Sony NW-MS70D Network Walkman
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Manufacturer: Sony
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List price $349.95
- Compact Design fits comfortably into your palm, pocket, or purse
- 256 MB built-in memory (up to 12 hours' storage) with MagicGate Memory Stick Duo expansion slot
- Plays MP3, WMA, WAV, ATRAC3, and ATRAC3plus media formats
- Fast USB connection; includes music management software for compiling and transferring custom playlists
- Includes headphones and USB recharging cradle
Product Description:
Whether you're commuting, working out, or just out for a walk and a little solitude, Sony's NW-MS70D Network Walkman digital music player is perfect for listening to digital music on the go. Small enough to carry in a hand, pocket, or purse, this titanium-finished device comes with 256 MB of embedded memory so you can store up to 12 hours of favorite music (encoded at lowest resolution). If you want the same amount of music at higher resolution or simply more music, no sweat--the NW-MS70D offers a Magic Gate Memory Stick Duo expansion slot for an additional 64 or 128 MB of memory (Memory Stick not included). The NW-MS70D plays MP3, WMA (Windows Media Audio) and WAV files, as well as Sony's own ATRAC3 and ATRAC3plus audio files, which deliver listenable quality at bit rates as low as 48 kbps. The player comes with music-management software for creating music mixes and transferring them from your PC at super-fast speeds through a plug-and-play USB connection. A supplied USB recharging cradle connects directly to your PC. "Easy Skip" group/folder functionality fosters easy navigation between multiple file folders transferred from original playlists. Sony's automatic volume limiter system (AVLS) conserves batteries and guards hearing by capping listening level, while a backlit LCD shows track number, bit rate, elapsed time, song title, artist name, an audio-frequency spectrum analyzer, play mode, bass setting, AVLS setting, and remaining battery life. The unit's skip-proof design uses no moving parts, so music will play smoothly right through your most energetic activities. Its embedded rechargeable Ni-MH battery provides up to 33 hours of continuous playback (when playing ATRAC3 files) and can be charged in the supplied charging stand and AC adapter.
From the Manufacturer Sony's NW-MS70D Network Walkman digital music player is the latest solution from Sony for listening to digital music on the go. Small enough to carry in your pocket or purse, this titanium device comes equipped with 256MB of embedded memory allowing you to store 178 songs. The internal battery provides up to 33 hours of continuous playback (ATRAC3 playback), and the Magic Gate Memory Stick duo expansion slot allows you to take along even more music! The NW-MS70D also plays back ATRAC3 Audio,... read more
The NW-MS70D plays MP3, WMA (Windows Media Audio) and WAV files, as well as Sony's own ATRAC3 and ATRAC3plus audio files, which deliver listenable quality at bit rates as low as 48 kbps. The player comes with music-management software for creating music mixes and transferring them from your PC at super-fast speeds through a plug-and-play USB connection. A supplied USB recharging cradle connects directly to your PC.
"Easy Skip" group/folder functionality fosters easy navigation between multiple file folders transferred from original playlists. Sony's automatic volume limiter system (AVLS) conserves batteries and guards hearing by capping listening level, while a backlit LCD shows track number, bit rate, elapsed time, song title, artist name, an audio-frequency spectrum analyzer, play mode, bass setting, AVLS setting, and remaining battery life. The unit's skip-proof design uses no moving parts, so music will play smoothly right through your most energetic activities. Its embedded rechargeable Ni-MH battery provides up to 33 hours of continuous playback (when playing ATRAC3 files) and can be charged in the supplied charging stand and AC adapter.Average Customer Rating: 
Comment: Great for world traveling Rating:
This digital music player is very useful when traveling because: 1) It is small, lightweight and thus will fit almost anywhere (ipod is at least 4X larger not to mention about 100X heavier); 2) Sony has made it easy to change the volume or song while the player is still in your pants pocket or shirt, so you do not have to take the player out every time you want to change a song or the volume (ipod requires a remote control and is a its white color is a big tip off to thieves that you have a $400 dollar ipod player available). 3) The battery life is great for long train trips or flights (Good luck with ipod battery life); 4) Sony software allows for easy transfer of your music to the player (the reviewers who complain about mp3 formats not working obviously do not own the player, because it is ridiculously simple to load your songs onto the player, and anyone who owns this player can figure out within minutes how to "bypass" the "mysterious" Sony "proprietary" software to record any song they want on this player (The key to this is that Sony software requires that you have the wave file for the song, and not just the mp3 file. 5) The player is built very ruggedly since everything is solid state and not a disk drive (i.e ipod). It has never skipped while playing. 6) The memory is expandable to whatever size you decide and Sony now has 1GB cards that you can purchase(i.e. your player is not limited to 10, 20, or 30 GB like the ipods).
This is by far the best digital music player money can buy. You definitely get better options and quality for your money than with the ipod. Highly recommended for the professional who wants only the best.
Comment: Nice design, terrible software Rating:
Yes, the design is nice and the battery live is good but the software is a disgrace. I also can not understand why Sony only supports USB 1.1 in this day and age. The disaster recovery - well the complete lack thereof - is a serious issue if you don't want to re-transfer all your CDs to a hard disk every time you experience hard disk problems or have to change machines. The SonicStage software is slow and not very user friendly. Why does the list of just recorded song keep refreshing every time a song is converted? Nice try Sony, but please package some usable software with your poducts.
Comment: Major Flaw ! Rating:
The Sony NW-MS70 sounds and looks amazing. I bought this product expecting that once I had uploaded my CD collection on my PC then I'd have many happy hours of listening. Sadly this is not the case! If like me, you suffer hard disk problems on your PC and you are away from your music collection, you've had it! When I bought my MD walkman I never thought about this eventuality but it has happened. Sony support say there's nothing they can or WILL do because it's down to copyright - so thank you SONY. As for my walkman, it did sound great but now it is useless! I think this is a fundamental flaw and if I'd known this at the time of purchase, I would NOT have bought this player.
Some other points worth considering are the lack of USB2 so songs take an eternity to check in/out to-from the player and the fact that "SonicStage" is the worst piece of professional software I have ever used - it's slow, uses up heaps of resources and is not in the least bit user friendly. Sony should take a long hard look at iTunes because that is just so much better.
In the end, i've ditched my network walkman for a mini-iPod and I'm really happy I did this. My nework walkman was a waste of $300 but it was a learning experience.
Posted at November 11, 2003 07:59 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
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