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Then I saw an advert in the paper for the Sony D-NE518CK , a CD/mp3 player which came with a car kit that simply went into the cassette slot and you could get upto 30 hours of music one disc. My mouth dropped and I said “WOW, I've got to get one of them!!!”.
So off I toddled to Argos ... Read review
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Advantages: Ultimate in portability, use in car or on foot Disadvantages: Atrac cannot be used on any other players
...in the paper for the Sony D-NE518CK , a CD/mp3 player which came with a car kit that simply went into the cassette slot and you could get upto 30 hours of music one disc. My mouth dropped and I said “WOW, I've got to get one of them!!!”.
So off I toddled to Argos and bought the CD Walkman for a princely £90, then as a nice bonus received a free 240 disc case and 5 CD-A (writeable CDs that can only be used like regular audio CDs). ...on anything other than a Sony atrac system (not even the computer), and as such I found them pretty useless as I like to use my discs in other mp3 compatible players.
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The Player
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As one would expect from Sony the player is very stylish and sturdy. The sound quality was also excellent. I have so far used audio CDs, mp3 CDs, atrac CDs and CDs containing a mix of mp3 and atrac. ... more
Once upon a time I had a car, and it had a radio that didn't work and a cassette player that did. So I used to tape my CD's onto cassettes to listen to in the car. This wasn't ideal, after all a tape only plays for a relatively short time before it needs turning over, but that was all I had.
Then I saw an advert in the paper for the Sony D-NE518CK , a CD/mp3 player which came with a car kit that simply went into the cassette slot and you could get upto 30 hours of music one disc. My mouth dropped and I said “WOW, I've got to get one of them!!!”.So off I toddled to Argos and bought the CD Walkman for a princely £90, then as a nice bonus received a free 240 disc case and 5 CD-A (writeable CDs that can only be used like regular audio CDs).
* * * * * * * * * * In the box
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Inside the rather large and very stylish silver box I found:The CD Walkman Earbud earphones AC power adapter Car battery adapter Car connecting kit Remote control CD-ROM containing Simple Burner software. Instruction manuals for both the player and the software.
* * * * * * * * * * The Software
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The simple burner software was very easy to install on my computer, simply put it in my drive and accessed it through my computer (I have auto-run disabled, but if you have it enabled the installation will begin automatically)And the software was indeed easy to use, I had to simply click and drag music files into the window ready to be converted, however these converted files cannot be played on anything other than a Sony atrac system (not even the computer), and as such I found them pretty useless as I like to use my discs in other mp3 compatible players.
* * * * * * The Player
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As one would expect from Sony the player is very stylish and sturdy. The sound quality was also excellent. I have so far used audio CDs, mp3 CDs, atrac CDs and CDs containing a mix of mp3 and atrac. All have played superbly with no skipping or stuttering.There is a nice little LCD display at the front which displays track number, and if using id tags with your mp3s will display the name of the track and artist.
There are several playback options including: Playing all tracks in a random order (shuffle play) Playing all files in a selected group in random order (Group shuffle play) Playing by bookmarks (like favourites) Playing by playlist (you know those lists you create in winamp). Of course you can also play a disc from start to finish.
The is also G-protection available to help prevent skipping caused by movement, along with a hold switch which prevents the controls being accidentally activated.
* * * * * * * * * Car Adapter Kit
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It is very simple to plug the cassette adapter into the Walkman, along with the remote control and car battery adapter. The cassette adapter then slid nicely into the cassette slot in the car. However, the supplied pieces of Velcro weren't actually any good at holding the CD player in place, so mine ended up sitting on the floor in the front passenger side. The remote control was a nice touch which allowed me to skip tracks easily while still driving. Obviously if your speakers aren't up to much (as mine) then the sound quality won't be amazingly good in the car, but it was better than with a cassette.
* * * * * * * * * Battery Life
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Now this was absolutely amazing. My children's cheaper players go through a set of batteries in a day. But I took this player on holiday with me, used it for the whole train journey there and back (about 6hours), plus for a couple of hours each night and the batteries were still going strong. I reckon I'm getting about 20+ hours life from a set of cheap batteries.
* * * * * * * * * * * Other Information
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I purchased this Walkman from Argos for £90 just over a year ago. However, a quick search on the net shows that this model is now discontinued.
* * * * * * * Final Words
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An improvement that could have been made to this player is a belt clip or similar, as it is too large to slip into a pocket.However this is a great player, that puts cheaper makes to shame. Although it now appears unavailable in major retailers, if you find it on ebay or similar I can only say go for it, you won't be disappointed.
Advantages: Superb quality, long lasting battery, car conversion kit included Disadvantages: Proprietary compression software!
Sony could have changed the music compression standard, and seem to have missed the opportunity with both hands! ATRAC3plus.
Pros - it's a great quality compression.
Cons - it only works on compatible Sony CD players.
The ATRAC3plus compression software allows you to put almost 500 superb-quality songs on one CD-R/RW, but this format can only be read by this CD player - which means that you cannot play it in another car CD player, or on your computer. ... ...to make the files does not play them back....also, the conversion from CD to ATRAC3plus CD is horrible - you need to switch CDs as you go along, not burn them from the computer hard drive. That means 490 songs, at 20 songs a CD = 24 CDs. So you need to sit and switch up to 24 CDs in and out of your computer....and if it goes wrong, then you have to start from scratch! MP3s
Pros - you can get a lot of MP3s on a CD-R/RW
Cons - you have to accept ...
AdamGale 08.07.2004 (09.07.2004)
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Cd system
Type
CD / MP3 player
Media Load Type
Slot-load
Playback Modes
Programme play, resume play, random play / shuffle, all tracks repeat, one track repeat
Response Bandwidth
20 - 20000 Hz
Supported Bit Rate
16 - 320Kbps
Shockproof Memory
Yes
MP3 Shockproof Memory
Yes
CD-R/CD-RW Compatible
Built-in
CD-RW Compatible
Built-in
Supported Digital Audio Standards
ATRAC3plus, MP3, ATRAC3
ID3 Tags Support
Built-in
Headphones
Headphones Type
Headphones - binaural
Connectivity Technology
Wired
Sound Output Mode
Stereo
Remote control
Type
Player remote control for car - cable
Connections
Connector Type
1 x headphones ( mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm )
1 x DC power input
Manufacturer's product description
Long road trips are never more fun than with Sony's D-NE518CK ATRAC3plus CD Walkman portable car ready Walkman. You'll have more tunes with better quality to make any long drive or traffic jam and fun experience. With Simple Burner software and ATRAC3plus compression technology, you can get up to 490 songs on a CDR/RW with sound quality that will amaze you. Add to that an attractive package, easy-to-use jog control, bookmark playback function and an affordable price tag and you have all the things you need to set out on the road to fun!
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Atrac software only works on windows pcs, not macs, included headphones feel cheap, doesn’t feel particularly robust (*)
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