Digital Voice

Cobra XRS 9745 Voice Alert 15 Band Radar/Laser Detector with New DigiView Data Display, Pop Mode Radar Gun Detection Mode and Digital Compass
$189.95
After reading many reviews of this and different models I bought this on 9/23/09.
I knew there would be some false alerts. For the first month (on a road trip in early October) it worked fine. However since then this unit has begun reporting so many false alerts as to be virtually useless...not just in 1 band (X), but also, KA, POP, Spectre4.

It is now November 9th and it has developed a short in the power cord over the last week. It will reboot on any minor bump in the road and ignore some larger ones. In 1 mile coming home it constantly rebooted because of the road surface - not too useful. It even rebooted when entering my driveway.

Go find another product that offers quality, durability and a reasonable price. This one doesn't. This one is destined to be a high priced contribution to the landfill.

Sony ICD-PX720 Digital Voice Recorder with PC Link
$59.95
Here is the email I received from Sony when I tried to connect:

"Thank you for contacting Sony Support.

"I'm sorry that the Sony Digital Voice Editor Software does not recognize the Voice Recorder in the Computer. The IC Recorder is not compatible with the Windows 7 Operating System. The Digital Voice Editor software 3.2.01 is compatible with Vista and XP operating System only. In order to transfer the recording please use the analog interface. Connect the Headphone out from the IC Recorder to the Audio IN jack in your computer if available.

"Thank you for your time.

"The Sony Email Response Team"

Olympus Digital Voice Recorder (VN 6200PC)
$99.99
I'm happy with my purchase, works great for what I needed it for... capturing lectures ... playback quality is awesome! can upload easily to my PC...
Only wish the earphone jack was compatible with my ear phones... need to run by Radio Shack to get an adaptor so I an use my ear phones...

Olympus Digital Voice Recorder (VN 6000)
$39.99
I got this as a present to help a friend with some classes she is taking. After I got it I wanted to keep it. It was hard to let go.. :P

When I finally gave it to her I couldn't stop playing with it, "showing her" the features and things, until she finally took it from me. Now she loves it. I haven't used it too much, but I can say that the features are superb: recording time is surprising, audio quality is very good, you could record days of audio with this little thing. Haven't tried hooking it up to the computer yet but to me this was one of the main reasons for getting it. Plus the price, you really can't beat that. And to top it all off you can also plug in a microphone and headphones, which is an excellent touch. Also the controls are very intuitive and easy to use.

I want to get another one for myself now!