Discs? Yes. Still made in Japan.
Players, no. But MiniDisc was ubiquitous in almost every country except the USA, so they're still relatively easy to find.
Players, no. But MiniDisc was ubiquitous in almost every country except the USA, so they're still relatively easy to find.
Definitely not in the former USSR. We skipped MiniDisc entirely, going from cassettes to CDs to MP3 players.
They stuck around for a long time, only finally being killed by the iPod.
I even had a MiniDisc car stereo. So much better than CDs, you could just let them rattle around in the glove box and they didn't get scratched.
They were easily the best format for portable music until mp3 players got their capacity problems sorted out.
They were amazing for copying music and making mixes. No one ever bought a new release on MD to my knowledge. You bought the CD and copied it onto MD. We also used them to record our band practise sessions.