Sony MZ-NE410 High Speed Net MD Walkman Recorder
Get up to speed with Sony's MZ-NE410 High Speed Net MD Walkman Recorder. This product enables you to record your MP3s or CDs at up to 32x Speed, Play Back ATRAC3 Audio, MP3, WMA, and WAV, enjoy up to 56 hours continuous playback using 1 "AA" Battery (LP4 Mode), and play more than 5 hours of Music on one 80-minute disc. Take advantage of the supplied Music Management Software including SonicStage Software and the Net MD Simple Burner Application. Skip-Free G-Protection Technology enables a smooth listening experience, and "Easy Skip" Group/Folder function allows for easy navigation between multiple file folders. The NetMD Recorder is the best digital choice for you with the MZ-NE410.
The MZ-NE410 Net MD Walkman recorder has everything needed to create great-sounding music mixes. In addition to transferring music at up to 32x speed (using its LP4 mode), the unit's SonicStage Jukebox software stores and manages digital music files, custom playlists, and music transfers, making it a cinch to transfer music to the device. The MZ-NE410 offers high-speed transfer from a PC via a direct USB connection, and it can record more than five hours of music on one 80-minute minidisc (using LP4 mode). It also uses Sony's skip-free G-Protection technology, which eliminates or reduces skipping during many active uses. The MZ-NE410 is compatible with the RealOne music player and the pressplay.com online music subscription service. It plays back ATRAC3 files and supports multiple Internet audio formats, including MP3, WMA, and WAV. The unit provides up to 56 hours of continuous playback on one AA battery. The Easy Skip group-folder function helps organize songs into albums or groups. Once the music is transferred to the MZ-NE410, you can easily skip from group to group. Besides the bundled SonicStage software and SonicStage simple burner application, the MZ-NE410 includes software for creatively organizing music. MoodLogic software goes beyond typical jukebox applications, letting you compile music by mood or tempo rather than simply by artists and song titles. MoodLogic corrects file information by identifying and retitling mislabeled tracks during ID3 tag cleaning. It also has a feature called Music Marker, which lets you "tag" music during playback. Once the device is reconnected to a PC, MoodLogic retrieves the marks, connects to the Musiclub Web site, and provides information about the song and artist and links to download new tracks, purchase CDs, or discover similar artists. Note: The MZ-NE410's recording features and bundled software are not compatible with the MacOS operating system Here's how you can use the included Sonic Stage Software to manage your music files:
Sony MZ-NE410 High Speed Net MD Walkman Recorder Accessories
 Sony 10MDW80CL 80 Min Color MD 10 Pack
Sony 80 Minute MiniDisc MD Premium Gold (5 Pack)
Sony MDCASE3 Carrying Case for Net MiniDisc Walkman(R) Recorders
SONY MD-8HCL Mini Disc Head Cleaner (SONY MD8HCL)
Sony MiniDiscs, 5-Pack (5MDW80CL2)
Sony MZ-NF520D Net MD Walkman (White)
Sony Hmd1Gl High-Capacity Mini Disc
Sony MD-CASE4 Minidisc Walkman Armband Carry Case
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Sony 80 Minute MiniDisc MD Color (8-Pack)
Sony MZ-NE410 High Speed Net MD Walkman Recorder Reviews
Small screen (but its not a real problem). Doesnt really have an ON/OFF switch. Size. My mother gave me this minidisc 4 years ago as a birthday gift, and Im still using it. I can trust it will never let me down (unlike like my ipod).
Ive never had any problems with it, it works great if you (like myself) dont consider necesary to have 10000 songs on a device smaller than your hand wich will ocasionally leave you music-less in a year or two. People never guess what it is. What I don't Like:. The sound quality is incredible. I strongly recomend getting a minidisc, maybe not this one (wich is the cheapest one yet one of the best) over an mp3 player.
What I like:.
I dropped my 10 yr old direct-recording MD and needed a new one to assure playability of my big MD collection from vinyl. This does that. The product I bought is fine for my purpose, and for the price, I recommend 5 stars. I might have purchased a much more expensive direct-recorder, but MDs are NOW lacking elemental support, and seemingly may be a discontinued product line. Also, specifications on the available top-line were not easily available.
Now should that happen again, I get to slip the music mini-disc into another back up unit and the party jamz on nobody knew about the disaster with the music situation without skipping a beat. This little player is "Great" for multi-taskers,because it's a multi-tasking little unit,I customize my music onto different colored mini-disc in which I get to see and label. Unlike the Ipod I was crazy about up until my control function dial died on me at the wrong place & time,I losted it all the music & the Ipod. play it at the beach,parties,social functions,the bus or bike.
I could never fit my music library on a fixed memory I-POD. I bought this for my daughter's birthday. I also have a hi-md. I like the ease of recording up to 5 cd's or equivalent mp3's on one 80minute disk. I feel that the media is rather cheap compared to I-POD vs.
The software allows for direct cd to mini or compressed mp3's from windows media player or apple i-tunes to be imported to minidisc. This Sony MZ-NE410 high speed net md walkman recorder is working great. which can record up to 35 hours on one disc. size and a set memory.
If anything go for the Hi-MD players which dont require sonicstage (infact Sony is just learning that now, and releasing hardware that doesnt require it) though those have problems themselves (marked decrease in battery life, though at 25hrs still up to par with other mp3 devices). The only logical explaination that I came to is that SonicStage is in reality an artificial intelligence. One basic reason:. At some point in its early development it became self aware, unfortunately it has not yet gained the ability to create a cybernetic physical form and instead spends its time driving users to the brink of sanity. Not to mention the ability to write the disks using the player itself. I cant give an honest opinion on sony's online music distribution service (Connect) because it went belly up.
Atrac is a great audio format. Now, Im what you would label a rationalist, I use logic and reason to help determine reasonable solutions to problems or questions that I come across. A single AA battery can last you a few days. Battery life is ridiculously amazing. Then whats the point.
As I also mentioned previously, sonicstage has a life of its own. Im serious. Even though it says that the minidisc accepts regular mp3's you still need sonicstage to transfer the files which is where the biggest flaw in the entire product lies. Sony uses its own music files called Atrac. I got one to try out and the only good that came out of it was this review. The odd part seems that this seems to be random. So why is minidisc not well known. The problem lies in the conversion.
At times it may seem to go smooth on the first try, other times you may need to try a second transferr, and other times.well, all i can suggest is to shut down your pc, walk away, and try again another day (thats not even a joke, this is a serious recommendation). Remember, you get what you pay for, and stay away from any Sony device that requires sonicstage. So dont use Atrac. You can still download sonicstage and use it (though why escapes me) for free, which if you get a minidisc player (with the exception of the Hi-MD players/recorders) is mandatory. It will suddenly stop conversions midway or stop transfers suddenly and when this happens it may no longer identify the player. Unfortunately there is no standalone converter, sony is the only one who uses this and you can only use it using sonicstage. Alas, I was wrong.
If Sonly released a stand alone free to download converter then I would highly recommend getting an MD player, but this is not the case.
SonicStage. You might as well just get a cd player, that way you wont have to use binary AIDS, otherwise known as sonicstage.
This form of compression allows up to five albums worth of music to be stored on a single minidisc and as I mentioned before with little overall audio quality loss. I love sony (i grew up on the ps1 and 2, and their various cassette walkmans), so when I started hearing how sony tries to impose what they beleive is right as oppose to what the consumer wants I was a bit skeptic.
Sonicstage is the devil. Although they can only carry about 80mins worth of audio, if you use the atrac compression, you can easily stretch that out with little sacrifice to overall sound quality.
If your someone who isnt big into digital music devices but still would like to carry a few extra songs around, minidiscs may be for you. Dont think Im being biased either.
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