 Excellent MP3 Player, and a Bargain, at That! |
| Review Date: December 14, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Ray, |
This is a wonderful little MP3 player for someone looking for excellent audio quality, small form factor, low weight, and low cost. Even the screen quality on this unit is good enough to support good video playback, but that's not really this player's forte. But what it does do audio-wise, it does exceptionally well, and Sony has certainly developed the unit with the same high quality electronic audio circuitry that has been used in many other of its recent MP3 units.
The player is small and light, and has a solid, high quality feel, with no squeaks or loose parts. The menu is driven from Sony's standard MP3 menuing system, a system which is very easy to master within a minute or two. The 16gb storage space provides plenty of room to store albums, too. At 192kps, this unit will hold well over 100 albums, and still have room for storing digital photos and some videos with room to spare.
Throw out the supplied "headphones" (and I use that term advisedly) away, and combine this player with a set of Klipsch headphones (or even one of Sony's better ear bud products), and then you'll experience see the true audio capabilities of this player. The audio performance will easily surpass many of the other MP3 players on the market, and at higher bitrates with a good set of headphones, you'll have a true marvel of miniaturized electronics.
At under $100, this is a real bargain, and an enjoyable one, at that. Five stars for performance, five for price.
PROS
1. Extremely high quality sound reproduction
2. 16Gb
3. Bright, crisp screen (OLED, of course)
4. Small form factor
5. Quality construction and quality internal electronics
6. Low price
7. Excellent battery life (20 - 30 actual hours per charge)
CONS
1. No 32Gb version available
2. Color available only in red or black (nice, but where's the other colors??)
3. Album browse still not available in text-less format (which makes it easier to see more albums per screen; why was this abandoned?)
4. Headphones are a joke: unless you realize this, you'll not experience the units' true sound capabilities
5. Somewhat limited set of cases (apparently, no hard plastic case is yet available for the unit, only flexible polypropylene) |
Nearly perfect.
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| Review Date: February 7, 2010 |
| Reviewer: S. Kulyk, USA |
| I've only used this for music so far, which is really all I want it for. Nearly perfect. Very good battery life and pretty easy to navigate. Crisp, easy-to-read screen. I upgraded it from an old Zen player because I couldn't read the Zen screen in a lot of lighting conditions. I can read the Sony screen great in all conditions. Only thing I don't really like is that I can't delete from it without being connected to a computer, minor issue. I also wish they'd invent SW that would let you set playlist's playback mode individually - some to play in exact order, and other's shuffle. I don't know if anyone does that yet. I realize I can shuffle a playlist when I create it, but I want it to be completely random every time in some cases, and in others to play exact order. Overall, I'm extremely happy with this - looks, performance, size, price. |
Excellent mp3 player for a great price!
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| Review Date: February 25, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Tarun Gudipaty, |
When I was thinking of buying an mp3 player for my girlfriend....my obvious choice was an Ipod. But then I gave it a thought to go check out Sony. Sony is a great brand with historic products like the walkman. Yes they were late into this game of mp3 players...but it had a reputation to maintain. This and the nice reviews from the Amazon users gave me a sense of confidence to buy sony walkman for half the price of an ipod 16gb!! It made perfect sense to take the risk. And it gave me good returns!!
The sony walkman was a delight to hold in my hand and was stylish too. Even the screen was glossy and really clear which made scrolling through photos fun. The only backlash was it attracted smudges pretty easy. Then the sound quality. It was absolutely top notch. It was very much in the same league as an ipod and sometimes I feel like its a little better too. The battery lasted a long time...although I do not exactly know for how many hours. If ipod is the competitor then it would win in sleekness and battery. The rest of the specifications of sony are as good or better.
But the biggest aspect where sony will win hands down is the price. Its half the price of an Ipod with the same capacity and its easy to load songs, photos or videos into this one!!! Beat it!!
I would definitely recommend buying this product if you care about your money as much as I do for the same quality!!
Sony has once again proved it's worth it reputation.
Cheers,
GT |
Great sound!
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| Review Date: March 15, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Phredd, Hawai`i |
| I previously had a 4gig version but I ran out of room and decided to upgrade. This is the best MP3 player on the market IMHO. The sound quality I use JVC HA-FX66 in ear phones) coupled with excellent battery life (30+ hours on average) make this a great buy. I can't think of enough superlatives to describe this thing! Just buy it, you won't be disappointed. |
Great new "E" seires
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| Review Date: October 12, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Wiley, USA |
Great price, good sound and cost only 15 dollars more than my older E series 8 gig. It plays even louder than my older E series, I average 4 nubers lower on the volume setting. That may explain the shorter battery life. Unless My older gen player is an atypical unit. Nice extra player for music. Bang for buck is great, sounds as good as any player I've heard.
The new closer spaced buttons were a concern, but after using it for a while, I prefer it over my older units layout. The menu is the same. |
Love it
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| Review Date: February 15, 2010 |
| Reviewer: S. Bowlin, Claremore, OK USA |
Was so excited to get my walkman. I looked at other places and the price I got it for was about $20 cheaper.
Hold alot of music, easy to use, battery last along time.
I take it everywhere with me!! I LOVE IT!! |
Great Value
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| Review Date: June 24, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Shankar Venkatakrishnan, Chennai, India |
| This ultra portable, 16 GB mp3 walkman works like a charm, and is a bargain for its price.. |
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