Broken Minidisc Player

[lalomania]

Hi,

I own a broken mz-rh910 which doesn't record. I took it to a Sony repair center and they told me the recording head (<- or however that thing is called) is broken and that Sony doesn't make them anymore. Basically telling me i'm screwed. So now im wondering what to do. I used my Minidisc for playing and recording equally and i want to buy something that can do the same that my minidisc, but that is still in production. Although, if there is someway that i can find that recording head, that would be nice too. So in conclusion: Does anybody know about a good mp3 recorder or somewhere where i can find minidisc parts?

Thanks!

Edit: Concerning mp3 players i was looking for a flash player

Edited June 1, 2007 by lalomania

[A440]

You might see what kind of reaction the Samson Zoom H2 flash recorder gets from users. It was supposed to appear this month but now seems delayed until August.

http://homerecording.about.com/od/newprodu...m_h2_review.htm

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller...&sku=480163

Otherwise, Minidisc Access still has the MZ-NH700.

http://www.minidiscaccess.com/generic76.html

And of course the MZ-RH1 is available.

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/4415...3_Minidisc.html

[lalomania]

You might see what kind of reaction the Samson Zoom H2 flash recorder gets from users. It was supposed to appear this month but now seems delayed until August.

http://homerecording.about.com/od/newprodu...m_h2_review.htm

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller...&sku=480163

Otherwise, Minidisc Access still has the MZ-NH700.

http://www.minidiscaccess.com/generic76.html

And of course the MZ-RH1 is available.

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/4415...3_Minidisc.html

Thanks A440, the H2 seems extremely suited for what i want. Although i'm not very sure about its playback capabilities. Has anyone here had any experience with the H4? or with the iriver ifp 9xx, which is what i used to be looking before i heard of the H2.

Thanks

[A440]

Reviews of H4 have been mixed, Google around for them.

I have an Iriver IFP 795. The IFP 9** are the same thing with built-in batteries, I think, which is not an improvement. I like replaceable batteries.

The IFP795 is a good voice recorder, not so good for music. I don't think the processor is as fast as the ones in MD units--if you "upgrade" the firmware, you get drag-and-drop transfer, instead of using Iriver Music Manager. BUT you lose higher-bitrate mp3 recording, which must have been at the limits of what the processor could handle. You also don't have anything like the recording controls--level, track mark--that you do in MD.

There's an Iriver forum at http://www.misticriver.net/forums.php . Maybe they'd disagree.

[lalomania]

Thanks A440 you've been very helpful.