Max Spider X

I am glad to inform you that...

On Sunday 7/17 around 1AM. So it's been 3 full days now.

Wah? I have never received any confirmation email. Are you referring to the Paypal receipt? They replied to my email the very next day.

No prob. Just be sure not to follow the link in the Silicon review. That's for the 20GB version.

Yup, free shipping worldwide. I have sent and received an email back, stating that my item was scheduled to be shipped on 7/19. But 7/19 has come and passed in Asia, and still no shipping confirmation. I just hope I will get it before my trip to CA in Aug. They are definitely legit tho, I have emailed PDair UK, and the fact was justified. Here is the comparison between Sony's and PDair's cases: http://www.siliconpopculture.com/review/112_0_2_0_M/

Hey, I found the PDAir's custom-made case(supposedly better than Sony's) for this player on their website: PDair VAIO Pocket VGP-AP1L leather case EDIT: Hmmmm...WTF! PDAir is based in UK, and its website is pdairshop.co.uk. Who the hell did I just order from?

Where do you see the register option? I was only able to find "Update music service authorization info" under Tools. Are we talking about the same thing?

Sad news, I have tried 3.1 on my computer 2 and it's no go. It won't even transfer songs I myself ripped from music CDs, unless I wipe my player's harddrive clean. And I did manage to authorize computer 2 onto connect.com using SS 3.1. But seems like it has nothing to do with music transfer problem. Are you talking about the v3 firmware with the native mp3 support?

I meant I couldn't transfer songs onto the player using computers other than the first one I used. Meaning, the player cannot hold songs transferred from 2 or more computers, unless all the songs obtained from the first computer are to be deleted. I am using SonicStage 2.3. I am gonna have to try that 3.1.

Damn, discovered a MAJOR problem with this player. It doesn't transfer songs on a 2nd comp unless it's re-initialized and everything on it deleted! I have an account at Connect.com, but SonicStage can't register the device(which is supposedly to allow me to use the device with multiple computers). It just puts me on "please wait" message forever, which means I can't get my 45 free songs. On top of that, the coupon code that came with the player for 5 free songs is invalid too. Plus, Sony doesn't reply to correspondence. Now that's borderline scam.

http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=...79&loc=101&sp=1 They have put my order on hold forever.

Because whenever I played that track, the unit would crash, and I couldn't even shut it down. So then I deleted it and copied new files onto it, and it's been working fine ever since.

My player froze on me 3 times during the first day. I had to do hard reset by poking a needle into that hole. It was a file corruption during the transfer.

To answer some of your questions: 1. The full manual is on the CD-Rom. 3. If you hold the FF key, it will FF within the song. I have got a question. How do I connect this to a car stereo using the line out?

Oh ya, Ishi, I forgot to ask. Does the VGP-CKP1 have belt clip? Belt loop is useless to me since I don't wear belt with my summer pants/shorts.

Ok, speaking of the 50 free songs, the code that came with my player for the 5 free songs wouldn't work when I entered them at connect.com. And I tried to register the device through SonicStage. It put me on hold forever while trying to detect the device. I give up.

Just a warning, I don't think it works with Canon cameras tho.

Keep checking buy.com, they might have it in stock again. If you place order on the backordered item now, you won't get the free shipping. And the 10% is only for buy.com. The shipping cost and tax of VGP-AMC4 at CDW is way to high, which kinda beats the purpose of shopping outside SonyStyle. Buy.com has it for $28, but it is currently backordered. And I have had no luck on Ebay.

Use the 10% off coupon here: http://www.buy.com/retail/coupon.asp?prid=...7073&adid=17662 to make it $215.99

Wow thanks! Now I won't have to worry about ending up with a $250 paperweight in a couple of years.

But the problem is that you can't buy the battery separately. At least not in the US.

Hi, I just had to register to ask you a couple of questions. Where did you get the VGP-CKP1 carrying case and for how much? I have been looking up and down for the VGP-AMC4 case at a decent price, because SonyStyle sells it for $50 after shipping and tax, but have had no luck. VGP-AMC4 is said to have a see-through part so that you can see the LCD without pulling out the player from the case. But I guess I could live with VGP-CKP1. Also, do you know if Sony will be able to replace our batteries 2-3 years down the road?