I'm not trying to defend the 7xx here, but I have a hard time believing the
R900 would be the most satisfying portable MD purchase for anyone.
My sample of R900 sees rather erratic behaviour regarding battery level -
there's no sense of when it might run out at all by checking the indicator.
Well, that's the way indicators should be with most rechargeable batteries,
but no other portable I've owned is as erratic as the R900.
I am personally not happy with the bass/treble control, like I've brought up
on many other occasions. Even after 6 months of frequent use I still
continue to press all the wrong things on the R900... I feel like its
interface is hurrying me along with a whip. But that's probably just me.
The Sharp interface is straight forward, and Panasonic has done a nice job
with the interface on the MR200 (which I also own). The MR200 is loud, but
unlike the R900, you can make it not-so-loud by making the spindle run
constantly.
I bought the R900 instead of the MR200, wanting to give Sony a chance (I've
been a Sharp person through and through). But in the end I bought the MR200
anyway, and I am happy to report that its ATRAC encoding is stellar.
Leon
on 4/13/01 9:06 PM, I Can Not Tell You at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> I along with others is also a happy 722 owner...=
> --icantelu
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Stuart Howlette" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Friday, April 13, 2001 2:49 PM
> Subject: Re: MD: comparing sony mzr55 w/sharp 702/722
>
>
>> A reason not to get anything from the 7xx series? Hows about the player
> not
>> functioning? You get a second hand player and you might as well have
> burned
>> your money. I bought myself a 701 (near enuff the same as the 702, only
>> difference is chasis) for about $140, then needed to power it (no battery,
>> of course), bought a battery, another $60 (i'm converting from pounds by
> the
>> way at around about 1.5) and 2 months of use later, the bastard packed up.
> I
>> got an MZ-R900 and it was the best purchase I have ever made. If you even
>> dream about getting anything from the Sharp 7xx series you'll regret it
>> woefully.
>>
>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>> Stuart Howlette
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