Hi--if you have the NH1, can you tell me which AC adaptor goes with
it? Is it the AC-MZ60A (10W)or the AC-ES608K (7W)? I've gotten my two
Sonys mixed up.
At 09:27 AM 5/5/2004, you wrote:
>All the new Sony Hi-MD recorders use the same internal mechanism.
>They differ in case materials, battery configuration, and a few features:
>
>Sony MZ-NH1
>list price $380
>full magnesium case, saves ~35g
>remote has thumb wheel to assist scrolling
>date and time stamp for each recording
>removeable Li-Ion gumstick battery
>5 hrs PCM recording, no external AA battery box
>docking station
>
>Sony MZ-NH900
>list price $280
>aluminum/plastic case
>standard stick-like remote
>removeable Ni-MH gumstick battery
>4 hrs PCM recording, 7 hrs with external AA box
>docking station
>
>Sony MZ-NHF800
>list price $240
>all plastic case
>AM/FM radio receiver built into the stick-like remote
>removeable Ni-MH AA battery
>3 hrs PCM recording, 6 hrs with external AA box
>no docking station
>
>Sony MZ-NHF700
>Like MZ-NHF800, but without AM/FM radio
>It seems there are no plans to import this model to USA
>
>Sony MZ-NH600D
>list price $190
>record via USB only
>no mic or line in, so not suitable as a field recorder
>
>It's disappointing to see that the new Hi-MD recorders have less than
>half the battery life of the standard MD models, even when recording
>using ATRAC encoding. The battery life is probably OK for a day in
>the field, but you'd have to take spares or the AC power adapter when
>traveling overnight.
>
>Another disappointment lies in the need to use Sony's SonicStage
>software to copy a recording from Hi-MD machine to your computer. The
>simple drag-and-drop file transfer to your desktop won't work for
>music files.
>
>Since there is no SonicStage version for the Macintosh, Apple owners
>are unable to use Hi-MD recorders at present. There's a chance that
>somebody will reverse engineer the SonicStage software, and make the
>Hi-MD file structure available without the use of Sony's software.
>
>--oryoki
>
>
>
>
>"Microphones are not ears,
>Loudspeakers are not birds,
>A listening room is not nature."
>Klas Strandberg
>Yahoo! Groups Links
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