Sony 4 GB Walkman Video MP3 Player (Red) Review

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(More customer reviews)The Sony NWZ-S616 has a lot of good going for it, and I'd recommend just a few improvements.

Good: Excellent battery life, beautiful screen, navigation and buttons very intuitive (dedicated volume button a HUGE plus), and really top-notch sound quality - I'd rank it right up there with iAudio/Cowon mp3 players easily. The ability to support playlists, and its wide array of music play options is a plus (play by genre, year, artist, album, etc). Big plus is drag-and-drop capability (on a PC). No proprietary software needed. Nice form factor, too - not as thin as an iPod nano (3 gen) but, not as wide either.

Lacking: Needs a firmware update so you can delete files from the player! Really, there ought to be a way to delete accidentally uploaded music that you just don't care to listen to without having to hook the player up to your PC. Not good. Another firmware update suggestion would be to make possible a way to preview the next song (correct me if I'm wrong, but I couldn't find a way to do this).

Also, it would be nice to have the option to buy some accessories for the player, but noooo...Sony's dragging its feet on getting these available to the public, and at this time, no third-party accessories to be found.

Overall, a great player with a lot of upside if you're looking for great sound quality and flexible play options.

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Product Description:
The NWZ-S616F Walkman Video MP3 player combines a powerful digital music player with a 1.8" QVGA LCD screen9 for hours of multimedia entertainment. Available in black, red or pink, the 4GB1 player weighs less than 2 ounces yet provides the capacity to store up to 2,300 songs. A built-in FM tuner lets you listen to your favorite radio stations, or use the LCD screen to play back hours of high-quality video and view JPEG photo images. Slim and stylish, the NWZ-S616F is the perfect MP3 player for your mobile multimedia lifestyle.

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