Topic: Potential future JB3 competition...

[zhianosatch]

No level meter on the AD-20. Spaceman, if budget affords, keep the AD-20... serious...

[all_screwed_up]

Is that 795 MB "bug" (it seems like that :-) also happening to a Nomad Jukebox 3?

[all_screwed_up]

Is that 795 MB "bug" (it seems like that :-) also happening to a Nomad Jukebox 3?

I found the answer on the internet. The Nomad Jukebox 3 has a limit of 3 Gigabyte.

[jobseek2001]

Couple of updates that i got by pestering the iRiver people in Hong Kong:
1.  They like the idea of visible recording levels on the LCD and/or remote and will pass this on to their development team.

2.  They cannot up the 795M wav file limit via firmware, so that number is basically set in stone.


Not really a good thing, although maybe the 20 gig version coming out next year might have a higher limit.  Doesn't help me for October though:(

About the 795M limit: auto-open of new files is possible? GreatConcert01.Wav GreatConcert02.Wav etc etc
Together with visible levels and adjustability of the levels the device is usable?

[timP]

thinking about returning my 120.....
thank god for 14 day returns at Comp-usa
I really like it cause it is so small and sleek, just not what I need... thinking of going for the core-sounds PDA card that lets me record......

[momule]

the IHP 100 is only a 1.5 gb .


this is the one that would compare to The JB3,
http://www.iriveramerica.com/products/iHP-120.asp

Nick

[Savage Messiah]

So it's more or less unanimous that Sony has stopped producing tape transports.

So... what if Sony decided to produce an M1 that has a 20-40GB hard drive instead of a tape transport, with USB out and optical in/out in addition to the 7-pin, plus the recording time of the JB3? If nothing else, the iRiver demonstrates this can be done in an extremely small device. Minus the tape transport, the overall size of the device would be exactly between the M1/D100 and the iHP-xxx series with the combined best features of both. If made the exact size of the current M1, one might be able to fit in an A/D that is just as good as the AD-20?

Does anyone have an opinion on THAT - on whether Sony would actually ever get around to doing such a thing, or if anyone else would be capable or producing one in the next year or so?

I've talked with some people off dat-heads via email and they all agree that the technology exists to bring all those features together, just that no one has decided to do it.

[Kelso]

The iHP 120 seems very promising. If they add a meter (that's the only big problem for now) that would be a better solution than the jb3. It has mic input with until 20 dB of gain (not ideal but good as a backup), it can read ogg files (for the player's part that's something good), and it's definitely smaller.
I think I 'll wait a little till they update the firmware with the meter function (hoping they'll do it, and if they read their customer's forum they probably will)

[timP]

haven't returned my IRIVER... I like it as a player alot, and have gotten some nice recordings....The freakin file size limits are the only pisser of the whole unit, and no it doesn't start a new file when one is full. You have to re press record youself.........Sound Pro's is supposedly working on a in-line meter reader, and until they work it out or IRIVER puts out level adding software, I'm using a MD with level meters.....

[Kelso]

>Couple of updates that i got by pestering the iRiver people in Hong Kong:
>1.  They like the idea of visible recording levels on the LCD and/or remote >and will pass this on to their development team.
>2.  They cannot up the 795M wav file limit via firmware, so that number is >basically set in stone.
>Not really a good thing, although maybe the 20 gig version coming out next >year might have a higher limit.  Doesn't help me for October though:(

haven't see that. Good news. The question is how long will it take? I don't care about the limitation. I don't tape concert. Does someone know if it's bit-acurate with a an ad20?

The new version (40 Go, color lcd) won't be really necessary (the color would probably suck up the battery, and 20 Go is enough, even for tapers . Could be useful for a long trip away from any computer (20 Go means 31 hr of wav 16/44.1 recording if I'm right).

[RJPass]

http://www.ecost.com/ecost/shop/detail.asp?DPNo=296204

For those of you that want to test, sound professionals sells it for $400.  The URL i pasted, sell it for $340, with Free FedEX Shipping  =)

Just thought i'd pass it on...

[BobW]

So it's more or less unanimous that Sony has stopped producing tape transports.

So... what if Sony decided to produce an M1 that has a 20-40GB hard drive instead of a tape transport, with USB out and optical in/out in addition to the 7-pin, plus the recording time of the JB3? If nothing else, the iRiver demonstrates this can be done in an extremely small device. Minus the tape transport, the overall size of the device would be exactly between the M1/D100 and the iHP-xxx series with the combined best features of both. If made the exact size of the current M1, one might be able to fit in an A/D that is just as good as the AD-20?

Does anyone have an opinion on THAT - on whether Sony would actually ever get around to doing such a thing, or if anyone else would be capable or producing one in the next year or so?

I've talked with some people off dat-heads via email and they all agree that the technology exists to bring all those features together, just that no one has decided to do it.

Sony, being Sony, could have done this three years ago.
There's a HD Recorders thread around here somewhere, and one on the new Hi-MD "with TEETH" ......

[Sharky]

The new Philips HDD100 has an optical Line-in. Doesn't look like it supports the WAV format though. Maybe through firmware?

http://reviews.cnet.com/Philips_HDD100/4505-6490_7-21129460.html?tag=pdtl-list