| | |  | Digital Voice Recorders | Home » » » » » 1 Gb Voice Recorder | | | | | | | Description: | | The VR5220 digital voice recorder by RCA is the perfect solution for taking notes at lectures and seminars or to simply record important day-to-day notes. With 512MB of built-in flash memory, the VR5220 provides up to 200 hours of recording. It features a multi-function LCD display that shows the time, low battery indicator, recording countdown and other helpful information. With the built-in USB you can directly connect the VR5220 to any PC, helping you listen, share, save and organize with ease. Enjoy convenient recording with the Automatic Voice-Activated Record (AVR) mode which senses sound and will start recording automatically once sound begins and stop recording when sound ends. And it has three different playback options: bookmark, variable speed and pitch correction for slow/fast play. Additional features include editing functions, headphone jack/external microphone jack, selectable recording mode and key lock function. | | | Features: | |
• Up to 200 hours of recording with the 1GB built-in flash memory
• Built-in USB arm for direct computer connection, no cables needed
• Voice-activated record allows recorder to sense the sound and start recording automatically
• RCA Digital Voice Manager (included) lets you organize and store your recordings on your PC
• Variable speed playback lets you slow down or speed up recordings
• RCA Digital Voice Manager? (included) lets you organize and store your recordings on your PC
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 0.87 inches | | Product Width:
| 4.35 inches | | Product Height:
| 1.42 inches | | Product Weight:
| 0.1 pounds | | Package Length:
| 6.2 inches | | Package Width:
| 4.3 inches | | Package Height:
| 0.9 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.25 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 26 reviews |
| | | | Customer Reviews: | |
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31 of 32 found the following review helpful:
 Decent recorder, USB port is poorly designedMay 10, 2011
By A. Kasten
Bought this recorder for work to record one-on-one research interviews. PROS: very portable, inexpensive, sensitive mic, great editing capabilities, playback is good with decent volume. CONS: not very user-friendly; USB port is poorly designed. I bought this device for the easy USB transfer of files, but the port is at the top of the recorder and the batteries are at the bottom. This forces the weight to bear down on the port, which is bad for both machines and also means the connection goes in and out. I had to find something to prop it up so it could hold the connection. This port would be better placed in the middle on the side of the recorder so the weight is more evenly distributed. I downloaded my files once successfully (though I fought with it), but the second time I used it, the recorder became corrupted and now it won't work in any machine and I can't get my files off of it. If uploading files is important to you, I would recommend a recorder that can receive a USB or that has a removable memory card.
30 of 34 found the following review helpful:
 Works Great!Feb 16, 2011
By Ebonnee
I bought this recorder 2 days before my classes started on amazon prime. Based on the one review that someone posted on here I was hesitant to purchase it but I bought it anyway and it works great! It picks up every little sound. During 1 of my lectures, the machine that the janitor uses to clean the floor was making a lot of noise and when I played back the lecture I could hear the mop machine going off as well as hear my professor close the door. The only thing I don't like about this recorder is that I find this recorder hard to operate. Its not hard to operate the record button and do the playback for the recording but trying to get to the folders is the hard part. The directions aren't really clear to me but I will figure out. The real cool thing about this recorder is that its small and it has a pop up USB port that u could just stick into the computer. I like playing with the button to push it up. LOL
25 of 31 found the following review helpful:
 Piece of Junk - Not Helpful if Using PC - Uses .VOC formatAug 30, 2011
By briandsloan
I bought this RCA VR5320R-A unit because of the price. I liked the included USB port.
Here is what is wrong with this unit:
* The audio files play in a format called .VOC. That means you can't replay it in Windows Media Player, and there is no point to uploading or emailing the file to someone else since they probably won't have the proprietary software
* You can't change the name of the file within the program itself, you have to open up the drive letter, and change it there
* If you downloaded the audio file to your computer, maybe your Desktop or a file folder, you can't drag and drop the file into the RCA program. You have to open up the program then search for the drive the audio file is on. Also, there is no way to look for the file on the "Desktop," as "Desktop" is not an option, only C Drive, D Drive, etc.
* Battery life on this thing sucks. Goes dead in a few hours
* It is very difficult to set the date and time if you don't do it correctly when you put in fresh batteries. Even if you remove the batteries, and re-insert them, that doesn't mean you will be able to reset the date and time
After much research and frustration, I just ended up buying a Sony recorder for around the same price. Much more well designed and practical... and it plays in Windows Media Player because it records in MP3 format.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Very good recorder for cheapNov 13, 2011
By rikari
As some people may have bought this device for similar reasons, I am a ghost hunter and therefore use very much equipment. Despite some reviews about this product stating that it is horribly built, uncooperative, and other issues, I have not once had any of those problems. The battery life on my device is phenomenally long. I had this record up to 100 hours and play back the same amount and the battery was at half at least. As far as using this device on my computer I haven't had any issues at all. As a music producer I know that setting the recorder to HQ would give me a .wav file (especially since in the manual (and I always make sure to read those things) it says that the device will record files in .wav format on the HQ setting and the lower settings would record in .voc format). Seeing as I use this for EVP, I have to do this to use it on my computer in an audio program (such as Wavepad or Audacity). I haven't had any issues with this device whatsoever and it's quite easy to use.
The thing is though I do most of my recording through my iPhone and the clarity is much better. Of course this isn't a preferred method since the phone accepts radio waves but to be honest I get a lot less EVP from my phone than I do from the DVR since the device has a wider recording range and picks up sounds much better than the iPhone.
If you're looking for a starter for EVP work, this is a great starter and can possibly be a mainstay as it is quite powerful, easy to use, compact and versatile.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
RCA VR5320R reviewFeb 27, 2012
By C. Pha
"MonkeyC"
I just bought this item for paranormal investigation. With mix reviews I decided to just buy it and give it a try. Let me tell you, it works perfectly! Took me only 5 mins to get the hang of it. Instructions were very easy to read. USB to the pc was not hard at all. If you would like to review audio on pc with WAV. file, you must set recorder in HQ. Since I love reviewing the audio for ghost voices, it was a lot easier viewing my audio in WAV. file then the lower quality of the recorder. Much easier. Great recorder for the price! Recommended!
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