Digital Voice Recorder

[GonzoStyle]

I want to get one of those voice recorders so I can record class lectures at school, especially for my science classes. I haven't ever purchased one and figured theres got to be a bunch of students here and maybe someone can reccomend one thats done them well. Obviously I need one that picks up sound well cause you never know where you may end up sitting in class, also i'd like one with PC capability so I can upload recordings to my pc.

I was looking at this one: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000BJ1UAE/ref=wl_it_dp/103-3744704-0903041?ie=UTF8&coliid=I14KZFEX9UPVE3&colid=3GXI8OZG9CNLW

I dont need the music player capability but the battery life seems pretty good, also it has all the features, plus the voice activation though I dunno if thats a plus or minus.

[JPMNICK]

i had a few friends try this in college and it failed for all of them. the recorder usually had to much background noise, and even if it did record good, they would never listen to it.

that recorder does look pretty good, so it might be worth a try

[Fezticle98]

I did this for a couple of classes I had in college and it worked well. It helped a lot when writing the required papers to be able to listen to the lectures/video conferences again.

I don't remember what kind of digital recorder I had, but I can figure it out. Just a relatively inexpensive one that I bought at Target. It didn't interface with a computer though. Sound was not a problem. Just sit in the front, take notes, and make sure to ask your prof first.

[SouthSideJohnny]

I use an Olympus DS400 (?) for digital dictation / transcription at work. It works great and easily connects to the computer and plays as a sound file using the Olympus Pro Player software that come with it. The one I use is alot more expensive than the one you're looking at, but that's partially since the dictation I do is much different from recording a lecture. For my purposes it works great.

I don't know as much about using one to record lectures, but I have heard some people mention that they used them while in school. The key is to see if your professor will let you set it up at the front of the room. Otherwise, you will probably receive alot of background noise.

This is the second Olympus I purchased, and I have been very happy with both of them. As for the brand, Olympus is great. I've read some bad things about Sony recorders, so I recommend staying away from them.

[zentraed]

I use an Olympus DS400 (?) for digital dictation / transcription at work.

I bought an Olympus combo voice recorder/mp3 player. It has a USB connector (only USB 1.1 though unless they've changed it), and comes in 256MB, 512MB, and 1GB capacities.

The sound quality is great, and I've never had a problem with background noise. Check out the WS models. I have the 1GB, WS-320M model

[Reephdweller]

I've always heard that Sony makes the best voice recorders. While this one (http://www.amazon.com/Sony-Microcassette-Recorder-Operated-Recording/dp/B00001ZUHX/ref=sr_1_36/104-8671771-8527151?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1179065645&sr=8-36)isn't digital I've heard it's excellent for classroom recording, as it's inexpensive and very good quality.
As digital recorders go, I've heard this (http://www.amazon.com/Sony-ICD-MX20-Memory-Digital-Recorder/dp/B0007Y6AF8/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2/104-8671771-8527151?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1179065866&sr=8-2)works very well too, plus it takes memory sticks so transferring your recordings to your computer is very easy.

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