Topic: Help a newbie out?

[fandelive]

Maybe a rockboxed iPod, but I'm not a specialist...

[sunjan]

I can't find any H320 on ebay, except one.. I think it will be pretty hard to get..
Also, I decided I don't want just a recorder for my first rig, I want an MP3 player that can record PCM recordings.. thasts why the iRivers would be ideal for me.. are there any other alternatives to it? It seems pretty hard to get sofar..

Patience, young maverick!
Obviously, you didn't use the search function properly.
I get 17 hits, all with current bids less than €40:
http://tinyurl.com/y9w6zka

At least one of them allows shipping to the Czech republic, so you just have to be persistant and hang in there:
http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320427029574

My experience is that many German sellers are willing to ship to other EU countries, if you ask nicely. With some canvasing, you have your iriver within 2-3 weeks!

[Aladar]

I can't find any H320 on ebay, except one.. I think it will be pretty hard to get..
Also, I decided I don't want just a recorder for my first rig, I want an MP3 player that can record PCM recordings.. thasts why the iRivers would be ideal for me.. are there any other alternatives to it? It seems pretty hard to get sofar..

Patience, young maverick!
Obviously, you didn't use the search function properly.
I get 17 hits, all with current bids less than €40:
http://tinyurl.com/y9w6zka

At least one of them allows shipping to the Czech republic, so you just have to be persistant and hang in there:
http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320427029574

My experience is that many German sellers are willing to ship to other EU countries, if you ask nicely. With some canvasing, you have your iriver within 2-3 weeks!

Hah! Seems I really didn't use it properly.
I am already on the auction you linked, that one looks promising so far.. Nice to have alternatives, though!
By the way, is there any real significant difference between H120 and H320, aside from the obvious age issue and hard drive space?

[goodcooker]

I put a older MD recorder in the gear loaner program way back in 2007. If you can track it down and pay whoever has it for shipping to Czech you can have it. Last I heard user RyanJ used it for some transfers.

http://www.taperssection.com/index.php/topic,94584.0.html

[Aladar]

I put a older MD recorder in the gear loaner program way back in 2007. If you can track it down and pay whoever has it for shipping to Czech you can have it. Last I heard user RyanJ used it for some transfers.

http://www.taperssection.com/index.php/topic,94584.0.html

Thanks, I sent him a PM!

[sunjan]

By the way, is there any real significant difference between H120 and H320, aside from the obvious age issue and hard drive space?

From a taper perspective, the only significant difference is the optical in on the H1x0 series. This provides an upgrade path if you decide to add an external AD (like the UA-5) to your chain later on.

That's why the H3x0 series are usually cheaper, at least in the taper community.