Electronics : Sony NWZA828K 8GB Video Walkman with wireless headphones

Rating: - Excellent, Quality Unit
Excellent, Quality Unit.

My first MP3 player, my wife has a IPod Nano which is Ok. But this Sony Walkman is just so much better IMO.

High Quality sound from the both the supplied, earphone and Bluetooth headphones.

Excellent screen.

Easy to use, Drag and drop and WMP sync.

Superb build quality.

Nice size and lightweight.

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Rating: - It's an improvement but my favourite old functions are gone...
It's a great little player with a huge improvement on the speed, however, I am very disappointed that certain functions are no longer available from the player itself, as:

Being able to rate songs
Add songs to playlists
Delete songs

You can only do this from your PC, which is such a shame. I used to love putting my old sony player on shuffle, and come across a song that I really like and just add it to a playlist, or rate it so I remember it.

Sony, why can't you ADD to the old functions, instead of replacing them?

Please tell me you'll release a new software for the player that will restore these old favs of mine.

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Rating: - Nice
I wanted an I-Pod. I read a lot of bad press about them. This item looked like it said what it did on the tin.

I bought this with the i-nique case. It arrived today 13 Jun 08. I installed the software to my 2 computers, charged the batteries for the Bluetooth Headset using the supplied adapter and let the Sony charge from the USB port of my Laptop. I ran the software , downloaded my music, hit play and the wireless headset hasn't been of my head since. Great sound, easy to use but I have a bit of trouble with the select button on the Sony. It is too easy to hit the 'OK' instead of the 'left' 'right' 'up' 'down' button. Apart from that, can't fault it. Having main controls on the headset is really convenient once you find out where they are by feel.

I bought on the strength of the other positive reviews from this site. They are correct in my view. Highly recommended purchase. Good sound, wireless headset is a winner.

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Rating: - New generation player
This is a fantastic purchase as you can see from the other reviews here it is really going to be a hit this year.

I personally did quite a bit of research into the latest players on the market as i dont want to give out 150pounds without being sure, and neither should anybody. Utimately when one makes the purchase, unless you have already seen it upclose, you are taking a risk. Here are my thoughts to why it is a solid purchase.

Firstly it looks great, it is light but not plasticy, a solid build. The screen looks fantastic and really makes a positive impression during use.

The buttons are absolutly straight forward and easy to use. More usefull though are the controls on the bluetooth headphones.

So about those bluetooth headphones. I was unsure about the whole thing, did not really understand the technology and thought that i might get a headache from them or something. Having used them for two weeks now, i am so utterly satisfied, it would be difficult to go back to regular headphones. Of course i make a point of being aware of where i am going with them, and if i might end up at a party or something i would probably just go out with the in ear cable phones, this is because (you will knowwhat i mean soon) i have become so overly protective of the things that i want to make sure they do not get knocked and damaged, this is probably the sets only drawback, if you put these headphons in your rucksack and forget about them.........

other than that, they are fantastic, no more messing about with cable when riding a bike, which i do alot of, there are a hundred uses. plus you can do basic navigation and volume control, so you never even have to touch the player for short periods of time. To conclude they are essential.

The sound quallity, as to be expected, is the best on the market.

videao quaity is super, although you will have to use a third party software to convert your movies into mpeg4 (google avi to mpeg4 convertor and you will get some freeware). This is perfect for long journeys on the train or plane, and is easiar than a laptop.

cost is high but worthwhile.

in ear phones are briliant

Little advice, get the official sony leather case, they go so well together it becomes part of the player, it is elegant and protects the player for sure.

i wont bash other players, but if you to a little research on features you will see that it is out doing all players on the essential issues. Sure some players have different features, but the essentials are here and superior. It is so simple to use, like a usb stick.

so thats my quick review i hope that you make the right choice.

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Rating: - Wow. Shove Your Ipod's Up Your Ass, Cos The Walkman's Out =]
I wanted to get a new mp3 player as my phone was limiting me to just a few songs and as I HATE Ipods and believe quite frankly they are taking over the world and dumb consumers jump at the idea of a crappy swirly circle. This new Walkman is exactly what I wanted, it has exactly what the ipod nano has to offer but with a bigger and better screen, bluetooth, a sleeker design and much better sound quality. The only thing Ipods beat the walkman on, is the crappy little games they have.

If you need a new mp3 player, or if you've finally realised how crap Ipods really are, then get this now =]

Make the right choice ;]