Sharp MD-BDR2 Personal MiniDisc Player

Pros: Ease of use, mono mode, can attatch it right to your stereo
Cons: TOC writing could be faster

I got this product as a Christmas present. I had asked for it as an alternative to tapes. I used to tape talk radio shows, to tape but the constant use every day would soon degrade the quality, and cause the tapes to break, and jam. After buying this...

Pros: Playback Quality
Cons: Recording battery time

I bought the Sharp MD-BDR2 just about 2 weeks ago. I just got plain sick of tapes because they sound very bad. CD's are big, clumsy and most players dont play CD-ReWritables. At first, someone told me to stray from MiniDiscs for their bad quality,...

Pros: Digital Output.
Cons: Old deck, it will probably die within the decade... If it's treated well.

TOSlink output so that data can be dumped directly to PC with no quality loss, this should work with any recorded MiniDisc, including ones created on the Sony MZ-N1 that I just bought on 06/02/02, thereby circumventing that crappy digital copy-protection...