Panasonic SJ-MJ70

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All, SJ-MJ17/MJ18, MJ15, MJ50, MJ90, MJ10, MJ78, MJ80, MJ88, MJ33, MJ77, MJ35, MJ75, SW90MD, MJ70, MJ30, SW9MD, MJ5/MJ7, MJ55, MJ95

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Panasonic SJ-MJ70

Portable MD player
Intro: 1/1999

MSRP ¥37,000
Availability:

Headphone, DC in

71.7 x 79.7 x 14.5mm, 69g (94g w/batt)

Features: Was world's smallest, lightest MD player in January '99 (first player under 100g), employing Panasonic's newly developed thin-type optical pickup. Magnesium alloy body, 8.1mm thick EL back-lit remote. 40 second shock memory. Window on body reflects blue when no disc is inserted, or becomes see through when disc is present (using "magic mirror" technique).

Links:

Panasonic's Japanese SJ-MJ70 press release.
Asahi Net summary for the unit, in Japanese.
MiniDisc World has a review for this unit.
Sunday Times (UK) has a review for this unit.
Minidisco has a rotatable 3-D spinning image of this unit.
MiniDiscussion has collected user reviews for this unit.
A user writes a comparison review between the Sony MZ-E35 and Panasonic SJ-MJ70.

Specs: Freq. Resp: 20-20kHz +0/-6dB. Headphone amp: 6mW+6mW

Reviews:

User Manual: J

Battery Life	Play	Recharge
NiMH	16 hr	3 hr
AA x 1	24 hr
Both	40 hr
Austrian (Euro?) Model	Play	Recharge
NiCd	7 hr	2 hr
Both	32 hr

Panasonic SJ-MJ70

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