Re: MD: How can we find more info on Net MD? /Handling ATRAC like CD audio

[Eric Woudenberg, Minidisc.org Editor]

Hi Larry,

las <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> This e mail is directed to Eric Woudenberg and anyone else with any kind of inside
> track to Sony.
> 
> Is there any way to find out what the story is with Net MD?  Is it real and when
> will it be released?

I don't think there is a way to find out, we just have to wait.  And
as far as having an inside track, I only know what everyone else knows
about NetMD, which is the contents of the announcement. (But you can
be sure I'm as curious as everyone else about the nature of NetMD
equipment and what capabilities it will have).

> Sony's release of the the 909 has me a little concerned.  If you plan to be
> releasing Net MD, why come out with a modest upgrade to the 900 first?

I would guess it's simply because they haven't finished development on
the portable version. Surely they will produce such a product, it's
obvious. Anyone care to guess what the first NetMD gear will be? Since
this year's portable is already out (and it doesn't have NetMD), my
guess would be some hot new NetMD capable bookshelf system. (Hitting
the "young geeks" market :-). You don't have to worry about power and
circuit size in a home unit.

> One other question on an other topic.  Does anyone know if it is possible to have
> a software solution for the PC that would convert Wav or CD audio "files" to
> ATRAC?

Possible, yes. Allowable within NetMD? That's what I'm curious to find out.

> There would have to be a PC link that would allow you to handle ATRAC "files" from
> an MD player kind of the way CD ROM drives are capable of digital audio
> extraction.  Of course this might be what Net MD is all about, if Sony wasn't so
> vague in it's press release.

Again, right now it's all speculation. The first NetMD product will
say a great deal about how open Sony intends to be with ATRAC files on
a PC.

Rick
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