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  1. I just verified this info with Sony Support for a second time and they assured me this player is NOT compatible with the Mac OS system. You can use itunes to sync, but it has to be on a Windows based OS with Windows XP SP2 or higher. Unless someone knows something that they don't???? If someone out there has actually tried it on a Mac, I would be curious to know the results.

    Sony support are useless.

    The NWZ series are USB mass storage device, thus will work with any OS (Mac, Linux, Windows, etc). You transfer the music via drag-n-drop. The device will show just like an external USB drive.

    However, you cannot sync with iTunes, unless you install 3rd party apple scripts/plugins That allow iTunes to "sync" with mass storage devices. iTunes will only sync with iPods natively. You can still use iTunes as your jukebox, and to transfer the music, just drag-n-drop the tracks you want to the device in Finder.

  2. http://asia.cnet.com/crave/2008/05/23/pick...ur-new-walkman/

    http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/23/sony-in...kman-nwd-e020f/

    Great. I thought this model is not going to be released outside Japan. Hopefully the EX stock bud, replaceable covers, multiple colors, and dynamic normalizer feature remain in the NWD version. Oh, NWD? I thought Sony is sticking with NWZ. Urrgh. As if consumers are not confused enough.

    Prices are $69 for 1GB, and $79 for 2GB. Hmm, dunno, 1GB should be more like $50 nowadays.

  3. Pata has a long standing distrust of Sony, that's all :D

    I have a distrust of people that claiming an unadvertised feature without providing proof. If I claim my PS3 can play Xbox games, would you want proof? Same thing.

  4. I shouldn't have to prove it since I am listening to gapless as I type!! But as you are so cynical, I WILL video it!! How would you like me to record it, the last minute of one song and the first seconds of the next song? As you won't be able to 'hear' that it is gapless, how does that prove anything? On non gapless tracks the time bar goes from one song into the next anyway so I don't see how that helps prove it can play gapless. The only other way I can think of is to put it in the speaker cradle and play it through there, that way you can 'hear' there is no gap. Would that be good enough for you??

    WTF? Are you smokin something? All I did was ask a question.

    1. Connect your Sony to a speaker.

    2. Play 2 tracks that you know are gapless.

    3. Start recording with a digicam or cellphone showing the timebar and sound being gapless. Any recent digicam/cellphone can record video AND audio just fine.

    4. Upload to youtube

    How hard is that? I did it many times already.

    [sarcasm]I am the president of Sony, and since I'm sitting inside Sony's head office, I don't have to prove anything.[/sarcasm]

  5. Not true. I have the NWZ-A829 and it plays gapless WAV files

    Could you record a video of the device playing the tracks gaplessly and post it to youtube?

  6. Why would you want to do that? The E507 supports MP3 just fine, so simply transfer the MP3 as is and spend your time listening to the podcasts instead of wasting time transcoding them to Atrac. You can always set Sonicstage to automatically transcode everything to Atrac during transfer.

  7. I hate computers.

    Does any one know of a utility that can take all the (thousands of pieces of) art that WMP has stored (somewhere, God knows where that is, I'm guessing its in the folder icon itself for each album) and automatically move it into the relevant album folders or embed it in the mp3 files, so that it can be used by the player?

    No, you just hate WMP. :D

    My favorite app is MP3tag, although I'm not sure if it could do exactly what you want (ie. automatically retrieving WMP's album art). The album art from WMP should be stored in the same folder as the MP3 as a hidden/system file called folder.jpg/albumart.jpg. You might have to paste them manually using a separate ID3 tag editor. MP3tag can do batch tagging pretty well.

  8. From past NWZ-810 series, adopted firmware for rhapsody for bestbuy which added additional functions for the service but dropping language function.

    So, your NWZ-A820 series for Bestbuy might have different firmware from other's. I bought from Sonystyle.com and has many different language settings.

    You know, thanks for pointing that out. I was wondering how come the demo unit at Bestbuy have the Rhapsody icon, and the units sold there has Bestbuy stickers inside the box. IMO this simply stupid of Sony USA. They probably got some kickback form Bestbuy/Rhapsody, but it confuses consumers and creates more confusing SKUs. Even worse if they drop any features, no matter how insignificant, from the firmware. I guess Sony USA has a hard time kicking the habit of neutering firmwares of their products in the US. How hard is it to simply release 1 firmware for units of the same model?

  9. So am I supposed to change my Default Windows Input language to Japanese is my default system language to Japanese?

    Nope. That won't work on later versions of SS (I think anything after 3.x). You have to use applocale. Was there any error messages? Did you change any of the windows' default fonts? Are you sure you didn't change windows' language?

    TBH, I can't believe people are still willing to put up with this.

  10. I've been using the EX85 for months now. In short, it's simply a glorified EX71. It has better bass and highs than the EX71 (not as harsh), but the mids are still drowned. Simply inferior to IEMs, even the cheap models of Shure/Ultimate ears that can be had for similar price. Isolation is not great either due to the angled piece. I imported the SL version (which is why I'm still using it). It's fancy and turns a few heads on the street, but SQ wise, one can do better elsewhere. Only for those that prefers Sony's sound signature or those that thinks bass and no mids is good sound quality.

    http://www.audiotstation.com/forum/showthread.php?t=35514

  11. All of these features should be easy to add in a firmware upgrade.

    The previous NWZ series (A81z and S61x) are also firmware upgradeable, but do we see any significant firmware upgrades? Nope, they ended up being discontinued. Heck, the HD1, Vaio Pocket, etc all are firmware upgradeable, but how many firmware upgrades did we see on those? Sony is a consumer electronic company. Providing firmware upgrades with new features will only prohibit consumers from buying their newer products. If you want those features, get the product that have those features, or you will be waiting for a long time until you end up buying the next lineup.

  12. well i want to ask does charging the player battery when it is low increases its life span.and also does it is effected by high temparatures.

    The E005 uses LiIon battery. Charging it when it is low can actually harm the battery. LiIon batteries are designed to be frequently charged. Besides, the E005 will drain its battery after a couple days anyway (even when it is not used), so just charge it daily regardless of use.

    As for temperature, yes, LiIon battery lifespan can be affected by temperature. As expected, extreme hot/col is not good.

  13. Looking at the button layout and the screen (and their relative position), it would seem that the E020 and B100 are very closely related siblings in terms of engineering.

    I don't think so. The B series was intended for China market, where cheap flash players are all over the place. I bet the B series is just a rebadge of some Chinese OEM DAP (no AAC support, an actual on-off button, no dynamic normalizer, MP3 voice recording). I mean when was the last time Sony release a Network Walkman that can do voice recording? The B-series feature list matches most generic MP3 DAP.

    I do hope Sony USA will release either the E01x and/or E02x under the NWZ series. However, I don't think it will happen. What happens in Japan usually stays in Japan, and Sony USA is the dumbest of them all.

  14. Well, since the site seems to be getting back on its feet, maybe we'll see more insider info.

    Both the A and S series have been duplicated for Japan and outside Japan (NW vs NWZ series). But where's the E series? I like Sony stick type players in general. The NWZ-B10x is severely lacking in feature (not even AAC support), a downgrade from the previous E series despite moving to drag-n-drop. Why Sony didn't release an NWZ version of the E-02x and E-01x?

  15. No thanks, Sony USA, I prefer the SL/SP versions instead, becuase of the convenience of the shorter cord with the optional extension. as I own a few remote-controlled units, doesn't it always seen that Sony screws the North American market with the crappy over-legngthy LP version of its Headphones/earcbuds? It seems so to me.

    Yes, agreed. I can't believe that till now, Sony USA keeps doing this dumb business decision to market different models in different regions. LP version is redundant and not needed, a waste of manufacturing cost. All they need to do is sell the SL version with an extension cable, that's it, everybody will be happy. By selling LP version, Sony is only alienating their own fanbase that are using remotes (remember Sony was the one that popularize the use of remotes on PCDPs and MD players). Just another proof how dumb Sony USA is.

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