I have a NH900 Hi-MD portable and MXD-D5C MDLP/5-CD changer deck. Mainly using the portable for recording these days, though I used to use it a lot for portable listening. Also still listen to a number of MD's via the deck in my living room. So much easier to slip in for music listening than a...

Definitely! I do this with my NH900 Hi-MD portable and HD3. No issues.

what's interesting is that the product page makes no mention of the new true playlist functionality, which to some people is very important. All they like to tout is the crazy insane battery life. One thing I do wonder is whether or not the HD5 is usable as a mass-storage device while just...

Surfing around the net found me this little review by Cnet Asia. Kind of interesting, particularly about the playlist support (icons, adding to playlists on the unit, etc.) Can anyone here comment to things found in this review? http://asia.cnet.com/reviews/portabl...0c-39000420q-2

I can also confirm sightings of the NW-E507 (but priced at $199) and HD5 in a local Circuit City in Schaumburg, IL. I was quite shocked to see both there, considering sony's own website doesn't state the E507 as being available and the HD5 hasn't even been announced yet in the US. So tempting to...

Is it safe to assume that this device acts as a mass storage device when sonicstage is not running? Much like the Hi-MD and HD3 players, you can store files on it?

Very nice pics. Is that the NW-E407? I'm doing my best to hold out for the E507, which has the FM tuner. Did it come with any sort of clip or band so you can easily wear it while exercising?

Quote: Originally Posted by SCHWONG Ah great, i was going to email sony myself but keep me posted mate if possible, thanks Shockingly, here was Sony UK's reply: "Thank you for your recent e-mail. While the NW-HD5 has different playlist features to those that are found on...

Quote: Originally Posted by SCHWONG Hiya, i dont suppose anybody knows if Sony are planning to release any firmware updates for the NW HD3 to include HD5's playlist functionality? OR if sonicstage 3.1 will give the HD3 the same playlist functionality as the HD5's ? Thanks. Not...

Quote: Originally Posted by JonnyBlazexx I just got my HD3 not that long ago, I had it preordered off of amazon.com, and now they tell me that there is an HD5 being released.. haha. You just cant win, you just cant win. Anyways, the HD5 doenst look near as sexy as the HD1/HD3. I just...

They have real playlist support, esp. from the look of this pic http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/av/do...6/sony1_10.jpg They compare it to how it works on the HD3... man, I wish they would allow firmware upgrades. People can't afford to keep buying the new models every few months for new...

Quick story here http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/news.php?newsId=1080. Looks like the display does rotate 90 degrees, depending on how you hold it. What I would love to see is updates to the HD1/HD3 series as well... I see "Playlist" in the screenshot. If that is a true playlist type feature, it...

I know this isn't a great shot (taken w/camera phone), but it gives you a basic idea. The case works well enough... kinda tight on the HD3 (claims to be made for the HD1), but it works just fine. I'm sure it will stretch over time. It's available on sonystyle.com.

Quote: Originally Posted by orb_cz Hi all, im planning on getting an hd3 and was wondering if someone could who owns one could tell me if the supplied case would fit a remote (RM-MC40ELK) and earbuds as well as the unit itself? Also any suggestions on another case for it would be great...

Quote: Originally Posted by bangraman Interesting iPod vs HD3 factoid: The two are neck and neck when amped. The iPod images just a shade better, but there's really not that much in it. Pardon my ignorance, but what do you mean by the iPod images being just a shade better? Is this...

Saw this on forums.minidisc.org of all places... so, for those in the US who wanted mp3 playback on the HD1, it's coming... http://esupport.sony.com/perl/news-i...791&news_id=63

Surprisingly, not many friends carry any portable music device. Two friends have MD (N10,N910), one given by me... one friend has a 40G iPod given as a gift (lucky guy!), bro has a PCDP, a few coworkers have iPods of various flavors. I have a Hi-MD (NH900), working on ordering up a NW-HD3...

While I await further reviews, I will hopefully be able to provide my own review in a week or so... just ordered my own HD3 (in Red..). Will keep people posted.

I agree with Mavis... not that it will help the general internet public who has used Mavis's review as the basis to bash the HD3 into the ground, but it would be cool to read another review/opinion on the unit.

I'm trying to decide if I should buy/import a NW-HD3 to the US. For those who had it working with any version of SS 2.3 (Japanese/English), can you confirm the module version numbers in the Help/About box of SS? Here's my US SS 2.3 module version info: SonicStage : 2.3.00.11020 SonicStage...

Is there anyone here who has a HD3 and the ability to install the US version of SS 2.3? It's officially out as of yesterday. I'm wondering if it would work with the HD3 since the new version is setup to allow direct MP3 transfer to the Vaio Pocket. I would assume the transfer is at least similar.