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Rating 4 out of 5 stars with 29 reviews

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76%would recommend to a friend

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Customers often highlight the Philips VoiceTracer DVT1600's clear audio quality and its usefulness in capturing lectures and meetings. However, some users have experienced issues with the clip breaking off easily.

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  • Pros mentioned:
    Speech-to-text

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great recording quality, bad design/clip breaks

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The clip busted off almost immediately when attaching to the inside colar of my shirt, which was the only thing covering the red recording light. Without the clip it is very bright and and definitely sticks out. On the positive side, the recording quality is absolutely fantastic, and can record for hours I would recommend for sure.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Recording
    Cons mentioned:
    Clip

    Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Clip falls off and wont reattach

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    While audio and features are good, the clip fell off immediately, revealing the otherwise discreet recording light. The clip is entirely useless and cannot get it to clip back on. Its a very poor design how the clip attached to pen, and seems likely to fail very easily on many units

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Discreet

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Very reliable!

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    So discreet and reliable! Great product for the price and a well known brand!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Good quality

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Excellent audio..

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    Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    NOT VERY DISCRETE. Unlike some of the cheap brands on amazon which offer the same thing, the only difference is that you cant just put a sticker over the big bright red light since it comes from the inside of the pen. On the cheap Amazon brands which worked but the sound quality was garbage, you could place a small sticket over the hole so thay no one suspects you. It’s a nice pen, writes nicely, but being that the cap is magnectic, they should atleast include some replacements for the price tag. Overall, it useful and good quality but BE CAREFUL ESPECIALLY in low light since the red light is basically a projector.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Recording

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great writing and recording ink pen

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    It is made great and such a good working pen too. Suprsingly enough it does write great and comfofortable feel too !!! Really is worth the money. Recording and all is great. Overal directions are kind of confusing but not to hard to figure out.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Good quality
    Cons mentioned:
    Battery life

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Pairs with Samsung zfold3

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    Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Purchased this for documented conversations with my employees. When I plug it into my phone, the usb device is found immediately, and you can listen to your recordings. You can delete files as well...no need for the sembly app or any other Phillips mobile apps. Sound is clear and writes beautiful. Nice heavy pen. I wish you could see battery life

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Recording

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great little tool!

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This is a great tool for helping catch office meetings! While I take notes, it's nice to have the backup audio to refer back to at times. Or during lectures - you can't always take notes as fast as you would like, and it's nice to refer back to the audio later on.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Clip

    Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Great tool and exceptional voice to text…however

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    It works well. The accompanying Sembly AI voice to text is beyond anything I expected. However, on three different pens the fastening clip easily broke off almost immediately with loss of unit.?If that happens, secure the recorder and purchase a pack of attachable pen to shirt clips from any nig box store.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Easy to use, Recording

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great equipment!

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The recorder was simple to use and recorded an interview clearly. The recorder red light was great to see when the recorder was active and discreet around the clip.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Recording

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Awesome product

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Works great and very impressed with how smooth the ink flows. Recording and transcribing work awsome!!!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    To catch a thief

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Worked great even in truck while driving with windows open

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Recording

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Very clear!!

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    Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I love how clear the audio is even while writing! Definitely a great investment!!!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    JeffR

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Good for notes to self and such. It does what it says it does and is very useful so far.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Philips Digital Voice Recorder Pen

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This pen is super handy! I have a terrible memory so i have to take lots of notes. This pen is great for double checking what I wrote and be sure i didn't miss anything.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Attorney

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Terrible instructions, meaningless. I wanted a recording device that could replay conversations, but learned that this pen merely records data which must be downloaded to my computer, then transmitted to a company I never heard of so it could send me a physical copy. There is no way to actually hear anything, plus they want to charge me a big fee for worthless information. I am a lawyer who needs to play conversations to a jury so they can hear the voices, not get a text. Completely worthless device.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Dad loved his gift.

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    Posted . Owned for 4 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The pen works well and the Free Sembly.ai software is the Bomb! Dad loves it! We highly recommend.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Clip

    Rated 2 out of 5 stars

    Pen recorder

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Itself of fine. Bought 2, both had defective clips.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Clip, Defective

    Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Defective Product

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Clip broke off and can’t put it back on the pen, defective product

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    I love it!

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Works great and easy to conceal! Connecting to the computer is easy as well. Also holds its charge for a long time.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    DVTI600 Digital Recorder Pen

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I was very surprised, that this items pickup worked very well as the backup.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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