Now cassette recorders are losing popularity what portable medium has replaced the cassettes that can be removed and played elsewhere as well?

sky_lark

CD Player, Walkman, MP3/MP4 Player, (CDs), Music Player, iPod, etc. Oct 01 07, 4:54 PM

lanfranco

Please provide reference sites. My husband and I are quite pleased with our iPods, but I did buy a cassette player -- perhaps one of the last remaining, judging by the snickers at Radio Shack -- 10 months ago, since my husband has refused to try to transfer his 1970's and early 80's tapes to compact disc, out of fear of damage. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compact_Disc Oct 01 07, 5:11 PM

satguru

So are you saying portable recorders can record sound on CDs? Never seen one but I suspect if so they probably cost a lot more than the cassette recorders. Oct 01 07, 5:22 PM

lanfranco

No, not at all. The problem was that when we bought our new CD player, with an iPOD dock, it didn't come with a tape cassette player. They don't, these days, And since my husband is protective of his old cassette tapes, all he wanted was a cassette tape player. I found one, and it works quite well. Oct 01 07, 5:38 PM

queproblema

Satguru, you just need a teenager around the house. :-) Mine can't function without having his earbuds plugged into his ears, and, yes, it does make him deaf to his surroundings, including the dulcet tones of his mother's nagging, I mean, voice. He claims to be smart enough not to permanently impair his hearing. Apple has the coolest technology and sleekest looks. Take the guided tour by clicking at the left. http://www.apple.com/itunes/ His dad carries an MP3 player, but I'm still clinging to my Victrola. Well, almost.... Cassette tapes eventually wear out and break, Frankie. Oct 01 07, 6:03 PM

lanfranco

I know that, but the Maven is trying to stave off the inevitable. Oct 01 07, 6:40 PM

satguru

At the moment I have a very expensive 24 year old tape deck and can still buy and copy the cassettes (I also record hypnosis sessions and the clients need a copy). But the shops clearly shun cassettes for voice recording yet I see no alternatives. MP3s do record but can you take it out and play it in other players? Plus half my music is on cassette and I play it in the car. And I rerecord my cassettes every so often so they don't wear out after 20 years or so. I also have a few players so I can listen around the house, and until my last recorder packs up intend to keep it so. I suppose I can record voice onto CDs on the computer but it's not portable and I don't even know how. Oct 01 07, 7:23 PM

queproblema

Oh! Hubby says that in order to move a file from one MP3 player to another, you have to upload it to a computer and then download it to the other player. See? I knew magnetic tape was much simpler....but, I am getting sleepy....verry sleeepy.... Oct 01 07, 8:43 PM

McGruff

I can't really see an alternative to cassette recorders for voice recording or dictation. There are plug-in components now that can more easily convert cassette tapes or LPs to CDs, but I can't really see a professional doing that for clients in a situation such as yours, Dave. I wish I still had my old Roberts reel to reel. Could kick myself sometimes for letting to go. Oct 01 07, 10:54 PM

MonkeyOnALeash

Digital recording devices have replaced the micro-cassette recorder. Cassettes are a thing of the past. Nearly impossible to find in the marketplace. http://www.ciao.co.uk/Dictation_Machines_5266562_2 A lot of these machines come with a memory card that can plug in to another device as a cassette would be. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memory_card This is the future of portable data. No more Compact Discs. Oct 02 07, 6:19 AM

Baloo55th

The CD and DVD will remain as long as peole want to send date through the post or hand someone a copy to keep. Memory sticks are not cheap enough to give away. Same applies to hard cash. The people who think everything money-wise is going to become electronic haven't considered vending machines, public loos, car boot sales, buskers, beggars, flag days and so on. Oct 02 07, 3:03 PM