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What a mini disc player sony have come up with. Its light, versatile and has loadsa battery life. There is a snag though, with the radio i found that it is bulky and quite haevy for a remote, the aerial for the radio is actually in the headphone wire so if it is not straight you tend to get a pretty poor signal. Although i did not buy the md disc player for the radio it was just an extra for me. But if you are overlooking the rest of sony's great md models, because lets face it the only md players which are any good are sony, then do not go for this model because of its radio. Having siad that if the headphone wire is positioned correctly you can get decent enough signal to get the usual - radio 1 capital. lp2 and lp4 are as standard on this model and they are very useful. This is an older model though, i would recommend one of sonys latest with pc link because you can make complitations albums using pc interface.
But if you are just looking for a portable md player which you want for recording cd albums off your hifi then this is the one for you. NB make sure you have checked that your hifi has an optical out link - most of the newer hifis do - probably from 2000 onwards, if not it can be quite taxing to record mds, with an optical cable its all digitally done so you can put your feet up and relax.

I bought this because I wanted the radio as well as the MD player. However, I find the radio tuning to be pretty poor and the reception not too hot either. Still, the MD music quality is excellent. I use the LP2 mode which gets about 2.5 hours of music on an MD. I can't tell any difference between LP2 and normal modes.
The real trouble I've had though is with recording. Not the MDs fault though. I'm using a SoundBlaster card on my PC and its Digital Out, isn't compatible with the Sony's Digital in (even with a lead that fits both correctly. Something about TOSLINK Vs SPID standards?)..... VHS Vs Betamax again? Anyway, I ended up having to record music using analogue, even though I have digital connections for both pieces of kit. Not a problem I suppose if you have the right sort of 'out' on a music system.

Anyway, Sony MD, yeah... brilliant.

Any help on the problem I mentioned would be gratefully received by the way.

Well worth the price,you get what you pay for,the quality is fantastic,as well as really easy to use,no looking through the manual for hours!.
Radio works relly well,easy to preset stations.
Easy to record MDs.
Trendy looking,and very small and light weight.
No problems at all with this product!

Although there are a lot of similar quality, cheaper MD's out there, if you are looking for a good quality MD-radio this is the best. The sound quality is excellent, even on MDLP and the radio although small, manages a strong signal better than most others. MZ-G750 is very simple to use although this does have some drawbacks. It does have it's flaws, but none to advise against buying it. The functions like display and play mode will reset themselves if you turn it off or use certain other options. This isn't really a problem unless you are editing the discs. The radio is contained in the remote which is a bit annoying if you don't want the excess wire and if you do use the remote, you can't turn the minidisc function on. The earphones you get with it are good quality but awkward design. I suggest buying some in-ear bass earphones (around £17.50), it's worth the investment. Although it doesn't come with the analog wire (which rightly annoys people with older equipment), sony have cunningly fitted an optical port in the back of their PS2 for digital recording and most people have an optical port somewhere around the house. In any case, the analog wire is only £5.
It seems like one big rant but these are only very minor irritations and are worth putting up with for the quality of the player.

I have this product since september 2001.I have had no problems with it whatsoever.It is an amazing unit.The only thing I did was change the headphones,for better sounding ones.That is a personal preference anyway and should not deter anyone from buying this brilliant product.