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Jam out to your favorite music, watch crystal clear full-motion video and enjoy your photos on a beautiful color-rich screen with the NWZ-A818BLK Walkman(R) Video MP3 player. The slim-line player lets you see it all on its high-resolution 2' QVGA LCD screen. lt supports playback of MP3 and WMA DRM and non-DRM audio files downloaded from multiple sources, as well as non-DRM AAC content, giving you multiple options for downloading music the way you want. Small enough to slip into a bag or pocket, the 2GB NWZ-S818BLK Walkman(R) Video MP3 player can store up to 5,050 songs, over 30 hours of video or hundreds of photographs, giving you the delight of multimedia entertainment anytime, anyplace. MP3/WMA/AAC Audio Codec Support 4 Clear Audio Technologies Utilizes 4 Clear Audio Technologies to reproduce crystal clear, CD-quality audio Time Machine Shuffle plays among songs from a randomly selected year Bi-Directional LCD Display

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Rock with your favorite music, watch crystal clear full-motion video and enjoy your photos on a beautiful color-rich screen with the NWZ-A818BLK Walkman Video MP3 player. The slim-line player lets you see it all on its high-resolution 2' QVGA LCD screen. Small enough to slip into a bag or pocket, the 8GB NWZ-S818BLK Walkman Video MP3 player can store up to 5,050 songs, 30 hours of video or hundreds of photographs, giving you the delight of multimedia entertainment anytime, anyplace. Also available in silver.



8GB Built-in Memory
Store up to 5,050 Songs or up to 30H 40M of video on your Walkman video MP3 Player and never be without your entertainment again.

High Quality Video Playback
Playback your favorite videos right on the player using MPEG 4 and M4V profile at 30 frames per second.

Battery Life
With up to 33 hours of audio playback and up to 8 hours of video playback you don't have to worry about charging your player.

2.0' QVGA LCD Screen
Easily view your movies, photos and music information on the high quality, 320x240 display.

Compatible with Secure Windows Media Audio
Giving you more options than ever for downloading and listening to music.

MP3/WMA/AAC Audio Codec Support
Supports playback of MP3 and WMA DRM and non-DRM audio files downloaded from multiple sources. Also supports non-DRM AAC content, giving you multiple options for downloading music the way you want.

4 Clear Audio Technologies
Digital Sound Enhancement Engine(DSEE), Clear Bass, Clear Stereo and EX Series Headphones give an enhanced listening experience. Clear Bass enahnces the bass sound, minimizing distortion while Clear Stereo reduces the leaking from one channel to another. DSEE restores the higher sound frequency lost when creating compressed music files, thus reproducing a sound quality closer to the original CD quality.

Time Machine Shuffle
Shuffle play among songs from a randomly selected year. (lnformation will come from CD information that is downloaded from the Gracenote CDDB)

Music Search
Search for music on your Walkman video player by All Songs, Album, Artist, Genre, Release Year, Folder and Playlists.

lnitial Search
Use the first letter of the song, album or artist to easily find the music you are looking for.

Bi-Directional LCD Display
Watch your videos and view your photographs either vertically or horizontally by adjusting the screen to the orientation you prefer.

What's in the Box
NWZ-A818BLK Walkman Video MP3 player, USB Cable (22 pin to USB), MDR-EX082 Headphones and extension cord, CD-R0M with Windows Media Player 11 and MP3 Conversion Tools, Quick Start Guide, Adaptor Plate (for optional 22 pin cradle).

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Buyer's feedback: - * Ahhhhhhh.......Yes! ...
Finally, an electronic product that really 'just works,' as they say over at Apple Inc. My advice: Just buy it!

Pros:
The sound quality is awesome.
The bundled headphones are well designed and provide crisp, clean sound.
Media can be played by folder as well as artist, album, etc.
The screen clarity is brilliant.
You can play wav files!
The drag and drop is amazingly fast and simple. No additional software is required, although software is included with the player.
When you have added new tracks, the update library prompt is very speedy, unlike the Sansa player.
It is sleek and light.
The battery lasts forever.

Cons:
For me there are none, but don't expect to be able to record or listen to the radio.

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Buyer's feedback: - 5+ Stars...Buy it!
I'm not going to go into an in depth review here. I will just say that this is an AWESOME product from Sony. The sound quality is absolutely mind blowing. I've never heard any other Mp3 player that even compares to the sound quality with this unit. I would buy this model again in a heartbeat. The price is also a really good value. Buy it and you won't be sorry. Get the Sony case too. It is worth the extra $$!

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Buyer's feedback: - * Forget iPod ...
Sony NWZ-A818 8GB is the best MP3 player period. easy to use,the screen is just great to read your song titles & watch videos I couldn't be happier with mine

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Buyer's feedback: - Not perfect, but close
I got this player because it's time for larger storage capacity than my 1GB Cowon iAudio G3. If you think you can live with the cons listed below, it's the right player for you.

Pros:
1. Sleeker appearance than iAudio and not much bigger.
2. The reset button. I haven't used it, but with iAudio I had to re-load the software twice in the two years I own it.

Cons:
1. No radio.
2. No voice recorder.
3. Can't delete songs without hooking up to the computer.
4. 99% of the Chinese song tags show up as gibberish, while iAudio decodes them all.

Pro or con depending on your preference:
1. Uses rechargable battery rather than AA battery.
2. The sound is good but a bit jarring for my taste compared to iAudio's smooth, rich sound.

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Buyer's feedback: - * My first mp3 player ...
Consumer Reports gave this Sony Walkman a better review than any other mp3 player. This is the main reason I purchased this model. I also buy almost all of my music through Amazon's mp3 downloads and Amazon's download service is mentioned as being compatable (along with most others) with this device. This player visually is sophisticated, sleek, and fits my hand like it was custom made. The volume control is on the side which I like better than the Ipod because this allows a better control of the device with less chance of dropping it. The operating controls are intuitive, tactile, and well placed. The screen is bright, big, clear and easily readable even in bright light. Loading music onto the device could not be easier or faster (I use windows media player and it could not be more compatible with the Walkman.) The box arrived and I was suprised it was so small but its all there; headphones with an extension (the only thing Consumer Reports criticized was the sound quality of the head phones. I must disagree, I found the sound to be excellent.), a patch cable to connect to your computer, and the latest version of Microsoft Media Player.
Now for the sound. The sound is big, clean, and deep. The options menu provides many different sound listening options such as an equalizer that allows you choose options such as "concert hall", or "small club", or "studio" and each of these options is unique and adds a different dimension to the listening experience. The menu screen give you all the usual info such as album, artist, year published, genre, and rating, which can all be seach criteria for music to listen to. Music can be selected by one of the criteria mentioned and then shuffled within the seach which is very neat. I bought this unit for its music capacity so I have not really played with the photo or video capabilitis much. I found the screen a bit small to really appreciate videos but it is neat for bringing photo to show. Again I bought this device to listen to music and with its 8gb capacity it is holding close to 8 hours of music for me and the sound cannot be beat. Buy This if you want a great sounding, easy to use, great looking mp3 player.