Sony ICD-PX470 4GB Digital Voice Recorder -Black

First off I want to say that this is my fourth or fifth Dictaphone Over the years. The first two I owned were decades ago and used micro-cassettes for recording and were bulky, inefficient and with limited playback life of recordings. Then these digital ones came and suddenly voice recordings became better quality, easily searchable and lasted forever. I really use these hard and are indispensable for my work. So when it was time for a new one, I did a lot of research before settling on this model. And its simply worth the initial extra expense. The one thing I have learned from years of use is that when it comes to Dictaphones, the disposable battery models are far far better than rechargeable ones. Because no matter how good the internal battery is, after a year or so of hard use, even the best battery life is reduced to less than half. And models like this where you just buy normal AAA cells from the market can easily last a decade or more if you use it normally. Besides, the alkaline batteries last several times longer than any rechargeable ones anyway. Disposable battery models are the way to go. And now to this particular model. Why did I choose it? First thing was the ease of connecting it just like a normal USB drive. My earlier one needed a cable and specialized Sony software to transfer files. This one just plugs in directly and reads off all the files in normal MP3 format. The audio quality is pure Sony. If there is one thing Sony knows, its audio. I've been using their audio products since the original Walkman days and they have gotten only better. The sound is crystal clear on both PCM and 192+kbps MP3 formats. The specially designed low cut filter really works and common Indian noises like overhead fans and distant traffic are cleaned out by the filter. Even though the included 4Gb internal memory is more than enough for almost every use (60 hours recording time at 128 kbps), I purchased a Samsung 32GB SDCard and it works perfectly. With this SDCard recording at 128 kbps I get almost 500 hours of recording time. All in all, this is a great product and if you are in the market for a dicatphone like device, this is the one I'd recommend most heartily.

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Soo, good the ability to record just line that is crazy. I love the product

Very convenient and recorded as mp3 file. Has good battery life and displays available charge. Use it to record music lessons, spiritual discourses on tv and can record silently as it has line in facility with a 3.5 mm socket from any device

Product is not up to the mark it could not fulfill my Requirements

good product

Has varied modes for recording like conference, classroom, interview, voice notes etc. Ease of access.

Very useful for those who want to record a crystal clear sounds of any thing. A must buy product from sony.