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The Sony MZ1, the first MiniDisc player, released in 1992. MiniDisc (MD) is an erasable magneto-optical disc-based data storage format offering a capacity of 60, 74, and later, 80 minutes of digitized audio. Sony announced the MiniDisc in September 1992 and released it in November [2] of that year for sale in Japan and in December in Europe ...
The first MiniDisc Walkmans ("MD WALKMAN"), MZ-1 (recorder/player) and MZ-2P (player), were released in 1992. [10] Until end of 1998 4.6 million units of the MD Walkman were built. [11] Production of the final MiniDisc Walkman, MZ-RH1 (Hi-MD), stopped in September 2011. [12] List of models: supported MDLP 2000: MZ-E500, MZ-E700, MZ-E900, MZ-R900
From 1997, Sony's Discman range of portable compact disc (CD) players started to rebrand as CD Walkman. [46] In 2000, the Walkman brand (the entire range) was unified, and a new small icon, "W.", was made for the branding. [45] From 2012, Walkman was also the name of the music player software on Sony Xperia. It has since been rebranded to Music.
Some examples of products that used the format are a few multitrack "portastudio"-style audio recorders such as Sony's MDM-X4 and Tascam's 564. Sony's MDH-10 MD Data disk drive, meant for use with Windows and Mac PCs, could also play back audio MiniDiscs. However, the drive was expensive compared to the Zip drive and others.
In 2005, Sony released its second-generation Hi-MD devices offering native MP3 support. In 2005, Sony announced Hi-MD Photo. [4] The Sony MZ-DH10P Walkman was released to showcase the format with a 1.3 megapixel digital camera. In March 2006, Sony released the MZ-RH1 Hi-MD Walkman in Japan, which was later followed in other regions.
This codec is used in Sony Hi-MD Walkman devices (e.g., "Hi-LP and Hi-SP"), Network Walkman players, Memory Stick players, VAIO Pocket, PS3 and PSP console, and ATRAC CD players. It is a hybrid subband/MDCT codec based on a 16 channel QMF followed by a 128-point MDCT. Prior to MDCT coding, Generalized Harmonic Analysis (GHA) is used to extract ...
Sony also manufactured a mini CD burning device, designed to be "PC-free." The device allowed the user to directly burn images from a Memory Stick or a USB flash drive or camera to a mini CD. It was a precursor to the various portable media storage devices such as the iPod Photo adapters and various other hard disk based photo storage units.
However, all PSP games are region-free, although some require pay-to-continue. [clarification needed] Region ALL: Worldwide (region-free) Region 1: North America, Central America, Latin America; Region 2: Europe (without Russia or Belarus), Japan, Middle East, South Africa, Greenland; Region 3: Southeast Asia, Taiwan, South Korea, Hong Kong