Sony S-544 8 GB Walkman Video MP3 Player (Violet)

Reviews Sony S-544 8 GB Walkman Video MP3 Player (Violet)

Products by : Sony

Model : NWZS544VLT

Rating Reviews : 4.0

I bought this hoping that it would trump my old mp3 player's 10-hour battery life. However, it's about the same. To be fair, I also turned on all the extra features for enhancing sound quality such as dynamic normalizer, sound optimizer, clear stereo, etc. But even so, it didn't come close to the advertised 30 hour battery life. After 8 hours of music time (no video playing), the battery icon displayed a quarter of its life remaining. Playing videos will decrease the battery life down to about 5 hours.

On the positive side, the video quality is excellent for a small screen. The included headphones are quite nice as well. I bought the purple one because I like its color. It's easy to use for creating play lists or organizing your files. The default memory size of 8 GB is fine since I don't plan on watching movies on this player. There are many options in the settings so you will have to play around a little. Overall, this mp3 player is a good choice for the price of 0.

You should also buy a cell phone sticker for the front because it scratches easily. Also, I don't find the speakers very useful.

P.S. I compare this model to my old model: Samsung 4 GB touchscreen.

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Sony S-544 8 GB Walkman Video MP3 Player (Violet) Details

• 8 GB capacity for about 2,000 songs
• Up to 42 hours of audio or 6.5 hours of video on a single charge
• 2.4-inch, 262,144-color LCD with 240 x 320 QVGA pixel resolution
• Supports MP3, WMA (DRM), AAC, and Linear PCM audio formats; AVC, MPEG-4, and WMV (DRM) video formats; JPEG image files
• One-year limited warranty

Sony S-544 8 GB Walkman Video MP3 Player (Violet) Description

8GB Walkman Video MP3 - Viol

Sony S-544 8 GB Walkman Video MP3 Player (Violet) Complete

Enjoy hours of continuous music and video wherever you go with Sony's S540 Series. Enjoy a 2.4-inch QVGA screen, wide format support, an FM radio, voice recording, and plenty more in a slim, easy-to-use media player.

Enjoy hours of continuous music and video wherever you go. Click to enlarge.

Includes headphones, mini USB cable, and hands-free stand.

Models available in black, pink, red, and violet. Click to enlarge.

Key Features

• Built-in stereo speakers
• Built-in FM radio tuner
• Voice and FM recording function
• 2.4-inch QVGA (320x240) high-brightness, color LCD
• User-friendly interface for easy operation
• Long battery life
• Easy drag-and-drop file transfer functionality
• Clear Stereo and Clear Bass Audio Technologies
• Built-in alarm clock with sleep timer
• Supports multiple audio codecs and video formats

Key Technologies

Speakers
Built-in stereo speakers deliver rich sound when you want to listen without headphones.

FM Tuner
Built-in FM radio tuner is perfect for listening to your favorite talk, sports and music stations.

Record
Voice and FM recording function lets you capture lectures, business meetings, and radio broadcasts.

LCD
A 2.4-inch QVGA incredibly bright, color LCD3 provides you with a rich viewing experience.

Ease of Use
Easy drag-and-drop device management and easy-to-use GUI make creating and navigating through your digital library simple.

Battery
A long-lasting battery lets you listen to music for up to 42 hours or watch video for up to 6.5 hours before you need to recharge.

Sound
Clear Stereo and Clear Bass Audio Technologies for clearer, deeper sound with minimal distortion.

Alarm
Built-in alarm clock with sleep timer.

Formats
Multiple high-quality video formats are supported, giving you more freedom to download the videos you want.

Size
8 GB and 16 GB models available.

Color
Models available in black, pink, red, and violet.

What's in the Box
Sony WALKMAN S-540 Series 8 GB Digital Music Player (Violet), Headphones, mini USB cable, and hands-free stand

Customer Reviews

Awesome - J. S. Tidd - Thornton, CO
I love pretty much everything about this. Play list making is easy. It can go anywhere. It's loud. It's got great sound- as in "Did you know there were background voices whispering on this song" great. Only real glitch is really just that if water (liquid of any sort) gets in the speakers you'll probably want to turn it off- and you'll end up hearing a crackle. It doesn't kill the speakers at all it's just best to avoid things like rain with this. Once it drys out it's fine. Would I buy it again- totally. I've had mine for almost a year at this point with no issues. Battery is still as fantastic as it was to start out.


Great Sounds - Lily -
Purchased for my daughter and she loves it. Radio sounds good. Speakers sound loud and headphones sound nice too. Lightweight and easy to find because of the color. I could easily say it also takes a beating very well, because she has dropped it several times. Highly recommend.


SOFTWARE CORRUPTION! DO NOT BUY! - MsInformation - Boondocks, USA
This is a "NEVER AGAIN." So, dear review reader, please take our advice and DON'T BUY IT the first time. Please Google "Sony Walkman Software Corruption." Be sure to read the 2006 article where Sony "admits the software has problems." Well guess what, it's 2010 and the software still STINKS! Our brief (and still pending) episode with Sony went like this:

We (hubby & I) bought 2 Walkmans (8G and 16G). Loved them...for one whole month
ERROR! Software connection Issue
Returned at store of purchase, got 2 replacement devices
ERROR! Software Connection Issue (on the 8G device).
Store of purchase says we must contact Sony.
Mailed Sony faulty device, Proof Purch, Original Receipt, etc.
Approved for refund (within 1 YR warranty period)
A month goes by...
Another month...
Another month...
Another month...
STILL WAITING! NO device and NO money back
In the meantime, second device has also failed.

Moral of the story: DON'T BUY IT! Just pay the extra $$$ for a nice iPod and be done with it. When we had an iPod issue, the iStore people fixed it SAME DAY and IN STORE.

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*** Product Information and Prices Stored : Oct 18, 2010 12:45:04