Sony 2 GB Walkman Video MP3 Player with FM Tuner (Black)
From Sony
The NWZ-S615F Walkman Video MP3 player combines a powerful digital music player with a 1.8" QVGA LCD screen9 for hours of multimedia entertainment. Available in black, pink, or red, the 2GB player weighs less than 2 ounces yet provides the capacity to store up to 1,150 songs. A built-in FM tuner lets you listen to your favorite radio stations, or use the LCD screen to play back hours of high-quality video or view JPEG photo images5. Slim and stylish, the NWZ-S615F MP3 Player is the perfect MP3 player for your mobile multimedia lifestyle.
Amazon Sales Rank: #5220 in Consumer Electronics Color: BLACK Brand: Sony Model: NWZS615FBLK Number of items: 1 Dimensions: 6.58" h x 5.75" w x 1.42" l, .11 pounds Display size: 1.8
Slim and stylish, the NWZ-S615FBLK Walkman Video MP3 player combines a powerful digital music player with a 1.8" QVGA LCD screen for hours of multimedia entertainment. Listen to your favorite songs, view videos and photographs or listen to your favorite radio stations. Weighing less than 2 ounces but with the capacity to store up to 1,150 songs, hours of video or hundreds of photographs, the 2GB NWZ-S615FBLK Walkman Video MP3 player delivers everything you need to take your favorite entertainment with you. Also available in pink, red and silver. 2GB Built-in Memory Store up to 1,150 songs or up to 7H 10M of video on your Walkman Video MP3 player and never be without your entertainment again. High Quality Video Playback Playback your favorite videos right on the player using the MPEG 4 profile at 30 frames per second. Battery Life With up to 33 hours of audio playback and up to 8 hours of video playback you don't have to worry about charging your player. 1.8" QVGA LCD Screen Easily view your movies, photos and music information on the high quality, 320x240 display. Compatible with Secure Windows Media Audio Giving you more options than ever for downloading and listening to music. MP3/WMA/AAC Audio Codec Support Supports playback of MP3 and WMA DRM and non-DRM audio files downloaded from multiple sources. Will also support AAC non-DRM content, giving you multiple options for downloading music the way you want. 3 Clear Audio Technologies Utilizes 3 Clear Audio Technologies to reproduce 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. FM Tuner with 30 Station Presets Allows you to preset and listen to your favorite radio stations while on the go. Time Machine Shuffle Shuffle play among songs from a randomly selected year. (Information will come from CD information that is downloaded from the Gracenote CDDB) Music Search Search for music on your Walkman video player by All Songs, Album, Artist, Genre, Release Year, Folder and Playlists. Initial Search Use the first letter of the song, album or artist to easily find the music you are looking for. Bi-Directional LCD Display Watch your videos and view your photographs either vertically or horizontally by adjusting the screen to the orientation you prefer. What's in the Box NWZ-S615FBLK Walkman Video MP3 player, USB Cable (22 pin to USB), MDR-E804LP Headphones and extension cord, CD-ROM with Windows Media Player 11 and MP3 Conversion Tools, Quick Start Guide.
My favorite MP3 player so far I've used just about every MP3 player there is and this one is right there with the best of them. It's small light and extremely easy to use. You don't need ANY software to upload songs to it. The device shows up like a drive on your PC. You have the option of using Windows Media Player 11 to upload songs, but I'd rather just drag and drop songs or use my Napster subscription to upload songs from Napster's huge library. I thought 2GB wouldn't be enough but it is so easy to upload songs when my mood changes that it's never been an issue for me. If you like to watch movies then you may want to go with the larger 4GB (NWZS616) or 8GB (NWZS618) versions of this model since a typical movie takes up ~700K memory after you compress it to QVGA. If you want a larger screen size then you can get the NWZA815. That model is basically the same player with a larger screen. It also has a heavier metal shell, but it does not have an FM tuner like the NWZS615, and I wanted the FM tuner. I typically use my player in shuffle mode in my car and if I don't want to hear a song, it is a breeze to reach down and click just to the right of the center button to skip to the next song. I honestly can't see how anyone would be disappointed with this player especially when you consider the great price. I like to say I own a "Walkman" again. Pro's: Very good sound quality, perfect picture quality for a screen this small, very easy to put music on it if you have Rhapsody or Windows Media, battery life is great (I get about 20-26 real-world hours), it turns on and off very quickly-(pause it and it will turn off after 30sec.;Press play and it starts instantly!), YOU'RE NOT STUCK WITH iTUNES!!, IT'S NOT AN IPOD!! Con's: the included headphones aren't that great, you must use the proprietary plug to charge and interface with the PC. Over-all it was a great buy! MY first "real" music player was cassette "Walkman" as a kid. I'm just as giddy over my new portable as I was 20 years ago. Sony NWZ-615 and Audiobooks. I have the 4gb version, but this review applies to this player as well. I listen to allot of books that I download from my library system using Overdrive, which uses protected wrm files. I was excited to see this player as a compatible one on the overdrive library website so purchased it. Everything the reviewers say about this player, the battery life, easy user interface, great sound, etc. are true, so I like the player from these aspects. The problems in using this player for audiobooks is twofold. First there are no bookmarks. My listening tracks are about 70 minutes long. If I want to listen to FM, I can easily switch over to it. However, when I go back to music, the player acts like I am starting over. I have to find the the file I was listening to and then fast forward through it until I find my place in the book. Second, the fast forward/backward option. My old Creative Muvo would accelerate the fast forward the longer I hold down the button. So moving forward from the 10 to the 20 minute mark is much faster than going from the 0 to 10 minute mark. The sony only fast forwards at the same, slow, rate regardless of how long you hold down the button. So while it took seconds to move forward 40 minutes with the Creative, this player seems to take forever, although I haven't actually timed it. I still plan to use this player as my primary, as I have already sunk my money for it, but had I to do it over, I would have picked a different player for my specific needs. Hopefully Sony can come out with a firmware update to address these requirements. (hint, hint)
