Sony Walkman MZ-NHF800 Personal MiniDisc Player

Pros: Excellent auto level control function; Compact size; Good sound quality; Low cost

Cons: Inaccurate battery life indicator; Multi-function button easy to 'fat-finger'

The Bottom Line: The pluses far outweigh the minuses. Well worth the money. No-brainer for the live music recorder comparing this to a new DAT deck.

Review: [Note: The following is a review I wrote on the new Sony MZ-NHF800 Hi-MD Recorder on 2004/09/01. I have had a chance to do some more testing on this unit and there have been additional developments in support of Hi-MD file conversion, so I modified the ...

Pros: battery life, virtual surround sound, am/fm radio, headphone remote, storage device, 1 gig disc included

Cons: could be smaller

The Bottom Line: get hi end features without the price!

Review: ok, i've been using md's for a long time, but this is the cake. if you ever read my previous reviews of minidisc recorders in general you'll know i'm an advocate of "standard" batteries. why? easy, if it runs out you can buy more since AA batteries ...

Pros: Holds 45 Hours of Music or 1 gb on a Hi-MD disc.

Cons: Does not support direct playback of MP3 files.

The Bottom Line: Get this recorder...

Review: Sony MZ-NHF800 Introduction I have been searching and searching for a higher capacity Digital Audio Player. The media for flash players were too expensive, so I never even considered getting one of these. So I was seriously considering one of the ...

Pros: fabulous sound, extreme durability, battery life

Cons: Doesnt support MP3, software shenanigans

The Bottom Line: I enjoy using it and would recommend it.

Review: I had this unit for two years and its never let me down. This is my second Sony Minidisc and I've always had great experiences with them. The sound is perfect, the size is great (although it could use a belt clip). And its extremely durable. My two ...

Pros: Excellent technology

Cons: Needs to accept Mp3 and WMA

The Bottom Line: Wait until Sony releases support for MP3 and WMA files.

Review: I originally bought the MZ-NHF600D, but returned it due to the poor support for Sonic Stage v2.0. I then traded it in for an HD player (Creative Zen Xtra 30GB). Since then, Sony is officially working on MP3 support and updates to Sonic Stage (the ...

Pros: Sound quality, ease of editing

Cons: Irretrievable tracks, poor software program

The Bottom Line: Do not purchase this product! There is no backup system in place and you may lose all of your music.

Review: Do not buy this product, unless losing tracks is your goal. At first, we were very happy with this mini-disc, as the sound quality (if you buy the Sony mic) is impressive. However, when we downloaded the files (which we spent a month live recording) to ...