Author Topic: Sony's being Discontinued (Read 9045 times)

John R · « **on:** March 06, 2004, 11:47:12 AM »

This came to Sonicsense from our distributor:

To All-

Please be aware that one of the Sony factories in Japan, after taking a look at worldwide demand, has shutdown without advanced notice to Sony US, production of the CDRW33, CDRW66, PCMR300 and PCMR700. The PCM R500 will stay in the line until further notice and sales for this piece have been brisk. Sorry to be the bearer of this discontinuation news. FCM is researching Sony's selection of Consumer crossover units to see if we can find any units that meet the specifications of the discontinued W33 and R300. Will keep you abreast if we find any.

get 'em now, before they're gone.

jr

jpschust · « **Reply #1 on:** March 06, 2004, 06:27:59 PM »

this really isnt a huge shock to me, it seems like everyone is trying to phase out their DAT production

F.O.Bean · « **Reply #2 on:** March 06, 2004, 07:16:26 PM »

ALOT of ppl have switched to jb3's too, when is sony gonna have a nice lil HD that can do 24/192

C.Clark · « **Reply #3 on:** March 06, 2004, 07:37:11 PM »

Quote from: jpschust on March 06, 2004, 06:27:59 PM

this really isnt a huge shock to me, it seems like everyone is trying to phase out their DAT production

this has been coming for years, sony might finally get there act together and start making HD recorders

jpschust · « **Reply #4 on:** March 06, 2004, 07:42:27 PM »

its a pretty small niche market for field hard drive recorders though, thats why they havent been around sooner

BJ · « **Reply #5 on:** March 06, 2004, 09:51:04 PM »

wouldn't that niche market be the same niche that was driving the DAT tho? Are there alot of uses for a DAT? j/w

jpschust · « **Reply #6 on:** March 06, 2004, 10:03:22 PM »

im talking on the field level though, i know the original post was on the home decks. there is a wide market for rack mountable hd recorders. hell i own a HD24

C.Clark · « **Reply #7 on:** March 07, 2004, 03:01:07 AM »

Quote from: jpschust on March 06, 2004, 07:42:27 PM

its a pretty small niche market for field hard drive recorders though, thats why they havent been around sooner

i was saying in general, including rackmount as well as portables

F.O.Bean · « **Reply #8 on:** March 07, 2004, 05:01:19 AM »

im talking portables, agreed jonny, but there is the old dat market

John R · « **Reply #9 on:** March 07, 2004, 06:24:29 AM »

unless sony's getting ready to forcefeed us the next media format in a couple of years. DCC

?

jr

F.O.Bean · « **Reply #10 on:** March 07, 2004, 10:35:19 AM »

Quote from: John R on March 07, 2004, 06:24:29 AM

unless sony's getting ready to forcefeed us the next media format in a couple of years. DCC ?

jr

DCC

creekfreak · « **Reply #11 on:** March 07, 2004, 01:19:33 PM »

Quote from: bean on March 06, 2004, 07:16:26 PM

ALOT of ppl have switched to jb3's too, when is sony gonna have a nice lil HD that can do 24/192

hehe, I know what you mean, every time I record using the V3 I see all the higher settings sitting their and I can't use them

C.Clark · « **Reply #12 on:** March 07, 2004, 03:20:05 PM »

Quote from: John R on March 07, 2004, 06:24:29 AM

unless sony's getting ready to forcefeed us the next media format in a couple of years. DCC ?

jr

im sure there sitting there over in japan thinking about what new format to bring out that will be as useless as the one they came out with before, history repeating itself, always works out. i hope sony can get something that is actually gonna live through the format wars

Sean Gallemore · « **Reply #13 on:** March 07, 2004, 06:47:35 PM »

Hi-MD!

F.O.Bean · « **Reply #14 on:** March 08, 2004, 06:08:50 AM »

Quote from: creekfreak on March 07, 2004, 01:19:33 PM

Quote from: bean on March 06, 2004, 07:16:26 PM
ALOT of ppl have switched to jb3's too, when is sony gonna have a nice lil HD that can do 24/192

hehe, I know what you mean, every time I record using the V3 I see all the higher settings sitting their and I can't use them

exactly, theres all those ##'s above 48k

John R · « **Reply #15 on:** March 08, 2004, 07:15:37 AM »

Quote from: bean on March 07, 2004, 10:35:19 AM

DCC

digital compact cassette. a failed marantz format.

jr

F.O.Bean · « **Reply #16 on:** March 08, 2004, 07:22:05 AM »

Quote from: John R on March 08, 2004, 07:15:37 AM

Quote from: bean on March 07, 2004, 10:35:19 AM

DCC

digital compact cassette. a failed marantz format.

jr

mmmmm, thanks master

BCostigan · « **Reply #17 on:** March 08, 2004, 09:28:22 AM »

Quote from: John R on March 07, 2004, 06:24:29 AM

unless sony's getting ready to forcefeed us the next media format in a couple of years. DCC ?

jr

Sony is pretty good at doing that!! I would think that the market that was there for DAT is also there for a nice professional HD unit. Seems like most people are going two routes latly: jb3 or lappy. Laptops, to me, are too big and too fragile for live taping. Not sure about the jb3 yet.

More than likely is Sony comes out with a new recorder it will require a special cable or some other pain in the ass.

F.O.Bean · « **Reply #18 on:** March 08, 2004, 09:54:56 AM »

Quote from: BCostigan on March 08, 2004, 09:28:22 AM

Quote from: John R on March 07, 2004, 06:24:29 AM
unless sony's getting ready to forcefeed us the next media format in a couple of years. DCC ?

jr

Sony is pretty good at doing that!! I would think that the market that was there for DAT is also there for a nice professional HD unit. Seems like most people are going two routes latly: jb3 or lappy. Laptops, to me, are too big and too fragile for live taping. Not sure about the jb3 yet.

More than likely is Sony comes out with a new recorder it will require a special cable or some other pain in the ass.

oh joy, an 11-pin POS connector

they NEED to stick to their/phillips standard coax, WTF, they named it and dont even really use it

jpschust · « **Reply #19 on:** March 08, 2004, 10:14:58 AM »

you mean S/PDIF

F.O.Bean · « **Reply #20 on:** March 08, 2004, 10:49:16 AM »

Quote from: jpschust on March 08, 2004, 10:14:58 AM

you mean S/PDIF

thats what i was getting at, yes

zowie · « **Reply #21 on:** March 08, 2004, 11:17:05 AM »

The CDRW33 and CDRW66 are pro CD Recorders.

nic · « **Reply #22 on:** March 08, 2004, 12:24:48 PM »

wasnt DCC a Phillips format?
Marantz never made a DCC unit(that I know of)...seemed like you could only find Phillips DCC decks.

a buddy of mine here in Richmond still has 1 of those decks...works pretty nice. it plays standard casettes as well

John R · « **Reply #23 on:** March 08, 2004, 01:00:05 PM »

phillips owns marantz.

here's a pretty cool link to the story of dcc:

http://www.lightlink.com/drogers/DCC-L/

jr

AdamZ · « **Reply #24 on:** March 08, 2004, 01:30:16 PM »

Solid State recording is going to be it. The marantz looks cool:

http://www.american-digital.com/prodsite/product.asp?p=1099&c=192&name=MarantzPMD670

but note where it says "when media becomes available" for duration of recordings. 64 Mb isnt enough for the tuning up!

No moving parts. Memory sticks...like StarTrek. And sony is the king of memory sticks.
AdamZ

John R · « **Reply #25 on:** March 08, 2004, 01:36:01 PM »

the media is just sooooooooooo expensive for anything of long duration.

jr

F.O.Bean · « **Reply #26 on:** March 08, 2004, 01:44:45 PM »

yep, ill stick w/ the jb3 for AWHILE

plucks · « **Reply #27 on:** March 09, 2004, 05:56:56 PM »

the marantz PMD 670 is only 16 bit though!

sickrick43 · « **Reply #28 on:** March 10, 2004, 02:16:47 AM »

Then again, Sony was going to discontinue the venerable old D-5 back in the early 80's, and the tapers made such a big run on them, they kept them in the line for another 5 years.

If Creative would add line/optical recording capabilities to the JB3 Zen, I'd be 2 or 3 of them. THAT'S a stealth unit.

Rick