That article really petered out over the course of that rant.
Durability? I've had two Mini-Discs (I just thought they sounded better)
and they both shat the bed on me within a couple years of use.
Sony should have opened the Atrac3, to make it the format over mp3. that could've slowed the downloading of songs on the old dial-up, possibly.
MiniDiscs survived because of the non-US markets for it. Sony really missed the mark on the HD-Minidisc by not using them as format for the PSP (1GB vs 1.7GB) as well. The UMD smacks of the Hubris that is Sony. Why does Sony think that every product it uses must have it's own, unique accessories?
I thought the PSP used HD-MDs for a long time. It made sense, I heard about them both around the same time.
I had one of these, and while it ran everything fine, it was massive. I replaced the side window with a model with a fan, and that fan was louder than the subway going by outside my window. I left it on my shelf, thinking it may be put to good use later on (server?), but eventually sold it. It really is a niche product. Lian-Li manufacturing on the case is primo. But you either like or you don't. But this case isn't new. I thought
Isn't that going to screw up the whole giving games for gifts? Are you really going to think Jr. is going to be happy with a passcode/credit for downloading a game (which might take a couple of hours).
I mean, they'd enjoy playing it, but that's gonna be a LONG download for anyone nearby...
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That article really petered out over the course of that rant. Durability? I've had two Mini-Discs (I just thought they sounded better) and they both shat the bed on me within a couple years of use. Sony should have opened the Atrac3, to make it the format over mp3. that could've slowed the downloading of songs on the old dial-up, possibly. MiniDiscs survived because of the non-US markets for it. Sony really missed the mark on the HD-Minidisc by not using them as format for the PSP (1GB vs 1.7GB) as well. The UMD smacks of the Hubris that is Sony. Why does Sony think that every product it uses must have it's own, unique accessories? I thought the PSP used HD-MDs for a long time. It made sense, I heard about them both around the same time.
I had one of these, and while it ran everything fine, it was massive. I replaced the side window with a model with a fan, and that fan was louder than the subway going by outside my window. I left it on my shelf, thinking it may be put to good use later on (server?), but eventually sold it. It really is a niche product. Lian-Li manufacturing on the case is primo. But you either like or you don't. But this case isn't new. I thought
Isn't that going to screw up the whole giving games for gifts? Are you really going to think Jr. is going to be happy with a passcode/credit for downloading a game (which might take a couple of hours). I mean, they'd enjoy playing it, but that's gonna be a LONG download for anyone nearby...