From: Ralph Smeets <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, November 08, 1999 9:07 AM
Subject: Re: MD: the perfect md portie.....
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >
> > From: Jeffrey Lan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Friday, November 05, 1999 12:45 AM
> > Subject: MD: the perfect md portie.....
> >
> > >
> > > Hi all...
> > >
> > > here'sa message that sony will (hopefully) notice...
> > > feature's i would want in a portie recorder...
> > >
> > > -slot in
> >
> > No, please not that. If they do that I hope they make 2 models. Slot-in
> > units are a real B*st*rd to clean, and II believe that accessibility for
> > cleaning is important.
>
> Hmm, slot-in has it's charme to. Like, inserting and ejecting a disc
without
> taking the unit out of your pocket and without looking is only possible
with
> slot-in units....
Ok... ow about a slot-in design with some sort of mechanism to allow easy
access for cleaning 0 then you get the best of both worlds!
>
> > > -dual md slots (switch toggles controls between each md, makes
recoding
> > live
> > > material easier...stick in 2 mds, when the 1st ones full, flip the
switch
> > > and it'll start recording on the 2nd one while the TOC's updated on
the
> > > first one....)
> >
> > No, why be half hearted? Put two MDs in and itswitches over to start
> > recording automatically when the first reaches the end. In "relay mode"
this
> > could allow you to swap the first disc (after the TOC is written
obviously)
> > and insert a blank one, allowing continuous recording until you run out
of
> > discs. Using "relay mode" on playback would result in seemless joining
of
> > the discs, so you can listen to 8 hour long shows without any breaks in
the
> > music (although you will have to move to swap discs).
>
> Nice idea.... but I think there is almost no need for this if they would
put a
> big recording memory buffer in the porty.
You could do, although I was thinking primarily of situations where you
don't realise the disc has run out for quite some time, and it would need to
write pretty quickly to catch up!
>
> > > -name bank
> >
> > Eh? Do you mean titles for tracks? We have that already....
>
> Well maybee he means namestamp? The thing Sharps have.
Oh that.... I've never used that once on the 821.... perhaps a connection to
the Internet for downloading track titles via CDDB would be a good idea...
>
> > > -manual recording for line and mic inputs
> >
> > We have that too....
>
>
> I think manual recording level is meaned hear.... I would like to see
Sony's
> Automatic Recording Level and Sharps Manual Recording Level.
>
As far as I know they all have manual recording level - on the Sony you
just hold record switch across for a few seconds and it reverys to
"ManualRec" mode. What *would* be good is if Sony didn't force you to pause
to adjust record levels.
<snipped agreed features>
> > > -keyboard input jack
> >
> > The remote jack will take a keyboard with a converter box. I'd rather
have
> > the circuitry on the outside (it's quite complex) and would add a lot of
> > size and weight to the unit.
>
> Complex? A 8041 isn't complex...
But the system needed to interface with it isn't so easy. It added quite a
bit of size to the 930!
<snip more agreement>
> > > -Resume, but w/o ES
> >
> > This does what? Continues playing from where you left off? Portable MDs
all
> > do that don't they?
>
> Huh???
If I stop my MD, when I next press play it carries on from where I left
off....... unless you mean after swapping discs... it doesn't do it then,
but it might be handy if it did.
<even more agreement snipped>
> > > -comes with docking station for boombox or deck-like use at home
> >
> > That could be done so easily... just make a large version of the remote
and
> > put a space for the MD to sit in.
>
> Hmm, where's the need....
Need? Who said anything about need! There's no need for a docking station,
but it looks cool and the big buttons make it easier to use with a Hi-Fi.
>
> > > -comes in dark red, silver, gold, blue, and "liquid crystal" shells
> > (liquid
> > > crystal changes colors depending on heat, kinda like having an mood md
> > > instead of a mood ring)
> >
> > What about green?
>
> What about purple with yellow dots?
I dtaw the line at the "Barney The Dinosaur MInidisc" - those Hello Kitty
things were bad enough.....
>
> > > -shoulder strap (like on the panasonic shockwave)
> >
> > SHOULDER STRAP?!??! How big is this thing? I was thinking R90 size....
>
> I was thinking JA50ES size.....
That's portable?
>
> > > -alarm function (like the aiwas)
> >
> > I suppose.....
>
> Well, in conjunction with timer recordings, the alarm would be a nice
feature.
> If not, BUY A WATCH!
Not unless it doubles as a remote for the MD and I can title discs on
it..... ;o)
> Put a USB bus on it!
Wow! So now we can connect it to a digital camera, run a printer from it (to
print song titles?) and link a monitor up to it for when you need a REALLY
big display, and even drive digital speakers from the thing! Does it come
with Windoze98 installed? ;o)
> Cheers,
> Ralph -> Am I mad?
Hell, yeah! Mad is cool! Who'd want to be sane anyway?
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