No, Sony Japan's website says it began on November 30, and lasts until May 31. Please get your facts straight - non-Japanese websites often get their info wrong. http://www.sony.jp/support/p-audio/c..._nw-hd1_2.html As an example, the webmaster of Vaioethics.com sent his HD1 to Sony on...

Kane, This is Japan-only for now. The way they do this is to have delivery people pick up your player, and return it about a week later, it's not an operation the owner can do. I wonder if they might have difficulty doing this outside Japan? The December 24 date is for the Vaio Pocket...

The E10 has many options that you can set to your liking, such as disc access (quick mode, power save, etc) and backlight. The E900's got none of those. The E900 doesn't have group mode. I think the remote's not as easy to use as the E10's. The E900 doesn't have the 6-band EQ or any surround...

I'm already using a player that's the same diameter as the mini's scroll wheel. Trust me, you're going to like that size, that's the real embodiment of being unobstrusive. Mine's got no display. MP3 players are usually all about extra information, so when you buy something without that it's...

Now now! I've been wondering what it'll take for D-EJ915 to say that I'm right!!!! That's a cause for celebration I think the MT770/888's user interface is very nice - great experience to have. Sharp's also got the joystick exactly right, if you think joysticks suck, just wait till...

In case this hasn't already been posted, AV Watch posted a brief review with some very nice shots of the display in action. http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/av/do...203/dev095.htm Like this - the bass/treble adjustment for MP3 playback:

Unless you can any indication that you might be ripped off (not working etc), that's definitely a steal.

I think there's always going to be new products coming out, so if you're always waiting for better value for money, you're just gonna end up hurting yourself (figuratively speaking). Buy something you genuinely like - meaning you're not going to like it less when you see it 40% off as a refurb -...

Music: preset standard in LAME 3.95 or .96 . If AAC then either 128 or 190kbps. I don't use ALAC because for much of my music the bitrate doesn't differ very much from straight wav/aiff. So I'd use wav/aiff for storage and perhaps 256/320 for highest quality on the iPod. Internet radio: abr...

The HD3 is "open-price" in Japan - it doesn't really have an MSRP. The 42,000 is just an "estimate" given by Sony - stores can definitely sell for less (or more) afaik. Filipe, The HD3's battery can be charged via USB. Even if Sony offers to update the HD1/HD2, this feature will not be...

Quote: Originally Posted by dura I've got the NW-HD1 for a few months now. Sonic Stage (2.1) is a complete and utter disaster, the most erratic and counterintuitive program I saw this century. ... The player itself is great; cute, durable, long batterylife, and I love the sound...

Quote: Originally Posted by myself, aka me Isn't it doing the same sort of thing that the Toshiba gigabeat does? I think so. That reminds me, I think the AV Watch review said if you wanted to attach a picture/CD cover to songs on a Gigabeat F (colour screen), you have to do it...

AV Watch reports that Sony Japan will make an update for the Vaio Pocket available on December 24. The update will feature 34 additions and improvements, including gapless MP3 playback ability to transfer MP3 files from the PC overall speed/response improvement new high speed scroll feature

http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/av/do...1130/sony1.htm Japanese release December 10. The HD3 supports MP3 playback. However, VPT acoustic engine & the 6-band EQ will not function during MP3 playback. Instead, you will get an 8-step bass/treble control ("digital sound preset"), like on the...

I took apart my 3G iPod. It's basically not a "faceplate" but an entire upper cabinet that has to be pried open from the bottom cabinet (you can see details of this on the web). Several of the iPod's parts (LCD, wheel) are attached to this upper cabinet, and as far as I can recall, they don't...

I can perceive an interesting "timber" even on stations that don't seem compressed at all by comparison (e.g. the NPR stations). Listening to an CD copy just isn't the same.

Cool review! The main thing that stopped me from buying Samsung flash players is that you have to use their software to transfer music (i.e. not as a mass storage device). Probably not a real disadvantage, but there are so many players out there that you can drag&drop to on the desktop/finder.

Quote: Originally Posted by blessingx they were never a 'serious text reader'. I don't read eBooks, I basically just want to read various chunks of text I get online - news clippings, emails, etc. Many articles are over the iPod's text file size limit, so in that sense PDAs (I've...

blessingx, In my case I don't give credit to that functionality because I need more than just a viewer. The 4k limit on text notes also totally prevents me from using it as a serious text reader. My biggest gripe with PDAs is that they complicate really simple things. With all the $ I've...

Quote: Originally Posted by Ojjorz but you don't need software to put your music on it, a definate plus. I forgot to mention that! In the pictures you'll see some kind of software for both the MuVo2 and the Carbon, but you don't have to use them.

I've got the iPod mini, and I love its user interface - as a Mac user you won't be disappointed. The main consideration is battery life: the 8-hour will seem shorter than 8, because the hard drive often has to be turned on to skip tracks. The Rio Carbon is rated for 20 hours' on paper: even if...

blue meanie, Now there's ATRAC3plus 256kbps. It's possible that that's equal to or better than ATRAC(1) Type-R... Quote: Originally Posted by redshifter whoops. i meant atrac3 type r. Honey, how can I say this, there's no such thing *wink wink* Type R may be "bundled" in...

Quote: Originally Posted by Beach123456 and is it still worth it to get an amp that would be run though a headphone out? Yes, yes, and yes. Every piece of equipment I've got - good quality or not so good - sound better when hooked up to an amp

Perhaps the Sony Vaio A. The optional AV Dock has an S-Master digital amp built in. The connection between the laptop and this dock is digital (S/PDIF). Speaker cables are used instead of the usual miniplug (1/8"). (the cheaper A's don't have the dock, and if you configure everything from...

Redshifter, Atrac Type R is the version that came after version 4.5 As a long time MD user, I think it's much easier to record from an external source to MD than to any MP3 player currently available. MD portables are made so you can monitor the incoming sound, adjust recording level so...