So it looks like another format is cast off from Sony Corp.

http://www.engadget.com/2013/0...yers-in-ma/#comments

i tried MD in 1996 ... and i didn`t like it and sold it again ... and, well, sony is having loss since years. they´ve something to do...

Have to agree.....tried md in about 96 and hated the poor quality. so i never bought one

another format gone and the price second hand of these is for nothing i have bought several complete boxed top end mdp for very fair money .

It was a less expensive alternative to DAT for me when I used to record underground radio shows.

wow,..i didnt know they were still in production....i was a big fan of the MD...they had some cool players and rack mount units....i had one that you can do so much with the md ....still got so many pre-recorded disks...im sure the MD will be a highly collectible one day...

Too true Blaster...it's only a matter of time now that Sony has officially stopped supporting it.

It's a shame. I had fond memories of it. I have a sharp laying around at my parents... but they went digital eventually

i don't find MD bad quality at all

especially PCM - which is lossless

I passed on MD first time around as I didn't understand the format - I thought it was "just" a small CD

It's more than that

It's far superior to MP3

And you can share discs

NH1 and RH1 are both WORTH having in your collection

BBC have also now reported on the MD's demise.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-21297024