[grc] Help me choose a recorder?

[Frieda Werden]

My old Zoom H2 is dying (both the external power supply and the line-in no
longer function) and I'm looking to choose a replacement.  I will be in New
York in March and need a recorder there, so I think I'll probably go to B&H
to get one.  They have 5 pages of audio recorders, some of them out of my
price range.  A friend reports having troubles with a Tascam field
recorder, so I'm not thinking kindly on them.  I'd like a replaceable card,
I think, instead of a limited internal hard drive.  And I want to use it
for interviews and also the line-in function.  The Zoom Q3 (old one) I have
has a wonderful mic for interviews or recording at a bit of a distance, but
no line in. The old Zoom H2 had reasonable sound, but I heard an Olympus
once that had much clearer sound, only I don't know if it was just that
model or all the models.  I want it to be light, not heavy. Anyone have
experience and advice?

Here's the B&H recorder section online:
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/buy/Portable-Digital-Recorders/ci/14934/N/3992462091

I would be willing to go to another store in New York, but B&H is the one I
know.

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Frieda Werden, Series Producer
WINGS: Women's International News Gathering Service www.wings.org