Re: compact flash card
- From: "John McCann" <lists@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <ptr1-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2006 04:41:45 -0500
Hi Bill:
Okay, let me speak to the adaptor issue first. The slot on the right-hand
side of the PTR1 is designed to accept a 5GB micro-drive. These micro-drives
are actual "drives", meaning that they have moving heads, a spinning disk,
etc. Now, if you want to use flash card memory (and I would commend that to
be a very good choice), you have to put that flash memory in an adaptor
which then makes the flash card "look" like a micro-drive to the PTR1. A
flash memory card is much smaller than a micro-drive, so the adaptor is just
a metal and plastic contraption that accepts the flash memory card and is
the size of a micro-drive so that it will readily slide into the micro-drive
slot. I got a kingston adaptor for $11.90 from ecost.com.
As far as compact flash memory cards are concerned, the choice between 1GB
or 2GB is just a matter of economics and how much you want to be able to
record on the card and at what quality level. However, you must get a "type
1" compaact flash memory card. If it ain't "type 1", it will not work; i.e.,
won't fit in the adaptor.
HTH!
John
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Benson" <billben@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ptr1-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, February 20, 2006 3:50 PM
Subject: compact flash card
Dear List,
I just purchased a ptr1 a couple months ago from a user, and I haven't done
much with it yet. I would like to be able to record with as much time as
possible, and am told I should purchase a compact flash card. I am very
much a novice, and readily admit that I don't know the first thing about
what I'm buying. I am wondering if I should get a 1 gig, 2 gig or what, and
will the ptr1 support either just fine? Someone had said something or other
about maybe having to buy an adapter. I don't know what they ment, or why I
would need to, or even if I would need to. Radio shack tells me they sell
compact flash cards, and I'm hoping I can get it there. I would very, very
much appreciate your help and guidance.
Bill Benson
billben@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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