my other mp3 players, which are based on memory sticks or based on a hard-disc. Secondly it's incredibly difficult to use. The big turn-off is the lack of ability to transfer live recordings, (of my kids playing their musical instruments), from the player ... Read More: |
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