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Sony NWZ-A818

First seen: 12 may 2007

Information found in: from 47 sources in 20 countries.
  • User Score (143)
    9.4 9.4 from 143 reviewers
  • Expert Score (10)
    7.9 7.9 from 10 reviewers
  • Design (13)
    8.5 8.5 from 13 reviewers
  • Value for money (4)
    6.9 6.9 from 4 reviewers
  • Features (4)
    6.6 6.6 from 4 reviewers
  • Ease of use (10)
    8.3 8.3 from 10 reviewers
  • Performance (4)
    8.4 8.4 from 4 reviewers
  • Sound quality (34)
    8.4 8.4 from 34 reviewers
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Pros & Cons

  • fantastic sound quality, full featured, and headphones are brilliant, great sound, battery life and display
  • expensive accessories, voice recorder, windows only, crashed once, poor value

Manage your music and videos with open-format flexibility.

  • Store up to 1,850 Songs 2 or up to 30H 40M of video 5 on your Walkman® video MP3 Player and never be without your entertainment again.
  • Playback your favorite videos right on the player using MPEG 4 and M4V profile at 30 frames per second.
  • With up to 33 hours of audio playback 7 and up to 8 hours of video playback 8 you don’t have to worry about charging your player.
  • Easily view your movies, photos …

Specifications

Release Date

  • First seen
    12 May 2007

The Sony NWZ A818 has a memory space of 8GB. It gives excellent quality video playback at a speed of 30 frames each second. Secure Windows Media Audio is compatible with this MP3 player.

Features

The Sony NWZ A818 Mp3 player is sold with its own higher-end headphones, 2” LCD monitor, video lasting up to 30 hours, and song storage capacity maxing out at 5,050 songs. The player itself permits song and video playback, with audio playback 7 set at 33 hours and video playback 8 set at 8 hours. Its qualit…

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The Sony NWZ A818 has a memory space of 8GB. It gives excellent quality video playback at a speed of 30 frames each second. Secure Windows Media Audio is compatible with this MP3 player.

Features

The Sony NWZ A818 Mp3 player is sold with its own higher-end headphones, 2” LCD monitor, video lasting up to 30 hours, and song storage capacity maxing out at 5,050 songs. The player itself permits song and video playback, with audio playback 7 set at 33 hours and video playback 8 set at 8 hours. Its quality display of 320 x 240 dpi permits the scanning and viewing of any music, photo and movie data while downloading music. It weighs 0.45 pounds, with dimensions of 5.75 by 0.4 by 6.58 inches. It has 4 Clear Audio Technologies namely the Digital Sound Enhancement Engine which brings back the frequency of higher sound usually lost when being compressed, Clear Stereo that lessens the leaking into channels, Clear Bass that improves the bass sound and reduces distortion, and the EX Series Headphones.

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  1. 31 October 2007
    Overall 8
    8.0
    Value for money 6
    6.0
    Features 6
    6.0
    Ease of use 8
    8.0
    Performance 10
    10
     

    The 818 Walkman video player is Sony's top-of-the-line portable player, part of their 810 Series and the first the company is billing as "open standard." Sony has finally seen the light and will now support music downloaded from today's most popular sites in a variety of formats even as it phases out its closed ATRAC format and the CONNECT music store and software management system. Read more

  2. Sony Walkman NWZ-A818

    Reviewer: infoSync World
    15 February 2008
    Overall 7
    7.3
     

    With the exception of 6GB more space and no FM radio, the guts of Sony's NWZ-A818 Walkman are exactly the same as its tinier, cuter 2GB cousin, the NWZ-S615F. Unless 8GB is their magic number for drive space, we can't imagine wanting to spend the extra $100 to get the A818, which has less features and isn't as aesthetically pleasing. Ultimately, the A818 is a solid 8GB PMP, and for Windows users is a legitimate competitor to the iPod nano. Release: February 2008. Price:... Read more

  3. Sony NWZ-A818

    Reviewer: Mp3.com
    26 September 2007
    Overall 8
    8.0
     

    The Sony NWZ-A810 offers a fantastic display, a sleek design and interface, and a stellar rated battery life--plus, it's one of the few players that sounds great right out of the box. Users looking for the whole package (sans radio) will be pleased. Read more

  4. "Sony Walkman Not So Nice At The Price"

    Reviewer: Channel News
    13 February 2008
    Overall 8
    8.0
     

    The Sony Walkman (NWZ-A818) sounds great, but will its overall performance be able to justify its relatively expensive price tag? We listen to this small wonder and find out what?s in store for those willing to take the plunge. Read more

  5. Sony NWZ-A818 Review

    Reviewer: Digitaltrends
    26 September 2007

    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... Read more

  1. Anonymous verified purchaser , “the sony walkman”

    Reviewer: Reevoo
    25 August 2008
    Overall 8
    8.0
     

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  2. Reviewer: PC World
    9 March 2008
    Overall 4
    4.0
     

    (09-Mar-08) This is a discontinued product and discount pricing is widely available. After just a few months, Sony has already replaced it?s... Read more

  3. Great MP3 player

    Reviewer: celebri2, Amazon
    8 January 2010
    Overall 10
    10
     

    I bought this for my granddaughter for Christmas. I was a little worried because it wasn't the ipod brand. It is every bit as nice, has some features that are better than my ipod. Has a great sound, she loves it. Read more

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