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| Sony ICD-B25 Digital Voice Recorder From Amazon (US) for $96.90 |
Didn't try the others but it would be hard to be better this (Rating: 5.00) Review : I purchased the Sony Digital Voice Recorder (ICD-B25) eleven days ago. The first day I used it with minimal features. The high and low sensitivity settings, and the SP and LP features were adequate for that day's use. My second night, I went through more of the features and was pleasantly surprise at the ease of use and the practicality of the unit. By the fourth night, I was using the advance features like adding to a recording, dividing messages, indexing - to name a few. I have checked all the functions and they all work. The manual is easy to read and the functions are pretty logical to follow, hence, I was able to access a number of features without having to refer to the manual. THE VOR function works beautifully. The only function that was not included in the manual is the ability to upload messages to your computer. Of course, it can be done. THE SAD PART IS THAT I LOST IT ON THE 12TH DAY - ON MY WAY BACK HOME TO BARBADOS. The only negative I have about the unit and, of course, I have no proof but it does not seem as if it is built to last. The button that is used on many of the functions seems a little flimsy but certainly the unit is big on features. Another thing that is great about the unit - I changed batteries once in the 11 days. Five stars to Sony for this product. I MUST HAVE ANOTHER ONE RIGHT AWAY - should be at half-price but I doubt it. I hope it is found and returned to me but if not I will purchase another one. The best I could find for my needs at $ (Rating: 4.00) Review : I did quite a bit of research before I bought my Sony ICD-B25 recorder and I am quite comfortable with what I got for $. To begin with, the recording time of around 2 hours for the standard mode and 5 hours for long mode is sufficient for what I use it for (recording college lectures), and I have to say that the sound quality is quite good. I don't believe that you are going to find so-called sound perfection with any digital recorder at $1. For me, I find my recordings to be highly interpretable, which is what my goal is when it comes to sound quality from any voice reorder. However, I do suggest sitting the recorder as close to the source as you can to enable optimum sound quality. It's also nice to know that I don't have to fumble around with micro cassette tapes, which aren't exactly cheap. Instead I burn my recordings on to cd from my computer for a fraction of what micro cassettes cost. Unfortunately, as with many products, there are some down sides. First of all, I sure as hell wouldn't want to drop it because it would probably have a good chance of breaking. And for a $ investment, it would be nice if the recorder came with a carrying case to help protect it. So, the first thing that I did was run down to Best Buy and bought a mp3 case made out of neoprene for $10 that fits great with this compact recorder. Also, it is a bit odd that there is no on/off switch, which does leave the unit on all the time. However, the only power drain problem that I have had is when I use the pause button because it flashes the pause message until you either push play or stop. I suppose that you could take the batteries out if you become worried about excess power drainage. Finally, I could do without the mic jack that comes with it. I feel this would be a great place to to put a D.C. inlet instead. Oh well, I still highly recommend this recorder to anyone that is looking at recording time, quality sound (not bad in long record mode either), and file bins to store different messages in. If I broke mine today, I would not hesitate once to go out and buy another ICD-B25 just like it. It's not bad, but it certainly isn't great (Rating: 3.00) Review : Sony has a lot of work to do to improve the ICD-B25, and quite frankly, I am annoyed that Sony is selling this recorder when it has so many obvious flaws. Don't be misled by the other reviews. The truth is: the sound quality is just okay, not outstanding; the display panel of the recorder cannot be turned off, so it quickly drains the batteries even with minimal usage for playing and recording; the clock is set up to display the time in military format, rather than a standard 12-hour format (what a stupid idea); and the instructions aren't exactly the model of clarity. The only reason I keep my unit is that, for the price, it is better than most digital voice recorders; however, it is not the model of perfection that the other reviewers would lead you to believe. Good Recorder for recording lectures ... (Rating: 5.00) Review : I wanted a recorder which could record 2 hours lectures. I have looked and looked. A good recorder is very expensive. This one fits my budget, and the sound is much more clear than my old Plansonic digital rcorder. I got it from Office Max. I have tried for several lectures. They served the purposes right. The sound quality is clear enough for me to write down notes even though it is not stereo. It is the only recorder that is under 100 bucks that can do a decent recording. This is not the recorder for recording music, though. If you need a recorder to record lectures, go for this one. I am very happy for the quality, easy to use, and the amount of money that I spent. However, there is a design flaw. If you hit the record key while you actually want to hit the pause key that next to it, your original recording is gone. They call it overwrite feature. But, it is stupid to have the record key next to the pause key. Awsome product for light use! (Rating: 5.00) Review : My recorder gets light use. I use it for making grocery lists, to-do lists or when Im out and want to remember something interesting when I get home -- just basically anything I want to remember. I say its light use because I dont record long meetings or anything like that but it did go off in my pocketbook one time without me knowing(you can program it so that doesnt happen accidentally but I never bothered)and it actually recorded my whole grocery shopping trip with my little daughter and I could hear everything we talked about and all her singing and such very clearly. A previous review said something about not being able to turn off the display drained the batteries BUT Its been 5 months and Ive had to change the batteries once and the current battery reads more than half full. My only complaint would be that the clock is a 24 hour clock. Otherwise - this is a great little tool for those of you who just want help remembering things. |
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