Rohan Naravane, Mar 26, 2008 1505 hrs IST
The legacy of the Walkman continues, but will this one stand out in the burgeoning crop of new PMPs?
Good audio quality, Good user interface, Tactile controls, speedy data transfers.
Doesn't have as large a screen as we'd have liked, A bit expensive.
The Walkman brand from Sony has always been synonymous with good-quality portable audio devices. With portable media players now doing more than just playing back tunes, Sony has had to step up the game -- and the end product was the NW series of Video Walkmans. In our labs today, we have the latest iteration, the NWZ-S616F. Will this new-gen Walkman be able to attract more than just Sony loyalists?
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Sony only good for making cassette palyer walkmans ,they are nowhere near the quality of Philips sa 1356/97 recently launched in india@2400 Rs ,audio quality is excellent and realistic and not manipulated and artificially created megabass and mids as in a sony.Battery life really rocks,where as sony batteries have very high failure rate in laptops,mobiles.as will be in mp3walkmans
by swetha, bangalore, on Jul 22, 2008 11:41 PM, Report abuse Reply
Actually in terms of Audio quality, almost all the default earphones suck!! Even sony ones are no good! If one really wants to experience the top quality sound for a sensible price, the best way is to use In-ear earphones from Sony, Creative, Sennheiser or JBL. I own a Creative EP-630 and Sony MDR-EX32LP along with an iPod Nano and i must confess, the sony ex 32 is better than Creative mainly due to its superb clarity in the mid frequency region. lows, super lows and highs are pretty much the same!! Creative one costs around 750 bucks in grey market and the sony one 1200. Actually they churn out superb music outta any player, even the cheap Mitashi!! and i swear by these two earphones!! Infront of these, even the iPod's and Sony's default earphones are junk!!
by Krishna, Hyderabad, on Mar 27, 2008 08:01 PM, Report abuse Reply
sir could you please give me technical background on "how good earphones can churn good music from any player". Actually i am plannning to buy one mp3 player. Your advice will be great help to me. Thanks
by vijay, delhi, on Jul 03, 2008 02:58 PM, Report abuse
Noise canceling earphones, even passive ones are a definite must have for even entry level audiophiles. That said, I have a question. When are we going to see some A2DP support on decent DAPs ? I mean, is it that hard ? Every mid-hi range phone has it ffs
by misled.twisted, st.petersburg, on Mar 28, 2008 09:37 AM, Report abuse Reply
The Samsung YP-T10 is a good player with support for A2DP...check out our review for more info.
by Rohan Naravane, TechTree TechLabs, on Mar 28, 2008 11:17 AM, Report abuse
I did consider the t10 but the touch-only interface isn't really my thing. Thanks
by misled.twisted, st.petersburg, on Mar 30, 2008 07:00 AM, Report abuse
Try it. It may seem difficult at first, but it's a breeze to use once u get used to it
by Rohan Naravane, TechTree Testlabs, on Apr 01, 2008 07:47 PM, Report abuse
can u please mail me the prise of SONY NWZ -S616F PLS
by Premal lohana, mumbai, on Mar 29, 2008 03:34 PM, Report abuse Reply
i jus gt myself a Cowond2, its gt an awesome touch screen with a freakin 50hr battery life!!!! was earlier contemplating between the nano n d2..bt the A/V on the d2 is way better than any 4gb model around..!!
by moonchild, bombay, on Mar 28, 2008 04:38 PM, Report abuse Reply
Its really nice. Please send the pricing
by Krishna Moorthy, Bangalore, on Mar 28, 2008 03:59 PM, Report abuse Reply
A Sony is a Sony, but I have a Creative zen video 30Gb on which I watch lots of movies during flights.Outstanding big screen picture and clarity. I guess this is not in that ballpark.
by Sridhar, Bangalore, on Mar 27, 2008 01:38 PM, Report abuse Reply
I agree to have creative 4gb...that is much better than this product...which has 2.5 inch screen and extentable memory as well....also has FM radio
by pradeep, hyderabad, on Mar 26, 2008 07:17 PM, Report abuse Reply
i like sony products but this is not one of those... it is way too expensive for wat it offers.... creative zen 4gb is way better than this one
by ganryu, Mandi, on Mar 26, 2008 06:52 PM, Report abuse Reply
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QUERY hi, i am looking for a USB cable for Sony Walkman NWZ-S616F/B Media Player, can anyone tell me how i can get it. i stay in Chennai, thanks
by vinod, chennai, on Sep 13, 2008 02:16 PM, Report abuse Reply