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Product Description:

In addition to capturing stereo sound from meetings, interviews, and important lectures, the Olympus DS-40 allows you to download and create Podcasts for later listening. The DS-40 offers users up to 136 hours of recording time with its 512 MB worth of internal flash memory. For easy organization and storing of files, the player allows users to set up five voice folders, and each folder can save up to 200 messages. Internal files can be easily navigated on the player's high-contrast backlit monochrome LCD panel. Other great features include a built-in variable control voice actuator (VCVA) function, and a timed recording and alarm feature so you can set up automatic recording and playing. Running on two AAA batteries, the player offers up to 30 hours of continuous playback in the following modes: ST XQ mode (8 hour 40 minute capture time), ST HQ mode (17 hour 20 minute capture time), HQ mode (34 hour 45 minute capture time), SP mode (68 hour 30 minute capture time), and LP mode (136 hour 15 minute capture time). For added user convenience, an optional AC adapter can be used with the recorder. Compatible with Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional operating systems and later, the player measures a pocket-friendly 4.37 x 1.48 x 0.63 inches and weighs in at a scant 2.80 ounces.

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By  Jeffrey Kissinger "Stableabe" (Round Lake Heights, IL)
    
This recorder has excellent sound quality, impressive voice guided menu, easy to read display, great performance and key response, and is a great size and can conspicuously be put in your shirt pocket. It records to WMA files and can be plugged into your computer via USB as a USB drive. No software is even required to grab the files from it. It has a file system just like most digital cameras. The external speaker sounds quite good considering its size. The sound quality with headphones is fantastic. I didn't try it with music as there are much better things to listen to music with (i.e. iPod). The Music playback isn't a useful feature to me.

I first bought the Sony ICD-SX46VTP which had terrible sound quality and required software that complained of missing files during the install. I took it back in favor of the Olympus DS40 and I am really glad that I did. The Sony ICD-SX46VTP was terrible all around.

By  Kimberly A. Selber (Austin, TX United States)
    
I bought this product to record stories my 4-year-old daughter made up at bedtime. I was amazed how well the built in microphone picked up her voice--very clear. I have a MAC and plugging in the USB and opening files was seamless - it acted just like a jump drive. Additionally, with a free converter (iPod doesn't like WMA files) I was able to put the recodings on my iPod. Very, very pleased with this product.

By  Jay R. Chase (Houston, Texas)
        
I use this recorder in my work. I started recording interviews, so that I can go over them again later - makes sure I don't miss anything. Scene descriptions, license plates, etc... very helpful. Of course, any recorder can do that. What makes this one special, is that it is all understandable. I have not yet lost any info due to shirt rustle or ambient noise. One interesting use is to place the recorder in the trunk and run the microphone into the back seat.... (yes, that's legal - no expectation of privacy in the back of a patrol car). It works great!!!

I have lent it to the kids for school - it works well on lectures, etc...

Still haven't tried the podcasts, but reading all of the other posts indicates that it works pretty well at that too!!

So, for now... this looks like the best product out there for the price. I highly recommend! I also have the phone mic (TP7) and Tie pin (ME15). They both work like a charm!

All the best,

Jay

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