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Hey all, I wasn't going to get another sony. But a local appliance store is selling these starting tomorrow for $79.99 USD. It seems like this samll 8GB would be great for the gym. I ahvent kept up on the newer models. Is this that great of a deal as it sounds? Anyone have problems with these? Here is the link: http://www.abcwarehouse.com/product_catalo...p~prod_id~43806 Thanks Weaves

Instant Classic p.s. why does it automatically reduce my image?

Juli, I searched this whole thread and noticed something quite odd. Not one single person has even thanked you for raising this awareness. Thank you Juli for bringing this to our attention. However, it may be too late for me. Now that the Zune 2.0 is gapless and plays WMA Lossless-it looks like a better option these days. I will probably keep my HD5 until it dies, then see what players have the features I need at that point.

Stuge, My plan is to stick with ATRAC, but only until my HD5 hard drive goes, and I cannot replace it myself. When that happens, I will probably go with a Zune 80 and WMA Lossless. Unless Sony comes back to gapless and with larger capacities.

Here might be your new answer. A 80gb Zune (now gapless) for only $239. I might join the dark side with this one. http://www.amazon.com/Zune-Digital-Media-P...5178&sr=1-1

Hey all, Starting tomorrow (Sunday April 27) Circuit City will have the 2GB NW815 on sale for $69usd

Good Find Buggy, I want one!

Under Sonic Stage >Tools>Options>Location to saved imported files I think you can transfer from here.

Hello All, I know that Windows Media Player does NOT currently allow for gapless decoding. Has anyone tried to test gapless using something other than WMP to load songs on the new flash players? I know that it is also player dependent, but seems to me, that AAC without using WMP may work. Thanks

A note about Gapless in WMP 11: I can rip a CD to gapless in Windows Media Player 11, even plays back gapless on my pc. However, WMP does NOT allow a gapless burn of that same CD. I wonder if this may have to do with why the new Sony's and Zunes do NOT play gapless?

Debbie, Best of luck on the upgrade. The only thing I notice is that you do have the newer model. Both my models were released prior to 4.3. Let us know if the upgrade fixes your problem. Weaves

Debbie, I have been using SS 4.2 for a while now with no problems. I use it for both my HD5 and e507. Do you mean both players at once? Others may be able to help you with yoiur specific units, since I don't own them, but ss 4.2 can handle multiple players. Good Luck

If only they were gapless!

Here is the link: http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/071017/japan_sony_toshiba.html

Thanks All This looked like a great deal. Now I'm worried about the problems. I will probably not buy. Also, do the US FM stations come in on this unit?

Thanks AntiPod, But keep in mind, that with the Shure 310k iem, I pretty much have noice cancelling anyway.

Thanks, Is the quality that much improved over an HD5 or NW-E507? I would bet the headphones would almost make it worth the price. Especially since I use Shures. I could sell the headphones to cover half the cost.

Hey all, I never bough the S7xx series, but this does seem like a great price for a 4GB model: http://cgi.ebay.com/Sony-Walkman-NW-S706F-...1QQcmdZViewItem http://www.jr.com/JRProductPage.process?Product=4186946 Is this a great deal?

I thought I read somewhere that WMP 11 is gapless. Is that true? If yes, could this player still be gapless (like previous ones)?

Scroll down this link: http://crave.cnet.com/?tag=cnetfd.blogs This unit does nothing for me. I have my HD5 until it breaks. Hopefully. by then, there will larger flash players (32gb). Here is my summary (FWIW): I can't justify paying anywhere over $200 US when I paid @ $250 for my HD5 two years ago.The funny thing is that Sony always claimed more battery life because of ATRAC. If that was true, we should see decreased battery life. If no decreased battery life, they were probably lying for ATRAC's sake.If no gapless- why shouldn't I buy another player? Sony is just daring me to buy an iPod next, and I've supported Sony since early minidisc days. September 5th may be a big day for me now.

Good catch Akai. I wonder if it has anything to do with this post: http://www.atraclife.com/forums/index.php?...amp;#entry26344 And if you add in this link: http://www1.messe-berlin.de/vip8_1/website..._IFA/index.html Maybe an announcement then?

Sorry, I wanted to clarify a few things: 1) yes, no 800 series as of now. 2) The ad did NOT included any current USA models. Not that they dont sell them, but why dont they advertise them anymore? Thanks

Well, I received my weekly ads in the paper today, including a seperate two page ad for all Sony products. The ad included PC's, headphones, blu-ray, dvd, etc. The only products missing from the ad - every personal audio product. Looks like they gave up the fight in the US market. Well, I will use my HD5 till it dies, then find another unit.

Or is this what you guys were referring to: http://money.iwon.com/jsp/nw/nwdt_rt_top.j...-d8pbb7i80&

Sorry guys, DAPreview.net has the story and pics of the new China units.