Originally designed with the business consumer in mind, the Panasonic e-wear SV-SD50 digital audio player is a self contained media player. With its flash blue and grey exterior, three small buttons on the front and a scrolling wheel stick which juts out of the side to change the tracks, it ... Read review
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1080p Up-Conversion DVD Player with VIERA Link&Multi-Format Playback The DVD-S54 offers a ... more
1080p up-conversion function that converts non-HD sources to high-definition (1920 x 1080 pixels) quality images. And the DVD-S54 is Deep Colour ready, which means they can reproduce images with 12-bit, 4,096-step gradation. You can enjoy exceptionally rich, natural looking colours, with smooth, detailed gradation and minimal colour banding. You can operate the DVD-S54 with the VIERA TV's remote control. If you want to enjoy DVD theatre with the DVD-S54, you can start immediately, by simply pressing the VIERA Link button on the VIERA TV's remote control. The DVD-S54 offers the ease and convenience of Super Multi-Format playback, which lets users play all of their DVDs and CDs, regardless of the recording format. The DVD-S54 can play back DVD-RAM, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW, +R, +R DL, +RW, CD, CD-R/RW, Video CD, SVCD, WMA, MP3, JPEG, MPEG4 and DivX. So you don't have to worry about whether your the DVD-S54 can play back everything in your current video and CD library. The FREE Bluetooth Headset is via redemption, please email the seller your order number and item.
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Advantages: Very Light, Small and Good Base Disadvantages: Cheap Plastic Shell
...business consumer in mind, the Panasonic e-wear SV-SD50 digital audio player is a self contained media player. With its flash blue and grey exterior, three small buttons on the front and a scrolling wheel stick which juts out of the side to change the tracks, it proves to be a very neat little device on looks. Although it has a small LCD screen, Panasonic has done a good job getting everything you need onto that tiny space. If you wear glasses, best ... ...Like the Sony MD/MP3 players, Panasonic have finally introduced a “hold” button so that if you accidentally push any buttons, nothing will happen in “hold” mode, so you can keep the player in your pocket and not have to worry about why the music keeps skipping to different tracks.
The e-wear is powered by a single AAA battery which will power it for approximately 30 hours!
The e-wear is very easy to use and is very ... more
Originally designed with the business consumer in mind, the Panasonic e-wear SV-SD50 digital audio player is a self contained media player. With its flash blue and grey exterior, three small buttons on the front and a scrolling wheel stick which juts out of the side to change the tracks, it proves to be a very neat little device on looks. Although it has a small LCD screen, Panasonic has done a good job getting everything you need onto that tiny space. If you wear glasses, best to put them on when using this device and also some night vision goggles. There is no backlight for my screen so playing with the e-wear in the dark or badly lit places is a big disappointment.
The whole package comes with software (Panasonic Media Manager), USB reader/writer device and a 64mb SD (Secure Digital) media card to get you going. The software is a customized version of the popular RealOne player which you can download from the internet. It is easy to install and use with PCs running Windows Operating Systems (OS). The software is designed to convert your CD music into digital music files (MP3, WMA, AAC and Real Audio format) and organize your music and transfer them to the card using the USB reader/writer device.
The 64mb SD media card will hold about two hours of digital music. If you like bass with your music, this is the device for you. It really blasts out the bass with its S-XBS (Super Extra Bass System). I must say that this is one of the good sides of this little package. It even has an EQ playback feature for the bass which is as follows:
-Normal (Normal Sound) -S-XBS 1 (Adds Bass) -S-XBS 2 (Adds More Bass) -TRAIN (Reduces the sound i.e. if you are in a public place)
Aside from the good bass, the sound quality is nothing spectacular, nor can you complain about it. Though it would probably be better if you bought some proper headphones and put them in. The e-wear comes with the usual wire headphones, so nothing special in that department.
It also boasts an FM Radio which has okay reception rating. It is not brilliant and phases out if you go into small black spots, but if you stand in the middle of an open field with no trees and a radio mast 5 metres away, you get brilliant reception!
Like the Sony MD/MP3 players, Panasonic have finally introduced a “hold” button so that if you accidentally push any buttons, nothing will happen in “hold” mode, so you can keep the player in your pocket and not have to worry about why the music keeps skipping to different tracks.
The e-wear is powered by a single AAA battery which will power it for approximately 30 hours!
The e-wear is very easy to use and is very good but it feels like it was cheaply built and your not actually getting your moneys worth.
I haven’t tried dropping it yet but it has that ‘thin plastic feel’ where you think if e-wear meets concrete, owner feels like crying.
I bought this from Bahrain Duty Free at $120. If you want to spend that much on a media player, you don’t want to worry that it will fall apart if it bumps into its friend Mr. Concrete.
There is another product out on the market now which is the Panasonic e-wear SV-SD85 which stores up to 128mb of music, however, it costs a hefty £250. You can get cheaper products in this range out there so my suggestion is to shop around.
It is compatible with the following Operating Systems (OS):
Windows XP (Professional and Home Edition) Windows ME Windows 98/98SE Windows 2000 Professional
System Requirements: (*MINIMUM*) WINDOWS: OS as mentioned above. CPU: Pentium 233 MHz MMX, or equivalent CPU (Pentium II 333 MHz for Windows XP) RAM: 64MB (128MB for Windows XP) Hard Drive: 100MB available hard drive space for software, 200MB for music CD ROM: CD ROM drive Sound: 16-bit sound card and speakers USB: One USB port required Display: High Colour (16 bit) and 800 x 600 or more pixels.
Technical Specification Sampling Rate: 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, and 48 kHz Compression/Decompression: AAC, MP3, and WMA Frequency Response: 20-20,000 Hz (+0 dB, -6 dB) Output Level: 3.5 mW + 3.5 mW Power Supply: DC 1.5 V (one AAA alkaline battery, not included) Approximate Play Time: 31 hours with AAA alkaline battery (not included) Weight: 42g
...in the player. Alas, Panasonic insist that you use their software to transfer the files, and it stores them in SD1 format, which appears to have MP3-type headers, but won't play back in any other player that I've come across.
The LCD display is clear, but obviously limited in size, so there's no concept of scrolling down lists to choose tracks.
This player was quite expensive when I bought it, but it was worth it for the size, weight and excellent ... ...a compact player that sounds good, but I'd also recommend getting to know the software really well. I just let the software copy the files to the SD card, without setting up folders or albums, so I ended up with about 250 tracks in a single album, which makes them a lot more difficult to find.
I won't make that mistake again. ...
dryice 12.04.2006
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Advantages: Compact and lightweight design for easy wearability Disadvantages: very loseable!
...you purchase this product from Panasonic you can be listening to your favourite music within the hour. The mp3 player comes with the 'SD-jukebox software' which organizes your audio content. There is a USB reader/writer for quick transfer of audio equipment.
In laymans terms this means that there is a CD included with your purchase which, when you enter in the drive will start up, load itself onto your desktop and then allow you to 'burn' cd's staright ... ...a Panasonic Ni-MH rechargeable battery.
The MP3 player has a clock, scrolling song titles and all the other functions that you would expect such as repeat options and bass control on a normal hi-fi.
A very good, non-fuss buy that you will find extremely ergonomical.Hope this is helpful! ...
matt_the_poet 13.10.2003
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Advantages: Easily the best looking MP3 player available Disadvantages: Alomst TOO small!!
First of all you have to see this MP3 player to believe it. The photo doesn't do it justice. This thing is TINY!! And I mean TINY. It's the size of the christmas 1st class stamps. This thing is SO cool, everybody in the gym asks me where I got it.
It comes with the software for transferring files from your pc to the memory, 128mb memory card, rechargeable battery, charger, waterproof case and neck strap thingy! First of all, the software is a piece ... ...or your computer onto the sd memory card and away you go. If you pop in a CD the track listings are automatically downloaded and inserted for you. The battery life is AMAZING!!! I've never had to charge it up and I've used it for almost an hour since I bought it. The waterproof case has space for a AAA battery which extends battery life even further!!
The main reason I bought this is because of the SD capabilites. You could in theory buy a 1GB SD ...
kev93_10 22.10.2003 (23.10.2003)
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Advantages: Tiny, can fit easily in your pocket Disadvantages: Storage is not great
When i first got my hands on this little clever mp3 player i was quietly excited. This was my first MP3 player and was really chuffed. Once i got it home i put the little memory crad which you slide in. It was easy to set up and thought i was well on my way.
Then i saw the card writed, and i thought there could be a problem! The unit comes with drivers and a little card reader/writer. Connected it all up, and to my suprise it worked. The music transfer ... ...Not brilliant but worked ok and all 16 songs transfered in around 5 minuits.
Yes, 16 songs is all it holds as its quite an old unit but all works fine, volume goes up nice and loud, and all together the unit it easy to use, good to look at, and in my opinion worth the pennies you can now get them for! ...
Tomcoolthegreat 06.08.2005
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Advantages: Small Size Disadvantages: Can not upload legally purchased protected files
...useless on this player. Panasonic said it has no plans to modify the software to allow the upload of legally purchased proitected files. Since the future trend is towards more slective song purchased, this is a huge drawback for usability and makes it a waste of money. I'm searching for a new player... The instructions were typical of Japanese manufactures and the operating logic is a little cumberson, typical with Panasonic electronics. Again great ...
rajco20 22.04.2004
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Battery level indication, hold button, digital volume control, Hold button, Low Battery Alert, Hold button
Digital player (recorder)
Supported Digital Audio Standards
WMA, AAC, MP3
Playback Modes
Skip playback, repeat all, random play / shuffle, one track repeat, Random play / shuffle, all tracks repeat, one track repeat
Sample Rate
32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz
Response Bandwidth
20 - 20000 Hz
Signal-To-Noise Ratio
81 dB
Headphones
Headphones Type
Headphones - binaural - ear-bud
Connectivity Technology
Wired
Sound Output Mode
Stereo
Connections
Connector Type
1 x headphones ( mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm )
Slot Provided
1 x SD Memory Card
System requirements
Min Processor Type
Intel Pentium
Min Processor Speed
233 MHz
Min RAM Size
64 MB
Min Hard Drive Space
100 MB
OS Required
Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional , Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition, Microsoft Windows XP
Manufacturer's product description
The e-wear SD audio player has a triple decoder (MP3/WMA/AAC), for a variety of digital music options. Best of all, the SV-SD80 can play AAC (Advanced Audio Coding) files, which bring you amazing sound quality. AAC is a state-of-the-art audio compression technology that provides high-quality audio reproduction, yet requires less data than MP3 files. This means you'll get digital music that sounds better, downloads faster, and takes up less space. Soon this CD-quality technology will be the premier way to enjoy digital music. And your e-wear player will be able to take advantage of this exciting format. Thanks to the included neck strap, armband and clip, you can wear the stylish e-wear player almost anywhere you go. Now your portable music can be an intricate part of your wardrobe. The player is incredibly compact and lightweight, for the utmost in portability. Since the e-wear player has no moving parts, it won't skip, no matter how active you are!
