Sony NWZ-A816 4GB MP3 Player Reviews
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+ This iPod and MP3 player has no outstanding positive points. - It scores poorly on range of features.
Some customer reviews of Sony NWZ-A816 4GB
Most helpful reviewsConfirmed purchaser
- Good points:
- It's a brilliant piece of kit! Awesome sound quality, as expected. Durable, I got the silicon casing for it. Accidentally went into the washing machine in my jeans pocket, came out n still worked fine!!!
- Bad points:
- The button for the volume control, works fine, but feels a little loose.
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Confirmed purchase: 28 Nov 2010
Andy, York
- Good points:
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Great picture & sound quality
Awesome value for size & features
Comes with the BEST IN-EAR HEADPHONES I'VE EVER OWNED! Amazing bass response!
Easy to convert videos using free MediaCoder software (not supplied) using the "Portable Media Player" extension
- Bad points:
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Can only charge via USB port
Replacement USB - WM-PORT cables are expensive - what's wrong with a normal USB cable?
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Confirmed purchase: 27 Aug 2008
Tom, Cambridge
- Good points:
- sound
- Bad points:
- interface
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Confirmed purchase: 17 Oct 2011
Purchaser Music lover
- Good points:
- Slim, portable with good sound quality easy to upload songs from a computer, good features
- Bad points:
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Headphone cable mini jack poor quality moulded design
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Review date: 17 May 2010
Robert,
- Good points:
- Excellent sound
- Bad points:
- After using it on and off for a few years the battery no longer holds a charge. It takes very many hours to recharge and the status of the device throughout the recharging process is very unhelpfully blank. To all intents and purposes the player looks dead. There is no feedback to the user to let them know whether or not the battery is charging. It takes for ever to recharge and loses this charge in a few hours ( or sometimes even minutes). Essentially the player is now useless. It is out of warranty and a new battery can only be fitted by the manufacturer at a cost almost the same as buying a new player. Very, very poor show. Sorry but after persevering for many many hours I'm afraid it is going in the bin. Great sound while it lasts but don't buy one if your looking for dependability and a reasonably long life.
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Confirmed purchase: 14 Jun 2011
Purchaser Music lover
- Good points:
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Slim to slide in any pocket.
Large viewing screen to size of player ratio. - Bad points:
- Unable to use my computer software to store music on this device. Device not recognised by my computer.
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Review date: 01 Jun 2010
Product Features
| Hard disk capacity (Gigabytes) | 4 |
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| Extra functions | Video player |
| Playback formats | AAC |
| Playback formats | MPEG 4 |
| Playback formats | MP3 |
| Playback formats | WMA |
| Touchscreen | No |
| Media format | Memory card |
| Music playtime (Hours) | 33 |
| Video playtime (Hours) | 8 |
| Display technology | LCD |
| WiFi | No |
| Bluetooth | No |
| Height in cm | 8.8 |
| Depth in cm | 1.0 |
| Width in cm | 4.5 |
| Vertical resolution (Pixels) | 320 |
| Horizontal resolution (Pixels) | 24 |
| Weight (g) | 53 |
| Release date | 2007-10-10 |
Also known as: SONY NWZ A816B, SONY NWZA816B, Sony NWZA816-PINK, Sony NWZA816B.CE7, Walkman NWZ-A816 4GB, NWZ-A816 4GB, SONY NWZ-A816
MP3 Players Buying GuideManufacturer's Description
Hands free listening and streaming
With Wireless Bluetooth™, you get total freedom to play your music on any compatible device – from Bluetooth™ speakers and headphones to car stereos, hi fis and more. You can also listen to your tunes completely hands-free in stunning Sony sound quality, with no more messy, tangled wires…
No restrictions with open format
Open format means it doesn’t matter where your music is stored, or what format it’s in (WMA, mp3 and AAC (non-DRM only)). You can transfer your entire library onto your WALKMAN®, just by dragging and dropping it from Windows Media Player 11®, iTunes® or Windows Explorer. It’s a cinch!
Drag-and-drop your favourite content
Transferring video and music to your WALKMAN® is so easy with drag-and-drop, you’ll have your whole library at your fingertips in seconds. Using Windows Media Player 11®, iTunes® or Windows Explorer, managing your playlists and moving files over is hassle-free. Just drag, drop, relax and enjoy.
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Score 9.0/10Review date: 31 May 2010