Who knows what to write in these things? I'm here, isn't that enough?
Who knows what to write in these things? I'm here, isn't that enough?
Member since:29.04.2004
Reviews:7
I got sucked in by the advertising on this one - Sony say that using the ATRAC software supplied with their new CD player range, you can fit up to 30 albums on one CD.
I'd looked at iPods and the various digital alternatives, but this option was both cheaper and more convenient. I buy CD's not MP3's, and I listen to bought albums and home burned CD's. The idea of being able to fit my whole music collection onto maybe 20 CD's, for less than £60 was very appealing.
The DNE300 is the entry level product in the ATRAC range, and is packaged with Sony's Sonicstage software for compressing and recording tracks onto a standard CD-R/RW.
The software was easy to install (and is available for Windows (98/ME/XP) and very simple to use. You can set it up to record the whole CD or select certain songs, and there is a choice of compression rates. I used the highest setting of 132kbp; I suspect you would need to use the lowest setting to fit in the claimed 30 albums, but I got 175 tracks on an 80 minute CD-R, so I'm not complaining!
You can burn tracks into groups to enable navigation on the player, or just go for a random mass and use the shuffle function as I do. The navigation and the display on the player are clear and easy to use, and if you use the CDDB when recording all your tracks are named on the CD you create.
The only problem I found with this product (and it is a very minor issue) is that it feels very light and a little insubstantial. That said, this is my first personal CD player after years with a Walkman, so I'm used to something a bit heavier.
Overall, I would highly recommend this player to anyone. It's easy to use, good quality sound and much better value for money than some of the MP3 players on the market. You get a nice design, good battery life and a very useful piece of software for a very reasonable price..if you are thinking of getting an iPod, take a look at this first..
How helpful would this review be to a person making a buying decision? Rating guidelines
There was a documentary programe about this product and 2 others, when comparing, they felt this was a better one.
avril
Mimicakes 05.10.2004 00:37
I really want to buy one of these. I'd never heard of this before, but my CD player is almost 3 years old and has packed up once. Great op, a lot of information, I'm off to see where I can get it from now!
Precision Drive 3 Mechanism for fast, stable and accurate playback Playback of DVD-RW/-R ... more
/-R DL (VR mode w/o CPRM) Playback of JPEG, MP3, AAC, WMA, Audio CD-R/RW, Super VCD discs DivX® Playback Fast / Slow Playback with Sound TV Virtual Surround (TVS) Quick Set-up M&S is a member of the WEEE Distributor Take Back Scheme. Recycling your electronic waste has never been easier! Click here for more information This product is not available for international delivery. Find out more
Postage & Packaging:£3.50 Availability:Usually dispatched within 24 hours...
Advantages: Good quality sound, looks good, includenots mp3 Disadvantages: slightly expensive, battery life decreased with any less than the most expensive batterys
Hsaxo 22.03.2008 (22.03.2008)
·
Read review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful
Review of SonyCD / MP3 player
Are you the manufacturer / provider of Sony CD / MP3 player? Click here
Oct 4th, 2004
very helpful by (10%):
helpful by (90%):
