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 OK for the $$$ September 5, 2007
J. Hornback (OK)
6 out of 9 found this review helpful
The quality was good, my only drawback is that it didn't accept files from the PC. It will send files TO the PC, but not accept them FROM the PC. Therefore I sent mine back and upgraded
 Fantastic Value March 16, 2008
Russell G. Moore (North Ridgeville, OH)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
There is a lot to like about this handy little unit.
1). The seperate folders are so useful for organizing data for quick reference. My favorite part.
2). The sound quality is great. You don't have to have the thing right in your mouth to get audible sound. Even things some distance away come across with great clarity.
3). I didn't need any advanced degree to use it. Very simple to operate even with its advanced features.
You get a lot of features and quality for the low price. It's easy to appreciate this little unit and all that it does.
It's not an iPod. Don't record music with it and complain because you expected to hear every little nuance in Britney's new song. If you want that, buy an iPod.
Great Little Gizmo! April 12, 2008
G. Martin (Glendale, Ca.)
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
What a cool recorder! Unbelievably small! About the size of a small cell phone! Like a video recorder it has 4 record modes; XHQ, {the best play back and over eleven hours of recording time, then HQ with about 24 hours of recording time, and then SP, 72 and then LP at 144 hours!!!!!! I guess you'd use this setting on a slow boat to China!
It also has four folders, A,B,C,D. which can hold about 100 separate entries. That means if you are in A folder, and push record and speak for 3 minutes that would be A-1. When you push record again it creates A-2. and so forth and so on. When you want to play back your recordings you can go thru them 1, 2, 3 or click ahead to 10 or 26 or 100!
Also, you can jump or select a different folder from the dedicated button {folder/index} and record and listen to whatever different subject you spoke about in those other three folders with their 100 entry possibilities! I think the entries are limited to amount of time remaining in XHQ to LP.
After playing back in XHQ and HQ, I didn't even try SP or LP because XHQ is so much better than HQ that I would not care for the lower quality play back in SP/LP modes. Also, you must know that in XHQ at over eleven hours of recording time, which is the equivalent of, say, eleven cassette or micro cassette tapes, that that is a WHOLE LOT of PLAYING BACK TIME! Which is about 2.75 hours for each folder or more than eleven straight hours in one folder! OUCH! My poor ears! Just who could handle 24, 72 or 144 hours???
Sound quality is very acceptable to me, though not as good as a larger speaker on even a micro cassette player, but hey I knew that going into this. But it's pretty good and it functions well and I have no trouble understanding what is being played back! I tried it at 16' away, talking at a normal pitch and could understand every word I spoke without straining to listen! But the room was quite and still. Usually a person would just hold it in their hand like any other hand held recorder, right?
This model, the VN 4100PC has software and you can download all of your "tapes" onto a hard drive. Be aware that in XHQ a 2 or 3 minutes record can be 1.5 MB. So one hour might be 45 MB? You'll need a BIG hard drive if your intent it to download your conversation with Goddard! But, you can edit if you have time. Playback with my small Dell speakers on my XP PRO was very impressive from OLYMPUS software wav playback! It Really Sounds Great!
Again... what really caught my eye was just HOW SMALL this puppy is! It must be 3 times smaller than my micro cassette player and I will not hesitate to carry it with me most of the time! But I have no intention of sitting thru hours of recordings on this or my PC. I use it to catch pithy sayings that I utter after enlightening moments of clarity! These are rather small in length, ha ha, so at eleven hours I would have to have a revelation from the mountain top to use all that time up! Very pleased and very good price too!
A suprisingly nice quality item June 30, 2008
Benjamin E. Ford (orlando)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I was hoping to avoid as many adjectives as possible, as to not sound like a promotion, I love this wonderful little gadget. I bought it as a present for me, from my parents, for my birthday. I could not have been more pleased with my parents thoughtful and may I say well picked present. I needed it in order to tape microbiology lectures as the much shortened summer sessions equal much lengthened lectures which in turn equals extra special spacing out time. For instance, I made an 82 on the first exam, of which I am not proud. After using this little gadget......I got a 94. Oh yeah, wonderful little thing. The quality is great, the usability is great, it is easily downloaded onto my laptop and I can review my 200 pages of notes while listening to my professor. Oh! One of the days I was running a little late and I had to set the recorder up by my seat rather than stick it up in the front of the class near the professor. The sound, just as good just needed to turn it up a little and it was just as clear. Believe me if you are shopping for a voice recorder this little baby is it. I hope that wasn't too cheesy. Enjoy!!!!
Fantastic Recorder June 4, 2007
K. Berger (KS, USA)
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
This digital voice recorder is excellent. it's a fantastic price for all that you get. It's very easy to use and the directions are easy to understand. It's much smaller and lighter than i expected it to be. The mic being on top of the recorder makes it perfect to carry around in my purse, or in a pocket if i have one in front. The array of accessories that you can use with this make it very versatile. The buttons are nicely spread out (not all in the same spot) and easy to use even when not looking directly at the recorder. i highly recommend this recorder especially since you are able to link to a PC.
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