In article , The Natural Philosopher
scribeth thus
I need to buy something that is
- cheap
- will record in solid state some kind of MP3 stream of about 3 hours
length or more
- that can be stuck on a disk later as a record of meetings.
- that is relatively unobtrusive - no not trying to bug! just don't
want a huge box bristling with dials that looks pretentious.

quality only need be good enough to be able top prepare transcriptions
by a competent audio typist and to clearly ID what was said.

Any recommendations?

I do NOT have a smart phone or any other 'gadget' that might be able to
do this already, nor do I want one.



Have a look at such sites as DV247 and studio spares for a small MP3
recorder. SWMBO has a Yamaha one works very well and can record from
very low MP3 rates up into the linear PCM ranges with a built in crossed
pair of microphones and makes excellent recordings. Cost around 100 quid
a few years ago not but there are several more models around these
days...

http://www.dv247.com/studio-equipmen...s-and-players/
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Tony Sayer