Solid state recorder advice please

[dancrocker]

In my church, we're using a Marantz PMD570 to record sermons and other spoken events. It works but I'd like to upgrade it. I'd like the following features:

-built-in hard drive for storing recordings
-ftp access via ethernet or wifi

The one we have uses CF cards. They're ok but are kind of a pain. These days, I'd rather something like this use SDHC if it needs to use removable media. I'd also like USB support so that I can copy files from the internal storage (SDHC or disk).

The Tascam HD-R1 seems to have network connectivity but lacks a disk. So, it's close to what I want but not quite.

Any alternate suggestions?

Note that the unit needs to support control over RS-232.

Thanks,
Dan

 

[seamonkey]

Get one of those tiny PCs like an Asus Eee box
A hard drive can fit inside
Plug in a USB audio interface
Install and ftp server app on it.
You can WiFi remote desktop to it from any Android or IOS device, smartphone for example, no rs232 needed

 

[dancrocker]

An interesting idea, I'll have to give it some thought.
The issue is that people other than me need to record things. Right now, they control the recorder with a Crestron controller. If I change the way things work too much, everyone will get confused . It has to be extraordinarily simple to run (literally just touch a record button).
Dan

 

[-Asdfgh-]

The one touch record and RS-232 support is going to be the hardest thing to find. Converting the RS-232 to MIDI would open up more options but would probably be expensive.

 

[warrplayer]

Why do you want a built in hard drive? That's moving parts that make noise and can break more easily. Now days you can get mobile recorders that use removable media up to something like 64gb. Just get a card reader for your churches pc to transfer stuff to the PC hard drive.