I'm thinking of buying one of these as I like the feature set ( microphone,
decent battery life, choice of formats, etc ).

But its quite expensive now that the ipod price has dropped, and I get the
impression the HD340 is due for an ease of use and cosmetic redesign.

Anyone have any insights as to whether any new versions are imminent?

Tolgan wrote:
I'm thinking of buying one of these as I like the feature set (
microphone, decent battery life, choice of formats, etc ).

The latest iPods have a much improved battery life and will handle MP3 or
AAC files. Third party 'clip on' microphones are easily available

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Tolgan wrote:
I'm thinking of buying one of these as I like the feature set (
microphone, decent battery life, choice of formats, etc ).

The latest iPods have a much improved battery life and will handle MP3 or
AAC files. Third party 'clip on' microphones are easily available


Mm, I saw a review of someone using a microphone add-on withan ipod, which
implied it was bearable for voice but useless for music (I play in an
acoustic band and want to record rehearsals - not hifi but good enough to
play along to).

I read it as being a problem with the ipod input capability, but now I think
about it, it might have been a problem with the particular microphone device
being used?

I read it as being a problem with the ipod input capability, but now I
think
about it, it might have been a problem with the particular microphone
device
being used?

It's apple and it's crippled recording software - linux on the iPod allows
high quality recording - eventually maybe apple will allow it as standard.