sony bm1 in Reviews and Ratings

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… competitor's product for half the price, that rivals this Sony ICD-BM1 Recorder. Don't buy it!


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…I have been using Dragon Naturally Speaking with the Sony BM1, the Sony mx-20 and the olympus dm-20. (All rate well with Scansoft)

The BM1 is the most professional, easiest to use, most…

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…Excellent Product. I also have Sony ICD MX 20 but don't use it at all as compared to the BM1 due to the nice placement of buttons on BM1. It is extremely hard to use them on the ICD MX 20 even though… 5 more reviews »

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…, but it takes many seconds for the BM1 to power back up and reload the Memory Stick files while the user has to wait.

Another problem with the Sony ICD-BM1 recorder (and other brands) is that Sony…

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…I just bought this Sony ICD-BM1 and I am very unhappy with it. First off, there's no way to write-protect your messages. Once you record something, it's very easy to accidentally record over it. You…

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…I purchased this recorder to replace a Sony ICD-BM1 that I found dangerously unfriendly. The thumb control for Play and Record was easy to get backwards; it tended to want to overwrite previously… 40 more reviews »

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… lectures, etc.- which the BM1 can still do).

I'm quite happy with the ICD-BM1A, and the latest update to the editing software auto-saves your new dictation files into mp3 or wav…

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… purchased the ICD-BM1 was it's 5 Dragon award from Dragon Natually Speaking(DNS). I use DNS v7.3 and have found it trained easily and has around 95% accuracy (down a few points from another reviewer…

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…I purchased this when the Sony unit I owned previously died. This one has great clarity and ease of use.… 7 more reviews »

from Ron from Pacifica, CA, Circuitcity.com

…In my experience, You can't go wrong with Sony Products! Worth the money.…

from R, Circuitcity.com

…In my experience, You can't go wrong with Sony Products! Worth the money.… 244 more reviews »

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…This recorder is very cheaply constructed with inconvenient controls. Pay a little more and get a Sony.… 9 more reviews »

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…Sony has the market cornered on "Good, but.."

If you buy anything from Sony, its always the same thing: you must install their proprietary software to read their proprietary files, which… 15 more reviews »

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…THE Sony ICD-B16 Digital Voice Recorder LIVES UP TO THE SONY STANDARD AND IS A GOOD PRICE FOR THE SONY IT WORKS GREAT WORLD. THERE IS A MAJOR ERROR ON THE WEB PAGE, THAT IS THE PICTURE SHOWING… 9 more reviews »

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…Guess I am just a true Sony person. I always get great performance from all my Sony stuff. The Desk Recorder is absolutely perfect. Easy to use and controls are made simple.
I wouldn't have…