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Sonystyle Hongkong has the NWZ-S61XF for pre-order right now, 8GB 238 USD, 4GB 177 USD, 2GB 127 USD, it all come with free carry case, wrist band and some other stuff

NWZ-S61X comes with MDR-E804 earphones, NWZ-A800 comes with MDR-EX82, so there is definitely a difference bewteen the stock earphones. NWZ-S61X doesn't look that impressive if u compare it with other Sony daps, but it still has a very decent design, it weighs 50g, 42x79.5x11.5, that's pretty small and compact

just amazing tech from Sony, two pics for the related news

sonystyle Australia has the NWD-B series for 149 AUD (2GB), 99 AUD (1GB) and they started to sell this a week ago in Sonystyle China around 140 AUD (2GB), 108 AUD (1GB)

during early 2007 up until now, Sony has shown us five daps that can do drap and drop with no atrac support, they are the NWD-B player, two of the NWZ players , plus the two CE-PMX players. SS and atrac never got enough support, people attacked it pretty harshly, well anyway they don't have to do that anymore, cause there is no more ss and atrac to blame, maybe they can find some new reasons now to have a go at sony The bitrate which Sony talks about is MP3 128, as labelled on the Sonystyle Hongkong specification, they now have the NWZ-S61XF player as well with a combo deal

NWZ-A8XX series is smaller than the S series, SQ is again very subjective, we had many posts regarding the NW-A800 VS NW-S700 SQ, it comes down to what kind of music u listen to, what kind of earphones that u have, enviroment whether it's quiet or loud, at this point, A series certainly has got the advantage, bigger screen, better design and better stock earphones

NWZ-A8XX or NW-A8XX series look better than this, it looks ok but not the best sony design, it can look better when u put it beside other brands of dap, such as sandisk,samsung etc

sony daps are just too expensive in Australia, it's good to know the NW-S705 has dropped the price, other regions have much cheaper price when converted into AUD, if any mate has the chance to go to a holiday, it will be a good chance to buy it elsewhere

maybe in the future we may get a sony dap with A-B repeat, but right now only the PMX-U50 has that A-B function, classification of CE (China Exclusive) by Sony. Maybe other brands mp3 or pmp may have that function....or maybe a PSP 2000 slim and lite?

no worries mate, i know what u meant, but i just wanted to add more info on the PMX-U50, i am glad it's all happening for Sony in China. i can't provide anything regarding why there is no update on Sony dap sometimes compare to other sites, though i agree with u, but i certainly do feel like writting about the player.

NW-A800 is fantastic, NW-HD series is great, though still plenty of harsh comments come at Sony daps, if they do sell the NW-A800 in USA, i am not sure whether people is going to talk about it negatively like the way they talked about other Sony daps, maybe attack on ss again........maybe ipod is better will be the common conclusion again. I am not sure about an egg, but different source holds the new dap will come out for sure

What's up mate, great news. Sony Japan or Sony China (same thing since it's all pretty much Japanese make the decisions in Sony China) has certainly made sure to fulfill any need of the PMP market. The PMX-U50 has definitely the price advantage to attack other brands of 1GB to 4GB PMP in China. The PMX-U57 (4GB) is about 211 USD, PMX-U55 (2GB) is about 158 USD, PMX-U53 (1GB) is about 131 USD. 7 USD special offer for the 2GB and 1GB player to have one year extended warranty and MDR-Q21LP. Now that's one deal Chinese consumers can't find from other brands (even the stock earphones or Q21 will be better than other brands earphones). Three colors are black, pink and white, U50 will definitely take a huge share of the PMP market in China predicted by Sony, as the player is far more superior product (design, SQ, function and price) than other entry level or less expensive brands PMP. P series also got some ideas from Sony Ericsson regarding on paticular design and buttons. Well the NW-A800 and PMX-M70 will take care of the high premium product competition.

HongKong gets the best treatment and price beside of Japan, 459 USD for 60GB from day one until now for the price, the 20GB one is 406 USD, prices will drop further as expected, they have the PLAYSTATION®Network Card coming out soon

There is no japanese version of S series interview as far as i am aware of, i can't say whether there is a english one, but i haven't read one yet in any fan sites or offical site, if there is one, then i would like to have a detailed read since this is only translated

i would say it's attractive enough for people who don't have a psp yet, exciting release bundles in Asia region for sure, however i see too many English sites comment harsh on Sony, geez they go too hard for this innovative japanese company, or maybe that just doesn't suit them only. Even the Tv function is a good point, DVD quality movie and pictures on ur Tv screen as u connect the psp, smooth and fantastic game play on the Tv too, resolution is pretty good, the link shows some pictures. Pretty good limited edition Final Fatasy bundle too, it looks prettier than the star war ones. From the Sony Japan March news PSP is picking up the sale speed, this will increase the sale for sure http://gnn.gamer.com.tw/0/27290.html pictures of sep 20th release and accessories

Great phones from SE as they are about to sell the cyber shot K850i and W960i, here are more conceptual designs QVGA 320*416, 7 megapixels 3X, cyber shot H1, walkman+cyber shot, 8GB of music and 7 megapixels SE chocalate walkman dial K990i cyber shot W990i x750Smart SE game terminator s900i share your memory

They told u 3 to 4 days, pretty good service from ur sony service centre, cause the sony service centre in australia is shameful.....well they just can not compare to the japanese service at all. My mate had a sony dap and got told that it usually takes about 3 to 4 weeks, if unexpected happenes then 6 to 8 weeks required. So he waited for 8 weeks.....those repaire dudes left scratches on the screen and back of the player, vol button was broke, they formatted the player, all he asked was to tighten the back of the player, cause it got loose. I am sure ur player will be treated with care

the review is from one of the popular electronic store 中关村 in Beijing China, they have tried many functions of the player and took plenty of new pictures for the player. Summary on their review is flawless video playback and easy use of all of the functions. They watched spiderman 3 on the player, however they did not go ahead to try to music playback part, since they just tested the player on the store counter and then took many pictures, the mini review was written on the 18th of july. Menu selection Function for you to read documents and novels Back of the player side of the player MS Vol ect 5 directional control movie playback

Fair comment from antipod, i am a anti ipod myself. The first attempt by Sony China was more like a practice few years ago. I would really like to read a SQ review from Chinese DAP site soon regarding this player, because Sony did shift China as their most important market during these few years, they built the 5th Sony creative centre in Shanghai and gave enough resources for the P series to continue. They also classify NW-A800 and the two P series players all to be MP4 on their offical site, as long as it can watch movie then in China all these players are under the heading MP4. So it's hard to guess SQ from the MP4 part. PSP is a good choice, but some people or Chinese people may not need the game function and they just want a MP4. If Chinese people can afford this MP4, they would buy it for many reasons, like it's expensive and prestige in their eyes because it's from sony, or NC function, or simply just the good look or SQ. Sony creative centre in Shanghai made these two MP4, because father of walkman himself from Japan guided the team and he is now working in Sony China as the top boss leading the personal audio development. I can't say whether SQ is good or bad, cause nobody heard it yet, but the huge investment for the 5th Sony creative centre in Shanghai and the Sony's China palace II plan (8billions investment until now), they suggest all these products were give enough resources and time to be made, i would only assume SQ is good with all of these positive signs and plus it's more of a work from Sony japan+China. There is no need to push out two average P series MP4 if they are only going to waste money, or let Sony lose face, considering other brands in China are very fierce too. Cheap stock earphones is the usual practice in China when you look at other brands, so that you can agree with their better suggestion on NC earphones.

PMX-M70 series got onto the market in China few days ago, here is more precious info regarding the function and the price of the players, pardon any translation errors. It is just like a PSP, so you can call it a playstation walkman, Japan and China Sony officals launched the player back in May during their conference along with NW-A800 series. However NW-A800 went on to the market earlier than the PMX-M70, the other P series MP4 is not available for purchase yet. P series will be sold only in China, since it is a specialized line of production from Sony China team located in Shanghai. For people who care about SQ, really you don't miss out on anything if you can't buy this, stick to your NW-S706 players and NW-A800, even NW-A1000 and HD 1,3,5 are still great with their SQ performance. This player is really there to establish a stable sell for Sony in China, considering the huge market over there. PMX-M75 (2GB), PMX-M77 (4GB), PMX-79 (8GB). Two colors: red and black. 4.3 inches display screen. PSP style menu. In built stero speakers. subtitles and lyrics can be shown during music and movie playback, only traditional Chinese and simplified Chinese and English. 4 ways of recording music and data, you can record tv shows, directly from other cd and stero devices, voice recording and Fm recording. Fully drag and drop. FM radio supported 87.50-108.00MHz. calendar and timer included. At the back of the player there is a mini stand, so you can put the player on the table or anywhere steadily to watch movie. 18 hours of music playback (MP3 128 kbs), 6 hours of video playback (AVC 384kbps). Memory Stick PRO Duo, Memory Stick Duo are all supported upto 32 GB. 116.7 x 74.0 x 12.7 mm and 129 grams in weight. The package includes earphones which is unspecified what model, wrist band, USB connection cord, AV connection cord, charger, manual and coverter software. As always Sony China, Hongkong and Taiwan at least from my past experience, they like to sell things in combo and deals, this time Sony China basically include the MDR-NC22 earphones with the player, so basically you better not use the stock phone, they recommend the noise reduction style earphones. 8GB players with the MDR-NC22 and 2 years warranty is for 3399 CYN, 4GB deal is for 2899 CYN, 2 GB deal is for 2599 CYN. Using the currency conversion rate for USD and GBP, 8GB combo is about about 448 USD, 218 GBP. 4GB combo is about 382 USD, 186 GBP. 2GB combo is about 343 USD, 166 GBP. Basically you can put any memory stick into it to expand the memory and use the player with the NC22 earphones. If you don't want the NC22 earphones, then they can sell each player to you cheaper by 600 CYN, which is 80 USD cheaper or 38 GBP cheaper. Sonystyle.com always sell things kind of expensive, so in common Chinese auction sites and retail shops these players are sold cheaper than the price reported. SQ issue is unknown, since there is no review yet for the player and comparison with other DAP, so you can think of the player either way of good or bad SQ depends how you feel towards the player, or simply you just don't care about SQ, there is really no evidence, but soon there should be some serious and long review from China DAP site happening for the SQ and the ease of use of the player

at least there are some improvements worth buying for

right now Sony only allows Sony China to make the P series, nothing else the China team will design and make as reported by Sony offical, plus the P series MP4 Sony china made would only be a playstation walkman as its best description, it's not that creative anyway, they wouldn't let Sony China team handle it everytime, plus the B series is another new series, further info will tell more of the story, definitely China only get the P series, but beside of the P series, China needs to wait for all other Sony products just like any other country, Hongkong actually gets the quickiest chance on the Sony product in Asia compare to any other countries beside of Japan, of course Hongkong gets the cheapest price too in Asia beside of Japan too

if sony did improve the ss long time ago, if sony did have a better connect store when itune came out, if sony wiped out all of the complaint with right moves, if they joined the dap game earlier on, what's the chance to go against apple? at its best result, sony and apple will share the market pretty much half to half, cause there are people who don't care much about sq, they don't know what's sq all about, they want fun download and good play with the ipod, people need different things, we definitely need sq that's why we come here and talk about it at this forum, others may buy for other reasons, but sony product quality is definitely the best in portable audio device

sony md and dap just about anything from sony beat ipod on the sq topic

i go for the NW-A series, great quality inside and out, attractive design and the whole A series is very advanced like what it stands for, it has received many rewards and praise from many asian countries, which these countries are still supporting the sony brand, not completely taken by ipod, however i do find the hd5 to be just as good, all these sony HDD dap are better than anything else on the market