Samsung Yepp VY-H200S Digital Voice Recorder
Samsung Yepp VY-H200S Digital Voice Recorder
Product Description
From the Manufacturer
Features
Voice Operated Record
Max Recording Time:27Hr 10Min
Built in Speaker & Microphone
Blue, Green, Orange LCD Back Lighting
Text to Speech
5 Mode Preset Equalizer (MP3 Only)
Number of Message: 495
Bass Booster
Specifications
Flash Memory: 64 MB
Number of Messages: 495 Files Messages
Recording Time LP: 27 Hours 10 minutes
SP: 22 Hours 30 minutes
PC Interface: USB 1.1
Weight: 71 grams (Battery Included)
Dimensions: 36 x 113 x 18.5 mm
Power Supply AA Battery x 1
Accessories: USB Cable, Stereo Earphone, Program Installation CD for PC,User's Manual
Average customer rating:
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Samsung Yepp VY-H200S Digital Voice Recorder
Manufacturer: Samsung ProductGroup: CE Binding: Electronics Accessories:
Product Features:
ASIN: B00008PC4Z Release Date: 2003-04-01 |
Product Description
The new VY-H200S allows you to not only download voice and MP3 files but all files saved in your PC. It can be used as a removable disk drive, as all files (other than MP3) can be uploaded to another PC.PRODUCT FEATURES:Up to 27hrs. of playback;File download to your PC;Select specific tracks for repeated play;Auto Power off;Output Monitoring of External devices;Record in five separate folders;Intro Scan-search quickly through recordings;Voice Editing and Emailing;VOR (Voice Operating Record).Customer Reviews:
th best voice recorders.......2005-03-04
Very impressed.......2004-11-20
I was pleasantly surprised!.......2004-06-14
Even at high-compression, low sound quality setting, acceptable voice recording sound quality
At highest sound quality, SUPERB sound quality -- leaps and bounds ahead of the old Olympus. The built-in microphone works well, and definitely much better than the Olympus's.
Voice activation works WELL and RELIABLY (so long as you're within a foot or two from the microphone), unlike the Olympus's, which tends to cut off beginnings of words after pauses.
The Olympus VN-3600 also features a voice speed-up/slow-down feature, but unlike the Yepp's +-60%, the old Olympus only scales to +-30%. However, I found this feature unuseable on the Olympus because it distoreted the pitch to either make you sound like a slow giant or like a chipmunk -- very distracting! Samsung's device, however, scales speed WITHOUT pitch distortion, which, as far as I know, is relatively unheard of in a portable device. So if I'm running short on time, I can comfortably listen to my voice messages 60% faster than the speed at which I spoke while recording.
The device really is handsome and fits neatly into a pocket.
With the included USB cable, it interfaces well with the computer and acts as a standard USB mass-storage device like an external hard drive where you can easily transfer vy4's (the native proprietary Samsung voice codec) and MP3s between the Yepp and the computer. No software is necessary to install for Windows 2000 and later (including XP). Note, this should also work for modern Macs as well as for Linux and any other operating system compatible with the USB mass storage standard. However, if you want to listen to the VY4's on your Windows PC, you must install a program from Samsung's mini CD. It does work, but forget about seeking throughout the file because it is a pain due to some strange bug with the slider in Samsung's less-than-well designed program!
However, this is my only minor gripe, and there's even now a VY4-to-WAV conversion program available on Samsung's website, if you really wanted to scrub through a voice record, you could convert it to a WAV and then listen on your favorite WAV-playing program such as Winamp.
Overall, this device surprised me with its functionality and quality. You can even change the screen's colors to orange, green, or blue. I kept discovering new features with this device, but that isn't what was so surprising. What astounded me was that every one of the features worked WELL and RELIABLY. What more can you ask for in this age of mass-produced electronics?
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