www.dx.com/p/401458 [ 1 ]

A very high quality and easy-to-use dictaphone / mp3 player / USB stick.

highly recommended

• DEAD - This isn't in use, even as a music player, because I wrecked the audio jack.
• abandoned - the store page is gone and I didn't have a brand page
• There is no name brand or model identification on this device or its documentation.

• dx names this 1.2" 8GB Noise Reduction Digital Voice Recorder w/ Speaker - Grey

• 2016-09-30 - This replaces Digital Voice Recorder.

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• This uses the exact same packaging as Digital Voice Recorder.

Notes ∞

• The material is a quite sturdy-feeling metal. This is a big difference from the plastic dictaphones.
• It's very thin. The ratio of width/height/depth feels great.
• The rechargeable battery is great. I haven't tested its battery life.
• It displays an mp3's title, and not its file name. For a title which is too long, it very slowly creeps to show the rest of it.
• Very intuitive interface.
• Great button placements.
• Sturdy "clicky" buttons that stick out and feel great.
• No cover to the little usb cable port. I actually like this.
• The cable attaches quite firmly.
• Although it makes files which are in stereo, it's not sensitive enough for me to notice any actual stereo playback from the .wav files when I use my computer.
• It keeps subdirectories for recording, so it can store a huge number of recordings.
• It can keep the date/time, but it's hidden away in a configuration menu.
• Because it can keep the date/time, it can time stamp the files.

• Password protection is very cool. It doesn't encrypt its contents, but at least this prevents someone from picking up the device and playing with it. If they had the proper cable it can be attached to a computer and its files copied/played.

  • Whoa, the device actually prompted for a password when I tried to use it as a USB stick. This is.. awesome.
• It has a delayed recording mode which seems really cool. Set a time and length of recording..
• Cannot play files in subdirectories. Sigh.
• Can play .wav, .mp3 and .wma files.

• It does not come with a telephone recorder thingy.

  • This is expected, as the product page does not list that. The documentation does note one.

• It's so sensitive that my finger rubbing against it is picked up as a terrible scratching.

  • I need to tweak its sensitivity perhaps.

• I'm not using its volume sensing auto-shutoff feature, because I don't like having the opening bit of my voice clipped off.

Lies:

• Cannot actually play .flac or .ogg files.

  • I wasn't able to find an example .ape file to test.

• Does not actually support a TF expansion card.

Format notes ∞

All files are written out as .wav. Although it claims to be able to write in the .mp3 format, I don't see a way to do this.

All items are:

• Codec: IMA WAV ADPCM Audio (ms)
• Channels: Stereo

• Bits per sample: 16

Sample Rates:

• PCM - 48000 Hz
• SP Recording - 24000 Hz
• LP Recording - 16000 Hz

• Long Rec - 12000 Hz

Troubleshooting ∞

While fiddling with various recording modes, the audio developed audio distortions, like a hesitation/pop/crackle. Even though I returned the settings to what they were, the problem remained.

To fix this, I did a factory reset. It worked. I then then switched the mode to PCM and it was still working as-expected.

Last updated 2022-11-01 at 03:53:38

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