Customer Ratings & Reviews

I bought this about 9 months ago when I got a job at a newspaper for interviews, meetings, etc. I wasn’t sure how useful it would be, so I went with one of the cheaper options, this one. It has been a lifesaver on more occasions than I can count. Ability to use a microsd card has been great, batteries lasted a few months at a time (granted I wasn’t using all day every day like college students recording lectures might, but for evening meetings and occasional interviews, the batteries lasted a while). I was even able to create a little loop to attach it to my keychain. However, today I am having to get a new one. About a month ago, the top half of the screen got stripey, like every other row on the screen was burned out. A bit harder to read, but manageable. Then the batteries started dying with no warning. Where before, the little battery symbol would slowly lower, then it showed fully charged but would be dead in 10 minutes. But I replaced the batteries and all seemed fine. Today came the final blow, however. I turned it on, and it’s not going past the start up screen. I can’t turn it on, I can’t turn it off. It’s just showing Phillips. I did not get the warranty, so I won’t be replacing with the same model. If you’re not sure if you need a recorder and want to try it out, I highly recommend but suggest you get the 2 year warranty, but if you know you’ll need it and use it for a long time, might want to go a bit higher end.

Easy to use and carry others have borrowed from me and will purchase their own

A perfect tool to use during an Audit - especially in a freezer warehouse where it is below zero - so that you don't have to write everything down. Extremely long-life battery - even in a freezer environment, easy to download, and easy to use.

Great device. Easy to use. We use it often. Holds a charge well. Highly rey

This is the first time in my whole life that I bought a voice recorder. I needed it to record interviews I was preparing to conduct for a research study. Yes, it can be seen that arriving at a decision as to which to buy was very difficult because of three reasons: (a) there are cheaper ones available with lot of reviews, (b) I am a first time buyer so no previous experience to refer to, and (c) I need it for an important assignment, which is to record interviews for an academic work (research) so I wanted something that will not disappoint. After series and several days of decision making, I decided on this one although the price is twice of some of them. As a matter of fact, I am more than excited with the purchase. The battery life is more than excellent, you can record for several hours. The speakers are loud and the recording is very clear. Transferring recordings to a computer is as easy as drinking water. Please, if you decide to buy it, go ahead and you will love it. This is the longest review I have ever given on a product.

It took me a few minutes to figure it out, but it's a good product. The sound is clear when recording and playback.

Very small and light. It is from Europe but easy to set up. The recording quality was very good. We used it first to permanently preserve an important but low volume voice mail and transfer it to a laptop. Very satisfied.

Works perfectly for all of my projects where I need a sound overlay or narrative. LOVE IT! And Best Buy is where I go to get what I need in terms of technical stuff. And even though I think I know what I need, when I get to Best Buy and start looking, I am learning way more about what I need, and am most well-directed inside the store.

This such a handy device. It's great to use when driving in my car and an idea comes up. I don't have to stop and put things in my phone. this works so well with its voice activation

Great little device. Easy to use. Small enough it fit in your back pocket and very light weight.

It’s small size is convenient enough to carry anywhere,

No manual but intuitive functionality. Volume in playback fair if not linked to computer.

Bought this for my mother to record. She liked it I would recommend.

This was a good backup/replacement for my Sony recorder. It is a bit thicker than the Sony however, so it fits less well for my purposes (slipping this into a mic sleeve to go on a mic). I also think the menu is slightly harder to navigate, and you have to get the settings right first before use as the audio it picks up isn't as clear unless you make sure you have the right sensitivity selected. Sony is more intuitive, but this is a great backup option.

Product quality is very good. Product is fairly easy to set-up. Product is a voice to text model. However the problem is trying to locate the transcription software. The software previously use is no longer support by Phillips. The suggested software is difficult to figure out and trying to contact them for assistance is ridiculous. My purpose for purchasing the device was to be able to transcribe to text. I'm at a loss. ???

I really wish I could give it a great review, but I cant I am disappointed that its not so easy to use, and the audio has got lost, it should not be so hard and undependable, my use for it was to record our family history that wont be happening with this device.

You have to read the manual its not as easy as the old fashioned turn on and record. But its compact. Lightweight

Doesnt record completely and has some static. Have to be really close to person to get clear recording.

Great recommendation it works great I love it and great size

Very simple to use and it works very well. I like it!