Hard Drive Recorders vs. MD and Hi-MD

[cgrooves]

There is an iRiver FAQ here... http://taperssection.com/index.php/topic,73139.0.html

Take SmokinJoe's advice.  All you need to know.

[petur]

Depends on the state of the battery, but it should last for several hours. Battery and available space are the only limiting factors.
I once managed to record 12 hours with my h340 and a new battery, don't know how long the h1x0 lasts...

[George]

Depends on the state of the battery, but it should last for several hours. Battery and available space are the only limiting factors.
I once managed to record 12 hours with my h340 and a new battery, don't know how long the h1x0 lasts...

My h140 should get about 8-10 hrs with its stock battery+rockbox.  It offers 16hrs15mins playback time (mp3's) on a full charge.

phriq, with rockbox, its a 2gig/3hr limit per file. 

[phriq]

2 gig 3 hour limit on recordings? so either get 3 hours of a recording or up to 2 gigs? is that per track or on the whole system?

[petur]

2 gig 3 hour limit on recordings? so either get 3 hours of a recording or up to 2 gigs? is that per track or on the whole system?

wrong

With Rockbox you can record as long as battery and storage last. Rockbox will start a new file every 2GB, but this is without losing a single sample, so you can glue your files back together later.

The original h1x0/h3x0 firmare however has such limitations, and iirc they were even worse...

[powermonkey]

Would you guys recommend the iriver IHP140 for recording? i am watching a few on ebay right now. I have dual binuaral mics that go through a 9v battery module with bass roll off (i do 107hz). i am just wanting to get away from my MD cause i am annoyed iwth life tranfer. would you recommend the iriver IHP140? will i the quality be about hte same as my md (after the real time transfer?) thanks

If I'm wrong, I stand corrected, but as far as I know an iRiver records to lossless wavs, as opposed to a minidisc which records as compressed audio, therefore iRiver will be higher quality.

[flintstone]

Standard minidisc machines record using ATRAC compression.  The newer HI-MD minidisc machines give you the choice of recording in ATRAC or in uncompressed PCM at 16/44.1 (CD quality).  The HI-MD disc can hold 94 minutes of PCM before you need to exchange for a new disc.

Sony is the only manufacturer of HI-MD gear.  The first HI-MD recorder was introduced in 2004.  The most recent model is the MZ-RH1.  It costs about $300 new.  You can read details here
http://www.minidisc.org/part_Sony_MZ-RH1.html

Flintstone