What do you say about the model below?

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00006592R/qid=1121371378/s
r=8-3/ref=pd_bbs_ur_3/102-1180370-7764911?v=glance&s=electronics&n=507846

I own the model that lacks a mic in jack (a good recorder), but without
the mic in jack I will need to start looking for a new recorder. I need
a tape recorder where I can use the mic in jack to capture sermons from
TV (much cheaper for me than buying them). I need the recorder with the
best quality. Or do you think a standard tape recorder would do better?

Digital recorders are also another option, but as it looks they will be
more hassle for what I wish to accomplish. Yes they may capture better
sound quality, but then I'd have to burn the audio to a CD, and there is
no guarantee that the digital recorder will connect to a Mac, so I am
probably looking at a tape option here. Sony did make a boom box model
that could record to CD, but I believe its off the market.

Remember I am looking for the "cheapest" most convenient method. I don't
know if I should upgrade my microcassette recorder, or just buy a
standard tape recorder. For sermon purposes tape is just fine.


Thanks,


Johjn

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2Tim. 4:2 Preach the Word; be prepared in
season and out of season; correct, rebuke
and encourage ‹ with great patience and careful instruction.
2Tim. 4:3 For the time will come when men
will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead,
to suit their own desires, they will gather around
them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear.

"Bible John" > wrote in message
...
> What do you say about the model below?
>
> http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00006592R/qid=1121371378/s
> r=8-3/ref=pd_bbs_ur_3/102-1180370-7764911?v=glance&s=electronics&n=507846
>
> I own the model that lacks a mic in jack (a good recorder), but without
> the mic in jack I will need to start looking for a new recorder. I need
> a tape recorder where I can use the mic in jack to capture sermons from
> TV (much cheaper for me than buying them). I need the recorder with the
> best quality. Or do you think a standard tape recorder would do better?
>
> Digital recorders are also another option, but as it looks they will be
> more hassle for what I wish to accomplish. Yes they may capture better
> sound quality, but then I'd have to burn the audio to a CD, and there is
> no guarantee that the digital recorder will connect to a Mac, so I am
> probably looking at a tape option here. Sony did make a boom box model
> that could record to CD, but I believe its off the market.
>
> Remember I am looking for the "cheapest" most convenient method. I don't
> know if I should upgrade my microcassette recorder, or just buy a
> standard tape recorder. For sermon purposes tape is just fine.
>
>
> Thanks,
>
>
> Johjn
>
> --
> http://johnw.freeshell.org/bible/
> 2Tim. 4:2 Preach the Word; be prepared in
> season and out of season; correct, rebuke
> and encourage < with great patience and careful instruction.
> 2Tim. 4:3 For the time will come when men
> will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead,
> to suit their own desires, they will gather around
> them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to
> hear.
>

Why don't you use a HiFi VCR - 6 hours on one tape, plus you get the video
also.
It's still the cheapest format around.

Bible John wrote:
> What do you say about the model below?
>
> http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00006592R/qid=1121371378/s
> r=8-3/ref=pd_bbs_ur_3/102-1180370-7764911?v=glance&s=electronics&n=507846
>
> I own the model that lacks a mic in jack (a good recorder), but without
> the mic in jack I will need to start looking for a new recorder. I need
> a tape recorder where I can use the mic in jack to capture sermons from
> TV (much cheaper for me than buying them). I need the recorder with the
> best quality. Or do you think a standard tape recorder would do better?
>
> Digital recorders are also another option, but as it looks they will be
> more hassle for what I wish to accomplish. Yes they may capture better
> sound quality, but then I'd have to burn the audio to a CD, and there is
> no guarantee that the digital recorder will connect to a Mac, so I am
> probably looking at a tape option here. Sony did make a boom box model
> that could record to CD, but I believe its off the market.
>
> Remember I am looking for the "cheapest" most convenient method. I don't
> know if I should upgrade my microcassette recorder, or just buy a
> standard tape recorder. For sermon purposes tape is just fine.
>
>
> Thanks,
>
>
> Johjn
>
First of all, the cassette is dead. Let it go man, let it go.

As another poster suggested, why not use the HIFI VCR to capture the
TV sermon? The HIFI capability, while not perfect, will be more than
capable to catch everything from the TV sermon.

Also, the Mac is not as obscure as you may think. I have a lowly G3
blue&white running Panther 10.3. I also have the IRiver IFP 790 flash
player with built in voice-recorder. IRiver makes the software for Mac
OSX that I use to download voice recordings to my computer. It converts
the file to MP3 format during the download. This may be another option
for you.


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