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Sony NWZ-A826

 

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  • User Score (68)
    8.9 8.9 from 68 reviewers
  • Expert Score (7)
    8.1 8.1 from 7 reviewers
  • Design (5)
    7.4 7.4 from 5 reviewers
  • Value for money (8)
    5.6 5.6 from 8 reviewers
  • Features (5)
    7.4 7.4 from 5 reviewers
  • Performance (5)
    6.8 6.8 from 5 reviewers
  • Sound quality (14)
    8.8 8.8 from 14 reviewers
  • Overall quality (2)
    7.4 7.4 from 2 reviewers
  • Battery performance (4)
    8.1 8.1 from 4 reviewers
  • Display (5)
    8.8 8.8 from 5 reviewers
  • Ergonomics (4)
    9.2 9.2 from 4 reviewers
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Users:
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  • Expert Reviews

  1. fwd.channel5.com

    10/10
    21 April 2009

    Whether blocking out a noisy bus journey or showing a razor-sharp vid on the train, the lack of headphone cables makes the A826K one of the smoothest commuters around – and that’s before you factor in the top sound quality and socket-shunning battery life. Read more

    • The last time anyone sent news by cable was around the time of the Suez Crisis, so why are we still using outdated wire-based technology to enjoy our digital tunes? So...
    • The headphones’ 11-hour battery life can’t rival the monstrous day and a half of audio playback from the A826 itself – and they’re actually heavier (65g) than the play...

  2. What Hi-Fi?

    What Hi-Fi?
    8.0/10
    8 September 2008

    Historically, Sony's Walkman brand has given birth to some sensational audio products. Can its latest offering keep up the good work? Read more

    • Excellent sound quality; built-in Bluetooth; easy to use
    • Price: transferring video can be a pain; supplied headphones sound mediocre

  3. DigitalVersus

    DigitalVersus
    8.0/10
    16 May 2008

    The NWZ-A82* series from Sony is equipped with a large screen, an elegant finish, and new functions such as Bluetooth 2.0. On the other hand, we disliked the mostly plastic body, glossy screen, and there is some room for improvement in video. It’s not the perfect evolution as we expected. Read more

    • Audio quality, Design, Included headphones, Autonomy, Bluetooth
    • No carry pouch, Video compatibility, Glossy screen, No FM tuner, Sony exclusive connection

  4. Preview Gadgets

    Preview Gadgets
    16 August 2008

    Sony’s video-playing Walkmans A810 was very successfully and they created new series A820, which is going to attach iPods market. The A820 is small like iPod Nano and other features like Touch. This can be dangeroust game for Sony, they could want to satisfied both sides, but at the end they could satisfied no one. Read more

  5. CNET

    CNET
    8.0/10
    7 April 2008

    The Sony NWZ-A826 is a truly superb player in terms of usability, sound quality and design. It's not without its fair share of flaws -- notably the tricky video support -- but for most people it's an absolute must to consider, if not run out and buy Read more

    • Sound quality, Screen quality, Drag-and-drop compatibility, Stereo Bluetooth
    • Price, Video management is tricky, No playback position bookmarking, No FM radio, No voice recording or gapless playback

  • User Reviews

  1. Sony NWZ-A826KB Walkman

    CNET
    Reviewer: CNET
    9 September 2008

    i found this review useless, highly doubt the writer actually had the product when writting this article. This is a MP3 player review and has no mention about the sound quality what so ever. i'm giving this review 1 out of 10. Read more

  • WikiFreak Description

Sony NWZ-A826

The Sony NWZ-A826 is a portable multimedia device that was released by Sony under its Walkman brand. The player measures 3.7 x 2.01 x 0.37 inches and weighs approximately 2.05 ounces. It can be used to store and play audio and video files as well as store and view image files. The player is only available in black with 4 gigabytes of flash memory that can accommodate up to 2,450 audio files or up to 15 hours of video files.

The Sony NWZ-A826 comes with a 2.4-inch QVGA (320 x 240 pi…

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Sony NWZ-A826

The Sony NWZ-A826 is a portable multimedia device that was released by Sony under its Walkman brand. The player measures 3.7 x 2.01 x 0.37 inches and weighs approximately 2.05 ounces. It can be used to store and play audio and video files as well as store and view image files. The player is only available in black with 4 gigabytes of flash memory that can accommodate up to 2,450 audio files or up to 15 hours of video files.

The Sony NWZ-A826 comes with a 2.4-inch QVGA (320 x 240 pixels) resolution TFT color display that supports up to 262,144 colors. The display is lit by white LED backlights. The player is powered by a built-in Li-ion rechargeable battery that takes about 3 hours to fully charge and about 1.5 hours for 80% recharging. It is recharged using USB via a WM-Port but an AC adapter is also available for separate purchase. When fully charged, Sony estimates that the battery can last up to 36 hours of continuous music playback and up to 10 hours of continuous video playback.

The Sony NWZ-A826 portable multimedia device is equipped with integrated Bluetooth Version 2.0 technology for simple streaming to compatible products. Wireless Bluetooth headphones are also available for the player.

Multimedia

The Sony NWZ-A826 supports popular audio formats including MP3, WMA2, AAC2-LC2, and Linear PCM. It also supports 30 frames per second video playback of AVC (H.264/AVC) and MPEG-4. For images, JPEG files up to 4000 x 4000 pixels resolution can be stored and viewed.

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  • Playlists

    how do i make a playlist? i have a playlist form Windows mediaplayer but it doesnt support that.

    (No answers yet. Write an answer!) 2009-01-08

  • Syncing with WMP

    I have just purchases a Sony and want to know how to transfer my playlists from Windows Media Player to it by playlist. The instructions from Sony seem to be different from those on WMP. I've never had an MP3 player before so I need VERY simple help. Most of the instructions assume far more knowledge of this sort of thing than I have. Thank you.

    (No answers yet. Write an answer!) 2008-11-30

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