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Sony NWZX1050B X Series 16GB MP4 Walkman with WIFI | 
| Brand: Sony
Category: CE
List Price: £214.00
Buy New: £166.95
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Rating:  51 reviews
Sales Rank: 1192
Media: Electronics
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 8.8
Dimensions (in): 5.4 x 5.2 x 2.3
MP4 Video Player
MPN: NWZX1050B.CE7
Model: NWZX1050B.CE7
EAN: 4905524549591
ASIN: B001RTS5UA
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 51
 A very good product May 29, 2009
Rohit Tiwari (London, UK)
70 out of 71 found this review helpful
Before I give my opinion on new Sony X series walkman, I must make a disclaimer here that I am neither a techno expert nor Ipod buff. Any opinion expressed here is purely how I have felt about this particular product and the reasons why I waited since January 2009 before I bought it.
I think foremost every one wants to know if its better than IPOD. Well to answer the question very broadly speaking, in my opinion this is definitely better than any IPOD (nano, classic etc). Is it better than IPOD touch , well I will leave this to user to decide based on what I have found about Sony X series since I bought it 3 days ago(amazon).
In my opinion the sound quality is "exceptional" without exaggerating it. I personally think, on sound quality I would rate this 10/10 ( 10 out of 10 coz I do not know any other music player with such high quality sound, but then I have not tried all music player. I do acknowledge that there might be some out there but I do not know which one~). It allows you to select many options to change song quality ( e.g. heavy, pop, jazz etc,). Most digital player give one of these options but Sony's options do have remarkable differences one from the other.
Other feature every one is eager to find out if noise cancellation really works or is it a gimmick (Sony do put up some gimmicks in their products , but strangely this walkman is completely devoid of any so well done to guys at Sony).Noise cancellation works strangely near perfect cutting down on noise level. I have already tried this on a tube, packed train ( 1758 to Hays from Charing cross, honestly it is always crowded!)
in my office restaurent ( I work in a hospital, so a very busy clattering restaurent) and it worked every where giving me complete peace to enjoy my music. Noise cancellation has 3 options, bu/train, aeroplane and office. It has levels to help you decide the extent upto which you would want to cut the background noise.
To be able to use 'you tube' and internet you would need access to wifi spot. I haven't managed to find a free spot so can't commnet upon it but my office wifi opened quickly and it seems straightforward.
The supplied CD gives you three things to downloads, windows media player (11), Walkman media manager and itunes connection so its pretty good again. Advantage is that since every computer will have (hopefully) most recent window media player 11 one can carry USB and download songs from every computer one is likely to encounter.
OK now most importantly, screen is again "superb" (no exagerration) the colours look vivid, amazing quality. On the flip side the screen is 3 inches (Ipod touch is 3.5 ") but I didn't/couldn't differentiate while watching a programme.
It comes with a FM radio however my complain with radio is that it doesnt broadcast radio station's name or song's name( but there is a link to internet and you tube but agin one would need to be in an free wifi spot to use it. But this should not be much of a concern coz don't the presenters keep saying the stations name every after 10 minutes. And who wants to see a radio station's name scrolling across the screen again and again but I thought I better mention this should this be useful to some one.
Ok, to summarize:
1> Sound quality : exceptional. Way better than Ipod
2> Screen quality: exceptional
3>Radio
4> Youtube and internet (though need wifi access)
%> Nice black colour with designs on the side.
6> Price £180 FOR 16gb AS OPPOSED TO £215 FOR 16 gb IPOD.
Draw back
Screen 3 inches (smaller than Ipod touch)
Unless you mention any one , pl will think its a new type of mobile phone. So Ipod does a little better as a recognizable product.
Overall, my recommendation to any one thinking of buying it, is to go to John lewis or a local Sony centre and try it there. I personally feel there is little to be disappointed on this product.
keep me informed of what you thought of Sony's new x series
All the best
live music
Rohit
Bye Bye iPod - Hello Walkman !! July 6, 2009
Mr. Mark Wilcock (Liverpool, UK)
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
Having been a Apple iPod fanboy for the last 6 years I've never looked or listend to other audio players on the market, I used to have a Sony Walkman tape player when I was about 8 years old, and I loved it. Recently I thought "WHAT THE HELL, I WANT CHANGE", so I sold my Ipod Touch to my brother and decided to try something new. I demo'd some other players such as Microsoft & Samsung but they had nothing on the Apple products until I discovered the Sony X Series on a Gadget TV Show here in the UK. The show usually gets it right on quality and sound and have never failed me on other gadgets they had reviewed so I took a gamble and purchased an X Series from Amazon with my fingers firmly crossed.
All I can say is "WOW" from the moment I heard it's crisp true stereo sound the Sony X Series Walkman had made me fall back in love with the SONY Walkman (just like when I was a child) once again. It works beautiful in its own way through the easy to use interface.
The X Series 3-inch OLED touch screen is crystal clear and much brighter than an of the iPod family. You can tell straight away that the X Series incorporates better sound processing and restores missing detail in compressed music ( I noticed this straight away compared to my iPod). It also features a built-in (yes, in-built) noise reduction feature that's added to make you dispense with battery powered headphones. The New Sony X-series is a must for a MUSIC lover that wants to go a step beyond the iPod !!!!
Cheers - MARK !!
Perfect Holiday Companion July 25, 2009
P. Logan (Nottingham UK)
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
This is the first MP3/4 player I've bought and, considering I'm a novice, it was easy to set up and it's easy to use.
The sound is great even on the speakers I bought to take on holiday, the battery lasts well and as an added bonus it looks and feels solid - not like some of the other MP3/4s I've looked at.
Bought the 16gb and so far have 80 CDs loaded and there's still over 10gb left.
Would definitely recommend for anyone who's more interested in how your music sounds rather than having the latest gadget.
Sony have made a good product here!! June 22, 2009
H. Snell (UK)
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
Most people are going to compare this to the apple ipod, so I will too.
1) This has better quality music
2) This has an OLED screen which is better quality than the ipod (although half an inch smaller.)
3) The headphones are better quality.
The wi-fi is great for Internet, although the only downside to the whole player is the touch screen keypad. It is alpha-numeric, so it is like entering text on your mobile phone which can be slow.
They also have a youtube icon on the main menu so you can be watching youtube videos in seconds.
I haven't really gone into any of the player features. Read the spec for that, but in my opinion this is better than the ipod!
Great Player June 13, 2009
C. Swankie (Arbroath)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
Really gd player, fantastic sound quality,
fun and easy to use, great screen quality,
supplied software makes file transfer very simple
would highly recommend
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