Digital Voice Recorder reviews

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Nelson_Muntz wrote:

Does it have any blinking lights anywhere when recording, Sarge? That's usually the giveaway that gets their attention.

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Yes, it does. If you look at the (upside down) photo, you can see them on the 5, 6 and 7 o'clock position. The 6 and 7 will flash back and forth.

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Well, I picked up a RCA RP5120 w/microphone from Radio Shack. The DVR has 104hrs of recording, USB cord, Automatic Voice Activated Cord, Date/Time stamp, LCD screen, Key Lock. It was 33 bucks @ Wal-Mart. The mic was 25 bucks at Radio Shack.

Just tried it out with the microphone. I spoke at a normal level at about where the microphone will be and it picked up everything (expected). My wife spoke at a very LOW level at about 15 feet away (she's sick) and it was audible, quiet, but audible (surprising, I could barely hear her). This is all inside with no real ambient sound, but works great so far! I will take it for a real test run tomorrow and check back in.

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Took the RCA for a go today. Put it in my pants pocket and ran the wired mic to the inside of my left sleeve where I used the tie clip to keep it on.

Picked up everything fine. Very happy with it especially for 30 bucks!

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Doing some prelimiary research in this area, it seems one major feature that needs to be pointed out is the ability to connect and download the voice recordings to a computer.

The lower priced models don't have this capability, but of course the higher priced ones do.

For those that can off load the files, the software features also seem to be rather important. Some I have seen can convert the raw .wav files to .mp3 format, saving tons of space. Others don't seem to have that ability.

TFred

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TFred wrote:

Doing some prelimiary research in this area, it seems one major feature that needs to be pointed out is the ability to connect and download the voice recordings to a computer.

The lower priced models don't have this capability, but of course the higher priced ones do.

For those that can off load the files, the software features also seem to be rather important. Some I have seen can convert the raw .wav files to .mp3 format, saving tons of space. Others don't seem to have that ability.

TFred

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my cheap RCA has a USB. Haven't tried it yet. will soon.

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My local Target store has 3 different Sony Voice Recorder models on sale for $10 off the regular price through 12/15/2008. Although their web page does not list all 3 models, it does appear to be a company wide "temporary price cut".

Just FYI...

TFred