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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
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 ...
As of August 2021, Sony continues to manufacture one type of blank MiniDisc available only in Japan; the rest of the world only has access to dwindling new stock from vendors on sites such as eBay or Amazon. TEAC & TASCAM continued to manufacture MiniDisc decks up until 2020 while Sony ceased production of hardware in 2013. [10] [11]
In 2006, Sony positioned Hi-MD as a Digital Audio Tape (DAT) alternative after discontinuing the format the year before, placing the MZ-RH1 Hi-MD Walkman under the Pro Audio section of its "Broadcast & Business Solutions Company" website, alongside its flash memory-based recorder, the PCM-D1. DAT is a high-quality digital tape format that found ...
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.
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.
Mini CD-R, Mini CD-RW: As of 2020, many manufacturers offer 80 mm CD-R and CD-RW discs for sale in retail electronics and office supply stores. [citation needed] Most of the blank discs available in retail hold either 185 MB (21 minutes) or 210 MB (24 minutes) of data. The mini discs, despite having less weight and plastic, are generally more ...
A Sony Mini-Cassette dictation recorder In 1980, Philips released several recorder models (MDCR220, LDB4401, LDB4051, etc.) that encoded and read digital audio on standard mini-cassettes. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] A computer model (the Philips P2000 ) also used the mini-cassette as a digital medium and provided automatic management of the drive, including ...