deadbeatdad

Hi Guitarfxr, Thanks you for your in-depth review--very helpful. I've been trying to decide on this one, and it seems from your post that you weren't keen on the Zoom H2 (was deciding between that and the DR-1). I was pretty convinced to go with the latter until I got to this recent post. I'm not recording anything for a band. Rather I am a journalist and want to use it for interviews and field work (more often the former). I'd also like to use it for podcasts and audio recordings to add to slideshows (and anything else on the fly). So I am looking for something versatile and handy. Would you not recommend the Tascam for this? Any other recs? And I do like the rechargeable battery aspect (as opposed to the H2) and being able to change the playback speed. Have you still not been able to find the right model of battery for a spare? Cheers