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Re: Sony announces 1GB capacity MDs

Subject: Re: Sony announces 1GB capacity MDs
From: Aaron Ximm <>
Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2004 17:58:12 -0800 (PST)
> can upgrade current player/recorders to use the new 1Gb discs). Given
> these are about 7 times the capacity of current minidiscs, the 8 hours
> playing time mentioned suggests ATRAC compression will still be used.

Hope springs eternal. Notice the "Hi-SP" indication on the remote LED
screen in the pic for the MZ-NH1... hmmmm....

Too bad the cute new iPods don't record. But there is *this* to try:

 http://www.irivernordic.com/products.php?pid=24

the iRiver iHP-140, a 40GB recorder in the iPod form factor which has
optical digital in/out, line in/out, and a mic in(!) (presumably stereo
1/8", no mention of plug-in power). They state that if you plug it in via
its USB2 port it appears as external file storage (i.e. a drive) under
Windows...

 best,
  aaron

  
  http://www.quietamerican.org


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