I've got a 20gig iriver H300 series - I think they replaced the H100 series and have the advantage of a colour screen so you can view photos.
the killer app for me was the line in recording. works really well and you can encode at whatever quality you want. also can transfer files via USB without the need for a computer so you can transfer directly from camera to the iriver. I don't see why updates in the firmware shouldn't allow for transfer between mp3 players in the same fashion. the firmware is updateable and so it is likely that the color screen can be used to watch movie files at a later stage. There's no software that needs to be installed on your computer either - it just appears as another hard drive on your desktop - so you simply drag files in and out without having to maintain double copies on your computer (like iTunes).........nice sennheiser headphones too. cnet.com will have some good reviews for you to shop around. downsides are - fiddly buttons, a little bit of a brick, not that pretty like the waaaaay fashionable ipod, a tiny bit slow to scroll through titles and load up especially if full, only 4x scan speed which can be a little annoying for long djmixes. otherwsie i'm pretty impressed and with updateable firmware it should stand the test of time happy shopping rc on 25/11/04 9:56 AM, Anton Banks (313) at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Thanks everyone. > > Ok. To summarize (in case anyone else had the same question) two recorders > kept coming up. They are the H-140 by iRiver and the Gmini 220 by Archos. I > still want to do a bit more research but I'm now leaning toward the iRiver > because a LOT of people seem to have it and I've only gotten one mixed > review about it. > > Thanks again, > -Anton > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, November 24, 2004 5:39 PM > To: Edward George > Cc: 313@hyperreal.org; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: (313) Portable mp3 recorders? > > > > > > > a friend recently bought an iriver. he's usually on 313. maybe he'll chime > in later. > archos also make a recording mp3 player http://www.archos.com/ > > i sat around for a year waiting apple to include hi quality recording on > the ipod before buying the 4g ipod. i still love my minidisk. > > > > > Edward George > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > il.com> To > [EMAIL PROTECTED], 313@hyperreal.org > 24/11/04 03:29 PM cc > > Subject > Please respond to Re: (313) Portable mp3 recorders? > Edward George > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > il.com> > > > > > > > > I have an iRIVER i-HP140 which is a 40Gb mp3/wav/wma/ogg jukebox which > can record in wav or mp3 from optical / analog inputs > > I've already used it to record a couple of my mates sets. > > I love the bloody thing! > > http://iriver.com/ > http://iriver.com/html/product/prpa_product.asp?pidx=43 > > iriver have loads of new product ranges now so there might be > something better now but mine is still available. > > Ed > > On Wed, 24 Nov 2004 10:20:53 -0500, Anton Banks (313) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: >> I'm looking for a portable mp3 recorder to save my sets from an analog > (RCA) >> mixer output? All the mp3 recorders I've seen so far have only voice > and/or >> FM record capabilities. The only one I've found that does what I want is >> this one by Coby but it's been discontinued. >> >> > http://www.cobyusa.com/product/item.php?item=MPR650&pcat=portaudio&pscat=mp3 > >> &pscat2= >> >> Would anyone know of another recorder with these features? Any help would > be >> greatly appreciated. >> >> Anton Banks >> www.antonbanks.com >> >> > > ForwardSourceID:NT00016302 > > >
