Portable Digital Recording....

I have a Sony MDS-JE640 (and a couple of 530s that get pressed into service if a lot of discs arrive)

Steve, I also have a large unit similar to these.  Recently it stopped reading the TOC (table of contents) of all my disks.  At first I thought the disks were bad and erased a couple.  However, for a test, I popped a disk into one of my son-in-laws small pocket size portable players and they did fine.  Do you know why a unit might stop reading the TOCs?  And is it an expensive fix?

This sort of problem is usually down to laser failure - even if the laser current alters, and it can be adjusted back to where it should be, it's a sign that it's on the way out anyway. I think that you'll need a Sony agent - the parts aren't so easy to find, and are a right pain to install. The real problem now is that Sony don't appear to be making any new table-top models. I was rather hoping that they'd do a HI-MD one, but they don't appear to be.

I was incorrect on the price of the interface box. It's arond $200 and is made by M-Audio it is the CO3 and there's one from Hosa (OD series) that doesn't have the SCMS defeating circuit for roughly $83.

Is DAT that is uncompressed?

I need a low cost way to make an uncompressed copy of a one hour streamed radio talk show for later editing and archival purposes.

MD is compresses so I guess it's out.   Are DAT devices what's needed?

Are they in portable device formats too for conferences, etc.?

Thanks,
Jim

Are they in portable device formats too for conferences, etc.?

Thanks,
Jim

Sony makes a nice one.  Looks like it might do nicely.

http://www.oade.com/digital_recorders/Portable_DAT_Machines/tcdd100.html

Happy New Year,
Jon

You should be able to record the program straight to your hard drive, with a suitable loopback of your soundcard or by setting of its mixer control panel.

Is DAT that is uncompressed?

I need a low cost way to make an uncompressed copy of a one hour streamed radio talk show for later editing and archival purposes.

MD is compresses so I guess it's out.   Are DAT devices what's needed?

Are they in portable device formats too for conferences, etc.?

Thanks,
Jim

But the NEW version of Minidisc is NOT necessarily compressed - it has a 16/44.1 PCM option.  And the cueing & editing facilities beat those available on DAT.  And they're cheaper and more physically robust.  I'm not sure why you've written them off.