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Sony Reveals Walkman A-Series

Posted 09/16/09 at 05:43:10 PM  by Jason Barry

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Sony announced their latest in the Walkman line of players, the NW-A840 series. The new Walkman comes in at 7.2mm, a touch thicker than the latest iPod Nano (6.2mm). However, it also sports capacities up to 64GB. You are going to pay for it though. The 64GB A-series Walkman (NW-A847) will set you back almost $450.

What does that hefty price tag get you? A 2.8in OLED display (no touch screen) with TV-Out capability, FM radio, digital noise cancelling and premium MDR-EX300SL ear buds in the box. The device also boasts on-screen lyric display. Further, it offers a smattering of popular format compatibilities as well as battery life lasting for 29 hours of music (at 128kbps) and 9 hours of video (at 384kbps).

It could be a tough sell in the US, especially where iPods dominate the portable-player market. The new line is due to be available on October 31st. Do you think it has enough appeal to edge out some iPod Nano market share?

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TAGS: mobile, MP3 Player, hardware, consumer electronics, Walkman, ipod nano
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avatarI got my zune Hd 16gb and

Submitted by thegamepro on Thu, 09/17/2009 - 2:53pm

I got my zune Hd 16gb and thats all I need.

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avatarOverkill

Submitted by Caboose on Thu, 09/17/2009 - 6:34am

 I'm still trying to figure out why all that stuff is needed. I can see needing an LCD screen for track selection, and FM tuner is nice if you need or want to listen to the radio for a bit instead of your music. But video out? lyric display? Can anyone explain why I need Lyrics displayed on a tiny 2" screen? If I'm on the bus, the last thing I want is for some tone deaf person belting out lyrics badly...

And then that brings me to the new iPod Nano! Why the FUCK, does it need a camera?! It's a goddamn MP3 player!!

 

-= I don't want to be dead, I want to be alive! Or... a cowboy! =-

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avatarSexy...

Submitted by K0BALT on Wed, 09/16/2009 - 11:16pm

... I'll take anything over an iPod. you're paying for the name. ill never own an ipod or iphone regardless of compatibility. ZuneHD, ftw. i hate portable players in general. My Alpine head unit in my car takes usb's, so i have all my music on a nice big USB drive for it. none of this alternate f-ing around with an external player. why would i use an ipod when i can preload 64gb of music on a flash and throw it in my car. im not a douche who jogs or works out. either way.... apple..... fail. if i had t use one... ZUNEhd... ftw.

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avatarSince when are people who

Submitted by lunchbox73 on Thu, 09/17/2009 - 5:20am

Since when are people who jog or work out "douches"? I think you meant "healthy."

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avatarI've never owned an Apple

Submitted by strykyr on Wed, 09/16/2009 - 10:03pm

I've never owned an Apple product.  Don't really want to either.

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avatarJust bought a BEAUTIFUL...

Submitted by Biceps on Wed, 09/16/2009 - 3:56pm

I just purchased a beautiful MP3 player from Creative Labs yesterday on NewEgg.com, with 32 Gigs of memory for $229... so the walkman is looking just a tiny bit expensive in comparison.

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