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Customer Reviews for Sony Standard Cassette Voice Recorder
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Sony Standard Cassette Voice Recorder
Model: TCM-200DV
SKU: 5434684
UPC: 027242607736
Talk a little, talk a lot. Records at normal speed or at half the normal speed for extended sessions, and features voice-operated recording, playback speed control and Clear Voice system.
Average Customer Rating:
3.6
out of 5
(11 Reviews) 11
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64% of customers would recommend this product to a friend
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7 out of
11)
Customer Reviews for Sony Standard Cassette Voice Recorder
Review 1 for Sony Standard Cassette Voice Recorder
Long Lasting Easy to Use
Customer Rating
4.0
Value for Price
5.0
Sound Quality
3.0
Reliability
4.0
Ease of Use
5.0
What's great about it: Durable, good price
What's not so great: Cassette tapes aren't as easy to find.
I have had this tape recorder for over 7 years. I originally bought it for college to record lectures and it worked quite well for that. I now use it in meetings and it still works well. I have dropped this thing and it still works. I like that I can just pick it up and use it when I need it. It's getting old and the sound quality I have to say has dropped slightly but if I replace it I am thinking that I might just buy the same one because it has lasted so long.
I would recommend this to a friend!
+7points
7out of 7found this review helpful.
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Review 2 for Sony Standard Cassette Voice Recorder
Review 3 for Sony Standard Cassette Voice Recorder
Useful "classic" technology
Customer Rating
4.0
Value for Price
4.0
Sound Quality
4.0
Reliability
4.0
Ease of Use
4.0
What's great about it: Simple and cheap
What's not so great: Not for the highly technical digital freak
In a digital age, this product is outdated, of course, but for my application it was perfect. I do radio interviews, and sometimes I just need a simple tape recorder that requires no production time. I record the interview the old-fashioned way and hold it up to the microphone when playing. It works!
Purchased for in-store pick-up; personnel was not ready with product when I arrived, but found in a few minutes.
I would recommend this to a friend!
+18points
22out of 26found this review helpful.
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Review 4 for Sony Standard Cassette Voice Recorder
basic
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: peters43
from WDC
on 11/10/2010
Value for Price
5.0
Sound Quality
4.0
Reliability
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
What's great about it: Simple to use, completely reliable.
What's not so great: n/a
Served our purposes well--recording brief or extended conversations for later review and transcription.
I would recommend this to a friend!
+15points
15out of 15found this review helpful.
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Review 5 for Sony Standard Cassette Voice Recorder
Not usable
Customer Rating
1.0
Sound Quality
1.0
Ease of Use
3.0
What's great about it: Buttons are easy to use
What's not so great: So much motor hiss that it's hard to hear a recorded voice
The motor hiss is so loud that it spoils any voice recording -- making this unusable as a voice recorder. Very disappointing as I still like to use analog recorders, and they're harder and harder to find. BB was very nice about taking it back.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
+11points
17out of 23found this review helpful.
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Review 6 for Sony Standard Cassette Voice Recorder
Everyone should get it
Customer Rating
5.0
Value for Price
5.0
Sound Quality
5.0
Reliability
4.0
Ease of Use
5.0
What's great about it: It is easy to used
What's not so great: It is big......and need space
It is a good product....it is easy to used and I enjoy using it
I would recommend this to a friend!
+6points
10out of 14found this review helpful.
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Review 7 for Sony Standard Cassette Voice Recorder
Ok for short time use
Customer Rating
2.0
Value for Price
2.0
Sound Quality
3.0
Reliability
2.0
Ease of Use
4.0
What's great about it: Easy to use
What's not so great: Price is to high for the quality
I bought this to and after 2 weeks it stopped recording and wouldn't always play back. I took it back and got a new one which lasted a few months and started with the same problem of not recording or playing cassette. It almost seems like there is a short in a wire.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
+11points
12out of 13found this review helpful.
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Review 8 for Sony Standard Cassette Voice Recorder
great full featured cassette recorder
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: tapefantrav
from boston, ma
on 02/16/2010
Value for Price
5.0
Sound Quality
5.0
Reliability
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
What's great about it: durable, many features, clear consistant sound
What's not so great: feel like batteries can go moderately quick
I've had this recorder for around 4 years now, it shows very little wear for the amount of use it receives. I use it for leisure. I've got some higher end cassette equipment and this holds up, I find myself using it more than the other equipment on a day to day business, it comes with me where ever I go. the features are totally loaded on this device with variable speed controls and recording controls. I suggest it to anyone I know who is looking for a walkman device, the built in speaker in decent sounding as well with a moderate volume, that is one thing that could be a little better, at high volume it distorts but that is understandable. Buy it, live it, love it.
I would recommend this to a friend!
+14points
15out of 16found this review helpful.
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Review 9 for Sony Standard Cassette Voice Recorder
Disappointing quality.
Customer Rating
2.0
Value for Price
1.0
Sound Quality
3.0
Reliability
1.0
Ease of Use
4.0
What's great about it: Easy to use.
What's not so great: Low Quality
I use this recorder solely for business. It performed fine for a few months, but now the sound cuts in and out during playback. Sony used to have a reputation for top quality. This device definitely does not measure up.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
+8points
8out of 8found this review helpful.
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Review 10 for Sony Standard Cassette Voice Recorder
Poor quality
Customer Rating
2.0
Posted by: Corny1
from Florida
on 07/04/2009
Value for Price
1.0
Sound Quality
2.0
Reliability
1.0
Ease of Use
5.0
What's great about it: Easy to understand and use features
What's not so great: Poor sound quality, broke down after just 5 uses, higher price not justified
The sound quality is poor even with brand new tapes. After just 5 uses, one of the posts inside broke off. It still worked for 2 more recordings and then the other post broke off leaving the tape to move around. Because of the poor quality, I don't think the price is justified. I am careful with the items I use, so I am surprised it didn't last.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
+7points
7out of 7found this review helpful.
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Review 11 for Sony Standard Cassette Voice Recorder
Fantastic cassette voice recorder
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: Anonymous
from Philadelphia, PA
on 11/29/2008
Value for Price
5.0
Sound Quality
5.0
Reliability
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
What's great about it: Simple to use
What's not so great: Its a little expensive
I needed a cassette recorder and luckily I found this product. Its dependable and simple to use; all buttons are clearly marked. It takes full size cassette tapes so there's no need to buy any other gadgits. Its a little expensive but the convenience is worth the price. The outer case is durable; I've dropped it a number of times and it works great.
I would recommend this to a friend!
+11points
11out of 11found this review helpful.
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