Comment on The End of an Era: Exploring the Final Sony MiniDisc Walkman Models

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• SlopppyEngineer@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  It was both. They promoted the sound quality and ease of use of a CD, the reliability and ability to recording of cassettes and smaller form factor than both.

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  • Nfamwap@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    MD was superior to CD from a portability point of view, especially in personal players like the Walkman or car stereos.

    I had a MD car stereo in around 1997. CD quality sound, without the jumping of a CD every time you hit a pothole.

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