z-iron Posted April 2, 2008 Report Share Posted April 2, 2008 So I bought an a829 in Japan to replace some old 2gb sony one where the headphone jack gave out after I accidentally dropped it a few too many times. Here are a bunch of pictures (some of them are blurry): http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/41/img0320jh2.jpghttp://img405.imageshack.us/img405/9048/img0321ar7.jpgShot of the supplied equipment... there are headphones (S / M / L size tips), a wm-port / usb cable, and some stand http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/7112/img0324uv5.jpgThe menus are Japanese-only, but text can appear in English http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/5025/img0329rs1.jpgA little bit thicker than a pencil. http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/9608/img0330oi0.jpghttp://img409.imageshack.us/img409/3258/img0333ij8.jpghttp://img261.imageshack.us/img261/9316/img0334gq9.jpghttp://img91.imageshack.us/img91/3065/img0335mr9.jpgThis is the leather case accessory. http://img363.imageshack.us/img363/7085/img0337tu3.jpgSome instructions http://img512.imageshack.us/img512/6678/img0339zl2.jpgPicture of the player with the case onhttp://img374.imageshack.us/img374/2203/img0341tf9.jpgThere is a sort of keychain..Notes: the supplied headphones are very good, on the go playlists are there, the menu is easy to navigate, it doesn't feel as solid as the nw-hd5 (the case material is probably different), lots of customization available with the equalizers / noise cancelling / etc If there are any questions, ask away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kino170878 Posted April 2, 2008 Report Share Posted April 2, 2008 No Atrac means no gapless? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stuge Posted April 2, 2008 Report Share Posted April 2, 2008 @ Z-iron I will suggest you to code the images in this fashion [img=http://www.abcd.jpg]and thanks for sharing picture with the community . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
z-iron Posted April 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2008 It won't let me use those tag things when I go to edit it... ??? If someone can fix it, go ahead.The software supplied was a Japanese version of Sonicstage... I installed the SS 4.3 Asia-Pacific version. I am guessing gapless works, but I don't have any atrac3plus format songs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schumacher Posted April 4, 2008 Report Share Posted April 4, 2008 those earphone look like the ones which came with the s700 with noise cancelling. correct me if i am wrong.. but the a829 has bluetooth but no noise canceling... and if i am wrong, which of the new series has nosse canceling ? from what i remember only the new s700 series has noise cancelling.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stuge Posted April 4, 2008 Report Share Posted April 4, 2008 those earphone look like the ones which came with the s700 with noise cancelling. correct me if i am wrong.. but the a829 has bluetooth but no noise canceling... and if i am wrong, which of the new series has nosse canceling ? from what i remember only the new s700 series has noise cancelling....If I'm right japanese version has both NC and Bluetooth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
z-iron Posted April 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2008 the supplied earphones can cancel noise; there is a switch (like the hold button) on top of the player that can turn noise cancelling on / off. very similar to the nw-a9xx series in japan. one very curious thing about the supplied headphones: the plug is the same size of any other one, except there is a bit jutting out the side, so if you try to plug it into any other mp3 player / computer / etc, it won't work. the nw-a829 accomodates the little part jutting out... (think of it as a key fitting into lock type A (nw-a829)... if you try to put the key into lock type B (pretty much any other headphone plug, it will not fit)). i just noticed it now when i went to plug it into my computer. an annoying tactic by sony. the player is capable of bluetooth as well, but I have not had the opportunity to test it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
z-iron Posted April 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2008 update: gapless works if you use the atrac codec. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zizone_ Posted April 26, 2008 Report Share Posted April 26, 2008 JP version support ATRAC and comes with built-in NC function with bluetooth models only. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bogon07 Posted April 28, 2008 Report Share Posted April 28, 2008 the supplied earphones can cancel noise; there is a switch (like the hold button) on top of the player that can turn noise cancelling on / off. very similar to the nw-a9xx series in japan. one very curious thing about the supplied headphones: the plug is the same size of any other one, except there is a bit jutting out the side, so if you try to plug it into any other mp3 player / computer / etc, it won't work. the nw-a829 accomodates the little part jutting out... (think of it as a key fitting into lock type A (nw-a829)... if you try to put the key into lock type B (pretty much any other headphone plug, it will not fit)). i just noticed it now when i went to plug it into my computer. an annoying tactic by sony. the player is capable of bluetooth as well, but I have not had the opportunity to test it.They soundlike the NC022 noisecancelling earphones that come with the S705/6. They also come with an extension cord that has the lug & notch in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpopking Posted May 9, 2008 Report Share Posted May 9, 2008 Hi z-iron,Congrats on your new player. Do you know if the Asia-Pacific version of SS 4.3 will work on the English version of Windows XP? Is the program in English and does it support the A829 with Atrac encoded files? I am really interested in purchasing this model. Take care.BTW great pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
z-iron Posted May 27, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2008 Yes, the Asia-Pacific SS 4.3 is in English, and it supports atrac encoded files. I didn't install this on XP, but on Vista... but if it works on Vista, it should work on XP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stuge Posted May 27, 2008 Report Share Posted May 27, 2008 @ jpopking :you can try it ,but Sonic Stage (English version )is not compatible with Japanese version of A829. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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