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Sony ICD-MX20DR9 32MB Flash-Based Digital Voice Recorder
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List Price: $349.95
Our Price: Too low to display
Availability: Usually ships in 3 to 6 weeks
Manufacturer: Sony
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Average Customer Rating:  
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Binding: Electronics
Brand: Sony
Color: Silver
EAN: 0027242713994
Feature: Includes Recorder Edition of Dragon NaturallySpeaking Preferred Software
Is Autographed: 0
Is Memorabilia: 0
Label: Sony
Manufacturer: Sony
Model: Sony
Publisher: Sony
Studio: Sony
Variation Description: Silver
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Features
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Includes Recorder Edition of Dragon NaturallySpeaking Preferred Software
Stereo and Directional Mic Functions
4 Recording Modes: ST/STLP/SP/LP
High Speed USB PC Connectivity
32MB Flash Memory and Memory Stick PRO Duo Slot
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Editorial Reviews:
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The standout feature on the ICD-MX20DR9 is the hybrid storage. It gives you the option of using the built-in 32MB flash memory or utilizing Memory Stick(R) Duo / Pro Duo media cards for virtually unlimited capacity. This is a great feature for those that don't have time to download files to a computer. Just put in a new Memory Stick(R) Pro Duo media card, and keep recording. Each card can hold over 300 personalized folders to organize your audio. It's compatible with Dragon Naturally Speaking Preferred Voice to Print Software and USB 2.0.
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Dazed and confused, frustrated and other things too!
Comment: I have many of the frustrations that some of the other reviewers have mentioned. I have been a fan of Sony products for many years, but this particular product is a frustration to me. I also bought it to go with the Dragon Systems speech recognition software that it came bundle with. The joy stick is a nightmare, for me at least. I have trouble getting it to do what I want it to do. The right, left, up down is fairly easy, but in trying to push the button down the machine usually responds with an "up" execution. I find it overly sensitive. The push to execute feature of the joy stick, when I get it right, usually takes two or three pushes to actually perform the intended operation.
I tried to upgrade using the coupon for the full version of Dragon, but they would not accept the code, and asked full payment instead. Phooey!
Finally, I switched to an Intel based Mac two and a half years ago when I changed companies. My biggest hesitation in doing so was that I would have to give up being able to dictate to text unless I ran Windows. When I left my previous company I had to leave the Dragon Software behind. So I bought Parallels, installed it. Bought the recorder and software and installed it too. I have more crashes on the Parallels virtual machine than I thought could be possible. What a nightmare. If anyone has any suggestions for me I am all ears, otherwise this recorder will end up getting tossed into Lake Washington the next time I go across the floating bridge. Hmmm. Why did I give it two stars? Must be nostalgia and benefit of doubt from all my other many good Sony experiences.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Very disappointed with this device
Comment: I hate this device for many reasons. You need to be a computer genius to make this work at all. It takes more time to figure it out than it is worth. I have been trying to use it along with the dragon program for months now and I give up. The recorder has one tiny, tiny button in the middle that does everything or if you aren't good with it it does nothing you ask it to do. I can not even find out how to turn it off so I have to take the batteries out each time and then re-insert them. I would throw it out the window but am afraid I might hit someone and get sued. The direction sheet is unreaable and measures 3 ft. by 3 ft. as you unfold it and try to use it. I am going to use my daughters cheap one and maybe actually get something accomplished. So upset. I spent over 250.00 and wasted untold hours of my research time.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Got what was advertised eventually
Comment: When I received my order the software enclosed was the recorder edition NOT the preferred edition promised in the spec sheet. Since you can get the recorder for about 200.00 elsewhere the selling point for me was the preferred software. After multiple calls all over the world and getting a whole new shipment of exactly the same wrong thing, Amazon finally saw the light and through a very convulted process was able to satisfy the order. Basically they refunded me the price of the Dragon 9 preferred software form my ICD order and then I bought the software from another one of their listings. So in the end - thanks Amazon (although I do think things could be a lot less complicated)
Customer Rating:
Summary: Item Not As Described
Comment: This is a great ICD that does a very accurate job of voice to text translation. However, the product does not come with Dragon Naturally Speaking Preferred as described. Instead it comes with a very abbreviated lite version called Naturally Speaking Recorder Edition. You'll have to take advantage of a "special offer" from Nuance, fork over another $30 and reinstall the product to get the benefits of the Preferred edition. If you plan to dictate from a headset or use MS Word, you will want to upgrade.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Disappointed with this product
Comment: I am disappointed in this product. Sony ICD-MX20DR9 32MB Flash-Based Digital Voice Recorder
This is the only Sony product I ever purchased that was disappointing to me.
I have two reasons I have been disappointed with it. The first is I have never found a combination of feature selections that allowed my to satisfactorily record a lecture in a classroom. If it was set sensitive enough to pick up the professor in front of me (a few feet away) it would pick up all the sounds of people shuffling papers, my breathing, my writing on the desk etc. If it was set less sensitive it would miss what the professor had to say. So, I never found any combination of settings that worked for my intended use. The second problem is I am not able to use the little joy-stick-button. It has five functions. It can be pushed up, right, down, left, or depressed. I am always having problems getting it to do what I intend to do. I have used a lot of devices like that and I never have had this problem. It has cost me accidental erasures, delays in starting recordings, and a lot of frustration.
I find even the "high quality" recording, which eats up a lot of memory, to be of poor quality.
I also misunderstood the way the Naturally Speaking 9 would work. I thought I could use it to transcribe my recorded notes. Wrong! It is only able to learn one voice. So I have worked with it to learn my voice and after months of use it still performs so poorly I spend more time correcting than if I just manually type to transcribe the recording. Since I have owned this unit, I have used several other DVR and I have liked them all better than this unit.
I do like the combination of skipping silents and fast play back. It is nice to be able to review an hour class in a fraction of the time.
I do like the computer connection convenience.
I would not advise it to anyone who wants it to record classroom lecturers.
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