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Olympus DP-10 Digital Voice Recorder 142640 (Silver)
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145 of 145 people found the following review helpful
Being in law enforcment (retired) I have owned a lot of voice recorders going back to the days of tape. Most of the ones I have bought in the past were in the Hundred dollar range. This time I was broke but still needed a voice recorder. At $35.00 bucks I wasn't expecting much. Here is the pros and cons:
1. Easy to use big buttons mean you know when you hit record and stop.
2. The on/off switch is a switch not a button. so it doesn't turn on in your pocket and run the battery down when you are not using it.
3. The built-in microphone works not good but great. While in my shirt pocket with a notebook in front of it I walked around the room while my wife talked on the phone. I even went into the next room. and when I played it back it sounded like I was siting in front of her the whole time.
4. big speaker means not only you can hear the playback but the people around you can hear without straining.
Cons: no way to connect to a PC to down load the files.but it is simple enough to hold up to a microphone and record that way.
Buy this by all means!!!
1. Easy to use big buttons mean you know when you hit record and stop.
2. The on/off switch is a switch not a button. so it doesn't turn on in your pocket and run the battery down when you are not using it.
3. The built-in microphone works not good but great. While in my shirt pocket with a notebook in front of it I walked around the room while my wife talked on the phone. I even went into the next room. and when I played it back it sounded like I was siting in front of her the whole time.
4. big speaker means not only you can hear the playback but the people around you can hear without straining.
Cons: no way to connect to a PC to down load the files.but it is simple enough to hold up to a microphone and record that way.
Buy this by all means!!!
47 of 47 people found the following review helpful
It's hard to find a human-friendly product in this technological age, but this is one. Broad face gives you plenty of space for a big screen, big buttons, and a big speaker (it is as wide and as deep as an Olympus Pearlcorder tape recorder), although I wish it could have been thinner.
Design is really nice-looking, a rarity nowadays; the shape and the rounded corners are comfortable to hold, the width makes it stable in your hand. Button layout is wonderfully intuitive. Sound quality is very good for this kind of thing.
Every time you record something it gets saved as a "file", labelled by date then number. It works nicely, but I recommend you flush it out regularly because erasing recordings is a real project. They want to make sure that nothing gets erased accidentally and who can complain about that?
Some people want a computer port but that would ruin this device -- it excellent being what it is and if you want something else, you want something else. The headphone jack is a standard size (thank you) so if you need to record into your computer you can do it with an audio cable.
Mine survived its first drop test just fine.
Design is really nice-looking, a rarity nowadays; the shape and the rounded corners are comfortable to hold, the width makes it stable in your hand. Button layout is wonderfully intuitive. Sound quality is very good for this kind of thing.
Every time you record something it gets saved as a "file", labelled by date then number. It works nicely, but I recommend you flush it out regularly because erasing recordings is a real project. They want to make sure that nothing gets erased accidentally and who can complain about that?
Some people want a computer port but that would ruin this device -- it excellent being what it is and if you want something else, you want something else. The headphone jack is a standard size (thank you) so if you need to record into your computer you can do it with an audio cable.
Mine survived its first drop test just fine.
35 of 35 people found the following review helpful
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Pros:
- great quality recording
- large speaker
- easy to navigate
- large display
Cons:
- no USB !! if you are buying this to record hours of lectures and then you want to transfer it to your PC, then do not buy this recorder because the only way to transfer the audio is to use a line in cable and re- record-- and trust me you do not want to do this because it is time consuming and annoying. I ended up purchasing a Olympus VN-8100 PC which had all the great features of this recorder but most importantly it had USB connectivity.
Overall: great recorder if you do not need USB connectivity!!
- great quality recording
- large speaker
- easy to navigate
- large display
Cons:
- no USB !! if you are buying this to record hours of lectures and then you want to transfer it to your PC, then do not buy this recorder because the only way to transfer the audio is to use a line in cable and re- record-- and trust me you do not want to do this because it is time consuming and annoying. I ended up purchasing a Olympus VN-8100 PC which had all the great features of this recorder but most importantly it had USB connectivity.
Overall: great recorder if you do not need USB connectivity!!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Hard to cancel messages,
Not my favorite Amazon purchase.
I guess it's worth what I paid.
Oh well!
I would be too much trouble to return it.
I guess it's worth what I paid.
Oh well!
I would be too much trouble to return it.
Published 11 days ago by Jim Huston
Easy to use but Annoying Limitations
Couple good things about this:
* good recording sound quality (mono)
* doesn't lose data when batteries are taken out indefinitely
* nice big display
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* good recording sound quality (mono)
* doesn't lose data when batteries are taken out indefinitely
* nice big display
*... Read more
Published 13 days ago by T. Cox
Best recorder ever!
I've tried 3 different types of digital recorders & this is by far the best. Simple to figure out & use, great quality sound and the price is incredible. Read more
Published 15 days ago by elisa
User Friendly
This is so much better than I expected! I'm an actress and I use voice recorders to help learn my lines. I misplaced my old one and ordered this based on the price and reviews. Read more
Published 18 days ago by J. Newby
Better than I expected
I love this great little recorder. It is much smaller than I expected and has great pickup. It looks like a cell phone and records right from my pocket or purse. Read more
Published 22 days ago by Kid Sister
Easy to use, fantastic recording quality!
I purchased this to record several meetings where I am secretary. The recording quality is wonderful and the large buttons make it very easy to use.
Published 1 month ago by krystalwolf
Great recorder!
I've listened to other people's recorders before and the instructor always sounded really far away and hard to understand but I've had no problems with this recorder. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Poca
Fine little recorder
I wish it had a few more features... like after powering off it would hold where you paused or stopped the recording for resuming later. Read more
Published 1 month ago by LauraLou
Great little product
I received this digital recorder promptly after ordering it. It has worked VERY well in recording seminars that lasted 3 1/2 hours. Not a minute's trouble with it. Read more
Published 1 month ago by DT
Memory
This recorder came as described and works very well. Was shipped as promised and in original box and new. Read more
Published 1 month ago by acc1953
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