Comment Did no one research? (Score 1) 519
MD players are sweet indeed...used a single AA on a month long int'l trip...even swapped minidiscs w/a kid from Japan next to me (I'd like to see you HDD/flash player guys do that ^_^). Don't get me wrong, HDD/flash players are fantastic, my only reason to use the MD format was at the time I got a player and 10 discs for ~ $100, whereas a comprable amount of storage and player goodness would've run me easyily $250+. Ultimately, as the prices plummet further, I will no doubt eventually retire my MD.
While I utterly detest the use of Sony's proprietary POS software, I'm a little more than shocked that no one on this entire thread has yet to mention the use of REAL Player to transfer data to their MD players. Granted, I hate REAL as much as the next guy (there's been a lot of rhetoric about how utterly lame proprietary formats are), but it made the transfer rather painless, and provided some, albeit however minute, redemption for REAL. It's sad that korporations can't get the clue that their tired and played out strats of cornering markets w/proprietary formats that are ultimately left in the dust by those in the respective industries who realize the power of collaboration... ah well.../rant
While I utterly detest the use of Sony's proprietary POS software, I'm a little more than shocked that no one on this entire thread has yet to mention the use of REAL Player to transfer data to their MD players. Granted, I hate REAL as much as the next guy (there's been a lot of rhetoric about how utterly lame proprietary formats are), but it made the transfer rather painless, and provided some, albeit however minute, redemption for REAL. It's sad that korporations can't get the clue that their tired and played out strats of cornering markets w/proprietary formats that are ultimately left in the dust by those in the respective industries who realize the power of collaboration... ah well.../rant
