> So what you are saying is that Sharp is bad but Sony is worse? My own
> experience with Sony equipment has been consistently below Sharp.
No. I'm saying that the 701/2 was bad. The rest of the Sharps seem to be fine.
>
> Sharp MS-701 generation, actually. The MZ-R30 and the MS-701 were
> competing units in Japan. The MS-701 never showed up in the US except as
> an export.
>
I don't consider the meager selection of units available in the US when talking
about generations. What counts is the release date in Japan. That is when the
unit was actually available in the US (via the internet).
Nick Boyd, S. Denki, MiniDisc Now were in existence when all of these models came
out and I consider them the source for to judge availability by. Try and get a
replacement battery from Best Buy, Circuit City, Fry's etc., let alone any
accessories.
You probably still can't and you certainly couldn't back then.
The Sony R30 was introduced in October 1996. The Sharp MS 200 in January of 97.
So they are actually in the same generation.
The 701/2 came out in Sept. of 97 (just about a year after the MS200). The Sony
R50 came out in October of 1997 So you have to compare the 702 to the R 50 and
the R30 to the MS200.
The R55 came out in 10/98 and the 722 in 9/98.
> | So you have to compare the 702 to the Sony R50.
>
> About the time the MS-702 showed up in the US, Sony had pretty much retired
> the R50 for the R55 and R37.
> See above. I think that you have your dates and models confused.
>
> | But the Sharp MS200 offered impressive features
>
> And a clamshell case instead of a slot.
Wrong again. This just isn't your day. The Sharp MS 200 is a slot in design. I
own the Denon clone so I'm not just quoting from Community page facts about that.
> | and had a lithium ion battery (it still does <G>).
>
> So did the MS-701 and MS-702, MZ-R30 and MZ-R50. So does the MS-722; in
> fact, the MS-722 uses the same LiIon "gum pack" as the 702.
>
There you go!!! The statement about the battery is 100% correct as far as both
using the same battery.
The lithium Ion battery is a newer technology then NiMH. But, maybe because they
are cheaper, you still see a lot of NiMH batteries being used in many new
products. Many offer the L I battery as a more expensive accessory.
The biggest problem that I have found with the NiMH is that it does not hold a
charge for very long. Leave some NiMH batteries in your what ever for a week and
you are lucky if there is much power left.
Ni Cads are ancient technology but do offer one advantage. They can sit around
for years and very often will still be capable of being recharged.
The make NiMH batteries in standard sizes. But I have not seen Li Ion AA or AAA
batteries. If anyone know where to buy them, let me know.
Also interesting is that you can't judge a battery just by the mAh. Alkalizes
have much more then the NiMH, yet Kodak recommends that you use NiMH batteries to
get the most pictures from their camera (e.g. you are shooting dozens of pictures
at about he same time).
So guess that the type of equipment and drainage properties are sometimes more
important then mAh.
Here is the info on the Sharp problem:
"Problems:There have been reports on MD-L of Sharp MD-MS701/702
units malfunctioning, displaying intermittent "UTOC Error" messages with
damaged/irrecoverable recordings as a result. A user ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
advises:
1.It is important not to do an auto calibration in service
mode without a "tdys1" (sony) testing MD or equivalent (Teac). This will
definetly cause more problems!
2.Unit should be returned immediately when the first UTOC
errors appear, it is a bad sign! It makes no sense to wait until the warranty has
expired.
Sharp later introduced the 702MK model to address the UTOC
problem. Failure rates for this newer version are reported by Minidisco.com to be
about the same as they have seen for other modern MD recorders (1-2%). "
This if from our community page so if there are any errors (even if it is just
spelling, it is what it says there and not my error or statement.
Have a great weekend,
Larry
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