The Zoom H2 is $199, records for up to 6 hours on a 4 gig card at 16/44 (and can go up to 24/96), has no moving parts, and doesn't use sony proprietary format. Take the SD card out, stick it in your SD reader and copy the files off. Very simple.

I fail to see why anyone would buy a MD recorder at this point in time.

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Originally posted by Mmanu Get a Hi-MD. Cheaper, same if not better results.

Ive been looking into getting a recorder too. The m-audio one is pretty good but if the Zoom H2 is cheaper and as good, I think I'll go for the cheaper solution.

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Originally posted by Mmanu Get a Hi-MD. Cheaper, same if not better results.

Good thinking... but I absolutely refuse to go back to a physical media format.. and MD even more so. I was all about the MD in 1997.. not so much nowadays.

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Originally posted by Ryan0751 The Zoom H2 is $199, records for up to 6 hours on a 4 gig card at 16/44 (and can go up to 24/96), has no moving parts, and doesn't use sony proprietary format. Take the SD card out, stick it in your SD reader and copy the files off. Very simple. I fail to see why anyone would buy a MD recorder at this point in time.

Sony Hi-MD Minidisc recorders prices average way under $ 150, records at any sample rate. You can upload, keep and store your recordings without moving Sd cards around ( it's USB ). Extremely simple. If you want to record 4 hours on your thingie, you'll need more efficient batteries.

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and doesn't use sony proprietary format

Strange attitude. Do you refuse to watch DvDs because it's recorded in Dolby Digital and don't use a Pc because it has windows on it ? Do you drink Coca cola ?

At the end of the day, ATRAC encoding gives a more accurate and dynamic sound, while taking less space.

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I absolutely refuse to go back to a physical media format

Why is that ? Md allows you to store your recordings without the need for a Pc. In 15 years I've never seen a single failure on md, while I lost count of corrupted data on Pc.



I can understand that there is a matter of taste for some people, and others will nowadays just diss any non virtual format, simply because it is non virtual. I just like to keep my recordings in a format that is overall safe for storage: last summer I started doing recordings from A DV camera( with the main mix sound sent to the cam)

Well all of these recorders have USB ports on them as well, so you don't HAVE to take the SD cards out. So that argument is moot.

As for battery life, Samson says "4 hours" with standard alakine batteries, but reviewers testing the unit got over 8 hours on a set. Similiar results were obtained with the Edirol R-09.

And comparing Sony's ATRAC format to Dolby Digital or Windows is ridiculous. ATRAC is a horrid format, why would you want to record in a format that "approaches" CD quality, when something like the Zoom can record in a standard wave format that vastly surpasses it? Nobody supports the format except for Sony and their set of tools.

Plus, you need to convert your files once you get them off the unit into a format you can actually use.

I'm not sure I see the argument for need for a PC? The requirements are the same for both types of units.

If MD is working for you, then great. But it's really a dead format, and I couldn't suggest it to anyone looking for a new recording solution.

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Originally posted by Mmanu Sony Hi-MD Minidisc recorders prices average way under $ 150, records at any sample rate. You can upload, keep and store your recordings without moving Sd cards around ( it's USB ). Extremely simple. If you want to record 4 hours on your thingie, you'll need more efficient batteries. Strange attitude. Do you refuse to watch DvDs because it's recorded in Dolby Digital and don't use a Pc because it has windows on it ? Do you drink Coca cola ? At the end of the day, ATRAC encoding gives a more accurate and dynamic sound, while taking less space. Why is that ? Md allows you to store your recordings without the need for a Pc. In 15 years I've never seen a single failure on md, while I lost count of corrupted data on Pc. I can understand that there is a matter of taste for some people, and others will nowadays just diss any non virtual format, simply because it is non virtual. I just like to keep my recordings in a format that is overall safe for storage: last summer I started doing recordings from A DV camera( with the main mix sound sent to the cam)

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Originally posted by Ryan0751 Well all of these recorders have USB ports on them as well, so you don't HAVE to take the SD cards out. So that argument is moot. As for battery life, Samson says "4 hours" with standard alakine batteries, but reviewers testing the unit got over 8 hours on a set. Similiar results were obtained with the Edirol R-09. And comparing Sony's ATRAC format to Dolby Digital or Windows is ridiculous. ATRAC is a horrid format, why would you want to record in a format that "approaches" CD quality, when something like the Zoom can record in a standard wave format that vastly surpasses it? Nobody supports the format except for Sony and their set of tools. Plus, you need to convert your files once you get them off the unit into a format you can actually use. I'm not sure I see the argument for need for a PC? The requirements are the same for both types of units. If MD is working for you, then great. But it's really a dead format, and I couldn't suggest it to anyone looking for a new recording solution.

My thoughts exactly. Thanks for saving me the trouble

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I ended up buying the Zoom H2.
Can't wait to try it out.
Thanks goes out to Ryan0751 for suggesting this one.