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Snakeoil from Sony?
Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2015 10:42 am
by meep
Sony are introducing a new micro SD card optimised for sound quality.;
http://bgr.com/2015/02/19/sony-premium- ... mory-card/
Serious or snakeoil?
Re: Snakeoil from Sony?
Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2015 10:51 am
by nige2000
yea seen this this morning its definitely serious
im just not sure what reading/playing device is so refined that the sd card is one of the largest contributors to noise
because most digital players will have far bigger noise issues than the difference between a good quality sd card and more than likely this new premium model
so id be asking whats the player/reader going to be?
Re: Snakeoil from Sony?
Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2015 10:56 am
by Diapason
Reddit is full of people taking the p*ss out of this, so that's where I heard about it. The general consensus seems to be that it's targeting professional use "in the field" rather than the average punter, but who knows.
As usual, I'm ambivalent.
Re: Snakeoil from Sony?
Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2015 11:01 am
by nige2000
its not that long ago 64gb ssds were $160
in saying that ill not be first in the cue for it
Re: Snakeoil from Sony?
Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2015 1:57 pm
by sbgk
wonder if they have measurements.
Re: Snakeoil from Sony?
Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2015 2:37 pm
by nige2000
yea the theory in it opens a can of worms
Re: Snakeoil from Sony?
Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2015 10:43 pm
by Clive
If they reduce noise as well as they do with their camera sensors then they have a winner. There are some areas of digital they excel at.
Re: Snakeoil from Sony?
Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2015 11:05 pm
by tony
sbgk wrote:wonder if they have measurements.
Janey you are getting infected with pfmitis. We never look for measurements here it is a nono:)
No need for them the ears and wallet will do fine
Re: Snakeoil from Sony?
Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2015 11:16 pm
by Sligolad
Re: Snakeoil from Sony?
Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2015 11:45 pm
by sbgk
Clive wrote:If they reduce noise as well as they do with their camera sensors then they have a winner. There are some areas of digital they excel at.
why aren't they saying it's good for pictures as well ? are audiophiles more gullible ? it's easier to prove you are seeing something different rather than proving you're hearing a difference.