Re: [Hampshire] [OT]Portable Audio Recording advice sought

On 03/12/06, Sean Gibbins <sean@???> wrote:
> m.nuttall@??? wrote:
>
> >
> > They still make minidisc recorders and I like them as there is nothing as simple
> > to use and you can get 320 mins on a 80 min minidisc. There is HD but it didnt
> > take off in the uk and so the disks are expensive.
> > Minidisc has suffered with the ipod and is not researched anymore and is
> > starting to get harder to find disks for. It is however used by journalists and
> > radio stations and so like beta max will stay around for along time yet.
> >
> > I would recommend mindisc but beware you may have to buy online and so isnt as
> > convenient in an emergency.
>
> Check out eBay - people were off-loading nearly new minidisc kit at
> ridiculously low prices at one point, no doubt due to the mass-migration
> to mp3 players.
>
> If you are interested in this medium give me a shout off-list and I will
> email a mate of mine who did have a high-end unit he was trying to flog
> some time back. He is notoriously lazy in this department and may well
> have it sat around gathering dust somehwere.
>
> Sean
>

I thought some mp3 players also recorded. The you could just store the
recording on a flash memory stick for easy import into Linux.