Product comparison · 2 dictaphones

Philips DVT1250 dictaphone Internal memory & flash card Black, Grey vs Philips Voice Tracer DVT4000/00 dictaphone Flash card Silver

24specifications compared
16differ
8identical
31known for one product only

Key differences

The Philips Voice Tracer DVT4000/00 dictaphone Flash card Silver has 557 h more maximum recording time than the Philips DVT1250 dictaphone Internal memory & flash card Black, Grey (1140 h vs 583 h). The Philips DVT1250 dictaphone Internal memory & flash card Black, Grey has 4 h more SP mode recording time than the Philips Voice Tracer DVT4000/00 dictaphone Flash card Silver (146 h vs 142 h). The Philips Voice Tracer DVT4000/00 dictaphone Flash card Silver has 557 h more LP mode recording time than the Philips DVT1250 dictaphone Internal memory & flash card Black, Grey (1140 h vs 583 h). Only the Philips Voice Tracer DVT4000/00 dictaphone Flash card Silver has FM radio. Audio formats supported: ADPCM, PCM, WAV on the Philips DVT1250 dictaphone Internal memory & flash card Black, Grey, MP3, WAV on the Philips Voice Tracer DVT4000/00 dictaphone Flash card Silver.

Maximum recording time
- DVT1250 dictaphone Internal memory & flash card Black, Grey:583 h
- Voice Tracer DVT4000/00 dictaphone Flash card Silver:1140 h
Audio formats supported
- DVT1250 dictaphone Internal memory & flash card Black, Grey:ADPCM, PCM, WAV
- Voice Tracer DVT4000/00 dictaphone Flash card Silver:MP3, WAV
SP mode recording time
- DVT1250 dictaphone Internal memory & flash card Black, Grey:146 h
- Voice Tracer DVT4000/00 dictaphone Flash card Silver:142 h
LP mode recording time
- DVT1250 dictaphone Internal memory & flash card Black, Grey:583 h
- Voice Tracer DVT4000/00 dictaphone Flash card Silver:1140 h
HQ mode recording time
- DVT1250 dictaphone Internal memory & flash card Black, Grey:48 h
- Voice Tracer DVT4000/00 dictaphone Flash card Silver:95 h
Display resolution
- DVT1250 dictaphone Internal memory & flash card Black, Grey:112 x 112 pixels
- Voice Tracer DVT4000/00 dictaphone Flash card Silver:128 x 160 pixels
FM radio
- DVT1250 dictaphone Internal memory & flash card Black, Grey:No
- Voice Tracer DVT4000/00 dictaphone Flash card Silver:Yes
Media types supported
- DVT1250 dictaphone Internal memory & flash card Black, Grey:Internal memory & flash card
- Voice Tracer DVT4000/00 dictaphone Flash card Silver:Flash card

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Comparison of DVT1250, DVT4000/00
55 specifications	A Philips DVT1250 dictaphone Internal memory & flash card Black, Grey Model DVT1250 View product	B Philips Voice Tracer DVT4000/00 dictaphone Flash card Silver Model DVT4000/00 View product
Audio6 differ
Maximum recording timeDiffers	583 h	1140 h
Recording modesDiffers	High Quality (HQ), Long Play (LP), Standard Play (SP)	High Quality (HQ), Long Play (LP), Pulse-code modulation (PCM), Super High Quality (SHQ), Standard Play (SP)
Built-in microphone	Yes	Yes
Audio formats supportedDiffers	ADPCM, PCM, WAV	MP3, WAV
SP mode recording timeDiffers	146 h	142 h
LP mode recording timeDiffers	583 h	1140 h
HQ mode recording timeDiffers	48 h	95 h
Frequency rangeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 - 20000 Hz
Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	60 dB
MP3 bit ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 - 320 Kbit/s
WMA bit ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48 - 320 Kbit/s
SHQ mode recording timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	47 h
Display1 differ
Built-in displayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Display type	LCD	LCD
Display resolutionDiffers	112 x 112 pixels	128 x 160 pixels
Display diagonalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.5 cm (1.77")
BacklightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Loudspeakersidentical
Built-in speaker(s)	Yes	Yes
Number of built-in speakersKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Output powerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	110 mW
Ports & interfacesidentical
Interface	USB	USB
Headphone out	Yes	Yes
Line-inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Radio1 differ
FM radioDiffers	No	Yes
Supported radio bandsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	FM
Storage2 differ
Media types supportedDiffers	Internal memory & flash card	Flash card
Built-in memory capacityDiffers	8 GB	4 GB
Compatible memory cards	MicroSD (TransFlash)	MicroSD (TransFlash)
Battery1 differ
Compatible battery sizesKnown for one	AAA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Battery level indicatorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Battery life (max)Differs	42 h	50 h
Number of batteries supportedKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Battery technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Lithium Polymer (LiPo)
Technical details1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black, Grey	Silver
Card reader integratedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Connection to PCKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firmware upgradeable	Yes	Yes
Frequency rangeKnown for one	750 - 18000 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Hold functionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Languages supportKnown for one	German, English, Spanish, French, Italian, Polish, Russian	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB mass storageKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Voice activation	Yes	Yes
RechargeableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	108 mm	44 mm
DepthDiffers	37 mm	18 mm
HeightDiffers	19 mm	120 mm
WeightDiffers	67 g	83 g
Softwareidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	85198900	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Batteries includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cables includedKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick start guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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