Sony 4 GB Walkman Video MP3 Player (Black)

Reviews Sony 4 GB Walkman Video MP3 Player (Black)

Products by : Sony

Model : NWZA726BLK

Rating Reviews : 4.5

Well, I was (and still am I guess) an IPOD fan and owned an 80 gb IPOD classic. I loved it to death for the two years I had it but it was recently stolen from me. I simply couldn't afford another IPOD of that size (it was an xmas present so I never spent a cent the first time around) so I started looking at the smaller IPODS or alternatives. I went with the sansa fuze (not a bad player but I had some issues with it..won't get into that here) so I took it back and decided to get this. Size (as long as it's 8gb or above) on a player isn't much of a concern to me since my music collection (2000 albums, easily) is so huge that there isn't a mp3 player out now that would ever hold it to begin with. Sure, its fun to say you have 9000 songs but you really can't listen to them all at once so I decided to tone it down to 16 gigs. This sony walkman is cheaper than the ipod of the same size so I went with the sony.

One of the best electronic decisions I ever made.

First off, this player sounds at least 20 times better than any IPOD with a rich full sound that envelops you so well that you can't even hear yourself think. There are multiple options to creat your own custom sounds and many settings to change how the music sounds to your ears. Very cool, way more audio options than an IPOD. It has a click will but it doesn't feel cheap at all and doesn't stick out and wobble like the with the fuze. It's integrated on the player surface and almost flush with it. The controls are well made and the touch click wheel on an ipod didn't always respond as fast as me but this does obviously. The bottom of the player has the headphone jack and USB port. The right side has the hold button and volume controls. The front has the click wheel with the play/pause button in the middle of the wheel. On the left of the wheel is the back/home button (click once to back up a menu or hold to take you to the main menu interface) and the right of the wheel is the option button (allows to many things, including deleting things from the player without having to plug it in) and you can hold that down to turn off. For ultimate customization, You can change the desktop color AND theme for the interface/background and it's more modern looking interface like you get on a touch screen cell phone.

And the coolest feature on this phone is the senseme option that scans your song collection and creates "mood" playlists based upon how your songs sound. For example, there is a mood "relax" and "energetic" and it puts songs in your playlist that it thinks best goes with these moods. It is very cool!

The headphones that come with it are barnone the best sounding earbuds I've ever heard in my life. Every electronic device ever come with average (or below average) sounding buds but this walkman is the exception. There is absolutely no reasons to invest in a better pair of headphones (unless you don't like earbuds).

I've just listed many pros but no cons...because there just isn't any cons to this amazing little mp3 player. The fact that this isn't anywhere near as popular as other players is such a crime and a shame.

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Sony 4 GB Walkman Video MP3 Player (Black) Details

• 4 GB Flash memory for up to 925 songs or up to 15 hours of video
• Up to 36 hours of audio playback and up to 9.5 hours of video playback on a single charge
• Enjoy photos and videos in both portrait and landscape mode on the 2.4-inch 320 x 240 QVGA LCD
• Supports MP3/WMA DRM and non-DRM/AAC audio codecs
• EX Series headphones deliver deep bass sound from a closed design that's compact, lightweight, and comfortable to wear

Sony 4 GB Walkman Video MP3 Player (Black) Description

Sony’s NWZ-A726 Walkman MP3 player’s svelte design houses a gorgeous 2.4” QVGA LCD display that makes your audio and video entertainment come alive. The compact digital music player’s 4GB storage capacity and easy-to-use menus let you store and quickly find up to 1,000 of your favorite digital music tracks, hours of high quality video, or hundreds of photographs. Up to 36 hours of battery life means the fun will last as long as you do, while Sony Clear Audio technologies and the supplied EX Series headphones help ensure you enjoy superior CD-quality audio clarity, even when listening to external audio sources.

Sony 4 GB Walkman Video MP3 Player (Black) Complete

Pump the volume of your favorite music, watch crystal clear full-motion video, and enjoy your photos on a beautiful full-color LCD with this compact Walkman Video MP3 player. The attractive, slim-line player supports multiple file types and lets you see it all on a high-resolution 2.4-inch QVGA LCD screen. Small enough to slip into your pocket, the 4 GB built-in memory can store up to 925 songs, up to 15 hours of video, or hundreds of photographs, delivering the pleasure of multimedia entertainment no matter where you are. A long-lasting battery is included. Also available in pink.

Enjoy pristine audio quality and watch spectacular full-motion video in portrait or landscape mode.

A great variety of multimedia entertainment at your fingertips.

Less than a half-inch deep and small enough to slip in your pocket.

High-Quality Video Playback
Playback your favorite videos--up to up to 15 hours of them--right on the player using MPEG 4 and M4V profile at 30 frames per second. Easily view your movies, photos, and music information on the high-quality 320 x 240 display, which allows for easy viewing in either a portrait or landscape position.

Battery Life
With up to 36 hours of audio playback and up to 9.5 hours of video playback, you don't have to worry about running out of entertainment.

Compatibility
The Walkman is compatible with secure Windows Media Audio, giving you more options than ever for downloading and listening to music. It supports playback of MP3 and WMA DRM and non-DRM audio files downloaded from multiple sources. The Walkman also supports non-DRM AAC content, giving you multiple options for downloading music the way you want.

Clear Audio Technologies
Utilizing four Clear Audio Technologies, the Walkman reproduces crystal clear, CD-quality audio:

• Digital Sound Enhancement Engine (DSEE) restores the higher sound frequency lost when creating compressed music files.
• Clear Bass enhances the bass sound while minimizing distortion.
• Clear Stereo reduces signal leakage from one channel to another.
• EX Series headphones deliver deep bass sound from a closed design that's compact, lightweight, and comfortable to wear, thanks to changeable silicon rubber earbuds that also help isolate outside sounds.

Time Machine Shuffle
The shuffle feature lets you play among songs from a randomly selected year. (Information will come from CD information that is downloaded from the Gracenote CDDB.) Or, use the first letter of the song, album, or artist to easily find the music you want.

What's in the Box
Sony 4 GB Walkman Video MP3 Player (Black), USB Cable (22 pin to USB), MDR-EX082 Headphones and extension cord, CD-ROM with Windows Media Player 11 and MP3 Conversion Tools, Quick Start Guide, Adapter Plate (for optional 22 pin cradle)

Customer Reviews

Excellent - D. Wayne -
this is just what i want. have nothing to say. the sound quality is better than ipod and zune. the feature is not as good as IPT, though. but what i need is just a "mp3," so i don't really care about the feature. great mp3(mp4). best buy. :)


this is the player you should get if you want great audio quality - Q. Wei - Sg
Pros
- small build & portable
- 27+ hrs of continuous audio playback
- looks more sleek than 2nd or 3rd gen ipod nano
- very nice audio quality compare to iphone, ipod or other audio player at market

Cons
- doesnt have bluetooth (although find it rather useless feature)
- hard to use the playlist (took me hell long to figure it out)
- transfer song using media manager is slower than normal
- time shuffle rather stupid feature
- could only create playlist on pc
- earphone provided spoil easily
- no fm radio


Best-sounding MP3 player yet - dark ash -
It's simple - if you want the best sound of all time, buy this. I've played music on dozens of MP3 players, including the iPod (snore), the latest Samsung P3, the Cowon S9, the amazing-sounding previous generation iRivers, etc. - and I come back to this one every time. No other player can render this level of fidelity, with this full a sound, with this rich and well-rounded a bass. My litmus test is to 1) play a superb yet dynamically demanding recording (e.g., disc 2 of Hybrid's Soundsystem 01 - a very dense and complex techno recording that requires a good player to do justice to all of the detail), 2) with superb buds (Shure SE530), and 3) without EQ or FX of any kind. Only the Sony is able to do full justice without any sound augmentation. And it does it time and time again, on any kind of music you throw at it. Yes, i have some nits - the inability to change the speed at which one can fast-forward through a long piece key among them. But ultimately what I want from an MP3 player is awesome sound and this delivers it in spades. Also, the physical construction is simply excellent - it is wonderfully slim, yet dense thanks to the significant steel component. The dedicated volume rocker is perfect. Finally, battery life is unreal. The accompanying earbuds are also very good but definitely toast up the bass a lot -- too much so in my view.

(Note -- the more currently available and similar-looking NWZ438F does not deliver as good sound as this one - as I found to my disappointment. Very curious if the new touch-screen Sony players have the same sound circuitry as this one - if so, I'll get in line once prices come down a bit.)

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