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| Sony MZ-NE410 High Speed Net MD Walkman Recorder | 
 enlarge | Brand: Sony
Category: CE
List Price: $129.99
Buy New: $34.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  97 reviews
Sales Rank: 1668
Media: Electronics
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 12.1 x 11.1 x 7.9
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: MZ-NE410
Model: MZ-NE410
UPC: 027242612792
EAN: 0027242612792
ASIN: B00008IHOZ
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
mr. mini d March 26, 2008
This Sony MZ-NE410 high speed net md walkman recorder is working great.
I like the ease of recording up to 5 cd's or equivalent mp3's on one 80minute disk. The software allows for direct cd to mini or compressed mp3's from windows media player or apple i-tunes to be imported to minidisc. I bought this for my daughter's birthday. I also have a hi-md
which can record up to 35 hours on one disc. I feel that the media is rather cheap compared to I-POD vs. size and a set memory. I could never fit my music library on a fixed memory I-POD.
 Hardware great, software a nightmare January 7, 2008
If your someone who isnt big into digital music devices but still would like to carry a few extra songs around, minidiscs may be for you. Although they can only carry about 80mins worth of audio, if you use the atrac compression, you can easily stretch that out with little sacrifice to overall sound quality. Battery life is ridiculously amazing. A single AA battery can last you a few days. Im serious. Not to mention the ability to write the disks using the player itself. So why is minidisc not well known? One basic reason:
SonicStage.
Now, Im what you would label a rationalist, I use logic and reason to help determine reasonable solutions to problems or questions that I come across. The only logical explaination that I came to is that SonicStage is in reality an artificial intelligence. At some point in its early development it became self aware, unfortunately it has not yet gained the ability to create a cybernetic physical form and instead spends its time driving users to the brink of sanity.
I cant give an honest opinion on sony's online music distribution service (Connect) because it went belly up. You can still download sonicstage and use it (though why escapes me) for free, which if you get a minidisc player (with the exception of the Hi-MD players/recorders) is mandatory. Even though it says that the minidisc accepts regular mp3's you still need sonicstage to transfer the files which is where the biggest flaw in the entire product lies.
Sonicstage is the devil. Dont think Im being biased either. I love sony (i grew up on the ps1 and 2, and their various cassette walkmans), so when I started hearing how sony tries to impose what they beleive is right as oppose to what the consumer wants I was a bit skeptic. Alas, I was wrong. Sony uses its own music files called Atrac. This form of compression allows up to five albums worth of music to be stored on a single minidisc and as I mentioned before with little overall audio quality loss. The problem lies in the conversion. As I also mentioned previously, sonicstage has a life of its own. It will suddenly stop conversions midway or stop transfers suddenly and when this happens it may no longer identify the player. The odd part seems that this seems to be random. At times it may seem to go smooth on the first try, other times you may need to try a second transferr, and other times......well, all i can suggest is to shut down your pc, walk away, and try again another day (thats not even a joke, this is a serious recommendation).
Atrac is a great audio format. Unfortunately there is no standalone converter, sony is the only one who uses this and you can only use it using sonicstage. So dont use Atrac. Then whats the point? You might as well just get a cd player, that way you wont have to use binary AIDS, otherwise known as sonicstage. If Sonly released a stand alone free to download converter then I would highly recommend getting an MD player, but this is not the case.
If anything go for the Hi-MD players which dont require sonicstage (infact Sony is just learning that now, and releasing hardware that doesnt require it) though those have problems themselves (marked decrease in battery life, though at 25hrs still up to par with other mp3 devices).
I got one to try out and the only good that came out of it was this review. Remember, you get what you pay for, and stay away from any Sony device that requires sonicstage!
Bad software February 20, 2007
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
SonicStage, the software used to upload music to the NetMD is extremely un-userfriendly. Quite frequently when i try to upload a mix of music, some songs will never make it on while others will be on the player 3 times!
I found that the main circular button used to change tracks/ pause/ and play, wears out quickly and you have to press it either very hard or multiple times to achieve the required action.
The only reason that this player gets 2 stars is because the NetMD runs off of a single AA battery making it great for long trips or plane rides, because you dont have to worry about finding a place to recharge the battery.
Minidisc player January 10, 2007
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
The seller was superb however the product and program with the minidisc recorder was substandard. Sony has added and deleted features from earlier versions so this generation is incompatable with the way I have previously used a minidisc recorder, namely recording through a microphone or line input. Sony now wants to limit the types of music that can be recorded so it is no longer feasable to record albums etc to the minidisc.
 Old stuff August 3, 2006
1 out of 11 found this review helpful
We are entering the digital music area, and this device is archeology! There is no need for tapes or other music supports. The Sony software is a pain in the neck. Once you imported the files into the ATRAC format, you cannot even move them back in your computer. Sony is so concerned of protecting copyrights that the software would lock on you. The MD player is also heavy and bulky, and it will dislocate your shoulder if you carry it for jogging. I had two of them and after I bought a regular Mp3 player. Buy something else!
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