Customer Reviews

Sony ICDU60 - 512MB Digital Voice Recorder w/ MP3 & Storage Device.

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The recordered has some nice features, like being able to select "folders" that you want to record the sessions into. However, the sound is recordered in a proprietary sony format. You need to download software to make Media Player play it. What makes things really annoying is there is no clean method by which you can save it into a "normal" format for sharing with other people. Why on earth didn't Sony use WAV or MP3 format is beyond my comprehension.

Recording quality is decent when you are within 6 feet of a person and have the recorder in plain view. However, if you are further away and want to keep the discrete (like in your pocket) the sound quality is terrible.

Proprietary format and although it is a FAT16 flash drive when plugged into a PC, for some reason it cannot be seen on a Mac. Sony exclusivity is a big mistake. Don't buy this -- it will just be a big hassle trying to read, process, share the files. (You might smash it with a sledge hammer and send to sony with a note.)
The buttons, layout, etc are nice -- typical of Sony -- and solid, well made, although the unit is big by current standards. 1 AAA battery.
As an external drive ("storange device"), it is useless as it is not Mac compatible.

I was excited about some of the features of this product, along with the price for what's offered. (Said features stopped me from giving this a 1-star rating.) Unfortunately, the sound quality is HORRIBLE compared to others I've heard, many of which are less expensive. And the format of the created file isn't very versatile either. Such a shame... Save your money for a different product. Sony, what's up?

So aggrevated there aren't more voice recorders on the market that are mac compatible like those that are pc compatible! The direct USB is a nice feature but you HAVE to have the software installed on your PC in order for your computer to even detect anything is plugged in. Argh. I wouldn't have bought this item if I had read these Amazon reviews first. There is guaranteed a better product all-around for your needs.

I bought this recorder 10 months ago. Afterwards I have had many devices with voice recording ability and this is my ranking of the sound quality.

1. edirol r-9 field recorder
2. iriver T-10 mp3 player
3. Olympus ws-320 voice recorder
4. Sony icdu 60 voice recorder

The sony recorder is actually very bad compared to the other devices, also the iriver mp3 player that is about the same size. The sound quality is amazingly bad and is a misuse of the sony name.

I bought this because of the Sony name, and am regretting it now -- the sound quality is horrible. I'm a med student and use it to record lectures -- the sound quality is so bad I can't understand the lecturer.

I have never bought a bad Sony product until now. This is an embarassment to Sony - The deveopment team for this POS should be assigned to a ball bearing factory. The speaker has no resolution, so there is no quick play back capability and the overall interface is cumbersome at best. Don't waste your money!!!!!!!!!!

If the default date is any indication, this recorder was manufactured in 2006. It is at least a generation older, probably more, than the recorder I am replacing. Rather than record mp3 files that automaticlly open iTunes when the recorder is inserted into the USB drive, it uses a proprietary software that is too old to run on VISTA. In short, I must go to the expense of returning it -- and hope I get my money back. Nowhere in the product description does it indicate that this recorder uses superceded technology and is incompatible with newer PCs.

I could never get this thing to work. Start dictating, want to stop, and can't figure out how to do it without going back to the beginning. The directions ("manual") is worthless.

The product is perfect in the sense that I recieved it quickly and it works perfectly. There are some technological difficulties that cannot be changed, but overall, the product is really nice. Being able to record audio and load it directly to a computer is a really convenient way to allow prosumers maximize their productivity.