I thought they had 4 GB SD cards! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Matzura" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC audio discussion list. " <[email protected]> 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 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. > > > _______________________________________________ > 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
