Too many MDs?

[@petesmith4498]

Meanwhile, in Japan... "What shall we do with all these old MiniDisc players? If only there was someone to take them off our hands."

[@RedPillRachel]

@SteelRodentHi MD can record lossless or lossy. It can use 16 bit PCM just like cd, but you cant fit a full album on Hi Md, its 30 or so minutes and you have to turn it on, it isn't the default mode.

[@RedPillRachel]

@@KRAFTWERK2K6 well then look at eBay and pay a bit more postage. They are on eBay all the time. If you persist, I will put some up myself targeted at German audience.

[@richfx1004]

Can't wait for the 10 hour cleaning and fixing episode where you make them all work again

[@roygalaasen]

10 hours must be the condensed version lol 😂

[@jwvandegronden]

LOL! It sounds like a joke, yet I totally agree! ;-)

[@calebrinard5403]

The sticker at 10:42 says to direct any questions to the Bic-Camera shop in Yurakucho, Tokyo. The date is August 2006. At the top it says it is for sticking onto the item, and in parentheses it clarifies that it is not to be stuck to the warranty documentation.

[@sittingstill3578]

BIC Camera are a dream. They’re a destination every time I get to visit.

[@herrmayhem1915]

I've only been to Japan twice but immediately recognised the name. They are everywhere!

[@Miss-Foe]

Idk who doesn't want to hear you talk a lot. I find your voice very soothing and it really helps to hear you talking about things when I'm feeling anxious. That's the reason I started watching this channel and now you've got me really interested in all these formats I didn't even know existed before. So thanks for making these videos. I find them interesting, informative, and most of all helpful when I'm struggling to keep it together.

[@ChrisWhalen00]

17:30 According to the manual for the Sony MZ-R909 (thanks Google!), the "Personal Disc Memory" feature is described as: The recorder can store the various settings for each disc, and then retrieve them automatically whenever the disc is inserted. The following setting can be stored: • Volume • Playback mode • Group mode playback • Program play • Sound quality (Digital Sound Preset)

[@mikkelbreiler8916]

....but ... not which point you stopped playback and removed the MD so it can pick up at that spot to play again... ?

[@Bubu567]

The E in e3 stands for enso(演奏), which means 'performance', as in a theater performance. Basically, playback.

[@janosnagyj.9540]

Today I learned something again. Thanks for it ;)

[@hyzenthlay7151]

Here I was thinking E was for Everyday, then R for Recorder and S for Sport.

[@Wallyworld30]

My guess was Extended play since it didn't record.

[@Wallyworld30]

@@tarstarkusz I'm pretty sure AM/FM radio isn't a big thing in Japan like it is in the US.

[@Bubu567]

@@tarstarkusz Don't know. I think because if people want a MD player, they buy a MD player. If they want a radio, they buy a radio. Cramming too much stuff into one package doesn't increase sells, just reduces quality. At least that is my instinctual answer. I really don't know.

[@seanc6128]

I don't know why I enjoy "man looks at random old Minidisc players" but I do. That green color-shifting Sony is cool as heck.

[@RobCamp-rmc_0]

I agree, I wish my car was that colors _[sic]_

[@francescobarrali637]

@@RobCamp-rmc_0 yep, a nice miata

[@bdavbdavbdavbdav]

I had that one many years ago! It was ace, especially the remote design.

[@isaacsrandomvideos667]

yes. I don’t even know what an “Md” is

[@golangismyjam]

It doesn't really matter what content techmoan puts out. It's the production quality that keeps everyone hooked. He could put out a video watching paint dry and we would all still be here.

[@davidharkins8880]

Ps Matt the quality is absolutely fine, it’s your technique and personality that has us keep coming back!

[@PizikSpaeth]

So many "content creators" or whatever you would call them get obsessed with quality and forget the reason people come back is 90% because of the person.

[@dranorter]

Agreed, I'm using good headphones and don't have any problems with the sound quality on previous videos.

[@BertGrink]

As far as I´m concerned, Mat could make a video about drying paint and I would lap it up.

[@beermarshal2070]

totally. I watch a lot of channels devoted to comics and movies, and the ones I've subscribed to or go back to often have in common appealing personalities more than actual content interest

[@JoeBrommer]

I never thought we’d get another one of these. Especially at this expense! Don’t feel obligated to, but I know a lot of us that have been here for years would definitely enjoy a long format video of any sort a few times a year! These have been such fun to watch and you really let me live out my dream of ordering loads of electronics, without spending my own money 😂

[@spellxthief]

i love how MD combines the sounds and feel of opening the player and putting in a cassette with the aesthetics of the shiny holographic look of CDs. definitely my favorite dead media format that i will probably never own. not going to lie though, these videos always have me checking ebay for albums on MD edit: nice, my top two favorites were the final two working ones - the green-blue colorshift sony, and the stormtrooper/panda sony!

[@nthgth]

The minidiscs _are_ in cassettes, as much as the tape is on a micro cassette, so naturally they load in a similar manner

[@MatthewUrso]

I always wanted one, then one day I bought a car when an aftermarket md head unit

[@Jason-Scott]

Bore off 🤪

[@ThatSockmonkey]

I like these videos cos I get to see all the stuff without accumulating a bunch more crap I won't fix and won't use. I already have like 30 milk crates full of broken pro audio and guitar gear, I don't really need to add minidisc, reel to reel and cassette stuff to it lol. Vicarious hoarding is techmoan and look mum no computer is good enough for me.

[@dougle03]

I think I know why you like them so much - they are/were pretty much the pinnacle of miniaturized electro-mechanical development. Devices are now pretty much solid state (board & box) but these were difference, they had intricate mechanical mechanisms that were tiny and ingenious. I miss this kind of tech.

[@Cyba_IT]

The disks are like something out of Mission: Impossible too which is pretty cool. Saving the classified information to Dropbox just doesn't have the same panache

[@alexdhall]

I remember in the 90s that Magneto Optical disks were going the next big thing. Outside of Mini Disc, it really didn't catch on...

[@lightningslim]

@@alexdhall Yes, I had a magneto/optical drive on my pc, cost a fortune at the time, my auntie gave me one, she got from somewhere, I only ever had 1 disc for it!

[@philipkern6774]

I don’t remember magnetooptical, sounds like a great subject for a future presentation, Matt!

[@erwintimmerman6466]

Yes, the disks are just cute, and the mech is incredible. Current devices turn on, and that's it. You hit play and a progress bar shows. There's also something nice about making choices you can't change on the fly. Once you recorded your limited 80-minute MD playlist it's set, until you do the effort of recording something again. It just makes that playlist on your cassette/MD/CDR a bit more special, IMO.

[@vwlssnvwls3262]

I find this fascinating, because each one is like a piece of history, and I can imagine the people who owned and loved them at one time.

[@sonus289]

my wife would prolly say that I have a electronics museum i think

[@WrestlingBios]

ngl, watching these MD videos makes me want to buy one and I'd probably never use it.

[@dougle03]

I have several and don't use them... (*/ω＼*)

[@patricklinkous]

It makes me want to import a 25 year old Japanese car with a MiniDisc headunit. I'd have a problem if I actually followed through on these ideas.

[@DieAlteistwiederda]

I have the same issue where I always enjoy fiddling around with old tech but I really don't need it and will probably not use it long-term to warrant a purchase.

[@danielwilder7835]

Same lol

[@CT-vm4gf]

I’ve bought 3 since the first minidisc video, they’re fantastic but I rarely use them. I still want more though.

[@Azeria]

There’s definitely a reason ‘Y2K’ is back in fashion, orange camo and random holographic stuff? Hell yeah!

[@jasonsteel9335]

Lol 🤣

[@plushifoxed]

love it! gimme more cool translucent stuff!

[@Jason-Scott]

It isn’t -quit meth.

[@--..__]

@@Jason-Scott OK boomer

[@xjasonx]

@azeria - what reason are you thinking? im all for it!

[@Inbunnable]

That Cinnamoroll player is so CUUUTE! I really hope he sends these back out into the wild and they don't just collect dust in a closet somewhere. That said, super cool vid, there's so many different designs and methods companies use to make their players, real interesting stuff.

[@ArionRDAW]

An entire wall of these would make a unique display, kinda like the stuffed game of a hunting lodge.

[@richardsteadman2246]

I thought similar, epoxied into a coffee table would be cool too.

[@highpath4776]

Display at the Museum of Everything Else ?

[@veganguy74]

I did something like that, hanging up on a basement wall, the dozens upon dozens of AOL and similar CDs I got in the mail in the late 1990s/early 2000s.

[@veganguy74]

Those jeweled players are all hideous, each one uglier than the last.

[@nickwallette6201]

I don’t miss the gaudy bejeweled era of tech. Out of all these, I like the boxy late 90s ones, the plain black players, and the understated metallic blue.

[@IvyMike.]

WILL YOU STOP WORRYING ABOUT FOCUS, REFLECTIONS, PERSPECTIVE, LIGHT AND SOUND!.... WE DON'T CARE. The content is always spot on.

[@JrGoonior]

My thoughts, exactly!

[@crunchinjelly]

This is a real hit of nostalgia. Even though I’ve never seen 99% of these players, each one is like a punch in the gut of late 90s-early 00s aesthetics and design.

[@prodelboy2743]

I would absolutely love to see you mount them all facing outward in 1 big glass picture frame on a white wall. Like a cool retro MD mosaic. Please make it so. Thanks very much for the vids and much love from Northern Ireland.

[@GadgetAddict]

Looking forward to the cleaning / repair videos. Was disappointed that the high-MD one didn't kick in. Fingers crossed for the future 🤞

[@keithgilliard9191]

I have one that needs fixing......the jog wheel doesn’t operate properly. But it plays and recorde quite well. Bought it brand new in late nineties....

[@bened22]

Hey! No spoilers! 😉

[@grex9101]

*Hi-MD

[@sonus289]

sometimes if you use compressed air to dust it or use a ionizer on a compresser that will protect the electronics. Clean out the headphone jack with dw40 on a headphone cable then Insert it a few times. And sometimes adding a little grease to the lens/roller guide mechs it can help....

[@sonus289]

@@keithgilliard9191 have you tried a small amount of wd40 down the shaft of the jog wheel or use compressef air ? It may help just depends on what kind of pot is there.... maybe an encoder or a traditional pot of sorts... encoder may be dusty or needs resolderd or a pot gets dirty/coroded/dusty,and the grease fails or hardens of over time

[@itxofficial8281]

Watching Mat getting excited like a 5 year old kid over a bunch of really weird MD players literally just made my entire week. Thank you so much for uploading, exactly what I needed after a rough week at work!!

[@ThePolandball]

Love love love the late 90s/2000s design aesthetic of these players, something truly nostalgic and at this point retrofuturistic! Thanks for sharing!

[@morzemus1805]

Yeah, reminds me of my Game Boy Advance SP. It even has similiar colour to some of these.

[@coffeemakerbottomcracked]

@Lucas De Araújo Marques those 90s silver painted plastic with awkward shapes looks terrible. That white Sony what worked the best out of them has minimal design and it looks fine.

[@dukctape]

@Lucas De Araújo Marques like half of these are minimalist lmao

[@RobCamp-rmc_0]

@@coffeemakerbottomcracked that’s exactly how I feel about the design of the late ‘90s/early ‘00s tech: just awkward as all hell, blobby in places, weird combinations of translucent plastic and chrome… I don’t miss it at all, even for nostalgia’s sake

[@seanmckelvey6618]

@@coffeemakerbottomcracked I'd rather have a world full of ugly, blobby tech than one of every single phone and laptop looking nearly identical.

[@dikbozo]

I can't belive you made a 1 hour + video that I watched all the way through and thought not once that it was too long. Well done. I was actually quite enthralled by this. i had no idea there were so many different models.

[@erwintimmerman6466]

The whole reason we watch these videos is because of your witty British commentary! I mean, otherwise, watching an hour of unpacking random MD players would be complete insanity, wouldn't it? 😂 So bring it on!

[@amnottabs]

I love when he go the extra mile and do some "haters" (more like pedantic commenters) impersonations on the fly

[@clararose1922]

I love seeing all the different designs, I think you should take the broken or lesser quality models that have neat flashy cases and make a nice mounted display of them for your wall

[@UserUser-ww2nj]

Good idea, even if he just took the fronts off to save weight

[@BLenz-114]

Matt, I think you should take the ones that don't work at all, but are attractive, gut them and turn them into little cigarette case type boxes.

[@Nige1146]

Yes, I was thinking the same. Then when he goes to the auction site again to buy more in the future he can look at the wall display and go, nahh!

[@michaelbedford8017]

In anyone else's house this would be an idea. However, I suspect in 'Chez Techmoan' this would be greeted by a less than enthusiastic response. :)

[@dominateeye]

I had a similar idea. I love the shot near the end of the picks of the litter sitting on all the others, and thought "that would make a great looking table". Might need to suspend them in acrylic to give it any real strength, though.

[@jerometv7637]

Seeing so many MD players unpacked by Techmoan, that's so stress relieving.

[@jimjiminyjaroo300]

It’s a joy.

[@willd6215]

Ha it is!

[@Catastropheshe]

Unpacking therapy

[@DocProdusser]

It was, ASMR-level. '100 Cliclacks and the Crackle' could well be the title of the clip

[@SageReiger]

This is one of the best sequels on the internet right now! This puts Hollywood cinematic universes to shame!

[@JessHull]

I really like that Cinnamoroll one, its so cute! I'd have just to display on a shelf next to my Hi-Fi set up.

[@libertyfighter76]

That Cinnamoroll player is pretty rare and worth quite a lot of money, I saw a blank new and sealed recordable disk on eBay recently which matched this player and it's graphical design, which the seller was asking £80 for it; don't think Techmoan realised he had a gem on his hands, lol.

[@libertyfighter76]

There's a rare Axia Hello Kitty new and sealed minidisc currently being sold on eBay, can be yours for £55 + £2.50 postage.

[@professorvoluck9311]

@PINAC C.R.A UK The cheapest working player on US EBay is over $100. Most are between $200-$400. That ugly green one he opened in the video is $500. That’s because so few minidisc players were sold here new so not many to choose from secondhand. There are tons of Japanese sellers on US EBay cashing in. Prices have skyrocket in the states and Amazon “coincidentally” started selling Sony blank minidiscs again. Walkman cassette players are popular again as well.

[@DrMurdercock]

Never even seen these until your first unboxing of a lot of md players. Where I lived, NO ONE had one of these. I would have lost my mind over these back in the day. Thanks for the upload as always.

[@drcarrot415]

Great timing! Today’s the day I actually get my first MD! My friend found one at the second hand shop for $50 and it’s a halfway decent Sony hi-if unit. Coincidentally I found my first second hand disc for the first time last Saturday, it was Footloose with a few bonus tracks on it

[@letthetunesflow]

I loved the creativity of this period of electronics! Nowadays everything looks the same. Even if the quality of finish has improved the weird and fun creativity of the 90’s and early 2000’s is a period in electronics we will never see again sadly!

[@redmigupta2464]

Agree

[@worldcomicsreview354]

That metallic green one with the white "blob" at one end screams 2000. I guess this is what my dad felt for the 60's and 70's, back when that player was new!

[@snoochpounder]

just think of the G3 imacs

[@lemons2300]

@@worldcomicsreview354 "Function is out; form is in!"

[@GGoAwayy]

If you think about it, MiniDisc is the pinnacle of physical home recordable music. No company even has plans for any new physical media for music. MiniDisc is the last one. It combines near CD quality music with the most advanced miniaturization and the ease of recording to a cassette.

[@davidwilliams5497]

These MD auction lots are always such a weirdly absorbing thing to watch. It’s like the ultimate unboxing on top of a mystery prize kinda thing. Oddly compelling, but 🤷🏻‍♂️ still fun.

[@leeforsythgriffiths]

Still without question the best channel on KZbin, the level of work , love And research that goes into this channel is a benchmark, also the warmth and obvious love of the topic comes across massively… Awesome work man…..

[@tonebone7449]

I'm in the US and this is fascinating... I had never heard of MD before your videos... and to think there are SO MANY different designs! Pretty cool!

[@dominicc1986]

Techmoan, you seem to have wiped out the whole world's stock of minidisk players in one swoop.

[@iss05e]

Watching this reminds me when I was a child and inheriting a box of Lego - the excitement over the pieces I didn't have!

[@tinglejingle9147]

“Don’t ever study English” from the last MD video is one of my favorite techmoan moments

[@TimLeeSongs]

56:35 I watched all the way through thinking ‘I don’t recognise any of these, and then this classic came out and it was nostalgia overload! This was the one I had, loved it! I used to use it, combined with a little round £20 condenser mic to record local gigs in the early to mid 00s, and nothing has ever done the job as well since!

[@travsudz4544]

As a true fan from Canada hearing your genuine interest in tech, audio visual equipment and any other niche tech videos you've created is what makes it fun and engaging to watch. Screw people who say talk less that would be terribly boring.

[@herbcraven7146]

Me: I'll just watch a few minutes to see what Techmoan got into now. Me, an hour and eight minutes later: Darn, it's over.

[@marklechman2225]

Sony’s going to think demand has suddenly gone up in the UK and release a cheap model for the hipsters.

[@Safetytrousers]

@@KRAFTWERK2K6 That's very much your opinion and not one shared by many people.

[@straightpipediesel]

@@KRAFTWERK2K6 Sony is doing decent. They just can't compete against smartphones in personal/portable electronics and they know it. The way to kill your company is to kick a dead horse. Yes, Sony's number one business is the Playstation which is highly successful in consoles. Number 2 is financial services (they have a bank, if you don't live in Japan or Asia you don't know this), number 3 is media (music+movies), number 4 is electronics (split around 50/50 with pro solutions and consumers), then number 5 is CCDs for smartphones. Out of this, consumer electronics is the smallest share. They don't care about it and they don't need to.

[@ukkev7290]

Dolby H is a headphone surround sound mode. There was also a Sharp MD with Dolby NR which you would use whilst playing back recordings made from tapes recorded with Dolby B nr.

[@Rich77UK]

I absolutely love MD. I have a few and as many discs as I can get. Wonderfully underrated format.

[@johnfinnegan8474]

In my time with MD players I owned just 3 of them, and a Sony mini HiFi system which incorporated an MD recorder deck, which could record from the radio the CD player or the cassette deck. I would then use the portable MD players with headphones to play back the recorded mini discs on long train journeys. This was sometime between the late 1990's and early 2000's.

[@jmesnault]

I had an absolute wonderfull time watching this video. It’s really contagious to see you enjoying so much of your Christmas package opening !

[@CBitsTech]

So much variety of design. I think that's why we all love them. Nothing like that exists in consumer electronics nowadays. Don't get me wrong, I love mobile phones, but for the main part they're just black plastic and glass slabs without the character that Minidisc players have.

[@sanddebil]

Phones had character before the iPhone six-ish came out. After that it was just iphone copies

[@snoballuk]

Present day digital dictaphones have a similar look to these old MD players.

[@donbest5024]

Phone Lego type cheap snap in parts.

[@olik136]

what do you mean- smartphones have a huge variety- sometimes they have a sharp edge and sometimes it is rounded.... I also totally remember which version my iphone is... well it must be somewhere betweet 8 and 13 I am sure

[@6581punk]

They're not really phones so much as portable computers now. Sure, they make calls but that's often the least important function.

[@TransmitHim]

Going through these is a fascinating overview in microcosm of late 90s to mid 00s consumer electronics design. They go from being something that's trying to look technical to desperately wanting to be fashion accessories as much as useful devices.

[@exidy-yt]

I cannot believe how many different MD players there are! I almost feel bad that we went right from CD/cassette to .mp3s and SD cards for music without the intermediate of MD. Cool score, and now I kinda want a MD player to add to my old tech collection.

[@motodevcam]

I know it's sad, but I find is so exciting looking at these machines. Fond memories of coveting these shiny, sleek silver magic boxes. Now I'm financially able there's nothing that I yearn for In quite the same way.

[@MrDuncl]

To me the disappointment is also realising that most of the things you wanted are now worn out and broken. I think the disappointment with modern technology with sealed in batteries is that they will go that way much quicker. I recently sold my first iPad (bought by me new) for £5 after half the display failed.

[@motodevcam]

@@MrDuncl Blimy, yes that's quite depressing. I thought that with the Walkmans. I remember being so exited buying my first "small" Aiwa walkman (ok, not technically a Walkman but you know what I mean) so sad that they are old, tired and defunct now!

[@NerdyMeathead]

There is just something satisfying when you have music on real media and pop it into other machines. It's like having a stick shift car where man and machine have to work together.

[@LongPeter]

Minidiscs always just had such a satisfying feel to them. I could never afford one before they went out of practical usage but envied a few friends who did. The closest I ever got was the UMD system in my PSP.

[@kona702]

Get one...they are still fun to play with and make your own mixes. If you don't have a CD player or something with a line out to record your own minidiscs in real time, get a NetMD and rig Windows 10 to use the old Sonicstage software. You can transfer them right from the computer. It really is a neat format, even to this day I still use them.

[@Gadgetonomy]

I will never tire of watching you talk about anything related to MiniDisc. I have a huge affection for this technology and I hope you never stop covering it. Thanks for this epic video.

[@batteriesrequired9401]

I used to work in the storerooms in Argos back in 99 and used to see MD players. So cool, so expensive. I was so jealous when someone bought one. I was 19 and skint. Great video.

[@ParallelUniversity]

I had an argument with a friend back when these were new. He spent something like $300 for one, and switched a lot of his music to minidisc. His main point was that it could fit easily in the pocket, but at the time we all wore baggy pants with pockets large enough to hold a CD player anyway. A few years later I bought an iRiver MP3 player which was great, except that it had a noisy hard drive and if you recorded audio on it, after a minute or so you could hear the hard drive spinning up on the recorded audio. I still have some old guitar recordings with that hard drive sound occasionally chiming in. None of us could have predicted smartphones and their capability to kill the market for dedicated portable media playing devices. It was an interesting time, with everyone trying to guess the future and no one being right about it.

[@mauritsvw]

Luckily phones have not completely killed the market for dedicated portable media. High res portable players using microsd cards have quite a dedicated following.

[@MrDuncl]

It was inexpensive flash memory that killed other formats. In 2003 I spent £79 on a 256MByte Compact Flash card. Last year I spent less than that for a 400GByte MicroSD card, negating the need for any compression of my music.

[@Jason-Scott]

No body cares🤪

[@mauritsvw]

@Gernot Schrader 😀

[@yehnahthx]

Can you do a video demonstrating the different eject mechanisms with a disc? It's another thing you don't get anymore. The sound and feel of actual physical machinery. Thanks for doing these videos. I loved poring over the catalogues back in the day

[@mrburnz884]

You brilliant bastard! I really enjoyed the first hour long one, I've watched it multiple times. This is the best sickness. I just started watching this one. (You're currently piling up the packages)

[@mariahamilton5305]

20 years ago: cannot afford *one* MD player...now: ALL THE MD PLAYERS, ALL OF THEM

[@phrtao]

The MiniDisc era passed me by (something for kids and young people on the bus maybe). It is fascinating to see the range of models that were available. Could have watched another hour of this !

[@NickJaime]

Like others have mentioned we come because of your knowledge and experience repairing said electronics. I also understand as a creator myself of that need for perfection. Your channel has grown because it's quite resource-heavy plus it's about products that are barely remembered. Keep up the good work my man and whatever of your content you feel needs work and improvement I'll continue to enjoy and watch.

[@UCs6ktlulE5BEeb3vBBOu6DQ]

I got back into MD few years ago, got my filthy mitts on a huge stock of brand new old stock of dics and it is now my daily driver ever since. Music is 37% better because of the ritual of choosing a disc and puting it in.

[@UserUser-ww2nj]

Great format for all of the reasons you gave plus the quality of the music was clean. Also the chance of damaging them it next to zero unlike a c.d

[@OriginalPineapplesFoster]

You definitely, absolutely, 97% need to make your own video (or write a blog post or ready or whatever) breaking down the factors involved in calculating that 37%. It's something I would enjoy with utter geeky happiness. 💿🍍

[@eternalextrapolations]

Agreed, that's a much bigger improvement than I would have expected. Have you ever had a disc which stopped working, couldn't be re recorded or got delaminated or rot in any way?

[@UCs6ktlulE5BEeb3vBBOu6DQ]

@@eternalextrapolations No. Even the few odd brands I have still work as new. But I store them in their case and never leave them under the sun.

[@realmackle]

24:06 I love the design of this one, it seems like they tried to model the front after a regular CD just to prove how much smaller it was. Neat little marketing trick!

[@ProfMyronGaines]

27:35 This one stood out to me because it looks like a scaled down version of a Sony Discman I had in high school. The lid open opposite to this MD design and there was a display on the front bit where the paint's worn off. Seems like maybe the designers were doing an homage to the predecessor to the MD player.

[@amtrix1]

I like the one at 38:38

[@realmackle]

@@amtrix1 another good one!

[@realmackle]

@UCy3LQz57wlA89J9Sz0IhxXg whoever programmed you did an AWFUL job LOL

[@Michael-ur4nt]

These are a lot of fun to watch. However, I would love any long-format Techmoan.

[@XeOn1989891]

41:53 mentioned the price. 330yen is the price with sales tax, while 300yen without tax. It's mandatory to display both price in Japan.

[@leatherworkstation]

Loved this kind of laidback video, relaxing with a hint of gambling thrown in as you bet on whether there'll be a disc in each machine. As for your camera area, I think a nice set of Techmoan datum stickers would be of use, pop them on the desk and you'll know where you're supposed to be.

[@ZTK-RC]

One of my favorite aspects of your programming is discovering lost audio. It's a bit like you are the Sherpa leading us on an adventure.

[@deviljelly3]

Mat .... so ... you made me sit through over an hour of 100 minidisc players, on a Saturday morning.... and d'you know what? I loved every bloody second of it :)

[@leeharveydarke]

Same here, as an adult I feel like Techmoan has become the new Saturday lunchtime entertainment!

[@jhdore]

Watch party!

[@rarbiart]

i totally second that!

[@douglascummings9837]

Mat, you're absolutely mad and I love it.

[@philipgholland]

As mad as a box of frogs, I’d say.

[@Grace_Robbins]

I couldn't say it any better! ❤️ Settles down in front of TV to watch 1:08:36 of delightful madness.

[@sebastianchibrac4877]

MadMat

[@plunder1956]

This MD obsession is getting serious.

[@piotrchmielewski4817]

mad as a friggin' Hatter

[@jefffoster3557]

I love the MD format. To me, it is the perfect way to archive vinyl straight from the turntable becsuse of the ease of editing and the format is just right since the medium of vinyl is inherently lossy anyways. I bet I have about 500 mds with material....most with titles that are not available digitally.

[@anthonybarra2391]

Same here, was a great format . Only I had one, no one else I knew at the time had one and no one I know now have heard of it! I still think it's a great format and i still have the full size hifi unit set up under me telly.all the mini discs are in the loft

[@TechCrazy]

There is something beautiful about these mini disc players. Their compact size, design and holding digital audio is alluring. No wonder you keep buying these....I love these eletcro mechanical devices. I could just line these up on a wall and all the different colors and shapes would look cool!

[@computersam001]

"I find Sharp MD players unattractive with their circular motif, chunky design etc." (*Proceeds to loose mind over a Sony player with a circular motif & tumor on the bottom edge, in orange camo no less*) All joking aside, these videos are a lot of fun to watch as I haven't really started collecting MD players (yet) but it's great to see all the different types & designs. Thanks for all the great work!

[@Mute_Nostril_Agony]

I though the orange came Sony was like an unwanted bottle of Aramis aftershave at Christmas from your auntie who forgot you were trying to grow a beard to look like Chuck Norris

[@mikehickman3402]

Mat, we love this stuff and you know it... I could watch this for *days*.

[@michaelbedford8017]

Can you imagine anyone else being hugely entertaining while going through this lot? What a star!

[@YTandHK]

Never thought one hour of MD players unboxing could be so interesting. Now I wanna have one eve if I have no MD to play. Btw the intro is pure gold. Nice job.

[@zigzag8111]

Thanks for the MD videos I've learnt loads from them . I now know what's worth buying and what to leave alone. I've even bought a Sony MD mini system and I've become addicted the buying cheap bundles of minidiscs and found some great albums I'd never have listened to otherwise including one from a band called colour ocean scene whose members come from my town.

[@timallen2336]

It's amazing how many models of these players were made. I'm from the US, loved minidisc and had two different Sony portables, neither of which was in either of your videos. I imagine these were unique to America. I love this stuff!

[@Josh101]

I remember being a kid and my dad loved minidiscs, got a 'walkman' style minidisc player and a minidisc player for the car. I was convinced they would be the next big thing then one day my friend turned up with a 128mb mp3 player.

[@hyzenthlay7151]

In hindsight, I'll stick with MD over MP3

[@mrburns366]

I love videos about obscure or obsolete tech. Especially quirky stuff like MP players or those stand alone MIDI file players.. I guess I'm a gadget addict.

[@ryjelsum]

It's so interesting looking at older technology that does one thing REALLY well, or made to do one thing at a certain price point even. In a world where a sufficiently good phone can replace so many of the innovations of the last century, it's nice to step back and appreciate what's come before, and take what ideas from the past we can and bring them forward into the future.

[@trublgrl]

I used to use MD for a backup of DAT recordings for film & TV. I loved the tiny format and the ability to get a second copy made with such a small and light piece of gear. Truth is, however, I never used the backups for anything, they weren't really broadcast standard, but could theoretically have been used in a pinch. I will never get rid of my MD recorder, though, it's still such a wonderful piece of gear, though everything is straight to drive recording now.

[@anthonydavies9093]

That was fun. It inspired me to get my JA333ES out of the loft. I’d forgotten what a tank it is. Quality build from Sony. I recorded a ton of Proms and jazz on radio 3 onto TDK studio discs and am having fun playing through them. Some of them were recorded from the Sony ST-777ES DAB radio via the optical port and some from my Quad FM4. You can tell the difference

[@anthonydavies9093]

Just an quick update on this. After a couple of days playing the unit developed a fault in that the drawer wouldn’t open. A quick search on google suggested that the drawer pulley belt needed replacement. I thought that is was the end as I didn’t think the part would be available. I found the service manual online and got the part number and was amazed to find I could still get it. The belt cost £6 including postage. It arrived next day and after a bit of open case surgery it did the trick and I am now enjoying my discs again.

[@recklessroges]

Usually the Techmoan video is the highlight of my weekend - this one felt like I was enabling an addiction, and should be pointing out that the NHS can provide counselling for those with hoarding addictions. [I hope that you can ebay them off individually and at least break even.] Thanks Techmoan. (Wishing you a speedy recovery.)

[@Otokichi786]

Gear Acquisition Syndrome isn't a mental condition...yet.;)

[@MKPatrick]

The manic chuckle as you reveal yet another package... Quality content

[@DilipDas]

In a year or two people will forget what MD stands for and they will be known as Mat's Disks

[@LOLHICRONO]

i like the large variety of designs and colors. make sit interesting because each one was someone's preference, makes it feel a bit more personal.

[@ronwess]

Awesomeness...got 3 portables and a home unit... i slept on these back in the day but some years ago when i caught wind of these and did my research along with watching your videos on MD's i had to get in on it...Great unit to have still good technology and sounds Great 👍 👌 😀

[@geekdomo]

44:05 - I love the long form rambling Mat. Keep making the long ones for us!

[@ricardob.6924]

Back in the day, they were the best way to make on-the-fly recordings of digital quality. Too bad they were so expensive.

[@zacil1234]

At this pace Techmoan will eventually acquire every single MD player in existence.

[@chimleypot]

It reminds me of the Stamp Collecting AI by Robert Miles on Computerphile. End goal: convert all matter in the universe to minidisc players.

[@70mmgomp]

Brilliant as always: but like the earlier minidisc video particularly so! You made a joke about the sound of your voice but I think many of us trust your voice to guide us through the fascinating backwaters of the world of audio! Looking forward to the follow up! Best regards Keith

[@marghtellam7440]

I used to have a Sony Net MD that sadly died. My brother gave me his old Sharp recorder, the same one that appears at 46:25. A great little unit, still going strong today. Sharp may not have the best looking stuff, but it sure is built well

[@revidual]

Congratulations viewers! You have now completed your on-line course in 'Minidisc Design in the Japanese Domestic Market', you can now print off your certificate and sign it.

[@kevinallen9106]

‘I’ve got a set of those’. Matt you have a set of everything now with this lot! Love it! Makes my ever growing collection seem almost normal! 😆

[@OzRetrocomp]

I love these videos. They're like a DankPods nugget lucky dip, only less Australian.

[@TheLoopyTiger]

My thoughts exactly. Less "AAA"s too.

[@SkyTheHusky2021]

Took the words right out of my mouth

[@burntalive]

Oh no his PK (puck) cells

[@jackcrawford304]

Pk slls

[@BritishAPT]

I can't even begin to imagine what would happen if DankPods did a MD nugget lucky dip

[@owmylehg7811]

The sheer variety in the players is amazing, every player seems a little different. I can't imagine minidisk failed as a format because if it did there wouldn't have been nearly as many different players as there are. All the colors and designs and odd features is truly amazing, and I'd bet a lot of people used these as their own little way of self expression.

[@rich1051414]

R = Rokuon (Recording) E = Engeki (Theater Stage), or perhaps Engi, which means theatrical performance.

[@chadhauze1683]

Can’t wait to watch the whole thing. I love MDs!!

[@M1LAD81]

My first MD was the Sharp MT77 the exact same blue colour. I went down to the west end (Tottenham Court Road) to buy it which was known as electronics road, everything electronic was sold on that road. I think I paid about £200. I still got it today and works just fine. Some interesting players in this one.

[@MrMJAWhite]

Same! I got my first couple of Walkman and MD players on TCR - the best place to see and haggle for electronics.

[@M1LAD81]

@@MrMJAWhite Yes. It's a shame Tottenham Court Road is no longer as it once was. I was like a kid in a sweet shop! So many fantastic (and poopy) products!

[@lorien0]

Loving the laughter with every new package 😀

[@VSigma725]

Those Sony things that support the weird "double AA" rechargeable cells do support normal AAs as well, I have a Discman that came with one of those cells that runs happily on AAs.

[@kjetiltrondsen8242]

I had on diskman to. The recharge package presses on a switch that enables charging in the player. Normal AA alkaline or recharge AA will not charge in the player. But it will accept them and use them as exepted.

[@goishikaiganmademou]

The same was true for small Pentax digital cameras back in 2006.

[@TerryMcKean]

This is great! ... I'm 20 minutes into your video and am enjoying every second. Ever since I saw your "MiniDisc - An Appreciation" video from quite a while back I thereby became acquainted with the Mini Disc machines and thereafter have thought that the MD is a fabulous invention, Matt. Thanks for sharing. Back to the video.......

[@TerryMcKean]

... and, done watching. Thanks again Matt. That's an awesome collection there. I wish you success in getting the Sony High-MD set going. It's definitely beautiful, and so is that Kenwood at 44:44 and you said "...That Kenwood is-- quite respectable." ... indeed... a very crisp and professional looking set, no doubt.