The only MiniDisc recorder with a stylus - XM-R2

A look at JVC/Victor's Unique Touchscreen MiniDisc personal stereo.

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[djneonl]

It’s becoming quite a traditional to watch a Techmoan video of saterday before lunch :)

[matthewdunne]

So cool! Minidisc is likely one of the most fun, cool, enjoyable formats ever made. The discs alone are just super cute and cool. I used to go and stare at the minidisc players at the Sony store wishing I could afford one. Ffwd to 2020 when I decided to invest in a MD home stereo. Have had a blast making discs and the artwork to go along with them.

[enquiryplay]

I recall spending countless hours back in the late 90s manually entering track titles on my portable MiniDisc player. It wasn't worth it.

[mice]

Watching these videos about MiniDisc players and gadgets help me recall the nine consecutive enjoyable years I lived in Japan. I still own about 10 MD players and probably over 400 blank MDs, not to include the already over 250 MDs I recorded on from my favorite CDs.

I updated my SonicStage on three of my recent purchased computers which have Windows 10 operating system. The only inconvenience is that whenever Windows 10 has a major update, I have to reinstall the software patches in order for it to recognize when I plug in NetMD to record to a black MD. Other than that discrepancy, the program still works like a champ.

[shelby]

"Can you make coffee before you get on your phone luv?"
'But honey Techmoan has uploaded a video about a technology I've never owned!"

[EpicTyphlosionTV]

I think we've stumbled upon the pinnacle of niche tech

[murenorocha]

Japan was the main market for minidsc equipment. I've got a Sony R70, which is enough for me to show my 5 yo kid how technology used to be back then. She was amazed by how different It is, compared to a phone or tablet. To me, the AA battery slot is one of the its best features, since I don't need to search the web for compatible batteries. Thanks Techmoan for sharing this rarity!

[zuti]

I never seen or heard for this device. This is the one of those days that i learn something new.

[someguy]

These Minidisc videos are absolutely fascinating, and it definitely helps that you make the whole process so entertaining! I just ordered my first Minidisc player and album and I'm finally taking the plunge into collecting. Thank you for all your work!

[iu]

I loved minidisc and thought it simply couldn't get better back then. When net MD came - I thought everything was just amazing. Then I learned that there will always be the next version. I still have my minidiscs and the players .... something just won't let me throw them out.
Love the vids. Thanks for doing these.

[RCAvhstape]

Ah, yes, our old friend "megabass", giving us a choice between thin and tinny or booming and muddy.

[GnarlyDude]

Minidisk was such a cool format. I wish I still had mine and I wish there was something similar around now

[nutsnproud]

I saw the title and thought stylus as in record player stylus. Thanks for the video Mat.

[Defensive_Wounds]

2:44 - I guess that Techmoan doesn't send text messages on XBOX then... They used to have a qwerty layout then they changed it to abcdef. I am used to both thanks to this.

[videocouk]

0:56 You didn't always need net-MD to get the track titles. Some CD/MD machines would copy the track titles across from CD-Text, if the CD manufacturer had bothered to use it of course, or if you had recorded your own with CD-Text. The Sony CHC-CL5MD is such a unit for example, though probably later than this portable.

[valreal]

Anybody miss the puppet bits that he used to put at the end? I'd imagine enjoyed making them otherwise why bother. I quite liked them.

[sonicgr]

I bought my first recorder in Dec 98 and it was surprisingly a deck (which I still have). A few months later I also bought a portable recorder. But most of my recordings were made on the deck. Except recording CDs, I was also recording favorite music radio shows at the time. Some of these recordings are still around, a sort or radio 'time capsule'. I still enjoy them.

[johnwiiu]

Oh my! Reminds me of the time Casio decided to plaster a touchscreen on a calculator and add a calendar function to it. (Casio IF-8000)

[Steve-GMHUU]

👍 Another top drawer production, thank you. Can remember getting into MiniDisc in the 90s. Entering those track titles, I could sense my life ebbing away. Ended up just scribbling the tracks on the card inserts "cassette style" - much easier 😃. Sometimes a pen and a piece of paper is the best solution.

[derecwilsom]

love anything to do with up the good work. your videos's got me back into minidisc and now i have 2x mz-n510 an MDS JE4760 and a japanese wd-5700-mdx car head unit that i am using with a 12v adapter as my main stereo. Car head units are a great way to save space on a home system and still have lots of features, it replaces my amp, my cd player and my MD player all in one 8" by 4" unit...plus i dont have to convert the voltage as it is all 12v all over the world. blame you and my wife blames you too.
Thanks Mat.