Philips DVT2810 Voicetracer Digital (Win Version)

The day after my VoiceTracer arrived, I re-injured my back. This recorder has been a life saver. Between arthritis in my hands that made it hard to type, and a bad back that makes it hard to sit up, I was going to get behind in writing my novel for a writing challenge that was important to me. But this recorder made it so easy for me to lie in bed and dictate, then plug it in a couple times a day to transcribe my notes and paste them in to my document. I went from barely sitting and typing 1200-1500 words a day to 5000-6000 words in just a few hours, and still had time to rest and recover. Love it. (My only con was the poor instructions, especially how to charge it for the first time. There were no words, just some unhelpful pictures that didn't make much sense. I finally went online and downloaded the User Manual so I could take advantage of all the features. There should be a written link in the instruction to get the User Manual, I had to search for about 30 minutes.)

For the price, this is a very good unit (the Dragon Naturally Speaking program that comes with the unit usually costs more than this machine). Works OK for transcribing direct dictation to text but it does not work well with transcribing a call on speaker phone (all parties knew the call was being recorded). The instructions a minimal so initial set up takes a while.

This is very difficult to use. In fact, I turned it on and it started recording over the last recording, without even touching the record button. Instructions are useless and even more confusing. The Dragon software is difficult to install, and then it typed out gibberish. Maybe it's not for planet Earth! Too bad this was a gift and I can't send it back. Maybe the rats in the landfill will like it.

Beyond the fact that I'm excited about this device and its capabilities- And its meaningful to me. This seller has the most amazing customer service!!! What could have been a big mess (and it was partly my confusion!) was taken care of, completely handled, and this was all so incredibly fast and easy. They are so nice too! When you feel and are treated like a #1 priority- wow- that just tells you something! Thank you!!

This recorder comes with the Recorder Edition of Dragon. Apparently it's unsupported by "Nuance" the company who own Dragon. This is troubling, but for my purposes, not a deal breaker. The Dragon software will not transcribe MP3 files, so you'll have to set the recorder to create .WAV files. There are only two choices, MP3 and WAV, but the recorder calls them something else. Experiment until you get .WAV output and Dragon can transcribe those. The seller should know this and post it. That's why I gave 3 stars. Dragon does a reasonable job of the transcription. If you want to, you can learn how to inject things like periods, quotes, commas, etc... If not, just edit after the transcription. Overall I am happy with the product after I did the legwork to get the transcription working. The recorder is super simple to operate, but the instructions are severely lacking. Again, play with using the recorder until you are comfortable with how to operate it and change settings. None of the menus or navigation are intuitive, but just keep pressing until you h=get the hang of it. The voice clarity of the recording is good, and there are some options that can be useful like slowing down playback if you can't understand what is being said. I think the price is a little high but part of that is probably the dragon software. I think "Nuance" needs to honor their agreement with the seller of this recorder and offer updates and customer support for Dragon. Otherwise, the software is okay.

Handy litte tool to use especially for meetings or school lectures

This is the best device I've ever purchased!! I can't believe I ever lived without it. This is pretty easy to use; I did not recieve a manual.

Easy to use

Funziona bene, nulla da eccepire.

The unit is light and actually feels kind of cheap but the display is OK, it has no power off button so it may consume power when not in use and after prolonged storage may need a recharge to use. I like that I can say things like "Period, New Paragraph" and it works... It is supposed to get more accurate as corrections are made. All-in-all the price is OK considering you get the software to convert speech to text as well, and it can be installed on multiple computers. I like that because I have my Home PC, My Office PC and my Laptop so I need to install this on all 3, down side is I need to read a 5 min document to train all 3... Whew! To summarize, The price is on point with other recorder options, it records very well, with 8GB internal storage (only - No SD card Option) Does not have a threaded mount... Dragon Natural needs to learn your voice and accent so there is a training session required... The software can translate audio files from other recorders so that is a bonus too...

Useless

Plastic en opnames klinken niet echt fijn

Aunque tengamos Smartphones de cientos de euros y tecnología por todas las esquinas, los que necesitamos resultados profesionales tenemos que recurrir a productos profesionales. Este modelo de Philips es una grabadora tradicional, con doble micrófono HIFI y 8 GB de capacidad total que se puede ampliar hasta 32 GB con una tarjeta SD. Se puede grabar en MP3 hasta los 44,1 kHz y un máximo de 320 kbps, pero también admite el formato PCM para equipos de traducción o interpretación. Pero realmente lo que hizo decidirme ha sido que incorpora el programa Nuance Dragon, el mejor para reconocimiento de voz. Después de leer los textos de prueba y usarlo un par de veces el programa empieza a reconocer tu voz a la perfección, y en cada hoja que transcribe apenas vas a encontrar unas tres o cuatro palabras mal, sobre todo algún plural, algún verbo mal conjugado o palabras que necesitan acento gráfico para darle su correcto significado. Puedes grabar largas conversaciones o dictar cartas cortas, el resultado es sorprendente. Muy satisfecho, recomiendo este dispositivo para profesionales, para grabar clases, para dictar cartas, para tomar notas durante una visita o un viaje, en definitiva, una grabadora ligera pero muy potente en sus capacidades, todo con la garantía de Philips y un coste acorde a su calidad… ¡Saludos!