Suffice it to say that the input itself isn't the problem. It's what's onboard, or attached elsewhere, to manage the sound. A USB Audigy solution, for instance, would work well.
At which point, I checked the FAQ. Straight-up AC '97 (http://tinyurl.com/da6xp), which is more than good enough for standard audio recording and editing.
Hm. That ain't bad at all. As long as you're not doing intensive multimedia on it, that would fit the bill for most folks. The only possible problem would be the native screen resolution, which is kinda small these days.
Screen resolution isn't bad compared with a Gameboy, Zire, or iPod Photo, and it will do a low-res Amiga screen (assuming someone ports an Amiga emulator at some point). It's not going to replace a Windows machine, but it's a fraction the price of the OQO. (And a fraction the storage ability of an iPod, so it's not going to replace that either, but how many games can you play on an iPod?)
I've been looking, sort of half-heartedly, for a portable device I can use as a digital photo album. It needs to have a high enough resolution display to actually be useful for looking at photos, enough memory to hold all the photos I'd ever want to show poeple, and be simple enough to use that I can pass it around and expect people to actually be able to page through pictures without help. Oh, and I need to be able to afford it. The OQO looks marginally workable for everything except affording it; 800x480 is smaller than I want but probably as much as I really need. The "up to 3 hour" advertised battery life doesn't impress. But the $1900 list price (which doesn't even include a battery charger!?) is way out of range. If I'd been willing to spend that much when I had a job, I'd already have a laptop that was superior in every way except for size.
The GP2X, on the other hand, has a nice price, but 320x240 isn't "kinda small" to me; it renders the machine completely useless.
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Date: 2005-09-27 08:44 pm (UTC)Undeground LairRecording Studio(TM)!(no subject)
Date: 2005-09-27 09:19 pm (UTC)Current portable solution is working out fine, though. :)
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Date: 2005-09-27 09:23 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2005-09-27 09:33 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2005-09-27 09:57 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2005-09-28 01:36 am (UTC)I was just imagining you walking around a convention recording your latest track. Literally.
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Date: 2005-09-28 01:49 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2005-09-27 08:52 pm (UTC)(no subject)
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Date: 2005-09-27 09:21 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2005-09-28 12:09 pm (UTC)It's not going to replace a Windows machine, but it's a fraction the price of the OQO. (And a fraction the storage ability of an iPod, so it's not going to replace that either, but how many games can you play on an iPod?)
Only thing I want to know...
Date: 2005-09-27 09:40 pm (UTC)Re: Only thing I want to know...
Date: 2005-09-27 09:58 pm (UTC)Re: Only thing I want to know...
Date: 2005-09-28 02:32 am (UTC)still not there yet for me at least
Date: 2005-09-27 10:11 pm (UTC)The GP2X, on the other hand, has a nice price, but 320x240 isn't "kinda small" to me; it renders the machine completely useless.
Re: still not there yet for me at least
Date: 2005-09-28 12:08 am (UTC)The accessories listed are replacement and upgrades you can purchase.
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Date: 2005-09-27 11:15 pm (UTC)