Sony 8 GB Walkman Video MP3 Player (Black) | 
 enlarge | Brand: Sony
Category: CE
List Price: $199.95
Buy New: $100.94
You Save: $99.01 (50%)
New (30) Used (2) Refurbished (5) from $79.99
Rating:  107 reviews
Sales Rank: 1559
Color: BLACK
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Display Size: 2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 1.3 x 5.8 x 6.6
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: NWZA818BLK
Model: NWZA818BLK
UPC: 027242721579
EAN: 0027242721579
ASIN: B000VAKI60
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | High Quality Video Playback at 30 frames per second | | • | Up to 33 Hours Battery | | • | 2.0" QVGA LCD Screen | | • | Compatible with Secure Windows Media Audio | | • | Video Codec Support: MPEG 4, AVC Baseline |
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Product Description
Jam out to your favorite music, watch crystal clear full-motion video and enjoy your photos on a beautiful color-rich screen with the NWZ-A818BLK Walkman(R) Video MP3 player. The slim-line player lets you see it all on its high-resolution 2" QVGA LCD screen. It supports playback of MP3 and WMA DRM and non-DRM audio files downloaded from multiple sources, as well as non-DRM AAC content, giving you multiple options for downloading music the way you want. Small enough to slip into a bag or pocket, the 2GB NWZ-S818BLK Walkman(R) Video MP3 player can store up to 5,050 songs, over 30 hours of video or hundreds of photographs, giving you the delight of multimedia entertainment anytime, anyplace. MP3/WMA/AAC Audio Codec Support 4 Clear Audio Technologies Utilizes 4 Clear Audio Technologies to reproduce crystal clear, CD-quality audio Time Machine Shuffle plays among songs from a randomly selected year Bi-Directional LCD Display
Amazon.com Product Description
Rock with your favorite music, watch crystal clear full-motion video and enjoy your photos on a beautiful color-rich screen with the NWZ-A818BLK Walkman Video MP3 player. The slim-line player lets you see it all on its high-resolution 2" QVGA LCD screen. Small enough to slip into a bag or pocket, the 8GB NWZ-S818BLK Walkman Video MP3 player can store up to 5,050 songs, 30 hours of video or hundreds of photographs, giving you the delight of multimedia entertainment anytime, anyplace. Also available in silver. 8GB Built-in Memory
Store up to 5,050 Songs or up to 30H 40M of video on your Walkman video MP3 Player and never be without your entertainment again. High Quality Video Playback
Playback your favorite videos right on the player using MPEG 4 and M4V profile at 30 frames per second. Battery Life
With up to 33 hours of audio playback and up to 8 hours of video playback you don't have to worry about charging your player. 2.0" QVGA LCD Screen
Easily view your movies, photos and music information on the high quality, 320x240 display. Compatible with Secure Windows Media Audio
Giving you more options than ever for downloading and listening to music. MP3/WMA/AAC Audio Codec Support
Supports playback of MP3 and WMA DRM and non-DRM audio files downloaded from multiple sources. Also supports non-DRM AAC content, giving you multiple options for downloading music the way you want. 4 Clear Audio Technologies
Digital Sound Enhancement Engine(DSEE), Clear Bass, Clear Stereo and EX Series Headphones give an enhanced listening experience. Clear Bass enahnces the bass sound, minimizing distortion while Clear Stereo reduces the leaking from one channel to another. DSEE restores the higher sound frequency lost when creating compressed music files, thus reproducing a sound quality closer to the original CD quality. Time Machine Shuffle
Shuffle play among songs from a randomly selected year. (Information will come from CD information that is downloaded from the Gracenote CDDB) Music Search
Search for music on your Walkman video player by All Songs, Album, Artist, Genre, Release Year, Folder and Playlists. Initial Search
Use the first letter of the song, album or artist to easily find the music you are looking for. Bi-Directional LCD Display
Watch your videos and view your photographs either vertically or horizontally by adjusting the screen to the orientation you prefer. What's in the Box
NWZ-A818BLK Walkman Video MP3 player, USB Cable (22 pin to USB), MDR-EX082 Headphones and extension cord, CD-ROM with Windows Media Player 11 and MP3 Conversion Tools, Quick Start Guide, Adaptor Plate (for optional 22 pin cradle).
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| Customer Reviews: Read 102 more reviews...
 A perfect player, but a bit too late to the market. November 4, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Simply, the best audio/video player on the market. I had a Creative Zen device, an iPod, a Sansa, and finally settled on a Walkman.
Audio quality is excellent; videos even on the small screen look sharp; navigation buttons and controls are intuitive and easy to use. Compared to all other players, the Sony gadget has incredible battery life. This is very important for me, because I use it non-stop for several hours a day( mostly for listening to lectures/podcasts and audiobooks).
Another important advantage - the player doesn't lock you into a specific content management software, like iPod does. I've been able to hook it up to various computers and transfer files using MediaMonkey, Windows Media Player, WinAmp, iTunes, and whatever was available on my friends' computers. You can even use it without any special software! Just put your content into a folder, connect your Walkman to a USB port, and drag-and-drop your folder onto the device. This works especially well with podcasts and ad hoc music collections.
Too bad it took Sony several years to figure out design for a good media player. I am afraid the market has already settled on iPods and Sansas.
4 stars out 5 because the play-time counter doesn't go beyond 999 minutes.
 Screen went Blank October 7, 2008
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
I have always liked all SONY products. This player was working well. I did enjoy the simplicity of transfering music and the way it was organized. I bough it in May but after 6 months the screen went blank. I see some vertical lines of green color, but most of it is black now. Don't know what happened. I had it in my pocket during a warm sunny day while walking. Don't think thats a reason for the screen to break down. I'll take it with SONY support and see if they can do something.
 Amazon consistently states incorrect dimensions for this player October 6, 2008
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
Why does Amazon list the wrong dimensions for this product in all of its listings?
This is clearly not a 1.3" x 5.8" x 6.6" player!
Potential customers should realize that it is instead 0.5" x 1.7" x 3.1".
Big difference!
Great sound, graphics and controls. August 28, 2008
The NWZ-A818 is a wonderful little mp3 player that is fun to listen to, look at and easy to control. Plays a number of music formats. The graphics are crystal clear. It looks cool and attracts attention, but can also be comfortably holstered to an arm and out of the way if you're working out. If you love your music, this device won't disappoint, with great earbuds right out of the box.
I didn't expect it to have an FM radio, which it doesn't have, but that would have made this mp3 player even better. Just another bell or whistle to add to the already packed set of options in this device.
Fantastic Player (After You Format It) July 4, 2008
I've had this player for a couple of months now, and me and this player didn't get along until recently. First all of the good stuff: The battery life is incredible, the sound is the best I've heard from any MP3 player, it feels very sturdy, and the screen is easy to look at.
However, almost all of that was overwhelmed by the interface between the player and the computer sucking so bad. You use windows explorer and media player to load and delete songs off of the player. And this never worked right. It took at LEAST a whole minute to delete a single song. That doesn't sound like much, but when you want to delete some stuff off so you can put other music on, sitting there for 60 seconds per song is a major pain. And the sync feature with window's media player wouldn't update songs. For instance, if I loaded a song onto the player and I didn't realize I put a typo in the title, the only way I could update the file was to delete it off the player (which took ages), and then reload it (which took an equally long time). Deleting and then loading an entire album could take anywhere from 5 to 20 minutes. Total pain.
So I got fed up, and decided to format the player. Just delete everything.
Now, it works like a charm! Deleting is fast, loading is fast, the sync feature works, it's absolutely fantastic. So now it sounds great, is well built, and all of that...and the software works! Hooray!
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