Sony MZ-DH710 Hi-MD Walkman Digital Music Player Review

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(More customer reviews)The MZ-DH710 is the 2nd generation entry level HiMD, successor to the MZ-NH600D, much praised for the audio quality but bashed for the software. I got mine for under a hundred shipped at amazon.com.
Hardware-wise, MP3 playback is native, so it's only transferred to the unit rather than being recompressed with ATRAC - much faster. Sharing the technologies with step ups RH10/RH910 and predecessor NH600D, I suspect that Sony uses the same high standard LSI circuits rather than redesigning an inferior chip especially for this price range. The main difference between the step up models would be mic and optical/line inputs - they can all write on the MD (MO-technology) and are USB Storge Class devices. The Walkman runs fine on NiMH batteries, although the specs imply that only Alkalines work. The included MDR-E808LP earphones are poor and "muddy", though, and no way reflect the potential quality with better headphones.
Software-wise, Sonicstage 3.2 is the latest version, and addresses many of the past criticisms. DRM on home-ripped CD is optional, that means you can include as many copies of a song that you own in multiple mix discs (I just think of each $6 disc as 1GB, physically swappable and portable folders). It even handles Asian characters (Traditional Chinese) properly in "My Library", although you'll need the step up model RH910 to view them on unit.

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Sony has created a great, compact digital music player with the MZ-DH710 Hi-MD Walkman Digital Music Player. Music is stored on Hi-MD discs -- one GB of storage equals over 600 songs (depending on file format). You can easily expand your music storage with additional discs. They are available for only a few dollars, so increasing your storage capacity is affordable. The MZ-DH710 is also backward compatible with the standard MiniDisc media discs.
The three-line LCD screen lets you know what's playing -- the display provides album, artist, and song title. This recorder also comes equipped with Skip-Free G-Protection technology which provides virtually uninterrupted playback of your music. Music on the go has never been better!
Sony had the digital music lover in mind when they built this player -- it is highly compatible with your PC. With the included software you can transfer files from your PC to the MZ-DH710, and vice versa, at a break-neck, 100x transfer speed. And while you're doing this you won't have to worry about your digital music player's battery life -- the USB cable will power the unit when transferring music. Speaking of battery life, you can expect up to 19.5 hours of continuous playback with a single AA battery.
If you already have extensive music libraries, use the included software to store and play back your collection of MP3s. On the other hand, if you're just getting into digital music and downloading, Sony's ATRAC format provides higher sound quality with smaller sizes than many competing formats. This enables you to store more music and have longer listening times. And the system allows you to play back the most popular Internet audio formats, including WMA and WAV files, with quick, easy conversion to ATRAC.
What's in the Box MZ-DH710 Hi-MD Walkman, Walkman earbuds, SonicStage software, and USB cable.

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