Tascam P82 or Edirol r88 for Film Work

[Al Bergstein]

For the price of a Tascam like that, you can buy a used Sound Devices, which is likely more rugged.That would of course depend on what kind of field work you anticipate. There’s nothing wrong with the Edirol 44s so I assume the 88 is just as good. I’ve used it myself as a friend has one. Great unit.

Here’s a decent review on Amazon on the Tascam unit.
https://www.amazon.com/HS-P82-Channel-Portable-Digital-Recorder/dp/B0036YR3X4#customerReviews

Do you really need 8 or 10 channels?

Al