126 of 129 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good For Class & Mtg Lectures, Feb 16 2004
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Sony TCM-200DV Cassette Voice Recorder with Voice Operated Recording (Electronics)
I use this for class to record lectures. I sit in the front and I pick up adequate amplification. However, if someone in the 4th through 6th row asks a question, it is a difficult to hear. During playback, I have to turn up the volume on those sections.
A few things I wish I had were
* a LED light signalling that I was recording. I have accidently forgotten to press the record button and just hit play. So, I have dead air.
*Auto shutoff when I am recording and get to the end of the tape. It doesn't shut off and it makes this screeching (but not too loud) noise when it hits the end of the tape. Which is kind of embarrasing. i have to pay attention to where the tape is at, which you can see through the window.
* It doesn't have a counter on it, so if I am taking notes, I can't write down the position I am at during the note taking.
Yet, for the price, I got what I paid for. It is a decent recorder. I have no complaints, only suggestions I want to get when I upgrade to another recorder.
63 of 64 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Terrific recorder, misleading product title, Nov 5 2006
By A. Buck - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Sony TCM-200DV Cassette Voice Recorder with Voice Operated Recording (Electronics)
Wouldn't you think a product whose title reads "with Dual Power Source" would actually include the AC adapter? Not in this case, although I can order one separately.
If you in fact want the AC adapter to arrive in the same package as your cassette recorder, be sure you order the Sony TCM-210DV, which I now understand is the model I should have ordered. The TCM-210DV appears to be identical to the TCM-200DV but includes the AC adapter.
Although I don't have the AC adapter I wanted as insurance for the occasions on which I record on tape, the recorder performs just fine on battery. I use it primarily to play audiobooks from the public library, because a Walkman or other play-only motor is not powerful enough for old, worn cassettes.
38 of 40 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Price is right, Dec 1 2005
By SteelBlue - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Sony TCM-200DV Cassette Voice Recorder with Voice Operated Recording (Electronics)
This is a nice little recorder and the price is right. I got it for my folks because they wanted to be able to record my niece and nephew and because the new digital technology was a little overwhelming. This is a very sturdy little player/recorder, easy to use, and great if you still have cassettes lying around.