Sony Net MD Walkman MZ-N505 Personal MiniDisc Player

Pros: d quality is excellent, Numerous options and selections, Affordable, Cosmetically appealing
Cons: Bulkier than newer Sony MD players, Computer software is hard to use at times

If you are considering buying a new portable listening device – specifically a MiniDisc player – start looking at the Sony NetMD MZ-N505. It is an excellent buy for consumers because it is affordable and it follows Sony’s reputable quality...

Pros: High Capacity. Excellent sound. Extra long Battery life.
Cons: Display is small. My vision is not good this is kind of a problem.

I can't even begin to describe my joy! Man do I love this player. I was quite skeptical after the RIO 600 disaster to move on to any other portable. But as many times in the past. It Sony to the rescue. I decided to spend the $149.00 and get the complete...

Pros: Price of unit and media, features, operating cost amount of music contained on 1 disc
Cons: Weird software, cannot voice record use with pc will sometimes kill disc

After only being able to listen to 20 songs on a cd, I became interested in mp3s and the first thing I bought was a cd/mp3 player. Unfortunately the unit I bought was a piece and would skip if I moved around while listening to it. Since I do alot of ...

Pros: inexpensive, small, good quality sound
Cons: cheaply made

This bottom-of-the-line Sony minidisc player is a technological marvel, while it leaves a bit to be desired in the field of user-friendliness.

First, let's go over the con's:

The buttons on this device are very small, and sometimes...

Pros: Unit Price, cheap & available media
Cons: OpenMG Jukebox media, small display, no backlight, format conversions, NO wav, mp3, wma play support

I bought this unit just a month after purchasing an SD MP3 player. Neither were perfect, but this unit comes close. Pay more and you get more goodies in this product line. Remote would be nice, but I can live without it for the price. The media is...

Pros: Light, Lots Of Space, Good Memory Life
Cons: Buttons Hard To Use

I bought this item on impluse after losing my forever failing Rio MP3 player. I picked it out that morning and only 6 hours later i'd been to the shop, charged it and linkin park was blaring through the headphones.
The set up was quite easy, and all...

Pros: very light and great anti skip protection
Cons: buttons are hard to get at if you aren't looking at them directly, no LCD

I bought this new off of eBay last week and I was very surprised with the quality of the product. I don't usually buy Sony because it's a lot of overpriced junk, but I have to say that this was a very good investment.

First the likes, I...

Pros: Great battery life
Cons: Button issues, software bad

This player and its software has plenty of faults. I originally got it since I needed a music player that could both fit plenty of songs and have a very long battery life. A long battery life is something it does have. It runs for probably 50 hours ...

Pros: very light, compack in size, great sound, eazy to use
Cons: no inline remote, LCD does not light up,

Very light weight and small in size. Great for work outs and runs. Runs for ever off of one AA battery. Puts out great sound. Software is a little tricky to use at first. I wish this product had a LCD that lit up when you used it or used its buttons....

Pros: Cheap discs, amount on each disc, price, features....
Cons: The lack of ability to tranfer recorded tracks back to PC via USB

This is a great little device. My sole reasons for purhcasing was the compatability with MP3, WMA and WAV, and the ability to record from an outside source. I purchased the gold version. It is very nice and the amount of features it hold is great too. A...

Pros: Battery Life, Portability, Priced right, it's a SONY. This is a highly recommended product.
Cons: Minor. OpenMG Software, and Control Buttons.

When I was originally out to buy a portable audio player, I was considering an MP3 player, until I r ...

Pros: good hardware and concept
Cons: draconian big brother digital rights management softeware make the whole line of MD players useless

I keep finding unbelievable restiction in the SW. The latest: The highly trumped PC independant RIPing is useless, the first time I tried to use it, I needed access to a PC in order to check the songs back in to the PC before I could overwrite them with...

Pros: small, lightweight, cheap media, no-skip, long-playing, USB interface
Cons: mp3 software is funky

I like this one. Its very small, light, and fits into just about any pocket very nicely, making it ultra-portable. The quality of sound is superb, so long you upgrade to some better ear/headphones. I can normally get about 5 hours of music onto one mini...

Pros: Portability, durability, battery life, style, ease of use with unit.
Cons: Small buttons, software isn't easy but works, no belt clip.

Having purchased my unit for under 90 bucks, I am QUITE pleased with the performance. I didn't expect too much, and have been blown away by the value. It is a wonderful portable audio device. I love the look and function of the unit. The software...

Pros: style, size, battery life, uses inexpensive minidiscs, fast transfers, optical input.
Cons: no backlight, no mic. input, would prefer a volume wheel over buttons, uncomfortable headphones.

I have tried almost all of the available portable music players, including CD, mp3CD, mp3, and hard disk based players. Overall this is an excellent player. My biggest concern was about the anti-shock protection. Being that the minidisc is an ...