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More => Old Versions => Media Jukebox => Topic started by: Ande on May 31, 2002, 07:09:28 am

Title: MJ working with Mini disc & Sony NetMD
Post by: Ande on May 31, 2002, 07:09:28 am

Are there any plans to have a plug in so I can use my mini - disc. The Sony software sucks, but MJ needs to have the ADTRAC software converter that Sony uses.

Title: RE:MJ working with Mini disc & Sony NetMD
Post by: shelly on May 31, 2002, 10:18:41 am

I second that request.

Shelly

Title: RE:MJ working with Mini disc & Sony NetMD
Post by: Dave on May 31, 2002, 03:19:40 pm

Check the wish list and put your vote in.

Title: RE:MJ working with Mini disc & Sony NetMD
Post by: JimH on May 31, 2002, 04:06:09 pm

I would like MJ to support the MD players, partly because I have one, and mostly because they are important.

That said, we need Sony's cooperation, and for now, they are being cool.  ATRAC is their format.  We can't do it without them.

Telling Sony might help, but don't hold your breath.

Title: RE:MJ working with Mini disc & Sony NetMD
Post by: Dave on June 01, 2002, 02:49:05 pm

Sony is too busy manufacturing CD'S that won't play or encode on a PC.

Title: RE:MJ working with Mini disc & Sony NetMD
Post by: JimH on June 01, 2002, 02:52:08 pm

Sony will learn.  They put out some "secure" players at first, but have now switched to more open players and car CD players.  Their latest has a hard drive (6GB?), rips CD's, and stores them as ATRAC (or MP3?).  It costs about $1500.

I think Sony is a couple years ahead of their competition in getting the new digital dream to work.