I think the Hitachi is slightly newer then the SDM and i ve seen xcellent reviews of it... But if ur after the sony this might help.
<A HREF="http://www.empiredirect.co.uk/productdetailsnew.asp?modelcode=SON-SDMS71&affiliateid=95" target="_new">http://www.empiredirect.co.uk/productdetailsnew.asp?modelcode=SON-SDMS71&affiliateid=95</A>
<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by OLDSKOOL on 02/23/03 02:10 PM.</EM></FONT></P>