🎙 Sony Memory Stick Media Digital Voice Recorder ICD-BM1 | 128MB MS Duo + Adaptor Review

I've been using it for several days, a few hours a day, and I'm not sure I like it better. I use it for a specific purpose: dictate my YouTube podcasts while walking my dogs in the dark, often pausing to think. I prefer not to look at the screen and rely on beeps - to hear beeps and hear my voice better I wear headphones. It seems to work. CONS: Each pause is recorded as a relatively loud click (sliding click). Not unpleasant, but clearly indicates a time gap. Too bad the click is not recorded.

I have used this device for about 5 months with it clipped to my belt almost all the time. Brushed aluminum housing and a belt pouch for quick removal of the recorder and for storing spare memory cards in 2 side pockets. If you have other Sony devices, this one uses the same USB transfer cable. Of course, Sony branded Memory Stick memory cards are used. The software was easy to install and use, although I was a bit disappointed that this unit didn't come with Dragon Naturally Speaking software,

Pros: sound quality, small file size, small voice recorder size Cons: no compact voice recorder headset offered by Sony, omnidirectional internal microphone, easy to pry open the battery door and if it breaks , the recorder immediately loses power and continuous operation. I have been using this recorder for several years. This is the latest of several Sony recorders I've tried, all with good to excellent fidelity. However, this one turned out to be the most flexible. It tracks the date and…