Player bad..Recorder good! (Buyers Guide: MiniDiscs)

Member Name: mutantworship

Product:	Buyers Guide: MiniDiscs
Date:	09/03/01 (797 review reads)
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Advantages: Great for use on the move

Disadvantages: Only buy a minidisc that records!

Repeat after me... "I shall only buy a minidisc if it is one that allows me to record!". Far too often when I leaf through so called 'Bargin' pages of catalogues I come across cheap mindisc machines that on the surface look unbelievably good value. Only when you read the small print do you see that these machines will not allow you to record from CDs onto blank minidiscs. There is no point buying a minidisc player that will only allow you to listen to prerecorded minidiscs. Prerecorded minidiscs are just as expensive as CDs and you will find yourself buying albums twice, once on CD and once on minidisc. The whole point of owning a minidisc player is so you can record your CDs onto a more compact, transportable format. So it pays to pay out more. Look for the word 'recorder' or don't touch with a bargepole!

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