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Very very jealous Juli!! Guess John Lewis is due a visit (though I cant get there till tomorrow) Coincidently I emailed my usual Sony shop (ASK Electronics on Tottenham Court Road) this morning to ask (sorry!) if they were getting/had got any. AMAZINGLY they replied saying " been in touch with our supplier and been told not for 2 months"!!!!!! Maybe they arent included in this first "wave" ( is it just John Lewis and Sonystyle perhaps?) Hope to see your initial thoughts soon. Regards.

I'm confused now!! Amrit's link above (to us site) mentions the noise cancelling headphones - says MDR-NC20 as the model number ( on features page) Surely that cant be right?? (Those arent earbuds/iems!) Everywhere else mentions "EX" series. Does anyone know the exact model no? I've got EX90's at home. Love the sound - but they "leak" outside a lot (IMHO) Prefer to use Etymotics or Superfis to be honest. But how much of the "noise cancelling" would be lost if I use other than the supplied? Presumably one has to just leave noise-cancelling off if using anything other than supplied phones?? Regards.

Hi Kittykat81 Agree with you re the "travel light" idea - just having the one small device ( but with browse/email as well as music/vids) is very very appealing. The small ray of hope for me is the "Netfront Browser"phrase ( and my earlier link fromPocketables shows a fully functioning browser on that thing called Mylo2?? And I searched on "netfront" and saw lots of details re browser for phones etc. The pessimistic interpretation is that on the x1000 the "netfront" is a very cut down version!! Regards

This waiting is getting to me now!! Not only misreading dates.........................but now multiple posts!!!!! Sorry. PS ..................... I have a confession to make....................... if the Sony browser is as "crippled" as some are saying ..............I might seriously look at the itouch. ( AND for a Sony addict of many years standing - that's almost heresy) (LOL). But I really want to use the X1000 like my daughter uses her itouch. I can just about get decent SQ from an ipod with a line out cable and a headphone amp. All the 3rd party apps interest me too and I'm not expecting the X1000 to go down that road at all - sony never have. For me I can carry my 16gb 639 for music alone - and use X1000 for vids, browsing etc and apps if poss. ( but perhaps an itouch for the last lot????) My dear sony loving friends please talk me out of this???? Convince me the x1000 is worth waiting for and indeed an "itouch killer"!!! Regards.

So sorry !!!!!!!! I misread your May as March!!! Apologies!!

Hi Kittykat81 Not being funny/sarcastic here - but did you really mean "march"??!! Obviously that's last Thursday!! If they really were appearing then I'd expect someone somewhere to have posted by now!! (if only YIPPEE!!) I'm thinking we might still have a few weeks to wait...............! Regards

Hi all Re the browser - I found the following link at the Pocketables site. http://www.pocketables.net/2009/03/sony-x1...nt-browser.html There are links to the Mylo2 ( which I'd never heard of?!) running "NetfrontBrowser" - and if anything similar on the X1000 then I'll be very delighted!! Regards.

Hi shanieaibo Thanks for your earlier comments re the case. It sounds very similar to the Noreve cases rather than those Sony 829 ones with the "clipon base" thingie - so I'm pleased with that. But Ill be very disappointed re the browser - my daughter sits on our sofa with an itouch fired up and brows.es/facebooks/emails etc - and I was hoping to do same with the Sony!!! I'll still get one though - more than enough good points for me (32gb, SQ, screen, battery life etc Really appreciate your replies/contributions to the forum - thanks again. Regards.

Hi ShanieAIBO ! Welcome too from me to the forum. Most of the regulars here are Sony fans - desparate to get our hands on what sounds like a superb new gadget!! £235 is actually a bit less than some people were speculating - I'm personally very very interested in the wifi side of things - what will the browser allow us to do re downloading/streaming/saving etc etc You said the Proporta case is similar to Sony's for the 820. (Presume you mean the leather one?) I've got a Sony case for my 829 - not 100% happy with it!!!! The "backplate" thingie which the 829 clips onto is a bit cumbersome (IMHO) and I dont like the closure being one of those "magnetic" ones (again IMHO) I've got an 808 which is in a Noreve leather case - the unit is held in "on all sides" and a proper clip/fastener - I'll probably hold out for a Noreve case for my X1060. Regards.

Hi all I just had a look at the Cowon - very nice looking piece of kit - but (unless I'm wrong) I think it just plays music and vids?? No browser? Back to the "dandruff" !! Looked even more closely at the Spec on the HK link. Under "interface" it says WM-port and then Hi-speed usb - I'm reading that to mean just physically the same/single wm dock port on the bottom ( NOT a mini usb as well ??) More intriguingly .............. under supplied accessories we have " usb cable " ( which I'm seeing as the same wm plug one end and standard usb other - exactly same as 800/810/820/630 series - so i've got several spares!!) BUT then it says "attachment" (WHAT????) but then "audio input cable"!!! What exactly is that??? Anyone got any ideas?? This wait is killing me - someone please get hold of one of these and post a review soon!! Regards.

Thanks Juli and Kafkef I'm learning all the time here!!! ( and to be honest - just filling time with speculation/questions etc - I'm getting one no matter what!! But May/June will be far too long!!!!!!!) Regards.

Hi all. Been looking again at the HongKong specification which C.Mil linked to earlier. I thought the Browser part had said (under Wifi) "Internet Browser 11" But I think the "11" should have been in smaller font ............. and in fact is referring to "footnote 11" at the bottom. And disappointingly ( though maybe not surprising !) that note says "device not able to show flash nor download". I was fully expecting the "no download" - but rather disappointed in the "not show flash" comment??!! And - not just disappointed - but rather baffled?? Supposed to be able to see Youtube videos ??? But arent those "flash videos" anyway?? What exactly does "device not able to show flash contents" really mean?? Are we into similar territory as with my Archos 605 player?? Some content on some sites is viewable - some isnt. Depends on the encoding ie which version of Adobe has been used?? It's all rather baffling at the moment - the wait is killing me - just hope the browser part of the "dandruff" isnt as "crippled" as I fear it might be!!! Regards.

Hi all Thanks to C.Mil for the HongKong link. A detailed specification there - with some interesting extra details !! Firstly - did we know for sure there was FM radio?? The spec says Yes! (I must have missed that) After all our worries re battery life - we are looking at 33 hrs (9 hrs video!! Not bad at all!!) The browser stuff interests me a lot - what is "Internet Browser*11" ??? Or "Netfront Browser for Walkman" ??? Anyone any ideas?? It's getting nearer folks!!! Come on the "DANDRUFF PLAYER" !!! LOL ( copyright Juli !!) Regards.

Hi Juli I really really hope for all our sakes that this wonderful new player is out sooner rather than later!! I've got the funds set aside now - and will ( like Oldskoold!) be straight over to TCR to pick one up asap. ( My usual supplier is ASK - they know me as the "Sony collector!!" ) But your change of date reminded me of a situation I had last year. I'd found some (admittedly obscure ) CD's I wanted. I ordered on Amazon about Jan/Feb. Expected was early March. But then the date kept being put back several times. I complained - but got assured "definitely June"!! Then date got put back again. Rather than cancel - I just let it run. The date got put back a few weeks at a time - until just before Xmas - then suddenly it changed to "sorry unavailable"!!!! I'm sure (I hope) that this wont happen here Juli .......!? BUT I do just hope that the people who thought " late spring/summer" arent closer - compared with the "week or few" that the rest of us are hoping for!! Re the machine - I'm surprised there arent more rumours/whispers etc about actual ( or hoped for) functions. I've no doubt the music side will be (at least) on a par with 820/630 series. But I'm wondering more re video( especially the on the fly downloading/watching of Youtube type stuff?) And for me especially the wi-fi/browser side is very important. Hope someone / somewhere posts a hands-on soon!!!! Regards to all.

Hi all Four days without any posts in this forum?? Better type something!!! The wait is killing me - and I'm especially worried that your " countdown days" Juli turns into weeks or even months??? Sony have done this before - I seem to remember one of the portable minidisc recorders being talked about pre Xmas one year - supposed to be released Jan/Feb - then was put back etc etc - and I eventually found one in London about June time!!! Quick question - I suppose the X1000 has the "normal" walkman port - so all our cables from 800/810/820/630 etc series will fit and work fully?? But I guess we will also be able to transfer content via wifi ( and bluetooth?? ) - charge via usb through the walkman port/dock? Speaking of things "dock" - I sometimes use my HD1 and HD5 ( and minidiscs) with line-out switched in - into various headphone amps. The 800/820/630's never had line-out options available? I'm guessing that x1000 wont either. I think it's a shame. Anyway - regards to all. On with the waiting!!

"sprinkling of dandruff" !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL

Hi all. Thanks Ascariss ( and Juli) for the link to the review. I'm loving "journal du geek"!!!!!! The pictures ( and so many ) look excellent. The size/form factor looks just about perfect to me. Slightly smaller than the iTouch - but I think having real buttons as well is a great idea. Would hope that on the video side it will play more formats ( like avi and hopefully flash ) natively - the comment regarding re-encoding worries me - but then says maybe just this prototype?? 380 euros for 32gb was about what I was expecting - for "Joe Public" I'd expect Sony to be pitching the X1000 at the iTouch pricepoint ( or slightly under?) - but for us Sony addicts ( and given that this looks like it could be the best ever!!!) they can price it almost as high as they like - I'm definitely going to have one!!! (Did I just really say that???? "Hi Sony - here's my credit card - take as much as you like"!!!!!!) Regards.

Hi Juli Sounds like you see SQ ( so music capability) pretty important - I can fully understand that. For me personally I'd put music lower down my priorities. I see myself using the browser a lot ( like my daughter does at the moment - rather than firing up a laptop or going upstairs to main computer den - she uses iTouch for quick email/myspace/weblookups etc while watching tv in living room) I'd see myself having quite a few videos/tv shows on my ZX ( to watch while on trains) - I'd have a few favourite music albums - and maybe games/apps/diary/podcasts etc ( as per my speculation in earlier post!) but i'll probably keep my 739 with me too for main music listening. Like you ( and all our other friends) the price point is going to be crucial .......................that's for most ordinary folk...................but for a self-confessed Sony addict .................i'll probably get one eventually at almost any price!! Regards.

http://presscentre.sony.eu/imagelibrary/de...DetailsID=10691 Just noticed this "specification" download appeared today on Sony press site. Was excited that it might give more info etc? ( especially battery life?) But it seems to be for both the W ( wearable) series as well as the X series. Only thing I noticed was that X series has FM radio apparently. Did we know that??? PS although I like the typo saying "FM Turner" !!!!! Regards.

Hi all. Firstly - I like the "iPoop Touch" Juli !!! Very funny. I've been musing over another issue re our forthcoming baby. Juli used the word "netbook" earlier. I've got an EEEPC 901 and am very happy with it. I briefly considered a Toshiba NB100 - but one thing which swayed my decision was the "fans forums". For EEEPC thousands of posts with tips/tricks/hacks/mods/info re cases etc etc - I found the Tosh version - "6 posts in a month" kind of thing!! Now compare "iPoop" v our new Sony? My daughter showed me iLounge forums - thousands of posts with massive info etc. For Sony? We have about half a dozen "regulars" on here!! ( I know there are other sites........... just making a broad comparison!!) I suppose a counterarguement is that a lot of the iPoop stuff is regarding problems/glitches/unclear usage etc - how many times have we all had our Sony players freeze /lock-up ( I certainly havent!!) So - maybe I'm being a little pessimistic here? I suppose the real difference will come with the "applications" or third party stuff - the iPoop has loads of these - Sony has always made it very difficult for anyone to write/develop etc any extras functions/programs etc etc . I'm hoping that for our new baby the "wraps will be off" to an extent - with a web browser and wifi there are all kinds of exciting possibilities re (say) streaming/saving/tv/radio/email/etc etc etc. I wonder just how much functionality with be "native" and how much will be capable of being added later????? Just a thought!! Regards to all.

I too am getting more and more excited by the thought of a 32gb touchscreen Sony............!! ( Not least by the shared excitement of the old and new friends in this forum) Sorry to drag things down a little ( I have a strongish pessimist streak!!! ) but I remember the delays and conflicting information surrounding the 800 series (I think?). Will/wont there be a firmware update to allow drag/drop etc etc. ( Personally I was reasonably happy with atrac/SStage etc - but it was the months of uncertainty which hurt a bit) I just hope your 50ish days "ticker" Juli doesnt become much much longer and Sony price at say 329gbp and some of the functionality we are second guessing now doesnt end up in the final shipping product!!. As I say - that the "pessimist" view!! Maybe in about 60 days we will all be comparing notes about our lovely new ipod killer and everything is fine - sure hope so!! Regards to all.

Juli You are correct!! The word "touch" has too close a "fruity" connection!!!!! Sorry - I was skimmimg through this thread quickly at work (naughty, naughty!!) and wasnt quite thinking straight! I'm at home now - a bit more chance to think rationally (LOL) - I think you should copyright "Zeddex" ( and licence back to Sony of course) - if all of us "fanatics" start calling it that - who knows - maybe the name will stick. My daughter is opposite me using an ipod touch - she's checked her Facebook, browsed a few sites etc - all with a few thumbpresses - I just told her my new Sony Zeddex will do all that and more - plus look better - have a longer battery life - and musically probably sound better too............................!! (Hope I'm right!!) Regards.

Greetings all. I like the phrase/title "touch Walkman" .......!! (Sorry Juli - I think I prefer that to "Zeddex" !!! LOL. Although Zeddex is better than Sony's letters&numbers!) And if March is true then I'll have to save up my pennies really quickly for this one!! More seriously - the "record from a Bravia" is interesting/intriguing. ( I also have one of those!) But why a Bravia in particular?? Or indeed why Sony in particular? I'm assuming it's a logical follow on to Podcasts/iPlayer downloading kind of thing. But there's quite a difference between recording in real time say, and downloading a file using iPlayer kind of thing to subsequently watch on your portable. (and what about being able to download TV progs ( from whatever source) using wi-fi - now that would be very interesting!!! ( I personally have a second/old cable box in my loft room hooked up to an old Archos player - gives me nice mp4 files of TV to dump onto various players if needed) This is all a pretty fast moving area. I cant wait to see some hands on reviews of this - I'm hoping the wi-fi/browser implementation is good. My daughter got a Touch for xmas - all the family tend to use it if in the living room and needing a quick "Google"!!! Regards.

Greetings to Antony and Juli. Hope more of us from Atraclife can migrate to this forum?! Got to agree 100% re the 800 series. It remains my favourite player of all time. The build and physical size are perfect(IMHO) and I love on the go playlists at the touch of a button. I always thought that atrac ( and especially Sonic stage) got criticised more than it should. Maybe the fact that my music is all cds and thus I have no need to download/dragdrop mp3s meant that I didnt really go along with the route sony took with 820 and 630 series. Having said that - I did end up getting an 829 ( for 16gb capacity) and just lately a 639 ( for the FM radio) I tend to travel with 2 players on me now - the 639 but also the 808. It's a pity that over the years there has been almost a complete lack of firmware upgrades for Sony daps ( cf say the creatives?) - I wonder just how easy it would be to add some of the missing features?? Maybe even third party firmware/software to enable some of these things?? ( I keep an eye on Archos and Ipod forums and note the thriving alternatives that are around to add features/use alternative software etc. Tis a pity that Sony have always been harder/tighter or whatever re this kind of thing??? The hardware tends to be excellent generally - but software side less good (IMHO) As a self confessed "sony addict" I see myself eventually getting the Zeddex (like it juli!) - but if only Sony could produce an "800" with say 32gb capacity I'd buy that in an instant!! Regards.

Hi Juli Agree re HD5 - got one of those too - though rarely use it these days. Lovely build IMHO ( apart from early ones with buttons cracking - my black version never suffered!) Loved the STANDARD usb lead to charge/transfer. Also replaceable battery(I bought a spare!) Now if Sony updated HD5 to say 160gb (like ipod classic) i'm sure there'd be a goodish market from "need entire music collection with me" crowd! Then a 800/820 ish sized flash player ( say 32gb) would appeal to slightly different market ....................well, um................. I'd buy both(!) ...................... confession of a Sony addict time!!!! regards