Hi all. On this subject, Someone I know is looking for a digital recorder you can hang round your neck while carrying it. Does the DS230, 40 or 50 have a hole for a lanyard? Regards Graham ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sandra Henshall" <oceania@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, February 16, 2007 5:12 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Olympus DS-50 Voice Recorder / MP3 player I feel I must join Andy in defence of the Olympus DS50 here. I purchased one from Hagger Electronics and am more than satisfied with it. The unit is about 95 per cent accessible, which is good enough for me. I've also purchased a pair of BSM9 binaural microphones and am getting good quality recordings. It's easy to convert files from WMA to MP3. As usual, we've been ripped off here in Britain on the price but then what's new? I've also used the recorder as an MP3 player for film sound tracks and audio books and have no axe to grind with the quality of the playback. It's small and inconspicuous when taken outdoors and I think Olympus should be commended for making the effort to give us some sort of accessibility. I do wish people didn't always look for perfection; it doesn't exist. It seems to me that whatever a company tries to do to make their products usable by blind people, there will always be folks who are just never satisfied. The Olympus does exactly what I want and, like Andy, I have no regrets about buying one. Cheers, Sandra. ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq __________ NOD32 2066 (20070216) Information __________ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq