i've seen this question many times...go with minidisc. i know mdlp2 is at 128kbs so regular must be 128*2 something like 256 or something.

i've seen this question many times to ... go with MP3 Cd PLayer

I-River 250 (or rio volt 2 , both the same) is the best one right now

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I would say, take both in a mix.. I just resently bought a Freecom Beatman Mp3 Player.. It's the size of a minidisc, it plays mp3s, but not on memory cards but on mini cds, which have 185 mb capability ===>> 4 hours music.. here's a pic

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for your beatman cd player, you'll need a burner tho.

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Originally posted by lMIlk for your beatman cd player, you'll need a burner tho.

who hasn't a burner nowadays ?

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If u want a really small player , then buy yourself a Mini-Disc . If u don't mind having a player with the size of a Discman , then buy an MP3 PLayer like the Iriver 2 (IRiver-250) or the Rio Volt 2 (Rio Volt-250) . They both have a firmware upgrade (which means u add more options to your player and enhance it) plus an FM radio receiver (the only MP3 Player that has it) . Basically these players are the same , the IRiver is the Asian license while the Rio Volt is the European/North-American license . Oh and i don't have to remind you that they are rated as the best MP3 players EVER , and that they aren't expensive (180$USD)

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guess everybody has burners now but its kind of a pain for me to turn on my comp and make cds and stuff. guess i'm just lazy. and Neo, its really up to you. The pros and cons should be pretty obvious.

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Originally posted by lMIlk guess everybody has burners now but its kind of a pain for me to turn on my comp and make cds and stuff. guess i'm just lazy. and Neo, its really up to you. The pros and cons should be pretty obvious.

u lazy for burning cds but not lazy for pluging ur MD to the computer and then upload the music slowly and then wait , etc ...

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I have a MD, but now going to buy me a nice small MP3 player.. the minidisc is just to much trouble making md's... it's writing speed is x1 (just like tapes) so it takes shitload of time to make them.. with a good MP3 player i can upload lots songs really fast, and it's really not hard to do it.

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Well I just bought a minidisc after pondering the same question.... Heres some info on why I think you should go the minidisc route:

You asked if its going to be around much longer, well its been around for quite a while now and according to how popular it is in Asia, you can bet it will be around for a long time to come.

MD Player's advantage over MP3 Player
1. MP3 has to be edited by computer. Solid state MP3 portable players cannot execute real time recording. MD, on the other hand, can record from any source (digital/analog) through just an optic fiber, coax line, or microphone.
2. MP3's sound quality is far more inferior than MD. MP3 compresses sound data in 1:10 destructive ratio which may result in the loss of sound quality (encoding at 128kb sampling rate or below). MD uses ATRAC technology to compress sound in 1:5 ratio by eliminating noises and inaudible frequencies, preserving the dept of sounds. MiniDisc can actually sound better than a CD. MP3 cannot.
3. The various existing MD equipments, along with the removable colorful discs and labels, be can be easily individualized to show different personal styles. MP3s uses non-removable media, hard to be personalized.
4. MiniDisc equipments' accessories are easily and inexpensively obtained audio accessories whereas MP3 players require expensive computer accessories (such as RAM) for best performance.

Imagine how easy it is for example to record live DJ sets to your MD, just connect the unit and press record. You can record interviews, lecutres... You can set track stops on long live sets that you record onto the disc so you can hop around....

But truly the selling point for me is sound quality, the mp3 players can't compete with the sound. And of course each blank MD disc is re-recordable and Sony claims that there is no degredation of sound after 1 million recordings...

If you want to learn more, check out this website:

http://www.minidisct.com/md_is_better_than_mp3.html

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Thor what's the cheapest MD ?

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