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Writer's Cave - Sony ICDUX80 Digital Voice Recorder with MP3 Stereo Recording and Playback
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List Price: $149.95
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Manufacturer: Sony
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Batteries Included: 1
Binding: Electronics
Brand: Sony
Color: Black
EAN: 0027242731622
Feature: 2 GB digital voice recorder for dictation, MP3 playback and recording, and storage
Label: Sony
Manufacturer: Sony
Model: ICDUX80
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Sony
Studio: Sony
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Features
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2 GB digital voice recorder for dictation, MP3 playback and recording, and storage
Records up to 590 hours of digital audio
MP3 playback
USB direct design (no need for USB cable)
Windows and Mac compatible
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Sony digital voice recorder
Comment: This was a gift for my musician husband. He is very satisfied with this recorder. This is an A+ device.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Excellent for the money
Comment: I use this recorder for interviews, and the recorder sits on a table or desk between the person I'm interviewing and me. I find the built-in microphone adequately sensitive. Before the first interview use, I tested it out in my large living room, walking around and back and forth from close to far. I don't whisper but I don't have a really loud voice, and everything I said everywhere was audible. In fact, with the microphone set on high sensitivity, it was TOO sensitive; set on low, it's just right. Moving the files from the device to the computer is simple drag and drop, and the built-in USB connector is a huge plus.
The only reason I didn't give it 5 stars is (1) the LCD is very small and hard to see, and (2) it's not instant-on, it takes a few seconds to boot up. Both are minor inconveniences.
To the reviewers who complain of:
Battery life: Remember to set the "hold" button before putting it away. And I carry a couple of extra AAA batteries -- it's not like they are heavy!
Buttons get pressed and turned on in a bag, so battery drains: See previous suggestion.
Difficulty of arranging albums when using the device as a player: It's a recorder, for heaven's sake. If that's what you want to do, get an MP3 player.
Sound barely audible without headphones or speakers: It's not intended to be a player. Earbuds were supplied (crappy as they are). Use a decent set of headphones or auxiliary speakers. But why would you want to be listening on the recorder, other than as a quick check? Isn't the point to put the files on your computer and from there burn them to a CD or transfer them to an MP3 player (which, by the way, one listens to with headphones of some sort anyway).
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Summary: As advertised
Comment: Exactly as advertised. The thing just works. Great recording for a fair price, if slightly high. But, for that price, you get a recorder that does a great job, is lightweight, easy to handle, has all of the required jacks, and works....works is a BIG thing with digital voice recorders, and the ability to insert and pull the recordings off the recorder without proprietary software is HUGE!
Customer Rating:
Summary: Good little recorder
Comment: Very clear recordings on the best quality settings. Ridiculously huge capacity. I did a test, battery lasted 10.5 hours. Easy to use/understand how to set up after reading the directions. Chose this one over a competitor because this one records in MP3 format. Just drag the file to your computer, play it in iTunes, transfer to a CD, all easy. One person commented you cannot move the recorder about while recording - that's true - it'll pick up the recorder being dragged about or being banged about. So if it's in your pocket, it'll pick up any movement.
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Summary: Well as long as what your recording is loud...
Comment: it's very sleek, very james bond-ish, its so smalll I could'nt believe it. The speakers are pretty useless, you have to be close to what you're recording, but hopefully the electret mic I ordered from ebay for 8 dollars will change that (YES I SAID 8 DOLLARS, ON EBAY! DONT PAY 57 DOLLARS FOR IT ON AMAZON.) Its pretty cool that you can play mp3s on it and the simplicity of computer interfacing is right on point. A bigger mic would've been better, but it will do the job.
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