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just keep windows updated. think media player 11 has to be installed for the media transfer protocol to work
you dont need to use mp11 though. just drag/drop in explorer or use something else. winamp works for one.
just keep windows updated. think media player 11 has to be installed for the media transfer protocol to work
you dont need to use mp11 though. just drag/drop in explorer or use something else. winamp works for one.
One of the things that stood out to me about the Sony was the prospect of not having to install undesired software just to transfer files. Thanks for the info.
well trying the player out for a bit longer, i notice the video is actually a bit washed out.
i know its not the screen limitation, when one brings up the seek bar at the bottom its black is darker than the black on the video, which is especially noticeable when the content is letterboxed. i wonder if they'll fix this with a new firmware? i think some reviewers don't notice because the included video sample is full screen making it less noticeable.
The software has preset for the different devices in easy mode so thats what I use. I think they are MP4's though.
yea it has limited settings as i remember. i tried it again, its mpeg4.
i tried doing h264 again on the walkman, it failed like last time. 512kbps 320x240 psp settings in xilisoft converter, tried level 1.0-1.3, all fail to play:P almost any bitrate in mpeg4 is fine though, dunno whats up with the cranky h264 support.
the fifa demo video that comes with it is Video: MPEG4 Video (H264) 320x240 29.97fps [Video]
Audio: AAC 48000Hz stereo 1536Kbps [Audio]
so somethings gotta work
The clear case is the official Sony one, in some countries you can buy it off sonystyle.com, in others like Denmark and possibly USA it is not available.
I asked my local Sony store but they cannot take it home.
I bought it off ebay, seller ace_of_bicycle2004 - silly name but it arrived from Japan 3 days later by express post, bubble packed, in original packaging inside so I am happy.
The soft case is from Burning Love - Lifestyle Accessoires - Home of the Smoking Pouch!
The site is in German, I am sure I once saw it in English as well but I can't find it now.
Even if it says "for iphone" or whatever they do all their cases in custom sizes at the same price as listed.
I ordered from them 3 times, they are reliable, not sure if they ship outside of Europe but possibly. If you need help ordering due to German PM me since I speak it a little.
The NWZA728 is available at my local Best Buy and I am considering buying one but I want to confirm that I would not need to install any software in order to transfer songs to the Walkman. Is this correct?
You can drag-and-drop, it works fine, for some mysterious reason the "year" tag of your mp3's does not transfer but that's the only problem. Means that "time machine shuffle" does not work.
If you have WMP you can sync with that, in that case the "year" tag gets transferred over. You can also use Mediamonkey, I personally loathe that program but people here seem to like it, why I do not understand.
The player comes with a Sony program as well, it is very poor and you don't need to install it. In fact you don't need to install anything, cudos to Sony for this.
One of the things that stood out to me about the Sony was the prospect of not having to install undesired software just to transfer files. Thanks for the info.
Its MTP on Windows but on OSX or Linux I think its UMS. Perhaps someone else can confirm this?
Its MTP on Windows but on OSX or Linux I think its UMS. Perhaps someone else can confirm this?
That΄s correct although you can get the Walkman to work as UMS on Windows as well. The benefits are limited, however, as drag and drop works parallel to MTP syncing.
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