Re: Handheld Digital Recorder with USB Cable
On Sat, 29 Jul 2006 14:14:29 -0400, you wrote: >I thought they had 4 GB SD cards! They may very well, but I don't know if these devices can handle them that size. ___ 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] This list is a service of MosenExplosion.com. To see what other lists we offer, visit us on the web at http://www.MosenExplosion.com
Re: Handheld Digital Recorder with USB Cable
I thought they had 4 GB SD cards! - Original Message - From: "Steve Matzura" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC audio discussion list. " Sent: Friday, July 28, 2006 4:20 AM Subject: Re: Handheld Digital Recorder with USB Cable > On Thu, 27 Jul 2006 21:26:40 -0400, you wrote: > >>One problem I am having is finding a device that has large function >>buttons >>on the device as I have large hands and developing neuropathy issues and >>need to be able to differentiate the feel or touch in between the buttons. > > I think the Milestone 311 would suit you perfectly. It uses SD memory > which can hold quite a bit of compressed data before you have to > change one out for a fresh one. I'm sure one 2gb card could hold an > entire day of recordings that you could drop onto your computer at the > end of class every day. > > Regarding the buttons, not only are they large--somewhere between the > size of an American penny and nickel, but they also have well-sculpted > symbology (x, left arrow, right arrow, dot, plain) that I'm sure you > would be able to feel, and even if you can't, or at some future time > are no longer able to, the position of the buttons really tell you > what their functions are once you learn the unit. > > The one thing you may not like about the Milestone is it's very > lightweight and small. You may wish to have something in your hand > that's a little chunkier. If that's the case, the Edirol R09 would > probably suit you well. > > The differences between the Milestone and the R09 are many. > > The R09 has two microphones mounted on its top, as it was made > primarily for professional field recording. The Milestone has one > microphone on it but has the capability to record in stereo through > its earphone jack in line mode (using powered external microphones). > > The Milestone's software is all voice-guided; the R09 has no such > capability but the structure of the menus is very easily learned and > predictable. > > The USB connectivity on both units is seamless--you plug it in, > bing-bing, it appears as a drive on your Windows system in My Computer > or Windows Explorer. If you want, you can get an external card reader > and pop the memory card right out of either unit and put it into the > reader, then plug that into your computer. The advantage of this is > that you don't have to mess with more USB cables, and I have to tell > you, the connectors on the other end that go into either the R09 or > the Milestone are quite small. This is not to say they would easily > break, but if you're having trouble with manipulating small things, > then memory card swapping and external card readers might be a better > alternative for you personally than the USB approach. Just turn off > the unit's power, pop the card, insert it into the reader, then plug > that directly into your computer and you're all set. > > My big complaint about the Milestone is that it only has three volume > settings--too loud, loud enough I guess, and too soft. The Edirol's > volume control has 30 clicks to it, and oh yes, I forgot, the Edirol > has a separately settable record volume or an AGC which can be > switched on or off via a back panel control. The Milestone's record > level is all automatic. > > Both the Milestone and the Edirol R09 use SD memory cards. The Edirol > can take up to a 2gb card. I'm not sure even if they come larger than > that, or if they do, whether the Milestone can take a card larger than > 2gb, but what makes me the happiest is that now I have three > devices--the Milestone, the Edirol, and my Trio Palm 700 (Verizon > Wireless's latest Pocket PC smartphone) all of which, o happy day, use > the same kind of memory card! When I got the Edirol R1 last year, I > admit to having been stupid and not having done my homework about > memory cards and such. Now I have a device which is (A) no longer > made, (B) which I can't get rid of for anywhere near the price I paid > for it, and (C) which uses a memory card type for which I have no > other use. Live and learn, I guess. > > The price for the Milestone 311 or the Edirol R09 is four hundred > dollars, plus or minus locally available discounts, if any. > > You can get the Milestone from Independent Living Aids. I bought mine > at the recent ACB National Convention right from the ILA booth. > > The Edirol is available from lots of retail places, and some of the > blindness-product folks like Jerry Richer have begun carrying it as > well. I got mine from B and H Photo Video,a local supplier near me in > Manhattan. > > Warning: If you purchase the Edirol R09, there's a reall
Re: Handheld Digital Recorder with USB Cable
The Sony ICD-MX20 is great. One can set most of its menus with the supplied Voice Editor software. However its buttons are not as big as the ones of the Olympus DM-1, mentioned by someone else here on this list. <*** Michael Lang ***> You wrote: > Greetings List, > I am looking for a hand held digital voice recorder with a U S B cable that > will let me transfer my recording to my computer. I want to use this type > of > device to take notes during my computer course training so I may down load > them to my computer and access the notes later to review the lesson. > One problem I am having is finding a device that has large function buttons > on the device as I have large hands and developing neuropathy issues and > need to be able to differentiate the feel or touch in between the buttons. > I know that there cassette recorders out there but find them rather large > and I don't want the hassle of the time limitations of cassettes and the > always flipping of the cassette when it runs out on one side and then have a > gap missing in the recording while ejecting and flipping the cassette over > to the other side and resume recording of the lesson. > I have tried the Olympus W S 100. I found the buttons too small and not > enough differential in the buttons in size and spacing to tell them apart. > Has anyone heard of a device that might fit my needs? > Thanks in advance, > Bob Batchelor > [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] > This list is a service of MosenExplosion.com. To see what other lists we > offer, visit us on the web at http://www.MosenExplosion.com ___ 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] This list is a service of MosenExplosion.com. To see what other lists we offer, visit us on the web at http://www.MosenExplosion.com
Re: Handheld Digital Recorder with USB Cable
Hi, I have heard of a Sony digital recorder which comes with dragon nspeech to text software. With this device you record lectures or most any thing with only one person talking and then the software converts the speech to text. It does have a USB interface. I found it at Independent Living Aides. At 09:26 PM 7/27/2006 -0400, you wrote: >Greetings List, > >I am looking for a hand held digital voice recorder with a U S B cable that >will let me transfer my recording to my computer. I want to use this type >of > >device to take notes during my computer course training so I may down load >them to my computer and access the notes later to review the lesson. > > > >One problem I am having is finding a device that has large function buttons >on the device as I have large hands and developing neuropathy issues and >need to be able to differentiate the feel or touch in between the buttons. > > > >I know that there cassette recorders out there but find them rather large >and I don't want the hassle of the time limitations of cassettes and the >always flipping of the cassette when it runs out on one side and then have a >gap missing in the recording while ejecting and flipping the cassette over >to the other side and resume recording of the lesson. > > > >I have tried the Olympus W S 100. I found the buttons too small and not >enough differential in the buttons in size and spacing to tell them apart. > > > >Has anyone heard of a device that might fit my needs? > > > >Thanks in advance, > >Bob Batchelor > >[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] > >This list is a service of MosenExplosion.com. To see what other >lists we offer, visit us on the web at http://www.MosenExplosion.com > > > >-- >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG Free Edition. >Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.10.5/403 - Release Date: 7/28/2006 > > > > >-- >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. >Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.10.5 - Release Date: 7/28/2006 Thanks. Kevin Doucet [EMAIL PROTECTED] confuse as says Blind man with unmarked forehead has large belly! -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.10.5 - Release Date: 7/28/2006 ___ 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] This list is a service of MosenExplosion.com. To see what other lists we offer, visit us on the web at http://www.MosenExplosion.com
Re: Handheld Digital Recorder with USB Cable
Hello: I'm satisfied that the DS2 would serve this purpose very well. Accessability is reasonable and the best news is that the price isn't too rediculous, unless you're trying to buy it in New Zealand. Cheers, Dave ___ 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] This list is a service of MosenExplosion.com. To see what other lists we offer, visit us on the web at http://www.MosenExplosion.com
Re: Handheld Digital Recorder with USB Cable
On Thu, 27 Jul 2006 21:26:40 -0400, you wrote: >One problem I am having is finding a device that has large function buttons >on the device as I have large hands and developing neuropathy issues and >need to be able to differentiate the feel or touch in between the buttons. I think the Milestone 311 would suit you perfectly. It uses SD memory which can hold quite a bit of compressed data before you have to change one out for a fresh one. I'm sure one 2gb card could hold an entire day of recordings that you could drop onto your computer at the end of class every day. Regarding the buttons, not only are they large--somewhere between the size of an American penny and nickel, but they also have well-sculpted symbology (x, left arrow, right arrow, dot, plain) that I'm sure you would be able to feel, and even if you can't, or at some future time are no longer able to, the position of the buttons really tell you what their functions are once you learn the unit. The one thing you may not like about the Milestone is it's very lightweight and small. You may wish to have something in your hand that's a little chunkier. If that's the case, the Edirol R09 would probably suit you well. The differences between the Milestone and the R09 are many. The R09 has two microphones mounted on its top, as it was made primarily for professional field recording. The Milestone has one microphone on it but has the capability to record in stereo through its earphone jack in line mode (using powered external microphones). The Milestone's software is all voice-guided; the R09 has no such capability but the structure of the menus is very easily learned and predictable. The USB connectivity on both units is seamless--you plug it in, bing-bing, it appears as a drive on your Windows system in My Computer or Windows Explorer. If you want, you can get an external card reader and pop the memory card right out of either unit and put it into the reader, then plug that into your computer. The advantage of this is that you don't have to mess with more USB cables, and I have to tell you, the connectors on the other end that go into either the R09 or the Milestone are quite small. This is not to say they would easily break, but if you're having trouble with manipulating small things, then memory card swapping and external card readers might be a better alternative for you personally than the USB approach. Just turn off the unit's power, pop the card, insert it into the reader, then plug that directly into your computer and you're all set. My big complaint about the Milestone is that it only has three volume settings--too loud, loud enough I guess, and too soft. The Edirol's volume control has 30 clicks to it, and oh yes, I forgot, the Edirol has a separately settable record volume or an AGC which can be switched on or off via a back panel control. The Milestone's record level is all automatic. Both the Milestone and the Edirol R09 use SD memory cards. The Edirol can take up to a 2gb card. I'm not sure even if they come larger than that, or if they do, whether the Milestone can take a card larger than 2gb, but what makes me the happiest is that now I have three devices--the Milestone, the Edirol, and my Trio Palm 700 (Verizon Wireless's latest Pocket PC smartphone) all of which, o happy day, use the same kind of memory card! When I got the Edirol R1 last year, I admit to having been stupid and not having done my homework about memory cards and such. Now I have a device which is (A) no longer made, (B) which I can't get rid of for anywhere near the price I paid for it, and (C) which uses a memory card type for which I have no other use. Live and learn, I guess. The price for the Milestone 311 or the Edirol R09 is four hundred dollars, plus or minus locally available discounts, if any. You can get the Milestone from Independent Living Aids. I bought mine at the recent ACB National Convention right from the ILA booth. The Edirol is available from lots of retail places, and some of the blindness-product folks like Jerry Richer have begun carrying it as well. I got mine from B and H Photo Video,a local supplier near me in Manhattan. Warning: If you purchase the Edirol R09, there's a really nice-sounding case you can order for it which holds the main unit and has a pocket for accessories like microphones and things, but the case has been on back order for almost three months now, and I'm despairing of ever seeing it. That's another thing they didn't think through fully with the Milestone. It has no carrying case at all, just a neck strap that attaches via spring clip to a dangling thing on the bottom. Having them both, do I use them both? Absolutely. If I need to remind myself of something, I'll reach for the Milestone. If I want to talk with someone interview style and record it, I'll use the Edirol. I wouldn't leave the house without both, but that's just me. Your mileage (and usage) may vary. _
Handheld Digital Recorder with USB Cable
Greetings List, I am looking for a hand held digital voice recorder with a U S B cable that will let me transfer my recording to my computer. I want to use this type of device to take notes during my computer course training so I may down load them to my computer and access the notes later to review the lesson. One problem I am having is finding a device that has large function buttons on the device as I have large hands and developing neuropathy issues and need to be able to differentiate the feel or touch in between the buttons. I know that there cassette recorders out there but find them rather large and I don't want the hassle of the time limitations of cassettes and the always flipping of the cassette when it runs out on one side and then have a gap missing in the recording while ejecting and flipping the cassette over to the other side and resume recording of the lesson. I have tried the Olympus W S 100. I found the buttons too small and not enough differential in the buttons in size and spacing to tell them apart. Has anyone heard of a device that might fit my needs? Thanks in advance, Bob Batchelor [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] This list is a service of MosenExplosion.com. To see what other lists we offer, visit us on the web at http://www.MosenExplosion.com
