The Big Thread of MiniDisc Information

Discussion in 'Discmans, Minidisc, DCC and other players' started by Mister X, Jan 11, 2021.

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    Let the battle begin, DCC vs MiniDisc!
    HiFi News 1993


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    Emiel, Sep 29, 2022
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    I do a screen shot on the big screen but it's still below full resolution and looks pixalated, is there a better way to do it?

    The minidisc kind of slipped into play while the DCC was mired in legal hell from the record companies. Sony actually bought one of the big USA Record Companies to have a seat at the discussion table.

    Both of these were way too expensive for me, I was still buying used cassettes for $1 USD and had home, car and portable players. The hype around DCC was huge, so much that I think the free marketing would made it really popular but the prices had to come down, even the blanks were close to an album price.
     
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    I appreciate your finds, because the old issues are not really indexed.
    Hence my attempt to index a few Walkman oriented catalogs, see the dedicated thread over in the Walkman section.
    I usually rotate the page 90 degrees, and do a full screen capture on a landscape monitor.
     
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    No index, I'm usually doing paperwork or phone calls for work and checking out websites mining information during this time. It all gets posted on the big pile, feel free to use anything I've posted.....
     
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    Sony 1994


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    This looks like an early version of the MD or it's a 3.5" floppy. From Rolling Stone 1989, anybody have one of these cameras in their collection?



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    One of the first Sony MiniDisc MZ-1 Ads from 1993


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    Sony MD 1997


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    Rolling Stone Magazine with a MiniDisc Contest 1994


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    From June 16, 1994


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    Sony from June 1994


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    More advertising from Sony 1993


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    Kenwood MDX-A7 1997


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    Everything you needed to know about Sony Minidisc Players.




    ....and AIWA


     
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    MiniDisc Prototype from 1992


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    Sebastian raises a valid point: all the CDs bought so far will become useless if MD becomes the standard, similar to the LP (vinyl) to CD transition.
     
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    The alternative world, it's amazing it never happened especially when affordable recording for CDs was still a few years away.
     
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    Sony MiniDisc from 1999


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    Sony MiniDisc 1999


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