Topic: Sony SBM-1 Questions

[Javier Cinakowski]

How come on the 7-pin jack in the back it says "digital I/O"    ?    In what situation would a person want to go digital in to the SBM-1?



ALSO,  does anyone know how many volts of Plug-In-Power the SBM-1 provides? 

[hyperplane]

It says "digital I/O" because it's a digital Input/Output jack. 

I would imagine the typical scenario would be useful in using digital Input on the SBM-1:

CD player or home DAT deck > optical or S/PDIF coax to 7-pin cable > SBM-1 > portable DAT (D7, D8, D100, M1).

That way, you can get a digital signal going from one device > SBM-1 > onto a portable DAT recorder.

[JasonSobel]

It says "digital I/O" because it's a digital Input/Output jack. 

I would imagine the typical scenario would be useful in using digital Input on the SBM-1:

CD player or home DAT deck > optical or S/PDIF coax to 7-pin cable > SBM-1 > portable DAT (D7, D8, D100, M1).

That way, you can get a digital signal going from one device > SBM-1 > onto a portable DAT recorder.

but if you have an optical or S/PDIF coax to 7-pin cable, why not just run that directly into the portable Sony DAT deck...

[Javier Cinakowski]

but if you have an optical or S/PDIF coax to 7-pin cable, why not just run that directly into the portable Sony DAT deck...

yep, just what I was thinking.

[hyperplane]

I have no idea. Not knocking it just for the sake of it, but some of Sony's ideas make no sense to me... e.g. why have a proprietary 7-pin input/output in the first place?

[Ryan Sims]

I have no idea. Not knocking it just for the sake of it, but some of Sony's ideas make no sense to me... e.g. why have a proprietary 7-pin input/output in the first place?

Because that's what Sony does. 

[Javier Cinakowski]

I have no idea. Not knocking it just for the sake of it, but some of Sony's ideas make no sense to me... e.g. why have a proprietary 7-pin input/output in the first place?

yep, 7-pin, ATRAC, omg, etc.......

kinda sucks.

[F.O.Bean]

murph, how do you like the iriver? does it have a HD? isnt it a newer version of a jb3 basically just smaller???

i might get one just to listen to after shows and to use as an mp3 player

so what size HD's come on them?

thanks

[Javier Cinakowski]

murph, how do you like the iriver? does it have a HD? isnt it a newer version of a jb3 basically just smaller???

i might get one just to listen to after shows and to use as an mp3 player

so what size HD's come on them?

thanks

i love the iRiver.  freaking love it.  Yeah it is a newer better version of the JB3.  The come in 20 and 40GB

[F.O.Bean]

murph, how do you like the iriver? does it have a HD? isnt it a newer version of a jb3 basically just smaller???

i might get one just to listen to after shows and to use as an mp3 player

so what size HD's come on them?

thanks

i love the iRiver.  freaking love it.  Yeah it is a newer better version of the JB3.  The come in 20 and 40GB

optical input? thats the main reason iw anna get one, to run out of the v3's optical output

whats up w/ the batteries

[Javier Cinakowski]

it does have optical I and O

the stock battery lasts like 6 hours recording. there is a better battery upgrade.

[F.O.Bean]

it does have optical I and O

the stock battery lasts like 6 hours recording. there is a better battery upgrade.

awesome, thanks murph