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| 1252.1 | about the same | STAR::BIGELOW | Bruce Bigelow, DECnet-VAX | Wed Jul 06 1988 14:31 | 12 |
| From what I can tell, the D-4 is a value-engineered D-3. It seems
to have the same form factor, the same features, and roughly the
same price as the D-3. But I think the battery pack is improved,
if I remember correctly.
Just as an aside, I saw a D-88 a few days ago. This is a new offspring
from Sony that plays only 3-inch CDs. I saw it at Lechmere in
Manchester. It didn't have a price on it, and there was no one
around for me to ask. Since I really didn't want one, I didn't
go looking for anyone to ask.
B
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| 1252.2 | | LESLIE::LESLIE | Andy `���' Leslie, CSSE, OSI & Mail | Thu Jul 07 1988 06:11 | 5 |
| Bruce
the newest 3" sony players here still play "full size"
CD's, but those hang out the side... izzis what you saw?
A
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| 1252.3 | D-88 = 3-inch only | STAR::BIGELOW | Bruce Bigelow, DECnet-VAX | Thu Jul 07 1988 08:48 | 12 |
| No, Andy - My D-15 plays full size CDs and also 3-inch ones without
a special adapter, but the D-88 is something else. It's about 3-1/4
inches square and about 1-1/4 inches thick. I don't remember if
it had a detatchable battery pack underneath or not. I looks like
Sony has finally come out with the player we've been hearing about
that plays ONLY 3-inch CDs. I really wish it had had a price on
it, just for laughs. How cheap would it have to be to be worth
buying if it only plays the little stuff, I wonder?
B
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| 1252.4 | | LESLIE::LESLIE | Andy `���' Leslie, CSSE, OSI & Mail | Thu Jul 07 1988 08:52 | 1 |
| 50� would be overpriced. what a useless concept.
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| 1252.5 | For what it's worth... | GIANTS::KEANE | Brian Keane | Thu Jul 07 1988 12:09 | 5 |
| The most recent Stereo Review stated that the D-88 *would* play
both size discs. Hard to imagine how, given the size of the thing.
It's list price was about that of the D-15 +/- $20, as I recall.
Brian
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| 1252.6 | | LESLIE::LESLIE | Andy `���' Leslie, CSSE, OSI & Mail | Thu Jul 07 1988 13:05 | 3 |
| Thoght so, (the CD hangs out on three sides).
A
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| 1252.7 | OK - that makes more sense | STAR::BIGELOW | Bruce Bigelow, DECnet-VAX | Thu Jul 07 1988 15:52 | 12 |
| re: .5, .6
AH! That explains how they could sell it! Pocket sized, I guess,
but not very usefule. You sure can't play it in your pocket, and
it would seem like using it in a car would be risky at best. Portable
as in useful in a hotel room, I guess...
The way Lechmere has things fastened down with those metal bars,
I couldn't get it open, so there was no way to tell.
B
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| 1252.8 | | UTRUST::TIMMER | Semper TECO! | Fri Jul 08 1988 01:44 | 8 |
| To get back on the subject...
Re .1
What's the improvement to the battery pack?
Is the pack the same size so that it can be used in a D-3?
Rien.
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| 1252.9 | ah, the mini-CD! | BOSTON::SOHN | May the Cube be with you! | Fri Jul 15 1988 13:00 | 31 |
| Back to the D-88 for a minute...
a lever on the underside moves the center spindle between the 3 and 5"
settings. the "hat" on the top half is moved by hand between the two
settings. the outer rim has a metal bar, which pivots on the opposite
corners of the D-88, so that in one position, it closes off the two
sides, for 3" playing, and in the other position, it allows the 5"
to portrude from *two* sides.
Diagram:
|---------------------------* <- pivot
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pivot-> *==========================/
^^^
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moving arm
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