gangstakid27 Posted October 17, 2009 Report Share Posted October 17, 2009 ive had the walkman x for about 4 weeks now and i love it but does anybody know if sony is going to release a firmware update for it because it really needs one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Anthony Posted October 18, 2009 Report Share Posted October 18, 2009 Needs one based on what? Sony only update firmware to remove bugs. They certainly don't add features via FW updates. If you want more ( or different) features you'll have to buy a new Walkman. I'm not supporting SONY in any way BTW, in fact I'm getting fairly pissed off with them operating closed systems in an increasingly open world. I have spent years criticizing our fruity friends on a number of points (particularly SQ on the iPod) but I have to say that I am extremely tempted to buy the iPhone next time I'm due an upgrade. I still adore SONY Walkman SQ but if you want a better multi-function device ( I think that may be what you're looking for ) you will have look elsewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Stuge Posted October 18, 2009 Report Share Posted October 18, 2009 Welcome to Sonyinsider ! like anthony said firmware is released to remove bugs mostly .you haven't mentioned why you think it needs one .can you elaborate a bit ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 whistler Posted October 30, 2009 Report Share Posted October 30, 2009 Gapless play back, better web browser, gapless play back, scrolling song title a la pocket vaio and maybe gapless play back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 gangstakid27 Posted November 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2009 Gapless play back, better web browser, gapless play back, scrolling song title a la pocket vaio and maybe gapless play back ive had my walkman for 2 months already and its amazing its just they need fix some stuff. when you transfer pictures you cant zoom in to the picture and stuff like that and well everyone knows the web browser is uh terrible they also need to bring back gapless play back. Hey just think about it like this if apple can update the ipod touch every month with pointless features then why cant sony do that with the walkman x i mean its capable of getting updates but they dont update the thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Anthony Posted November 2, 2009 Report Share Posted November 2, 2009 ive had my walkman for 2 months already and its amazing its just they need fix some stuff. when you transfer pictures you cant zoom in to the picture and stuff like that and well everyone knows the web browser is uh terrible they also need to bring back gapless play back. Hey just think about it like this if apple can update the ipod touch every month with pointless features then why cant sony do that with the walkman x i mean its capable of getting updates but they dont update the thing. Company policy? Company culture? Who knows, what I DO believe is that they need to change this policy (or culture) or people will leave them. To be honest I think this "lack of updates" issue with SONY is much worse than the ATRAC debacle of old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 gangstakid27 Posted November 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2009 Company policy? Company culture? Who knows, what I DO believe is that they need to change this policy (or culture) or people will leave them. To be honest I think this "lack of updates" issue with SONY is much worse than the ATRAC debacle of old. sony could make a killing by updating the walkman it could use a better web browser( like webkit) and improve the stability because it freezes occasionally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Avrin Posted November 11, 2009 Report Share Posted November 11, 2009 Forget about gapless playback. It's an atavism like ATRAC and SonicStage. More fancy screens and flashing LEDs is what the general user wants, and SONY won't disappoint them. If several disappointed users worried about gapless playback and sound quality stop buying SONY products - this won't change anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 tds101 Posted November 16, 2009 Report Share Posted November 16, 2009 All I know is there's a rumor of a 64gb X Series for the beginning of 2010, and it MIGHT be running Andriod,........................... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 darrencouch Posted November 26, 2009 Report Share Posted November 26, 2009 All I know is there's a rumor of a 64gb X Series for the beginning of 2010, and it MIGHT be running Andriod,........................... A Sony product running free software? Preposterous! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 LG1 Posted November 28, 2009 Report Share Posted November 28, 2009 new firmware out which fixes browser v1.10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 jameskirl Posted November 29, 2009 Report Share Posted November 29, 2009 new firmware out which fixes browser v1.10 Hi, I updated yesterday from v1.02 firmware to v1.10. I see the browser now is much improved. Can someone tell me what else has been improved since version v1.02 to v.1.10? I have not been able to find any details online. Just a note. The main new function I would be interested in is on the fly playlists. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 dinbouk Posted December 1, 2009 Report Share Posted December 1, 2009 hello, does someone know if the sound of this player is limited if you buy it in the USA? tHANKS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 gangstakid27 Posted December 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2009 the new update 1.10 still hasnt hit u.s and what sony needs to do know is put out more awesome fw updates like change the ui a little bit or add like a facebook or myspace app just these little things that sony can do to make people want to keep there walkman x. Oh yah and dont forget full qwerty keyboard but if they cant do that then there just gonna make people buy another walkman x in 2010. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Spoonman Posted December 7, 2009 Report Share Posted December 7, 2009 hello, does someone know if the sound of this player is limited if you buy it in the USA? tHANKS I don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Anthony Posted December 8, 2009 Report Share Posted December 8, 2009 if they cant do that then there just gonna make people buy another walkman x in 2010. ....................makes sense to me. Isn't there money to be made out of forcing consumers to buy the next model? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 oldskoold Posted December 9, 2009 Report Share Posted December 9, 2009 I suppose this is old new to most: http://support.sony-europe.com/dna/downloads/firmware/firmware.aspx?site=odw_en_GB&m=NWZ-X1060&f=NWZ_X1050_X1060_V110_FW_UPG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 gangstakid27 Posted December 11, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2009 but now that i think about it a android powered walkman x with bigger oled like 3.5, less expensive and even better sound quality then sony would make a killing in the market. The zune hd is the best deal right 16gb for 220 and 32gb for 289 thats amazing but i have a walkman x because the sound quality is just to amazing to pass up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ive had the walkman x for about 4 weeks now and i love it but does anybody know if sony is going to release a firmware update for it because it really needs one.
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