jase555

thinking about buying , anyone tried one , advice etc

jase

JackClark

I've got the Sony MP3 player with the memory stick, not sure of the model number, works well... saying that never use it any more.

alistair

Got the E7 or something like that - works grea - but the Sony software is a bit cumbersome.

ChrisB

I fancy this new one - the NWMS11

Uses 128MB Memory Sticks, so is more expandable than the old fixed 128MB model.

alistair

But at £100 or so a piece - how many memory sticks will you buy ?

I went through this thought process and decided that I wanted the smallest unit I could get and would only ever use it for an hour or so at a time, so for the time it takes to download something different fixed 64Mb would be OK and it has been fine.

ozzy

Does anyone know if you can get MP3 players that use SmartMedia memory cards??

My Fuji Digicam uses these, so would be great if you could at least share memory cards between different devices.

If only the digicam would play MP3's

Stefan

ChrisB

A 128MB Memory Stick is £80 all in.

That said, 160 minutes of music on the supplied one will be enough. I want it mainly for using down the gym, so I can upload some different tracks when I get home.

jase555

my idea. as well, light , use for gym, 2 hours at a low compression quality , that's why i thought of the e3

jase

ChrisB

With my ears probably be hard to tell the difference between the compression levels.

Will beat most of the junk on MTV Hits or the in house stereo either way.

JackClark

Chris, where can you get Magic Gate sticks for £80?

ozzy

Cheapest I've seen the originals for is around the £100 mark from
Valuemedia and Cardmedia

You can get an Expansys one for just over £70.

Stefan

JackClark

None of those work with the walkman, has to be Magic Gate.

JackClark

Ouch!

ozzy

****, that's expensive

New there had to be a catch with those prices. Expansys say the MagicGate is discontinued on their site

Stefan

[Edited by ozzy - 4/29/2002 2:55:41 PM]

alistair

Cheaper to buy a new player than a new memory stick !

ChrisB

Ahh..

Am I right in thinking the MagicGate is the SDMI compliant Memory Sticks? Hence are different to a bog standard Memory Stick?

[Edited by ChrisB - 4/30/2002 12:08:55 AM]

12LEE

mods: banner ad coming w/c 20/5 - honest!

Check out the MPIO DMK128Mb and DMG128Mb at www.digitalway.co.kr

The DMG is really sweet as it has 128Mb on board, can be expanded with 128Mb SMC *and* supports WMA. DigitalWay are the world's largest producer of MP3 players and the DMG is Japan's best-selling unit.

I'm finalising the launch of a retail venture that's going to be offering these at sensible money (c. £100 less than the equivalent Sonys). You'll be seeing a banner ad in a few weeks once the site's ready. I'll have stock early next week. Feel free to email me away from the bbs if interested.

Cheers

Lee.

[Edited by 12LEE - 4/30/2002 8:13:23 AM]
Edited to put the *right* address in!

[Edited by 12LEE - 4/30/2002 9:49:10 AM]

lpitt

I've got the NS-MW7 (original 64MB Memory stick walkman) which I used all the time when travelling. Just used to keep about 5GB of music on my laptop and copy a random top-twenty selection to the MP3 every few days.

Then I stopped using it. Why you ask?

Because I won another NS-MW7 in a work competition!

So if anyone's interested in making me an offer for the original one (boxed with software and carrying pouch + better headphones than standard) let me know offline.

Laurence

jase555

YGM

ChrisB

12Lee,

I'm interested but not much on that site about them (unless I'm looking in the wrong place).

Half the attraction of the Sony is the shiney gadget factor though I'm a sucker for toys

Jack, YGM BTW

12LEE

Sorry, I was being a plonker.

The site's www.digitalway.co.kr

DMK has shiny object gadget appeal. 128Mb in a lipstick-sized package. DMG is ~6cm square x 1.5cm thick. All are available in (this year's gadget colour) silver, blue and gold.

Interested to hear opinions on these products prior to launch.

Cheers

Lee.

ChrisB

Cheers Lee

DMK looks tiny and ace. I presume the web site hasn't been updated to mention the 128MB version?

Is the software supplied well known off the shelf or custom written?

Can you clarify this...

Internal Built Memory: 32/64/128 MB Flash Memory
External Memory Expansion: Smart Media Card (SSFDC)

So you always have 128MB on board but can supplement this with a SM card? Any details on the maximum memory supported? Are the upgrades the bog standard Smart Media cards (ie cheap) or the fancy secure ones (expensive).

Cheers,

Chris.

ChrisB

Oh, other question is...

How much?

12LEE

w.r.t. DMK128Mb - yup - their site doesn't mention it but it exists!

It's supplied with their own DMK Manager software - a Windows Explorer-type shell browser. With this app, the DMK appears as another storage device to which you can drag and drop files.

"Internal Built Memory: 32/64/128 MB Flash Memory
External Memory Expansion: Smart Media Card (SSFDC)"

This is an error on their site and relates to DMG, not DMK. DMK is 128Mb internal, no expansion. DMG is 128Mb internal and up to 128Mb expansion on (cheap) SMC.

w.r.t. price... we'll be retailing DMK128 at around £149 inc VAT and DMG128 at around £169 inc VAT with SMCs at dabs.com money. The shop, and our banner, will be up w/c 20/5 but I'll be able to fulfil beta tester's needs (!) late next week.

Here are cnet's reviews of the DMK and DMG.

Cheers

Lee.

lpitt

And the question on everyone's lips:

Will there be a Scoobynet discount or group buy?

Laurence

12LEE

We'll do something at launch for Scoobynetters.

Cheers

Lee.

ChrisB

Loads of user reviews here.

Lee, YGM (well in a minute or two).