7.7 out of 10

Sony NWZ-A818

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Best Price: $91

  • User Score (53)
    8.8 8.8 from 53 reviewers
  • Expert Score (13)
    8.6 8.6 from 13 reviewers

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Pros & Cons

  • fantastic battery life, good selection of features, ample screen, battery life, large screen
  • poor value, lack of a radio, small screen for videos, no fm tuner, can be expensive

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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Manage your music and videos with open-format flexibility. Series Highlights: Silver, store up to 5,050 songs, up to 30 hours of video, 2" LCD (measured diagonally), upgraded headphones.

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  1. This intelligently designed flash-based MP3 player performs well enough to give users a great alternative to Apple�s iPod Nano.

    Reviewer: PC World
    21 March 2008
    Overall 8
    8.0
    Design 9
    9.0
    Features 7
    7.0
    Performance 8
    8.0
     

    Overall, the 8GB Sony NWZ-A818 delivers impressive sound quality through its excellent (though strangely short) supplied earbuds. Navigation is intuitive, and the battery life is long. Customers looking for an alternative to Apple's iPod Nano should give this Sony MP3 player serious consideration. Read more

  2. Sony Walkman NWZ-A818

    Reviewer: infoSync World
    15 February 2008
    Overall 7
    7.0
     

    Sony's 8GB Walkman takes square aim at the iPod nano with its small profile and price tag. Is it an iPod killer or bargain bin fodder? Read more

  3. Sony NWZ-A818

    Reviewer: Digitaltrends
    27 December 2007
    Overall 10
    10
     

    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... Read more

  4. Reviewer: Short-Media.com
    20 November 2007

    It is priced competitively when you stack it up, especially considering the inclusion of the earbuds. The low end A810 starts at $109.95 for 2gb, while the 8gb model is $199.95. Read more

  5. Reviewer: howstuffworks.com / Consumer Guide
    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

  1. Reviewer: barkerdt, PC World
    09 March 2008
    Overall 3
    3.0
     

    (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 top-of-the-line video mp3 players, the NWZ-A815, A816 and A818 series. Subject to availability, existing stock of 2, 4 and 8 GB A-series players is available from sonystyle for $100, $130 and $170, respectively. The big box retailers are also offering generous discounts, but have limited selection. Sony?s new video mp3 players,... Read more

  2. Just about the best personal multimedia player there is.

    Reviewer: Olly Spencer, Digitaltrends
    26 December 2007
    Overall 10
    10
     

    My neighbour bought a new iPod Nano. I tried it out and was impressed with it. But then,I bought a Black Slimline Sony NWZ-A818 8gb. I was blown away by it. The music is much clearer, the pictures and videos are like that of a state-of-the-art TV! Any jealousy of my neighbour vanished,and has an easy music transfer system,using Windows Media Player. Almost perfect. Read more

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