[TriLUG] Semi-OT: Digital Voice Recorders

[David A. Cafaro]

Small note, on the flashbased players, though they do support USB mass
storage support, apparently there is an issue with Linux.  To get it to
work you may have to do some patching:

http://www.misticriver.net/index.php?name=PNphpBB2&file=viewtopic&t=2145

This isn't needed for the HardDrive based players, like I have.

-David

On Tue, 2004-06-08 at 09:04, David A. Cafaro wrote:
> I actually own the iRiver H120 (20GB HardDrive based player) and it
> works VERY well.  Any yes it has a built in mic that works good, and can
> accept an external mic as well.  Also it plugs in perfectly with linux
> and shows as a usb mass storage device (big reason I bought it).  Also
> ogg support.  But then you are starting to look at pretty expensive for
> these ($250-300).  It records from voice in either mp3 or wav files. 
> Also they make flashmemory based players as well that have mics and work
> as usb storage devices.  But I don't know what kind of time limit they
> have since you are more limited on storage.  Probably depends on
> recording format.
> 
> -David
> 
> On Tue, 2004-06-08 at 00:03, Jeff Tickle wrote:
> > I don't have the mp3 player with the voice recorder but I have the MP3
> > CD player of theirs and they're a good company, if they have an MP3
> > player that records too, I'd recommend it for sure.  And they have
> > firmware for their flash (non-cd) players now that support Ogg Vorbis
> > :-)
> > 
> > Although I don't know how they work with Linux or transfer files.  I
> > assume it's USB though.  *shrug*
> > 
> > On Mon, 2004-06-07 at 22:50, Jim Wright wrote:
> > > I don't have direct experience with them, but I have read some pretty
> > > good reviews of the iRiver mp3 players that have a voice recorder built
> > > in (yet still keep putting off buying one).
> > -- 
> > Jeff Tickle <jtickle at jtsoft.net>
> > JTSoft.net
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