Andy, I do not know British Olympus dealers. Here's Olympus Europe's URL for the recorder:
http://www.olympus-europa.com/consumer/2581_DS-2.htm <*** Michael Lang ***> You wrote: > Hi Michael. > I've been searching for details via WebFerret on the Olympus DS-2 but cannot > find anything. Can you give me the url of a supplier in the UK, so I can > check it out and if possible, some idea of the cost.? > Best wishes. > Andy from sunny Kilcreggan. > Drop me a wee line at: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Michael Lang" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2005 12:02 AM > Subject: New high quality recorder from Olympus >> Olympus has released the DS-2. This flash recorder has a maximum >> recording frequency of 17000 Hertz, much better than their other >> dictation recorders. It achieves this with its S-HQ mode: Microsoft >> Windows Media Audio 44.1 KHZ, 64 KBPS. It has a USB port and it works as >> a drive on a PC. Sounds great, but ... >> >> It records onto its built-in memory and it has only 64 mb. Therefore the >> maximum recording time in S-HQ is one hour and five minutes. It uses two >> AAA batteries and the specs say, that one can record up to 15 hours with >> one set. That's much better than the Edirol R1, which can only record up >> to one hour with two AA batteries. It's interesting to compare the two. >> The Olympus doesn't seem to have a built-in microphone, it has a 1.8 >> stereo mic mini jack. The Edirol has a built-in mic, but it doesn't have >> a built-in speaker, which the DS-2 has. Also, one can manually set the >> recording volume on the Edirol, but as much as I know, this isn't >> possible with the Olympus. >> >> All in all, I'd say that these recorders are promissing, but they both >> have some significant limitations. The DS-2 costs around 199 Euros here >> in Germany. >> >> <*** Michael Lang ***> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... >> http://www.pc-audio.org >> >> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > _______________________________________________ > PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... > http://www.pc-audio.org > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
