My review of the MZ-R50
Written: Jun 05 '01
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Pros: Good Battery Life - Nice and small
Cons: Hard to see in the dark LCD
The Bottom Line: This unit is now out of date BUT if you are not looking for the newer MDLP models but a hard working durable model THIS is it !!
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| nerys71's Full Review: Sony Walkman MZ-R500 PC Personal MiniDisc Player |
I asked for this unit for christmas back in 1997.
The first thing I did was rip it open and grab a CD to copy over to it.
I was hooked immediately!!! I could not hear a difference at all and that was not even using the Optical Digital connection THAT IT COMES WITH !!
This thing it like a mini pro recording studio in a package the size of an audio cassette !!
It also had 2 other features I loved. Great battery life (considering this at the time that I got it) lasting voer 7 hours per charge AND on top of that you could charge it WHILE using it !! and in a crunch it comes with a little module that you screw onto it that holds 2 AA cells that not only greatly extend the run time but also run the unit even with the internal rechargeable so you can get emmergency power ANYWHERE ANYPLACE.
The first thing I did after this was togo out and buy more discs to convert everything I had to MD.
The Titling options are wonderful and the Rolling jog wheel makes it a breeze. the button layout is great and simple to figure out although the more complex does require reading the manual but is quickly put to memory.
I really could not be happier with the unit. the only thing I would have liked to see was backlighting on the awesome little stick remote with LCD readout !!
That is honestly the only thing I could ask for that was not already there !! Great Job Sony !! and the metal casing and perfect fit and finish of construction was TOP notch !!
Sadly after 2 years of faithful service and putting up with my abuse it gave up and died on me. (stopped recording) sadder yet Best Buy deemed it unrepairable and gave me store credit to get another model. Sadly the only other model they had was the then new MZ-R55. It was not as good as my R50 but it did have the backlighting I wanted.
Recommended:
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Amount Paid (US$): 379
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Member: Chris Taylor Jr.
Location: Edgely, PA
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