Sony 8 GB Walkman Video MP3 Player (Black)

• High Quality Video Playback at 30 frames per second
• Up to 33 Hours Battery
• 2.0" QVGA LCD Screen
• Compatible with Secure Windows Media Audio
• Video Codec Support: MPEG 4, AVC Baseline

Amazon.com Product Description:
Rock with your favorite music, watch crystal clear full-motion video and enjoy your photos on a beautiful color-rich screen with the NWZ-A818BLK Walkman Video MP3 player. The slim-line player lets you see it all on its high-resolution 2" QVGA LCD screen. Small enough to slip into a bag or pocket, the 8GB NWZ-S818BLK Walkman Video MP3 player can store up to 5,050 songs, 30 hours of video or hundreds of photographs, giving you the delight of multimedia entertainment anytime, anyplace. Also available in silver. 8GB Built-in Memory Store up to 5,050 Songs or up to 30H 40M of video on your Walkman video MP3 Player and never be without your entertainment again. High Quality Video Playback Playback your favorite videos right on the player using MPEG 4 and M4V profile at 30 frames per second. Battery Life With up to 33 hours of audio playback and up to 8 hours of video playback you don't have to worry about charging your player. 2.0" QVGA LCD Screen Easily view your movies, photos and music information on the high quality, 320x240 display. Compatible with Secure Windows Media Audio Giving you more options than ever for downloading and listening to music. MP3/WMA/AAC Audio Codec Support Supports playback of MP3 and WMA DRM and non-DRM audio files downloaded from multiple sources. Also supports non-DRM AAC content, giving you multiple options for downloading music the way you want. 4 Clear Audio Technologies Digital Sound Enhancement Engine(DSEE), Clear Bass, Clear Stereo and EX Series Headphones give an enhanced listening experience. Clear Bass enahnces the bass sound, minimizing distortion while Clear Stereo reduces the leaking from one channel to another. DSEE restores the higher sound frequency lost when creating compressed music files, thus reproducing a sound quality closer to the original CD quality. Time Machine Shuffle Shuffle play among songs from a randomly selected year. (Information will come from CD information that is downloaded from the Gracenote CDDB) Music Search Search for music on your Walkman video player by All Songs, Album, Artist, Genre, Release Year, Folder and Playlists. Initial Search Use the first letter of the song, album or artist to easily find the music you are looking for. Bi-Directional LCD Display Watch your videos and view your photographs either vertically or horizontally by adjusting the screen to the orientation you prefer. What's in the Box NWZ-A818BLK Walkman Video MP3 player, USB Cable (22 pin to USB), MDR-EX082 Headphones and extension cord, CD-ROM with Windows Media Player 11 and MP3 Conversion Tools, Quick Start Guide, Adaptor Plate (for optional 22 pin cradle).

Fantastic Player (After You Format It):
I've had this player for a couple of months now, and me and this player didn't get along until recently. First all of the good stuff: The battery life is incredible, the sound is the best I've heard from any MP3 player, it feels very sturdy, and the screen is easy to look at. However, almost all of that was overwhelmed by the interface between the player and the computer sucking so bad. You use windows explorer and media player to load and delete songs off of the player. And this never worked right. It took at LEAST a whole minute to delete a single song. That doesn't sound like much, but when you want to delete some stuff off so you can put other music on, sitting there for 60 seconds per song is a major pain. And the sync feature with window's media player wouldn't update songs. For instance, if I loaded a song onto the player and I didn't realize I put a typo in the title, the only way I could update the file was to delete it off the player (which took ages), and then reload it (which took an equally long time). Deleting and then loading an entire album could take anywhere from 5 to 20 minutes. Total pain. So I got fed up, and decided to format the player. Just delete everything. Now, it works like a charm! Deleting is fast, loading is fast, the sync feature works, it's absolutely fantastic. So now it sounds great, is well built, and all of that...and the software works! Hooray!

Not perfect, but close:
I got this player because it's time for larger storage capacity than my 1GB Cowon iAudio G3. If you think you can live with the cons listed below, it's the right player for you. Pros: 1. Sleeker appearance than iAudio and not much bigger. 2. The reset button. I haven't used it, but with iAudio I had to re-load the software twice in the two years I own it. Cons: 1. No radio. 2. No voice recorder. 3. Can't delete songs without hooking up to the computer. 4. 99% of the Chinese song tags show up as gibberish, while iAudio decodes them all. Pro or con depending on your preference: 1. Uses rechargable battery rather than AA battery. 2. The sound is good but a bit jarring for my taste compared to iAudio's smooth, rich sound.

Forget iPod:
Sony NWZ-A818 8GB is the best MP3 player period. easy to use,the screen is just great to read your song titles & watch videos I couldn't be happier with mine

Ahhhhhhh.......Yes!:
Finally, an electronic product that really 'just works,' as they say over at Apple Inc. My advice: Just buy it! Pros: The sound quality is awesome. The bundled headphones are well designed and provide crisp, clean sound. Media can be played by folder as well as artist, album, etc. The screen clarity is brilliant. You can play wav files! The drag and drop is amazingly fast and simple. No additional software is required, although software is included with the player. When you have added new tracks, the update library prompt is very speedy, unlike the Sansa player. It is sleek and light. The battery lasts forever. Cons: For me there are none, but don't expect to be able to record or listen to the radio.

5+ Stars...Buy it!:
I'm not going to go into an in depth review here. I will just say that this is an AWESOME product from Sony. The sound quality is absolutely mind blowing. I've never heard any other Mp3 player that even compares to the sound quality with this unit. I would buy this model again in a heartbeat. The price is also a really good value. Buy it and you won't be sorry. Get the Sony case too. It is worth the extra $$!