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What is/was coming to MD-dom.
4/2000:
Sony will
introduce a iLink (firewire) equipped CD/MD system in the UK for
£1000 in August (see "Wire Cutter" article) and Kenwood demonstrated an MD/CD/DVD firewire system at
the 1998 Fall Comdex. (The basic idea is for firewire to be used as a
single bus running between all HiFi components that carries control
and data signals.)
Duane Monteith finds a CNN
article on the Playstation 2 which suggests the use of DVD to
store data, implying MD would not be a
primary medium for the new console.
Feb 99:
John Plasket finds
another hint that Sony's Playstation 2 may include an MD drive.
Caleb Chan
(and others) find an announcement of Sony's
impending MD marketing blitz, in which is mentioned the new
MDS-JE520 and MDS-JB920 MD decks along with several other units new to
the US market. A further
Sony press release gives the launch date and prices for this
year's MD gear.
``Casio Computer
To Enter MiniDisc Market. (TOKYO) Tossing its hat into the MiniDisc
ring, Casio Computer Co. next month will introduce a low-priced
MiniDisc player.''
15 Oct 97:
``Alpine
Electronics Inc. will market 15 new car audio products from
mid-October, emphasizing MiniDisc/compact disc players equipped with
digital harmonics enhancers, company officials said.''