Wellllll...this got a little bigger than I initially anticipated. Hopefully this makes sense to everyone. FWIW, my info is based purely on specs from the manufacturer, which sometimes are ambiguous, if available at all. If I have something wrong, lemme know.
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* KEY KEY KEY KEY KEY KEY KEY KEY KEY KEY KEY KEY KEY KEY KEY KEY KEY KEY KEY KEY *
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* RECORDING FORMAT *
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* ANA = via analog line/mic-in R = Record in this format *
* DIG = via digital input P = Playback in this format *
* MIC = via internal mic WAV = PCM WAV, 16-bit unless noted *
* FM = via FM tuner MP3 = Various bit-rates *
* IMA = IMA ADPCM mono format *
* *
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RECORDING | FORMAT | DEVICE |
DIG | ANA | MIC | FM | WAV | MP3 | IMA | NAME | COMMENTS
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X | X | | | R,P | R,P | | Creative Labs Nomad Jukebox 3 | Reliable digi-in
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| | | | P | P | | Creative Labs Nomad Jukebox 2 |
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| X | | | | R,P | | Creative Labs Nomad Jukebox C |
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| X | | | | R,P | | Creative Labs Nomad Jukebox |
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| X | | | | R,P | | Creative Labs Nomad Jukebox 20GB |
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| X | | | R,P | R,P | | Creative Labs Nomad Jukebox Zen |
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| | | | P | P | | Creative Labs Nomad Jukebox Zen NX |
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| | | | P | P | | Creative Labs Nomad Jukebox Zen Xtra |
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| | | | P | P | | Creative Labs Zen Micro |
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| | | | | P | | Creative Labs MuVo Micro N200 |
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| | | | P | P | | Creative Labs Zen Portable Media Center |
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| | | X | P | P | R,P | Creative Labs MuVo2 FM |
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| | X | X | | P | R,P | Creative Labs MuVo TX FM |
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| | | | P | P | | Creative Labs Nomad MuVo2 |
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| | | | | P | | Creative Labs Nomad MuVo2 X-Trainer |
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| | X | | | P | R,P | Creative Labs Nomad MuVo TX |
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| | | | | P | | Creative Labs MuVo Slim |
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| | | | P | P | | Creative Labs Zen Touch |
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| | X | | | P | R,P | Creative Labs Nomad MuVo NX |
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| | | | | P | | Creative Labs Nomad MuVo |
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| | | | | P | | Creative Labs Nomad II |
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| | | | | P | | Creative Labs Nomad IIC |
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| X | X | | R,P | R,P | | Neuros HDnnGB |
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| X | X | | R,P | R,P | | Neuros II HDnnGB |
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X | X | X | X | R,P | R,P | | Archos GMini 120 | Digi-in rec introduces artifacts
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X | X | X | X | R,P | R,P | | Archos GMini 220 | Digi-in rec introduces artifacts
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| X | X | X | R,P | R,P | | Archos GMini 400 |
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| | | | P | P | | Archos GMini XS200 |
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| X | X | | | R,P | | IRiver H320 |
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| X | X | | | R,P | | IRiver H340 |
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| | X | X | | R,P | | IRiver H10 |
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| X | X | | | R,P | | IRiver H340 |
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| X | X | | R,P | R,P | | Edirol R1 | 24-bit, 44.1kHz only
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X | X | X | | R,P | | | Edirol R4 | 16/24-bit, various sample rates
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| X | X | | R,P | R,P | | Marantz PMD-660 |
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X | X | X | | R,P | R,P | | Marantz PMD-670 |
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X | X | | | R,P | | | Fostex FR-2 |
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| X | | | R,P | R,P | | Denon F20R |
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