Pre-purchase enquiry

[AnnEmily]

On the verge of purchasing the s706. I'm having qualms concerning the ease of keeping track of/finding files on this player - so I'd be so grateful if anyone could clarify a couple of points for me.

I'd use the player mainly for listening to audio books which are arranged as follows on my h.d.:

Book 1 (folder)

Chapter 1.mp3

Chapter 2.mp3

Chapter 3.mp3 etc. etc.

Would I be able to arrange my books in the same way on the s706? Could I, for instance, bookmark the file *Chapter 2* at multiple places? or, at the very least, bookmark the start of Chapter 2 and, if I am (let's say) on Book 4, could I retrieve Book 1/Chapter 2 easily? Also, is it definitely possible to resume listening at the last place I was when I turned off?

Thanks, folks, for any clue.

[kerfuffle]

I'm not sure as I don't have one, but I don't think you can bookmark particular places on the NW-S706.

[Shinji Ikeda]

On the verge of purchasing the s706. I'm having qualms concerning the ease of keeping track of/finding files on this player - so I'd be so grateful if anyone could clarify a couple of points for me.

I'd use the player mainly for listening to audio books which are arranged as follows on my h.d.:

Book 1 (folder)

Chapter 1.mp3

Chapter 2.mp3

Chapter 3.mp3 etc. etc.

Would I be able to arrange my books in the same way on the s706? Could I, for instance, bookmark the file *Chapter 2* at multiple places? or, at the very least, bookmark the start of Chapter 2 and, if I am (let's say) on Book 4, could I retrieve Book 1/Chapter 2 easily? Also, is it definitely possible to resume listening at the last place I was when I turned off?

Thanks, folks, for any clue.

Of the current models of the Sony Network Walkmans, only the NW-A800 series supports bookmarks. Additionally, it is only possible to bookmark a track, and not a specific point in a track. If a track is 24:19 minutes, you can not bookmark that track at 10:00 minutes. The NW-S706 has a bug in it, where it will remember the point that was left off when you go from "search mode" to "all tracks mode" back to "search mode". It is not a feature of the Walkman.

All of the current Sony Network Walkmans do however allow the user to resume from the last place that it was left off at. When turning off the NW-S706 (actually this is a sleep mode) all settings are remembered. If you were listening to a specific station on the FM radio.

[AnnEmily]

I might well go for one of the NW-A800 series then. My thanks to both of you for responding.