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Sony to make last MiniDisc stereo system in March
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Author:  pcernie [ Sat Feb 02, 2013 1:00 pm ]
Post subject:  Sony to make last MiniDisc stereo system in March
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-21297024

Oh, Sony, you and your curious formats!
Author:  l3v1ck [ Sat Feb 02, 2013 2:16 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Sony to make last MiniDisc stereo system in March
I didn't even realise they still made it. I thought it had died out years ago.
Author:  Amnesia10 [ Sat Feb 02, 2013 4:31 pm ]
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l3v1ck wrote:
I didn't even realise they still made it. I thought it had died out years ago.

I have not used it for years. While it was very good, after I got my first iPod I managed to put all my music at the time on the iPod rather than ripping one disc to minidisc, and having to carry a pile of discs.
Author:  HeatherKay [ Sat Feb 02, 2013 6:03 pm ]
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I still use mine for live audio recording. It lasts way longer on its battery than the DAT recorder does. 8-)

The big downside is there's no way to get the recording off the disc as a file. It has to be played back in real time into the pooter. :roll:
Author:  paulzolo [ Sat Feb 02, 2013 11:20 pm ]
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I have one of the first models of a MD Walkman. I had to drive to Harrow to buy it. It was great - no skipping, the sound quality was good and the best thing was it had the same kind of behaviour as a cassette - namely if you stopped playing and started after, it would carry on.

It was a permanent fixture in my car until I got an iPod.

I still use it from time to time to record stuff.
Author:  cloaked_wolf [ Sat Feb 02, 2013 11:25 pm ]
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I couldn't believe they were still making it either. I bought one about 7-8 years ago. At the time, CD players were too bulky and limited you to one CD. IIRC they still couldn't read mp3s.

What I hated about the minidisc was the stupid sony software. You have to "check in/out" music and there was a predefined number of times you could "check out" a track. Obviously you could just reimport the music, which defeated the purpose of the checking in/out system.

However, the quality was great and the discs were small. I don't think these things took off in a huge way. Soon enough, the iPod and its competitors arrived, meaning the minidisc never really got much of a look in.
Author:  JJW009 [ Sun Feb 03, 2013 2:05 am ]
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I think the vast majority were bought by pros and enthusiasts. I understand even the BBC used them for location work?

I always thought they were really cute; I still squee when I get a mini-CD or DVD. Unfortunately my laptop is a slot-loader and I don't know if it put one in, if it would ever come out again!
Author:  Amnesia10 [ Sun Feb 03, 2013 5:42 am ]
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JJW009 wrote:
I think the vast majority were bought by pros and enthusiasts.

I think is the reason that they were made for so long. They probably bought loads of discs.
Author:  cloaked_wolf [ Sun Feb 03, 2013 9:17 am ]
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JJW009 wrote:
I still squee when I get a mini-CD or DVD. Unfortunately my laptop is a slot-loader and I don't know if it put one in, if it would ever come out again!

I would avoid that. They were made for those optical drives where you can "click" the disc on to the tray.
Author:  JJW009 [ Sun Feb 03, 2013 11:37 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Sony to make last MiniDisc stereo system in March
cloaked_wolf wrote:
JJW009 wrote:
I still squee when I get a mini-CD or DVD. Unfortunately my laptop is a slot-loader and I don't know if it put one in, if it would ever come out again!

I would avoid that. They were made for those optical drives where you can "click" the disc on to the tray.

I have a few bits of Chinese tat where the drivers came on the little disks, plus I used to do my backups onto them. Luckily everything is on-line now, but it does seem daft not to be able to use them. They are part of the CD standard, after all.
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