Jamie,
I stand corrected on the Minidisc, they are optical. I use them mostly for
transferring cassette tapes I get for continuing education. Still use the
hip zip for music. I just find the 40 MB zip disks rather constrained as far
as storage. I would find the MD player more usable if it didn't transfer in
"real time." Maybe because it takes 30 minutes of playing in order to record
30 minutes of listening and I don't generally listen to these training tapes
more than once. Hadn't really done much with it in the way of music. I will
admit the sound quality is good despite the source. Already have an older CD
player in my car that works well, but unlike the newer ones doesn't play
MP3s. I actually have been rather impressed with the quality of conversion
of CD to MP3, especially when compared to cassette or LP. Of course I
probably miss some of the distortion when listening to music with the
lawnmower in the background.
Chet
On 10/23/01 7:17 PM, "Jamie Pruden" <jpruden_at_adobe.com> wrote:
> Hi Chet,
>
> Minidisc is not a floppy... they're optical.
>
> For me, I'm staying with minidisc. The iPod is very nice, but I cannot
> stand the artifacts in MP3, nor can I plop down $400 for ANOTHER
> non-expandable music player. Besides that, MD gives me the ability to
> play my tunes in the office, the car and at home without accessing
> different sources for each. I just carry my little pack with my MD
> portable and a few discs.
>
> For $400, one could purchase a killer portable MD player recorder and
> enough media for *4000* songs.
>
> Or you could buy a cheapie portable MD player recorder, a car deck and
> about 700 songs worth of media.
>
> Sorry you didn't have good luck with MD...
>
> smiles,
> Jamie
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