Sony 2004 Hi-MD portable comparison chart

Sony 2004 Hi-MD portable comparison chart

Feature				MZ-NH1	MZ-NH900	MZ-NHF800	MZ-NH700	MZ-NH600
Battery Type	Model			LIP-4WM	NH-10WM	NH-7WMAA	NH-7WMAA	AA (regular type)
	Battery weight			10g	23g	19g	19g	-
	Chemistry			Lithium Ion	Nickel-Metal Hydride	Nickel-Metal Hydride	Nickel-Metal Hydride	Alkaline
	Rechargeable			yes	yes	yes	yes	no
	Charging Time (H) Full/Quick (80%)			3 / 1	2.5 / -	2 / -	2 / -	-
	Supplied			yes	yes	yes	yes	no
Battery Life (Approx. Hours)	Hi-MD Mode (1GB disc /Standard disc)*	Playback	Total	9/7	15.5/15	11/9.5	11/9.5	11/9.5
		PCM	Rech. Alk.	9/7 -	5/5 10/9.5	4.5/4 11/9.5	4.5/4 11/9.5	- 11/9.5
		Playback	Total	14.5/13	27.5/26	21.5/20	21.5/20	21.5/20
		Hi-SP	Rech. Alk.	14.5/13 -	8.5/8.5 19/17	7.5/7.5 21.5/20	7.5/7.5 21.5/20	- 21.5/20
		Playback	Total	16.5/16	32.5/33.5	25.5/24.5	25.5/24.5	25.5/24.5
		Hi-LP	Rech. Alk.	16.5/16 -	10/11 22.5/22.5	9/9 25.5/24.5	9/9 25.5/24.5	- 25.5/24.5
		Rec.	Total	5/4.5	7/7	3/3.5	3/3.5	3/3.5
		PCM	Rech. Alk.	5/4.5 -	3.5/3.5 3/3.5	3/2.5 3/3.5	3/2.5 3/3.5	- 3/3.5
		Rec.	Total	7/7	9.5/10.5	4.5/5.5	4.5/5.5	4.5/5.5
		Hi-SP	Rech. Alk.	7/7 -	5/5 4/5	4.5/4.5 4.5/5.5	4.5/4.5 4.5/5.5	- 4.5/5.5
		Rec.	Total	8/8	11/12	5/7	5/7	5/7
		Hi-LP	Rech. Alk.	8/8 -	6/6 4.5/6	5/5.5 5/7	5/5.5 5/7	- 5/7
	MD Mode	Playback	Total	13	27.5	20.5	20.5	20.5
		SP	Rech. Alk.	13 -	9 18.5	7.5 20.5	7.5 20.5	- 20.5
		Playback	Total	15.5	32.5	24.5	24.5	24.5
		LP2	Rech. Alk.	15.5 -	10.5 21.5	9 24.5	9 24.5	- 24.5
		Playback	Total	17	37	27	27	27
		LP4	Rech. Alk.	17 -	12 24.5	10 27	10 27	- 27
		Rec.	Total	7	12.5	7.5	7.5	7.5
		SP	Rech. Alk.	7 -	5.5 6.5	4.5 7.5	4.5 7.5	- 7.5
		Rec.	Total	8.5	15.5	9.5	9.5	9.5
		LP2	Rech. Alk.	8.5 -	6.5 8.5	6 9.5	6 9.5	- 9.5
		Rec.	Total	9	17.5	11	11	11
		LP4	Rech. Alk.	9 -	7.5 9.5	6.5 11	6.5 11	- 11
	Tuner	Tuner	Total			18.5
			Rech. Alk.			7.5 18.5
Features
DC in				on cradle	unit	unit	unit	unit
USB connection				on cradle & unit	unit	unit	unit	unit
Microphone input				yes	yes	yes	yes	no
Microphone sensitivity selector (high/low)				yes	yes	yes	yes	no
Date & Time stamp				yes	no	no	no	no
Line-output				yes	yes	no	no	no
HD digital amplifier				yes	yes	no	no	no
Virtual surround (VPT)				yes	yes	yes	no	no
Quick start				till battery runs out	till battery runs out	till battery runs out	till battery runs out	1 hour
Auto personal disc memory (80 / 700 tracks)				64 / 63	64 / 63	64 / 63	64 / 63	27 / 7
Program (64 tracks) / group program (20 groups)				yes / yes	yes / yes	no / no	no / no	no / no
Digital pitch control				yes	yes	no	no	no
Dimensions
Dimensions W x H x D (mm)				81,7 x 14,8 x 76,1	81,3 x 21,2 x 77,8	81,0 x 29,2 x 78,9	81,0 x 29,2 x 78,9	83,6 x 28,9 x 77,2
Weight excl. / incl. Battery (grams)				85 / 95	110 / 133	113 / 132	113 / 132	101
Accessories
Remote				3 line backlit + jogdial	stick type with backlit LCD	stick type with digital tuner	stick type	no
Rechargable battery				yes	yes	yes	yes	no
Battery charging cradle / with USB				yes / yes	yes / no	no / no	no / no	no / no
Battery charger				in unit	in unit	in unit	in unit	no
External dry cell case				no	yes	no	no	no
Power adapter				6 volt	3 volt	3 volt	3 volt	no
Optical cable				yes	yes	yes	yes	no
Carrying pouch				yes	yes	yes	yes	no
Etcetera
Material				magnesium	aluminium/plastic	plastic	plastic	plastic
Colors				silver	silver / black	silver	silver / blue	silver / blue / white
Price				€ 429,-	€ 349,-	€ 359,-	€ 269,-	€ 229,-

Common to all units

General

• G-protection
• USB-in (USB1.1)
• Line-in (analog/digital)
• MDLP
• Mono
• Stereo
• ATRAC type-S DSP

Hi-MD

• Unlimited checkouts via SonicStage 2
• Compatible with 1GB discs
• reformat classical discs to Hi-MD density
• upload function
• datastorage
• USB buspowered
• Selectable compressie (ATRAC3/ATRAC3plus/Lineair PCM)
• CDDB CD-info
• high speed recording (100x max.)

Recording functions

• one touch download
• ATRAC type-S DSP
• Sync recording
• recording level control
• Auto Gain Control (AGC)

Playback functions

• 6 band equalizer
• group functie
• bookmarks (up to 2047 tracks)
• AMS (Automatic Music Search)
• Repeat (1/all/shuffle/program/group)
• Shuffle
• Cue/review
• AVLS
• Hold

Edit functions

• Auto end-search
• Group function
• Trackmark on/off (divide/combine)
• Auto trackmark (analog/digital)
• Auto trackmarks (1 till 60 min.)
• Erase (1/group/all)
• Move (1/group)
• Titel function (track/group/artist/album/disc)

Accessories

• SonicStage 2.0
• USB cable
• headphone

Source: Sony product specsheet (original at MDcenter.nl)