Talk:Hi-MD

Disc-based limitations subsection

"This is seen as a weakness of a disc-based format."

I removed this. Not only is it a weasel phrase, it is flat out wrong. In fact the Disc-based limitations subheading should be renamed, as the problem that it describes has more to do with the design of the filesystem than the fact that it happens to live on a disc. True the problem would be less of one on an electronic medium (primarily due to write speed, and power demand); but there would still be a danger of trashing the system file if power was lost during a write—with the same consequence. A more fault tolerant approach (perhaps involving journaling and redundancy) would greatly lessen the danger, regardless of the medium.
—überRegenbogen (talk) 14:33, 11 March 2008 (UTC)

Renamed the subheading to "Disc organisation limitations"
—überRegenbogen (talk) 14:42, 11 March 2008 (UTC)

Crippled MP3 playback

I remember, when the first Walkman units featuring native MP3 playback were released, afficionados on some MiniDisc forums noted that a lowpass filter was implemented to make the MP3s sound very dull compared to ATRAC. This isn’t mentioned at all in the article. — NRen2k5^(TALK), 22:16, 14 May 2009 (UTC)

Just as well, as a MiniDisc forum is hardly a reliable source for such an entry. 86.183.24.235 (talk) 10:16, 6 March 2011 (UTC)

How does it work?

Thi is meant to be an encyclopedia and as such it should state how Hi-MD actually works. It is clearly not just a simple Magneto-Optical system as the laser wavelength has not changed from the common-or-garden MD. There must be something clever going on because the available disc surface area is vastly insufficient for the 790 nanometre laser used. 86.178.9.171 (talk) 16:30, 24 September 2010 (UTC)

This entire article needs to be overhauled and completed with sources. The voice describing the use as a mass storage device seems to be lifted directly from a user manual. Possibly break up "Main Features" Into sub-sections? Format, modes, etc? All three sources from the article are from Sony's website...could create bias? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.34.102.218 (talk) 01:16, 6 December 2010 (UTC)

As it's Sony's format, other sources are rather unlikely. 86.183.24.235 (talk) 10:17, 6 March 2011 (UTC)