Phil, glad you are making good progress with your portable MP3 recorder searches. One thing does strike me though, namely, making sure you have recorders with the same sort of card. Remember that if you have a Plextor PTR, which I think you said you had, then it is not going to be easy to take the card out of the dictation machine and put it into the PTR, if this indeed is what you are intending to do. Of course, USB connectivity would mean easy transfer to a PC which of course is very convenient. Do keep us updated though about these recorders you're investigating. My interest is their possible use by ordinary, non-techy people for recording reminiscence and aural history interviews, and where cost isn't in the semi-pro or pro bracket. Cheers, From Ray I can be contacted off-list at: mailto:ray-48@xxxxxxxx -----Original Message----- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of phil stephenson Hi Terry, Yeah I thought that was the case. Have a quick google on mp3 recorders and have found a company that specialise in digital dictation devices. Have spoken with a very helpful person there who has recommended 2 devices, 1 a Sanyo mp3 recorder and a philips device which has USB 2 connectivity. Both look the sort of thing I'm after at a reasonable price. The only question I have is whether I would be forced to use the specific sanyo / philips software interface to take off the files or whether I could just use windows explorer - I had this problem with my Olympus dm1. This is the link to the info on the philips machine, anyone out there used this or similar device and if so any feedback on usage of the download software with jaws? www.ndeva.co.uk/index.php?14&backPID=14&tt_products=561 Yes I know I myself may struggle to use the machine but I have other things such as my bookcourier which I want to play the files back on and want this to be what I give my reader to take away and read onto and all I want to be able to do is extract the recorded files. Apols if this is getting a bit technical but hey that's what this list is for!! I await your feedback!! Cheers, Phil ** 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