Customer Reviews:
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 You can turn off the complete display July 20, 2007
EverBright (Ohio, USA)
7 out of 18 found this review helpful
"You can turn off the complete display so battery will not drain when not in use"?
NO!!!
The user guide states that you CAN NOT power off!
Of cause, you CAN do that by remove the batteries.
 Beware of Sony's claims!!! February 21, 2008
Greg from Ames IA (Ames IA)
6 out of 14 found this review helpful
I downloaded a pdf listing the manufacturer's specifications of the unit from Sony's website. I needed certain specific features. After finding what I needed I placed an order. The unit does not have the features that the specification sheet listed. After eight times on hold, an hour & a half later, finally someone at Sony admitted that yes the specification sheet was clearly wrong & I needed to buy a more expensive unit for that feature. None of the people I talked to seemed concerned that the specification sheet wrong.
As far as returning the device, because it was an opened unit, it was not returnable. The Sony representative told me that I needed to take that up with the retailer. The fact that it was not returnable to the retailer, according to Sony, is the fault of the retailer. They certainly couldn't have cared less. Unless you are purchasing a unit to donate to Goodwill, you may want to go with another manufacturer.
easy listening April 19, 2008
S. Hinkson
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
This is a great product to record lectures. It doesn't matter where you sit in the classroom, the audio quality is great. The only problem is that you can't transfer the tape recordings to a PC, you can only listen to it on the device. It should be PC compatible.
Sony recorder March 31, 2008
Julie K. Evansvirgilio (California)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I got my sony recordable quickly. I was disappointed in the product. It doesn't come with plug in to download what you have recorded to the computer. Really wasn't what I was hoping for. It is very sensitive to noise. You need a very quiet place when recording because it picks up every little sound. I wanted it to have for record lectures in school but it is difficult to hear the lecture through the other noises in the classroom. I should have actually purchased what I was looking for in a recorder from a store in town. Decent price and not worth the cost to send it back.
playback good, interface not so good March 18, 2008
P. Coats (Portland, OR United States)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This recorder is compact, easily portable, and records sound well. Some digital recorders I've used result in tinny voices without much depth, but the Sony is fairly true to natural sound. The price is also reasonable for the quality.
What I don't care for about it are the following:
- battery life seems to be short (average two months with intermittent use)
- buttons are almost flush with the casing, so you have to look at what you're doing with each recording. I would have preferred the "record" and "pause/stop" buttons to be elevated slightly so I could activate by touch.
- erasing is not that intuitive. Although you're supposed to be able to hold the erase button down firmly and erase the recording, usually I have to start playing and then press the erase button twice.
- organizing in folders seems overly complicated. I have to read the instruction book each time.
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