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Sony did upgrade the HD1 to play MP3s but it still needed SonicStage to transfer the files. The NW-HD1 did not sell as well as Sony had hoped - its asking price of $399 was $100 more than a 20 GB iPod. [21] Its successors, the NW-HD3 and NW-HD5, also failed to make a major dent in the iPod's sales.
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 ...
An MD Walkman player. In 1989, Sony released portable Video8 recorders marketed as Video Walkman, extending the brand name. In 1990 Sony released portable Digital Audio Tape (DAT) players marketed as DAT Walkman. [45] It was extended further in 1992 for MiniDisc players with the MD Walkman brand.
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.
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.
The obvious benefits of using high-quality equipment helped keep demand for some players high, while also keeping pricing for those units comparably high: in the 1990s, notable players sold for anywhere from US$200 to well over $1,000, while older and less desirable players could be purchased in working condition for as little as $25.
According to the official ECMA specification Sony designed the UMD to support two possible future enhancements and products. [2] Protective Shutter: Similar to the MiniDisc and 3 1 ⁄ 2-inch floppy disk, this protective shutter would shield the inner disc from accidental contact.
TASCAM also produced a 24-track DASH recorder, the DA-800/24. With the exception of the Sony PCM-3348HR and Studer D827, all of the DASH recorders have 16-bit resolution with a 44.1 kHz or 48 kHz sampling rate, although it is possible to use an outboard analog-to-digital converter of up to 20-bit resolution. The PCM-3348HR and D827 are capable ...