Sony Walkman NWZ-S718F (8GB, black)

Summary: I bought the 8GB for me and the 4GB for my wife. I and I must say.....WOW! This player is everything both of us were looking for. After doing ...

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Summary: I bought the 8GB for me and the 4GB for my wife. I and I must say.....WOW! This player is everything both of us were looking for. After doing a little homework, and reading CNET's review I decided to go with the Sony. I had heard good and bad things about other players and what I was looking for was a player that had great sound and was a good alternative to the Ipod Nano. Sony more than delivers with this player in my opinion.

Both my wife and I are picky consumers and she wasn't happy with her Ipod, and my Creative had just died. I was more than happy when she said that this player was awesome, and I agreed with her. The sound quality blew me away, especially coming from the packaged ear buds that came with the player. They are very comfortable and the nice part is that they come with different size rubber ear pieces which was a great relief to my wife since she needed the smaller size. As far as we both can tell the noise canceling is another nice feature and has worked great walking outside (We have yet to try it running).

Both of us were more than pleased with the players ease of use and interface. Nothing is confusing and everything in my opinion is nicely organized, and not over done. We both liked how all the buttons were placed on the player, versus other players. The video and picture quality is very crisp..another definite plus.

To sum it up this player more than exceeds my expectations. I had heard detailed sounds that I had never heard on some of my songs before, and it was a joy to just sit back and listen to music the way music was intended to be heard..clear, crisp and powerful. When we loaded some of our music on our players (which is very easy) and started listening, we both looked at each other and smiled.

Sony delivers with both excellent sound and player functionality, and I would more than recommend this player as an alternative to the Ipod Nano, or any compact player for that matter.

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Summary: Sony has re-invented the Walkman with great precision and innovation. To say that they have put everything into this player is farfetched but they have put everything that matters. The ...

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Summary: Sony has re-invented the Walkman with great precision and innovation. To say that they have put everything into this player is farfetched but they have put everything that matters. The sound quality is truly amazing and if these ipod zombie users eardrums were not so damaged by the ipod crap that they listen to, and would just listen up, they can probably enjoy music for once instead of on the iBandwagon. Not just speaking about the sound, all the other features work great too. finally a Sony has given us FM tuner and noise cancellation built-in. Best Blueray in the PS3 and now the best MP3 player. Sony what can't you do?

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Summary: Let's see....for the same price as an IPod Nano, you get a better sounding MP3 player that..
1. is roughly the same size (it is friggin TINY!)
2.

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Summary: Let's see....for the same price as an IPod Nano, you get a better sounding MP3 player that..
1. is roughly the same size (it is friggin TINY!)
2. comes with NOISE CANCELING headphones
3. does not require any software to load songs
4. and did I mention that it is NOT AN IPOD.

Every single person that I have shown this player to has agreed that after seeing this player in action there is no reason to buy an IPod. Unless, of course, you have been suckered into purchasing one previously and you have unfortunately bought into the ITunes format. The best thing about this player is that I can walk up to any normal person's computer (a PC, not a MAC), plug it in and pull their music, without having to convert files to ITunes, or use some form of software designed for this particular brand.

The only things wrong with this player are that the volume buttons are a little on the small side (can still be used even in the arm band), and the "screen saver" doesn't stay on. It comes up for a second and then the screen goes black. I'm never staring at my player long enough to truly care about that though. The only other gripe I can make is that the USB cable is a proprietary connection. Would manufacturers stop being so stupid and just use ONE USB CABLE FORMAT! It's getting ridiculous with all the cables I have laying around my computer for each little gadget and widget I buy.

In case you were wondering how effective the noise cancelling feature works, it does a fantastic job. I am a helicopter pilot and I am around jet engines all day. These headphones truly erase much of the drone that I have become accustomed to hearing day in and day out. Also, the headphones create some fantastic sound. Not Shure quality, but better than most I have listened to.

So overall, the best deal going for MP3 players in my opinion. Why tote around 60 gigs of music you can't listen to? (How often are you away from your computer for extended periods anyway)....Why pay the same price for a Nano that doesn't come with noise canceling headphones?....Why use any player that requires you to use specific software to load music?....If you take all these things into consideration, there is no other choice but to buy this or its sister products.

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Summary: i was looking for an affordable quality mp3 jammer and did some research. my main concern was audio quality. it came down to this and the 3rd generation ipod nano. ...

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Summary: i was looking for an affordable quality mp3 jammer and did some research. my main concern was audio quality. it came down to this and the 3rd generation ipod nano. yes, the nano looks cooler and has a bigger screen (of the same resolution,) but what got me sold for the Sony is the fantastic, peerless sound quality with the included earphones. the lower, mid and upper range blend beautifully to produce one of the most engulfing sonic experiences you can possibly imagine. the Sony trashes pretty much every other mp3 player in terms of sound quality - including the nano. video quality is also great and the screen is a beauty.

bottom line: if you want something that looks cool and has a friendly user interface, get an ipod. if you want the ultimate in sound reproduction, get this little baby.

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Summary: I really loved this player since my last one was a cruddy Sansa. I really love the display, it's bright, crisp and sharp. It displays a lot of info. ...

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Summary: I really loved this player since my last one was a cruddy Sansa. I really love the display, it's bright, crisp and sharp. It displays a lot of info. It plays nice videos and pictures but I really don't use my player for that stuff. It sounds great, easy to navigate and I think it's good quality. I like that it has can receive FM radio. I should have gotten a bigger capacity. I recommend it for anyone who is looking for a mid-range player with excellent sound but who are not looking for all the bells and whistles of higher priced players.

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Summary: On upgrading the firmware my walkman from the sony support website my walkman stopped working and when I asked customer support they asked me to pay the repair cost which ...

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Summary: On upgrading the firmware my walkman from the sony support website my walkman stopped working and when I asked customer support they asked me to pay the repair cost which was more than my walkmand. i dont recommend using any sony mp3 walkmans after this experience. if the firmware doesnt work they should take the responsibility of fising the walkman or not post the firmware to the website

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Summary: I go these 2 days ago.
1 - First and foremost this player sounds "Terrific" - much better than my other players. I still have Creatice Zen micro and Iriver
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Summary: I go these 2 days ago.
1 - First and foremost this player sounds "Terrific" - much better than my other players. I still have Creatice Zen micro and Iriver Clix(1st gen) and returned my Cowon D2(incompatible with Rhapsody). Also played around with wifes Zune 30GB and my neice's Zune 8GB.
2 - I have yet to see better headphones that come with the player (close one I know is Zune AV pack - not exactly with player but bought them together)
3 - Sounds like heaven with my Shure e4c. What can I say.
4 - Just to be upfront my main focus was audio quality and some basic functions - didnt care for calendar/alarm/FMrecording etc.
5 - One thing though I miss is voice recording (both included in Zen micro and Iriver Clix)
6 - Also like the fact (unlike Cowon D2) that there are no frequent firmware updates. The first one will probably be the last one.
Other than that more when I find more about this player in a month or more.

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Summary: I recently bought one, and love it. My fiance has a ipod, and she likes mine better although hers has better storage capacity. I made a mistake and left it ...

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Summary: I recently bought one, and love it. My fiance has a ipod, and she likes mine better although hers has better storage capacity. I made a mistake and left it at her house the other day and her cat chewed on the headphone and killed it, so I had to order a new set ($98.75+shipping & tax)(rip of if you ask me) the software included really is quite slow on my computer. I have found that on my computer I can just drag and drop directly through the my computer folder and it works just fine, and is much quicker file transfer and makes my computer run better. I got mine at the Sony Style store in the Galleria Houston and paid $159+tax. Well worth it to me. Two thumbs up

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Summary: i was looking for an affordable quality mp3 jammer and did some research. my main concern was audio quality.

Summary: i was looking for an affordable quality mp3 jammer and did some research. my main concern was audio quality.

Summary: Honestly, I'm just bought my Sony NWZ-S618F last week. I think the NWZ-S610F series is great. Superb quality of sound. I'm not regretted on buying it, even after ...

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Summary: Honestly, I'm just bought my Sony NWZ-S618F last week. I think the NWZ-S610F series is great. Superb quality of sound. I'm not regretted on buying it, even after seeing this NWZ-S718. I think NWZ-S718 is exactly the same as the NWZ-S610F series, nothing more to be interested except the Noise Cancellation earpieces. If you lost the earpieces, you will lose this feature.
If you are looking for a Sony Walkman mp3 player, I will rather suggest the NWZ-S610F series than the NWZ-S718 (if you really don't care what so special about the Noise Cancellation earpieces.)

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