Quote: Originally Posted by bjackson You can pick up E4s new for 180. I LOVE my E4s OH MY I WILL ORDER THEM RIGHT NOW!! where?!? do they come in black too?

what about between $100-200? i currently have HDR-EX51LP but lost the ear coverings and now i'm wearing the ones too big and it's horribly uncomfortable.

i currently have a sony nw-hd3 and there's an option for line out, through the headphone jack for connecting with external devices, i.e. in the car so that all the volume control is done through the car stereo itself. does the ipod have a similiar setting or is this done only through the dock port?

Quote: Originally Posted by cs1323 Btw, at iTunes you can preview video clips.. does the size of the preview window supposed to be the size of the iPod? i'm curious of that too

very good question

i would be ECSTATIC if i can have GREAT sound quality on a 60gb player...dont even care about the video

What about the audio quality issues with the old jack? Does this one sound the same, better or worse?

how does the audio quality of the X5L comapare with the nw-hd3/5? what about the ipod?

how does the audio quality compare though? what about creative players? the NW-HD5H is about $450 through an importer, out of my budget.

I love the sound quality of my NW-HD3 but I maxed out the hard drive in only a few months. Every new player from most manufacturers only goes up to 20gb (What!) except mainly the ipod. I have read that the color ipods have audio quality issues due to the plug that outputs to the TV. However, I...

Quote: Originally Posted by Michael1980 Does it not have the LiIOn battery though? In which case what you are doing is horrible for it and you should not go below 30% and ideally recharge at 60. what you suggest is for normal usage but its best to fully charge and fully drain it...

Quote: Originally Posted by hawkfire kane3030, I tested the HD3 times against the Sony claim of battery life and I am presuming that Sonys claims of battery life are based on tests using the lowest bitrate possible. This of course is based on my own test results as follows...

everytime i have charged the unit, i have done so by first making sure it was completely empty, then leaving it plugged in overnight. i know this is the best way to condition the battery so maybe my results will improve.

i have had my nw-hd3 for about a week and i don't think i get more than 10 hours of battery life. i only listen to mp3s (with a min bitrate of 192) and am constantly skipping tracks on shuffle, i assume that would be why and that battery life with this behavior would be dismal on the ipod (it...

Quote: Originally Posted by Sphinx89 are there any cases for the HD3? that's what i'd like to know

nothing is coming up on ebay and i tried google with no luck. where can i find a compatible sony stereo? sony's website doesnt have a list of their car stereos.

i currently connect all of my audio devices to my stereo with a cassette adapter. however, the nw-hd3 (as most sony portables) have a remote jack. does sony (or any other car stereo manufacturer) have an adapter to connect this to the stereo? if so, this would be great to be able to use...

Quote: Originally Posted by Shattered Pre-ordered it on Amazon.co.uk - it says it's due to ship on 19th Dec but I'd be surprised if I actually receive it Monday. I did next day delivery for an extra fiver. grrrr too bad i live in the us, thanks

where did you find out this information?

i read that you can send sony back the nw-hd1 and they would upgrade the firmware to play mp3 files. has anyone done this?

Quote: Originally Posted by Shattered Thanks for the detailed review Mavis. I've pre-ordered one and should hopefully get it Monday (20th). Whilst I'm waiting for it, I thought I'd download SonicStage 2.3 and start importing my MP3s. Now I've never used SS before and if it wasn't for...