Sony MZ-NF520D Net MD Walkman (White)Sony MZ-NF520D Net MD Walkman (White)
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- Store 5 Hours of music on 1 standard MiniDisc
- Includes backlit LCD tuner/remote with editing functions
- Record MP3s or CDs at up to 32x speed
- Uses high-tech, affordable MiniDiscs (1 included)
- NOTE: The MZNF520D's recording features and bundled software are not compatible with the Mac OS operating system.
 MD Simple Burner allows you to record music from an audio CD in your computer to the Net MD, without first ripping the tracks to your computer. |
 SonicStage allows you to import audio to your computer from CDs and the Internet and then transfer the data to an MD. |
The player's three-line LCD display provides album, artist, and song title information on a clean, single screen. There's an AM/FM/TV/weather radio built into its remote, as well as a headphone jack and headphones, but the single AA battery, which you'll need if you want to use the device away from your computer, is not included. Battery life is estimated at a maximum of 48 hours.
Note: The Net MD's recording features and bundled software are not compatible with Macs.
What's in the Box:
The Sony MZNF520D Net MD Walkman, a digital-tuning remote control, headphones, a SonicStage software CD-ROM with MD Simple Burner, and a USB cable
- Electronics: 0 pages (2009-11-30)
- Publisher: Sony
- Label: Sony
- Studio: Sony
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96 of 103 people found the following review helpful:  A superb alternative to the iPod and other MP3 players, By Saint Santiago (Bay Area, California) - See all my reviews This review is from: Sony MZ-NF520D Net MD Walkman (White) (Electronics) When the mini-disc format (MD) was invented in 1995, it was viewed as the unwanted stepchild of the CD. However with the explosion of the MP3 digital format in recent years, the MD has now found a permanent niche in portable electronics.Thanks to the iPod, MP3 players have dominated the industry, but I still had to make an informed decision before dropping the coin for a next-generation portable player. I spent about a month doing research on what worked best for my needs. My girlfriend bought a 20GB iPod a few months ago and I loved it after trying it out. However, I was not comfortable spending $300-400 on one myself, especially after finding out some of the iPod's dark secrets: 1) The internal battery only lasts 10-18 months and is NON-REPLACABLE /NON-SERVICEABLE. 2) You have to send the unit back to Apple to replace the battery, which cost $100 plus shipping. 3) If don't have an iBook or an Apple computer at home, don't bother buying an iPod...Windows and iPods...Read more 12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:  Very Cool, By Dan (Las Vegas, NV) - See all my reviews This review is from: Sony MZ-NF520D Net MD Walkman (White) (Electronics) MiniDisc is probably the coolest format I have ever used; and this player is the perfect newbie model. Its Ipodesque theme, in-line remote, and FM/TV/WEATHER tuner makes this the MD player with the perfect feature set for newcomers to the MD format. My first suggestion: If you like storing ridiculously huge amounts of music, or have a knack for hearing al your songs in WAVE without carrying around the CD's then the MiniDisc is not for you. I will not recommend the Ipod, but anyother HDD player will serve this purpose. PROS: Small, In-line Remote, 45 hour playback on standard AA batteries, FM/TV/WEATHER tuner, uses cheap large capacity MiniDisc format. CONS: small screen on player itself, extremely cheap stock headphones included, no line in or optical line input for live recording (won't matter to most). The first thing you'll want to do when you get this player is throw the included stock headphones in the trash. The included headphones are no better than the...Read more 9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:  Nice, but Limited, This review is from: Sony MZ-NF520D Net MD Walkman (White) (Electronics) Bottom Line:
This is a great unit for the price, but for people with an expansive library of music or for those who use multiple computers, I would not recommend it. I've had this player for almost two years and would describe it as durable with great music playback, but that darn ATRAC format puts a real damper on things. It always converts my mp3s to this format which is a waste time (Granted it's only a few minutes, but I like to get things done as quick as possible). And though I haven't checked for recent updates of the software(SonicStage), the version I have is not very user-friendly and took me a while to get used to. But my biggest gripe is that in Sony's attempt to reduce music piracy, they've put protection on this thing that prevents you from uploading music on computers other than the one your unit is registered on. Granted, this is not a big deal for most consumers, but I travel a lot and find it very frustrating when I can't remix my...Read more |
