Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #26426 in Consumer Electronics
• Brand: Sony
• Model: MZ-NH700
• Released on: 2004-03-31
• Dimensions: .25 pounds

Manufacturer's Description
Sony MZNH700 is a stylish Hi-MD WALKMAN.PRODUCT FETAURESTranasfer up to 45 CD's onto a 1GB Hi-MD disc with ATRAC3plus compressionSonicStage 2.0 software for easy music management and unlimited check outs of your favorite tracksSupports all popular digital audio compression formats: ATRAC / MP3 / WMA / WAVStick type remote controlRecord from multiple sources: USB-in / Mic-in / Analog-in / Digital-inExtreme fast music transfer from and to PC: 1 CD in less than 40 secondsCapable to store audio, video and data files on your Hi-MDLong battery life of up to 27 hours (approx.)Shock Resistant System: G-PROTECTIONRemote Control (Stick Type)Compatible with 1GB Hi-MD discDouble Density recording on conventional discPC upload function and PC data storage capabilitySelectable data compression (ATRAC3 / ATRAC3plus / Linear PCM)CDDB Automatic music information transferringHigh Speed music transfer (up to 100x)One touch downloadHi-MD, MDLP and Monaural RecordingATRAC Type-S DSP high quality sound playbackStereo and Syncho RecordingRecording level control (Digital / Analog)Digital AGC (Auto Gain Control)Mic sense (High / Low)Auto End Search rec.Group rec. function (Setting / Editing)Track Mark on/off (Divide / Combine)Auto Track Marking (Analog / Digital)Auto Time Track mark stamp (1-60min)Erase (1 Song / Group / All) and Move (1 Song / Group) functionsTitle Input (Track / Group / Artist / Album / Disc)Hi-MD mode, MDLP mode and Monaural Playback (automatic)6 Band EqualizerAuto Personal Disc MemoryGroup functionBookmark function (up to 2047 tracks)AMS (Auto Music Search)Repeat (1 / All / Shuffle / Program / Group), Shuffle, Cue/review, AVLS and Hold functions

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Customer Reviews

An Excellant Device. Light, Compact, feature packed.
The 700blue fits in the palm of your hand. It is so light, you wonder if they forgot to put the circuitry inside. Unlike the cassette walkman, the minidisk walkman really does fit neatly into your shirt pocket.

It comes with one hi-md 1gig disk, 1 rechargeable AA battery, mains power lead. optical cable, USB Cable, headphones and remote, a library of documents and the latest version of Sony's Sonic Stage (Version 2.0).

Sonic stage works wonderfully. It is simple and reliable to use. An icon in the system tray allows you to copy instantly the contents of a Music CD to the MiniDisk. Sonicstage itself allows you to copy audio files BETWEEN (both ways) the PC and the minidisk. You can also order the tracks on your computer screen and the minidisk will be reordered automatically; this saves you moving tracks around directly on the minidisk with the small controls.

The power adaptor which comes with can be plugged in allowing the rechargeable battery to then charged up in two hours flat! The menu system is straight-forward to use (the trick is to hold down the menu button for 3 seconds - read the manual!).

Tracks are organised in a similar fashion to computer files, i.e. in files (or tracks) inside folders. Indeed, your folders on your computers, e.g. Jazz, Pop, my collection 1, etc, will be literally copied over, word for word. You can copy tracks by themselves or create a new folder for them. You can organise the order of the tracks or folders on your minidisk or your computer (as mentioned above).

This 700 model does everything you want. It comes with line in for optical and other sources AND a microphone for analogue recording from TV, Radio, Hi-Fi, or, indeed, microphone. Finally, you can store non-audio pc files, such as word, picture, excel, etc, etc.

...Let's see an ipod do all that!

A superb product and worth every penny. Don't you just love Sony?

Michael

Amazing
I wanted to know a few answers about this minidisc which i didn't find out, so i will tell you.
1) It looks different from the picture given (better)
2) You are supplied with a 1Gb minidisc
3) You can scroll through songs when playing another (like on an iPod)
4) There doesn't seem to be anything wrong with Sonic Stage, it's far better than the previous ones.
Hope that helps! Buy this minidisc. It's very good!

Excellent package, better flexibility than HD/memory players
OK, so I've been using MiniDiscs for a while: I have a "stationary" one for my HiFi and I have an old(er) MZ-R700PC - both of which are MD-LP compatible.

So I can take the same MD compilation and play it mobile or through the full loudspeaker experience - with greater ease (and a remote) than connecting an iPod or MP3 player to a standard amp. Good for when friends are around and you want to share the experience...

My old MZ-R700 had a USB PC link, but there was no speed acceleration for transfers. That's changed with the MZ-NH700 - and then some... Transfering a whole CD takes a couple of minutes (it can be even faster in some modes). That's true for any Net-MD model (which this is).

The SonicStage 2 software is slick (with a couple of quirks) and lets you rip into a number of formats (as you'd expect). One great advantage over (free versions) of RealPlayer is that it doesn't insert huge pauses between tracks. So if you've got a non-stop mix CD, it stays non-stop!

About the player:
- I haven't bothered with the standard 'phones - I use Sony MDR-EX71's -- they're truly excellent and comfortable
- the standard "case" is just a drawstring pouch - luckily I can still use the (far superior) one from the MZ-R700
- what isn't necessarily clear from the description is that you can use a standard AA battery in place of the rechargeable. So if you're on the move and the battery runs out (which it doesn't do very quickly at all!), you can pop into a local shop and get a new battery.
- I can still record/transfer in standard MD-LP format and play it on my HiFi (if being sociable)
- I can store a stupid amount of stuff on the 1GB disk, but that's not compatible with my older players: luckily all the "commodity" 74- and 80-min MDs are compatible with both.
- the 1GB disks are scarce at the moment (Nov 2004)

If you're already an MD (non Net-MD) user, this range (and this one particularly) is a great upgrade.

If you're thinking about an HD player consider:
- battery life (30 hours for MD vs 14 for some HD...)
- flexibility of choice of music (no endless scrolling, no ultimate upper size limit, just group your moods on different MD disks)

But do get the MDR-EX71 headphones and a decent carry case.

And the Amazon price is superb.