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Re: Sony announces more Hi-MD recorder models

Subject: Re: Sony announces more Hi-MD recorder models
From: "digidandy" <>
Date: Sat, 05 Mar 2005 12:31:33 -0000
Darn. If Sony could just become a bit more promiscuous and jump into
bed with Apple, I would buy one of these things today.

They seem to be learning very, very slowly these days (mp3-support
about four years after the mp3-phenomenon started), so maybe - one day.

I wish there was a huge Mac-hacking community that took an interest in
field recording, then this problem would've been solved in a matter of
days. ;)




> > I expect that the prices of current Sony recorders like the MZ-NH1,
> > MZ-NH900 and MZ-NHF800 will fall in the next few weeks to clear out
> > inventory before delivery of the new models begins.
> 
> Crutchfield is running a special, at the RAMPS usenet group there were
> instructions for getting $40 off -- I contemplated getting a NH900 cheap
> that way but do like the OLED display -- I think the battery life is
> improved and they sure are pretty as a result.
> 
> One unexpected curiosity is that one of the new HiMD portables has a
> built-in 1.3 megapixel camera to complement the color OLED display
-- but
> as it doesn't record audio it's a curiosity piece AFAI'm concerned.
A 1GB
> disk would hold a lot of 1.3 mp images though!
> 
>  best,
>   aaron
> 
>   
>   http://www.quietamerican.org
> 
>   |  quod omne animal post   |
>   |  cogitum est triste...   |





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