Sony D-NE710 ATRAC3/MP3 CD Walkman Portable Disc Player
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Manufacturer: Sony
Price at amazon.com:
Used from $49.99List price $139.95
- Stylish, ultraslim portable CD player compatible with MP3 files and Sony's ATRAC3plus compression technology
- Includes SonicStage CD Simple Burner software to facilitate ATRAC3plus CD burning from MP3 files and from other CDs
- Skip-free G-Protection technology eliminates or reduces skipping during many active uses
- Bookmark playback function for easy programming--recalls designated favorites from multiple discs
- 40 hours long playback with 2 AA batteries (not included)
Product Description:
plays audio CDs, CD-Rs und CD-RWs, and MP3, ATRAC3, und ATRAC3plus CDs * Jog Dial control * G-Protection * repeat, resume, and random play * 3-line LCD displays ID3 info and CD Text® * bass boost * Automatic Volume Limiter System * stereo headphones * Sonic Stage software CD-ROM * up to 95 hours ATRAC3plus CD playback with 2 "AA" batteries (not included) * 5-3/8"W x 1-1/8"H x 5-3/8"D * weight: 7 oz. without batteries * warranty: 1 year parts, 90 days labor
Average Customer Rating:
Comment: best player out there Rating:
this is my first time reviewing anything online, and the reason i feel compelled to do so is because i think that this discman is an absolute must for anyone out shopping for an mp3/cd player (Especially one for the car). i have spent quite a bit of time researching for the best cd player out there, have owned quite a few, and without a doubt this is the best one. where to start... the battery life is fantastic at 95 hours for two AA's. it's wonderfully slim and sexy, stylish and elegant in all the ways good electronics are. sound quality is great... some other discman's (panasonic), seem to sacrifice sound quality or the volume tops off at a level you cannot hear over the subway roar (not this one, this will break your ears at full volume...break them). it features fantastic antiskip... the thing will put the current song in memory after 10 seconds and stop it from skipping, making skipping virtually impossible (ie: you can hurl it at a homeless person and it will not miss a beat). the ease of switching between songs in mp3 or atrac form is unsurpassed. the id tagging here is perfect, but the big news, and the thing that makes me absolutely enthralled with this device is the jog dial. not to exaggerate, but the jog dial is the greatest invention since the typewriter... and more useful than water or air. it allows you to easily roll your way through hundreds of songs or folders in seconds. it is so simple that i am shocked other companies havent thought of this sooner. in many other players you have to tap a button a hundred times to get to the song you like... doesnt that suck? no one likes tapping!! here you roll, and its much faster and easier and looks cool as hell. what else to say? there are no problems with this discman...its perfect... it looks great, the buttons all make perfect sense in their placement, it works better than any discman i have ever seen or read about.... and if youre looking for the best you cannot do any better (Serisouly, even those more expensive ones out there arent more functional.... sure they look like miniature ufo's...but they dont have no jogdial).
enjoy it.
Comment: Happy, but could be happier. Rating:
This is the first portable MP3/CD player that I've owned and am more or less pretty happy with it. Has most of the features that I could possibly want. So far I've only used CD's and MP3 CD's and they play and sound great. Really impressed with the battery life as well. And it is light enough for me. Any more slim or lightweight and I think it would feel flimsy.
Cons.
-I had been looking at the cheaper model and was excited to see it had a built in radio. Then decided to go with this model for its boosted battery life and was shocked that it didn't have one built in. Not a huge deal.
-Also, the open button can easily (unexpectedly) slide open in a coat pocket etc. Just have to be careful.
-There is a pretty big volume/bass trade-off if you have it cranked all the way up.
-Definitely buy new headphones, the ones included are garbage. Even a cheap pair of the Sony in-ear ones with their own volume switch work great. Helps with the bass issue too.
-Lastly, the track name can be useless in the LCD screen since it will usually only show the band name when using the jog dial.
Aside from the few small irritations, I'm happy with the player and would recommend it.
Comment: How I wish it worked Rating:
I bought this player for my husband as a gift. Within a week of light use, the volume control stopped working. No problem, I thought, I'll just get another one. The same thing happened with the replacement. Being a geek, I checked it out thoroughly myself before dejectedly returning the second player.
Great concept, poor execution.
Posted at November 11, 2003 07:59 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
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