Sony ICDSX46 - 128MB Digital Voice Recorder w/ MP3 Playback
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Customer Review: I am very pleased with this little recorder.
Summary: 5 Stars
Before buying this recorder, I purchased the Olympus DS-2. It worked quite well, but then I found the fatal flaw - at least for me: you can't use it for dictation, because there is no easy way to search back and forth through something you've recorded to insert, overwrite, or add on to a previous recording. So I sold that puppy and then really wrestled with purchasing this recorder, or the Olympus DS-2300 (which costs twice as much). I finally decided to go for this one because: it's smaller, it will take mp3 files, it's stereo, you don't have to buy any extra memory (recording time is many hours with the supplied and non-extendable memory), and it's half the price.
I have now used it several times and the sound quality is terrific. Dictation works just fine - I can cue and review while I am recording, just like on a regular tape machine. By the way, other reviewers have complained about the software in the past, but that is no longer an issue - Sony has upgraded the software and now ANYONE can download the full software versions (and manual) directly from the Sony site. I did it myself before buying the unit, just to try it out. The software works just fine with my Windows XP computer. This software also lets you divide a file into parts, and you can combine files with other files. You can speed up playback while maintaining normal voice tone in the software AND the recorder (Olympus won't do that!). The software will also convert the native Sony *.dvf file format into mp3 or wav file format if you like.
Oh yes, last but not necessarily least. Olympus has a trade in program, but it did me no good trying to trade my DS-2 for the DS-2300 - the price they wanted for a new DS-2300 was the same as I could get elsewhere WITHOUT trading in the DS-2. Sony has not only a phone line for help, but also a real-time chat, so that helped when I needed to know about a power adaptor. In fairness, the agents at both companies are helpful, and do the best they can.
There are just a few nits I notice: 1. you have to open the small "door" on the side of the recorder to use an external microphone or connect to a computer, 2. you can't record when you are connected to the computer, 3. an AC power adaptor is not provided, and you have to fool with the little door again to plug it in if you don't want to run on battery power (I can't tell whether the USB cable powers the unit when it is on the computer or not, but that's probably a minor point, since you only really need to connect it for upload/download). All in all, I am quite pleased with this purchase.
Customer Review: Excellent pen-sized recorder
Summary: 5 Stars
I got the Sony ICDSX46 -128 MD digital voice recorder to help me stay organized at work. I am constantly shifting between different clients/projects during the day and needed an easy way to accurately record the time I was spending on each. The Sony is small enough that I can keep it in my shirt or pants pocket without really noticing it. This means I actually bring it with me everywhere (one of the problems I had with other time-tacking methods).
The Sony has five folders that can be used to keep recordings separate. I use them for (a) time billing, (b) expenses, (c) to-do's, (4) drafting notes and (5) interviews. When I do playbacks of a particular folder - I get a full sequence of only the items I am looking for. The folders also make it easy for me to download things to my assistant's computer vis the built-in USB connection. Very cool.
There are many other features on the recorder that I have not used yet. Maybe I will, maybe I won't. I do know that it was up-and-running as soon as I put the battery in and has been working perfectly since. One thing, make sure that you use the 'hold' switch on the back of the recorder. Otherwise, the recorder will fo on inadvertently in your pocket.
For someone that makes a living in six-minute increments -- the Sony is a godsend.
Customer Review: Excellent product!! This is the one to get!!
Summary: 5 Stars
I had been searching the internet high and low for a digital voice recorder that would fulfill my needs -- a quality voice recorder AND a suitable device that would record instruments -- staying up late nights, spending hours on live chats comparing products, waiting weeks for e-mails back from companies about their recorders, and then I found this and took a gamble. And I won! This thing is amazing. The body is a little large to be an mp3 player, but, as another poster said, it's all about the recording. The piano recordings sound almost professional, and the internal microphone produces a better quality sound than my $150 external microphone that I plugged into it!!! My only qualm is that you must open a program in order to extract your recording and save it to your computer instead of the recorder simply opening like a drive, but after the first try this becomes a piece of cake. Regardless, this recorder packs many helpful features and is extremely flexible in different environments. There are many, many different voice recorders out there today, but this is one to get.Customer Review: Excellent vocice recorder
Summary: 5 Stars
This is and excellent product, for what i need it (meeting recording, recording of note, making list on thing to do the construcction site). Is very easy to download to the computer and organize. There are several folder so you can pre organize it in the recorder. The battery give you god time and the quality of the sound is great. If you dont whant the recorder to be on your hand (if you are walking or on the field) i will recomen that you by a microphone.Customer Review: The SX-46 is an excellent recorder
Summary: 5 Stars
I've owned this recorder for over a year. I find it an excellent product. The software is not difficult to figure out. It automatically files the subject under time and date. You convert it to a sterio or mono MP3 file by choosing the correct "save as" category to a file on your hard drive. I am currently buying a second one for other family members.