Marantz PMD620 Professional Handheld Recorder

Customer Comments:

Feature:
Good features, same as competitors, but nothing extra.

Quality:
SD card slot cover could easy break.

Value:
cost should be $100 less.

Sound:
Good Sound, no distortion at hig volumes

Ease of Use:
easy to use...

Support:
The Marantz PMD620 has a problem with the firmware update. Certain types of SD memory it simply does not like, these including Transcend and Kingston. (Problem did not seem to exist with the original firmware) Any file over several minutes in length (aren't they all) will not play on your PC until you go back and try to play the file on the recorder itself first. When you do this, a small window comes saying 'restore' only then the file will play (Most of the time). Tech support was of no help. Only recommended we don't use these brands. They also say they have not heard of the problem before. However, if the problem is not known, then how does the recorder know to 'restore' the file when you try to play it? This 'restore' function MUST be written into the latest firmware update to happen. Naughty, naughty, being deceptive to the customer... I am not discouraging anyone from getting this, it's just that if a problem exists, (and it's known by the manufacturer) they have to correct it, or advise to not purchase some types of memory. Get Sandisk only for this... Some technical information: http://newsgroups.derkeiler.com/Archive/Rec/rec.arts.movies.production.sound/2008-03/msg00862.html RR