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5 Responses to “Sony Walkman E-340 Series 8 GB Video MP3 Player”

1. Y. Zhao says:

   21/11/2009 at 4:37 AM

   Amazing sounds! But i don’t really like it’s material because it’s made by plast, which is easy to stick your fingerprint and get messy outside.
   
   This produce isn’t the best one, but its sound is better than an Ipod, also the prize is cheaper than an Ipod.
   Rating: 5 / 5
2. Adam Spady says:

   21/11/2009 at 7:31 AM

   Good product, although the song display doesn’t come on at the start of every song like in an older Sony Walkman mp3 player I have. Then it only stays on the screen for 30 seconds, compared to up to a min on the older one when it gave you options as to how long you wanted the song display to remain on the screen when you push a button or at the start of a song. Not a big deal, just was used to the old one. Overall, good product though…
   Rating: 4 / 5
3. Christian Wright says:

   21/11/2009 at 9:29 AM

   First the sound is fantastic. The mp3 player is slim and sleek and its compatible with the ps3 . I don’t even own a computer I brought it to use with the ps3 so it very compatible to a certain extent.
   Rating: 5 / 5
4. Zeno says:

   21/11/2009 at 10:08 AM

   I’ve owned all the Ipod Nanos, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th generations. I returned the 4th generation due to poor battery life and an oversensitive click wheel and opted for the Sony Walkman instead. This review is a comparison between Ipod Nanos and the Sony 8g Walkman.

   Pluses compared to Ipod:

   1) Sound quality is noticeably superior–crisper, more defined, cleaner sound.
   
   2) The Sony Walkman can be used as a portable device, i.e. it will carry documents and other files it can’t play just like a flash drive.
   
   3) The battery life on the Sony Walkman is superior to the 4th (current) generation of Ipod Nanos but not the 3rd generation nano, which in my experience was the best Ipod Nano.
   
   4) The Sony is about $70 cheaper than the Ipod
   
   5) I believe the Sony supports a few more file types than the Ipod

   Minueses compared to Ipod:

   1) The Ipod’s interface Apple Itunes is the most intuitive and easy to use music file management system I’ve ever used. The interfaces that work with the Sony all pale in comparison. I avoid them and just click and drag files onto the Sony without using a file management software. This has a couple of drawbacks. You can’t create playlists, certainly not while you’re “on the go.” You can’t edit file genres so that for example all your hip-hop and R&B are categorized together.
   
   2) The lack of a click wheel makes searching between and within (large) files a hassle. If you’re listening to a book you can only skip forward with the Sony in 5 second increments. The Ipod’s click wheel allows much faster skipping and/or searching within a large file (such as a 1 hour podcast) and between folders as well.
   
   3) The design of the Ipod is superior to the Sony even if the 4th generation Nano’s click wheel was too sensitive for me and the battery life too weak. Again, the 3rd gen. Nano was the best!

   Rating: 4 / 5
5. Erik Nelson says:

   21/11/2009 at 11:47 AM

   I have owned many of the high end tape and cd players sony has offered,
   
   including the most recent ultrathin DNE20 cd player, a mini-disk player
   
   and the original silver-blue metal walkman.

   The sound quality on the E series player is exceptional, qualitatively
   
   exceeding all previous offerings. Listening to a good recording of,
   
   say, classical piano music, you may get the impression that the piano
   
   is in the room, and even be able to make out some level of structure
   
   ( for instance, how far away the piano was during recording ).

   The user interface is self explanatory and very adequate for listening
   
   to cd’s. If you have a pc with the right windows operating system
   
   and media player, it is easy to transfer disks to the player using the
   
   few printed instructions that come in the box.

   The actual execution of transfer still has some problems : If your disk
   
   was sold by a distributor not linked to microsoft’s ( proprietary? )
   
   database, you may find that the cover photo and track titles have been
   
   replaced by the closest thing microsoft can find in its online database.
   
   Although I could type in the right titles myself, I couldn’t find a
   
   simple way to insert the right cover photo and occasionally ( once or
   
   twice ) cover photos did not get transferred into the player.

   On the other hand, windows media player is supposed to ‘rip’ the whole
   
   content of the cd, which does appear to get transferred into the player.
   
   This, along with the onboard 5-channel equalizer may account for the
   
   difference in sound quality compared with the ipod.

   If your main interest is listening to music, and have regular access to
   
   a windows pc, the E-344 is very well worth the ~$75. Sony also offers to
   
   replace the player after 2 or 3 years for an up-front payment of ~$11
   
   ( 2 years ).
   Rating: 5 / 5