Re: compact flash card
- From: "Bill Benson" <billben@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <ptr1-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2006 15:31:22 -0600
Dear John,
Thanks loads! As I told Frank in a previous message, I'm going to try to
get that Kingston addaptor from e-cost, and a 512 card which will give me
plenty of time I think. Thanks awful much for your help.
Bill
----- Original Message -----
From: "John McCann" <lists@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ptr1-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2006 3:41 AM
Subject: Re: compact flash card
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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