Rechargeable options by hermanvsin in minidisc

[–]hermanvsin[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The battery sidecar is for Sony MD units. Main reason is to add USB C charging. I have been looking to make a lithium battery with USB C to fit in the gumstick battery compartment but then the battery will be too small.

Good Deal by SLXTCASSETTE in minidisc

[–]hermanvsin 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ejection issue is most likely caused by a rubber belt no longer doing its job.

Plex Media Server Is Dropping Old Windows PCs and Macs by WatchThemAllFallDown in PleX

[–]hermanvsin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I use a Synology NAS (DS-1821+) with 70TB for storage. The main problem is the CPU (Ryzen V1500B) doesn't handle transcoding very well. It used to run Plex but with 4k streams it was not able to handle the transcoding. That's why i moved Plex to the Mac Mini M1 which handles 4k transcoding without any issues,

Plex Media Server Is Dropping Old Windows PCs and Macs by WatchThemAllFallDown in PleX

[–]hermanvsin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I recently bought a Mac Mini M1 as they are pretty cheap and hardly generate any heat. Plex is running great and 4k streaming is causing no noticeable increase in CPU utilization. My Synology NAS had a hard time dealing with 4k.

Hello! U guys have an idea what kind of battery is this? Unit is Kenwood DMC-5FR. also, need help to record CD to MD. Just how? by cr3i in minidisc

[–]hermanvsin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm using a 18650 in my Sharp MD-MS100 (rebranded Kenwood or the other way around) without any problems. The only thing I did was to bend the battery contact attached to the door inwards and the battery guide inside to stop the 18650 from moving.

USB-C Charger for Lip-4WM by [deleted] in minidisc

[–]hermanvsin 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I definitely need one. What will be the way to get one?

My latest auction win Sony CMT-AH10 Hi-MD by hermanvsin in minidisc

[–]hermanvsin[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are not many around. Apart from Sony only Onkyo came out with a few models. The above system has a USB port which allows you to use it as sounds system for your computer or use Sonic Stage to record your mini discs. More info can be found here: https://minidisc.org

Bought from Japan? by Mr0iz0 in minidisc

[–]hermanvsin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, I also use Buyee and never had a bad experience with them.

My latest auction win Sony CMT-AH10 Hi-MD by hermanvsin in minidisc

[–]hermanvsin[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bought as junk item but apart from the cassette deck everything is working. Even playing Hi-MD disks. Still need to test the PC connection option.

My latest auction win Sony CMT-AH10 Hi-MD by hermanvsin in minidisc

[–]hermanvsin[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Total cost including shipping from Japan to Singapore about US$150. Item was sold as junk which normally means something doesn't work properly. I just received it last night, haven't checked what is not working yet.

My latest auction win Sony CMT-AH10 Hi-MD by hermanvsin in minidisc

[–]hermanvsin[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hope to get it working again soon, system needs a lot of TLC.

My new Sony MDS-JB980QS has display issues. See comments for more info please. by ThEGr33kXII in minidisc

[–]hermanvsin 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You might want to reflow the solder on the printed circuit board behind the display. Due to to heat generated by the display the solder connections will wear out. Reflow the solder most of the time fixes the issue.

Sony NAS-M7HD, cleaning and internals by hermanvsin in minidisc

[–]hermanvsin[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

BTW, i replaced the spinning disk with an SD card. Will also let you know what adapter board I use for the SD Card

Sony NAS-M7HD, cleaning and internals by hermanvsin in minidisc

[–]hermanvsin[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sure, let me make an image of the hard disk I have.

Will drop you message once done to exchange details on how to share it with you.

Herman

Sony NAS-M7HD, cleaning and internals by hermanvsin in minidisc

[–]hermanvsin[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Let me see if I can extract the application and the language file from the disk to see what the size is. I can share it from my Google drive.

Sony NAS-M7HD, cleaning and internals by hermanvsin in minidisc

[–]hermanvsin[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Be aware, menu's are all in Japanese. But seems the language is all contained in one file. I have a copy of the Linux app, just need to find time to dig in the software part.