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(More customer reviews)The Sony NWZ-S616 has a lot of good going for it, and I'd recommend just a few improvements.
Good: Excellent battery life, beautiful screen, navigation and buttons very intuitive (dedicated volume button a HUGE plus), and really top-notch sound quality - I'd rank it right up there with iAudio/Cowon mp3 players easily. The ability to support playlists, and its wide array of music play options is a plus (play by genre, year, artist, album, etc). Big plus is drag-and-drop capability (on a PC). No proprietary software needed. Nice form factor, too - not as thin as an iPod nano (3 gen) but, not as wide either.
Lacking: Needs a firmware update so you can delete files from the player! Really, there ought to be a way to delete accidentally uploaded music that you just don't care to listen to without having to hook the player up to your PC. Not good. Another firmware update suggestion would be to make possible a way to preview the next song (correct me if I'm wrong, but I couldn't find a way to do this).
Also, it would be nice to have the option to buy some accessories for the player, but noooo...Sony's dragging its feet on getting these available to the public, and at this time, no third-party accessories to be found.
Overall, a great player with a lot of upside if you're looking for great sound quality and flexible play options.
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Slim and stylish, the NWZ-S616FRED Walkman Video MP3 player combines a powerful digital music player with a 1.8" QVGA LCD screen for hours of multimedia entertainment. Listen to your favorite songs, view videos and photographs or listen to your favorite radio stations. Weighing less than 2 ounces but with the capacity to store up to 2,300 songs, hours of video or hundreds of photographs, the 4GB NWZ-S616FRED Walkman Video MP3 player delivers everything you need to take your favorite entertainment with you. Also available in pink, black and silver.
4GB Built-in Memory Store up to 2,450 songs or up to 15H 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 or 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.
1.8" 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. Will also support AAC non-DRM content, giving you multiple options for downloading music the way you want.
3 Clear Audio Technologies Utilizes 3 Clear Audio Technologies to reproduce crystal clear, CD-quality audio.
Digital Sound Enhancement Engine (DSEE) restores the higher sound frequency lost when creating compressed music files.
Clear Bass enhances the bass sound while minimizing distortion.
Clear Stereo reduces signal leakage from one channel to another.
FM Tuner with 30 Station Presets Allows you to preset and listen to your favorite radio stations while on the go.
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)
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-S616FRED Walkman Video MP3 player, USB Cable (22 pin to USB), MDR-E804LP Headphones and extension cord, CD-ROM with Windows Media Player 11 and MP3 Conversion Tools, Quick Start Guide.
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