Product Review
Amazon.com Product Description The MZ-NF610 Net MD Walkman recorder provides unrivaled versatility, offering not only MD playback, but a special tuner for listening to AM-FM radio as well as TV and weather-band programming right from the remote control. The unit's SonicStage Jukebox software stores and manages digital music files, custom playlists, and music transfers, and bookmarking lets you program favorite songs in real time during playback. The MZ-NF610 offers high-speed transfer from a PC via a direct USB connection (up to 32x speed in LP4 mode) and can record more than five hours of music on one 80-minute minidisc (using LP4 mode). It also uses Sony's skip-free G-Protection technology, which eliminates or reduces skipping during many active uses. The MZ-NF610 is compatible with the RealOne music player and the pressplay.com online music subscription service. It plays back ATRAC3 files and supports multiple Internet audio formats, including MP3, WMA, and WAV.
The Easy Skip group-folder function helps organize songs into albums or groups. Once the songs are transferred to the MZ-NF610, it's easy to skip from group to group. Besides the bundled SonicStage software and SonicStage simple burner application, the MZ-NF610 includes MoodLogic software, which goes beyond typical jukebox applications, letting you compile music by mood or tempo rather than simply by artists and song titles.
MoodLogic corrects file information by identifying and retitling mislabeled tracks during ID3 tag cleaning. It also has a feature called Music Marker, which lets you "tag" music during playback. Once the device is reconnected to a PC, MoodLogic retrieves the marks, connects you to the Musiclub Web site, and provides information about the song and artist and links to download new tracks, purchase CDs, or discover similar artists. The unit provides up to 56 hours of continuous playback on one AA battery and comes with a rechargeable battery.
Here's how you can use the included Sonic Stage Software to manage your music files: 
Customer Reviews
Average Customer Review
(65 customer reviews) 41 of 43 people found the following review helpful
NOT an MP3 player - but in many ways, better.,
November 23, 2003 Blodwyn "mmp64" (Charlotte, NC, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Sony MZ-NF610 High Speed Net MD Walkman Recorder (Electronics)
Hey everybody - this is not an MP3 Player! It is a MiniDisc Player. Yes, you can "transfer" MP3s to it using the software, but really it is meant to record directly from CD to ATRAC - which is Sony's proprietary (and superior) compression algorithm. When you transfer an MP3 - the software first converts it to ATRAC, then copies it to the MiniDisc player. So doing the math - the music is compressed twice. If all you want to do is listen to MP3s - GET AN MP3 PLAYER!!! Using an MD player to listen to MP3s is kind of like buying a bunch of DVDs, then recording them to VHS tape and watching them on a VCR.As far as the software is concerned - if you don't care about transferring MP3s - you don't have to use the SonicStage software everybody whines about! You can use the supplied SimpleBurner - which records CDs in your PCs CD-ROM drive to your MD at either LP2 (160 minutes on an 80 minute blank MD) or LP4 (320 minutes). The quality of LP2 is very near CD quality. You...Read more
26 of 26 people found the following review helpful
Great little recorder,
June 3, 2003 By A Customer
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This review is from: Sony MZ-NF610 High Speed Net MD Walkman Recorder (Electronics)
I had been researching mp3 flash and hard drive players, when I found out about the Sony NetMD minidisc players. This player has everything I wanted in a mp3 player: small size, expandable memory, am/fm tuner. One of the big selling points for me was the inexpensive minidiscs: they cost only [...] dollars apiece and provide up to 5 hours of music (in the LP4 mode). The player comes with software that allows you to rip music directly from a CD or copy from a hard drive. So far, I have been using it only to rip my CDs. I have read if you have mp3 or wma music on the hard drive it will take longer to load because the Sony converts files to ATRAC3.NOTE: This player uses Sony's proprietary compression scheme for music files (ATRAC3). This player will not directly play mp3 or wma file format. Also, software has a check-in, check-out feature for music; you are allowed to copy or check-out a song only 3 times. If you want to copy more times, you have to check-in the song. This is some kind...Read more
15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Remote guaranteed to break,
February 15, 2004 Sean T. Clark (Cincinnati, OH) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Sony MZ-NF610 High Speed Net MD Walkman Recorder (Electronics)
I purchased the MZ-NF610 in Sept. '03, and loved it when I got it. It's a great combination of MD player and radio, which is great for people like me who like to switch back and forth without having to carry two units.My opinion changed dramatically this week, however. The radio function on the remote stopped working completely, and unfortunately that is the only way to control the radio. I lost a major portion of the unit's funcationality.I called Sony to see what could be done. Just a short 60 minutes later (note the sarcasm), they wanted to charge me $93 in labor to "fix" (e.g. send me a new one) the remote since it is no longer under the labor portion of the warranty. That's over half the cost for a brand new whole unit (including the base!). I asked what the price for a new/replacement remote would be and found out it's $109! These guys must be kidding!I've been pretty brand loyal to Sony over the years but no more. I saw another review on Amazon detailing the...Read more
