T-34

Thanks for the feedback! Yes, but according to the specification found in the user guide it should be compatible with the settings I am trying to use. H.264 Baseline level 1.2 and 1.3. Naturally I want to use 1.3 since 1.2 does not support as high framerate. When using Image Converter to load the clips it correctly identifies the format and does not transcode, just transfers the files. I'd rather not use a commercial application when there are free tools available that probably will do the job better. Handbrake does ripping and transcoding in one step and can be run from a Linux command line, i.e. it can easily be scripted and automated. My vacation starts today so I will hopefully have some time to try various x264 settings and see if I can come up with anything that works.

My daughter got a NW-A806 for her birthday and she really enjoys watching movies/cartoons on it. Great to have when travelling etc. However, I do find the settings in the bundled conversion software too limited. - I can only choose 768 or 384 kbps, I want something lower, maybe 320. - I can only choose 30 or 15 fps, in Europe we use 25 fps, or I might want half of that. - I want to use mono audio and perhaps lower sample rate/bit rate. Can't do that with Image Converter. So the solution I was hoping for was Handbrake. A really neat, one step ripping/encoding process that I have successfully used for my Nokia phone. I tried with AVC Baseline 1.3 and 320x240 but the Sony device refuse to play the files I create. Does anyone know the settings to use (I use Handbrake CLI on Linux)?

I'm compelled to get a NW-A808 for myself (bought one for my 6 year old) but SS is a deal breaker for me. I refuse to re-rip my CD collection when I already have 30GB of perfectly fine 192 kbps AAC files. Too bad for such a nice player, I can't understand why Sony is not facilitating for people to migrate from iPod/iTunes. After all it's 3/4 of the market they are locking out.