A review by Finchie on Sony Walkman NWZ-A815 2 GB November 8th, 2008
Author's product rating:
Sound Quality
Excellent
Ease of Use
Very Easy
Look & Design
Excellent
Range of Features
Average
Value for Money
Excellent
Advantages:
Size, battery duration, sound quality
Disadvantages:
Small memory, small screen
Recommend to potential buyers:
yes
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I bought this Walkman (my first!) from Amazon.co.uk along with a leather cover.
It's very small but not so tiny that it's difficult using the controls. When I took it out of the box it needed to be charged by connecting it to my PC using the supplied USB cable. I installed the Media Manager software from the CD.
There is an extension cable for the headphone lead so that you can put the Walkman in a convenient pocket with just the right length of cable.
I've had absolutely no problems using the device. All of the menus are intuitive and this applies to the software as well as the device itself.
I've subscribed to quite a few podcasts and, again, the Walkman has performed faultlessly.
This product has certainly met all my requirements although I guess that if you want to carry a lot of music with you you'll need more memory and if you want to watch film clips you'll need a bigger screen.
Advantages: Sound, picture, build quality Disadvantages: Price, look, software, disk space
This is a great MP3 player for people who want really good audio quality, and do not want to pay a premium for an iPod.
The sound quality of this M P 3 player is one of the best, and the supplied ear phones are excellent.
The LCD is a decent size to view artist info, and watch short clips. It is not amazing if you want to watch videos - I would recommend buying a PSP or an Archos (or something similar) if you want to watch a lot of movies on the ... ...the competitors on the market, with it lasting over 24 hours with it constantly on.
The only thing I don't like is the design when compared to the iPods, however, the buttons do add to the ruggedness of the player.
The software is not too bad - it is quite slow compared to itunes and windows media player. These cannot be used, only the software supplied can be used! ...
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