Amazon.com Product Review
Run an extra mile to the latest music, or watch a funny video to pass the time on a plane. You'll never be far from your multimedia with this sleek 16 GB Walkman Video MP3 player. Enjoy pristine audio quality and watch spectacular full-motion video in portrait or landscape mode. The attractive, slim-line player supports multiple file types and lets you control it all on a high-resolution 2.4-inch QVGA LCD with intuitive menus and simple operation. Small enough to slip into your pocket, the 16 GB built-in memory can store up to 3,800 songs, up to 62 hours of video, or hundreds of photographs, offering a great variety of multimedia entertainment wherever you go. A long-lasting battery also is included.
Enjoy pristine audio quality and watch spectacular full-motion video in portrait or landscape mode. |
Have a 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 62 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 16 GB Walkman Video MP3 Player (Black), USB Cable (22 pin to USB), MDR-EX082 Headphones and long cord, CD-ROM with Windows Media Player 11 and MP3 Conversion Tools, Quick Start Guide, Adapter Plate (for optional 22 pin cradle)
Customer Reviews
Average Customer Review
(77 customer reviews) 103 of 104 people found the following review helpful
Outstanding MP3 player - Best I've ever used,
April 10, 2008 R. Anderson (Bellevue, WA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Sony 8 GB Walkman Video MP3 Player (Black) (Electronics)
This MP3 player is amazing. I've been searching for a replacement for my Nano who's battery only lasts about 1 hour per charge these days. I think this is a much superior product in many ways.
First off, the Pros:
1. Battery life. So far, I've been playing video and MP3s on one charge about 9 hours and the battery light is still 1/2 full. The statistics claim 10 hours of video and 30+ hours of MP3 songs. I don't know if I'll get that much, but so far I'm very happy.
2. My favorite feature of this player is that it does not rely on ID3 tags in order to catalog your music. The majority of my MP3 collection is several years old and do not have ID3 tags embedded in the file. My nano would not recognize these songs, but this player just plays based on files and folders. Adding music requires no 3rd party software, just a simple drag and drop in Windows Explorer. Couldn't be easier and I love it this way.
3. Sound quality is superb. There is a 5 band EQ, plus...Read more
35 of 35 people found the following review helpful
terrific little player,
April 3, 2008 A Kid's Review
This review is from: Sony 16 GB Walkman Video MP3 Player (Black) (Electronics)
This digital walkman is not jam-packed with features. However the features it does offer are executed better than any digital player i've owned. It feels solid and well put together, the kind of quality you would expect from a top name like sony. Nothing feels flimsy or like cheap plastic held together by Elmer's glue. The buttons are all tactile and the feel/action of the buttons are all top notch. It is also very lightweight. By comparison, I owned the 16GB Creative Zen before returning it. Build quality was poor, specifically the button action of the direction pad. The Zen was riddled with problems (probably due to software programming more than anything).
This Sony unit has a bright 320x240 resolution 2.4" screen. Images and video can be viewed with 3 orientations; that is either vertically or flipped 90 degrees to either side for widescreen. This is great for people who want to operate the controls with either hand during playback.
Menus are very easy to read...Read more
29 of 30 people found the following review helpful
Best sounding currently in market IMO,
May 10, 2008 animalsrush (Bartlett, IL USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Sony 16 GB Walkman Video MP3 Player (Black) (Electronics)
I have Rio karma and it has been going strong for 5 years now. However i was in market for a player that would replace this awesome player. So i reviewed Ipod touch, Creative Zen, Cowon D2 , Iaudio and Sony A729. Here is what i think about the Sony A729
Best features:
Sound: The sound quality of the this player is phenomenal. It is close to Rio karma ( Which IMO is the best DAP ever). The clarity of highs and the bass is just exceptional. I use UM2s for listening. The packaged headphones are excellent. so for average user they don't have to upgrade. The sound without EQ will be sufficient for most users. for crictical users there is a 5 band graphic eqaulizer. The clear bass is well executed without bloated bass you used to get with Mega Bass. Clear stereo is also a good feature. Manual says it works with only packaged head phones but i have kept it on for my Um2s and see a bit of difference. The DSE is good feature but i have tuened it off since i use cutom EQ and...Read more
