Walkman A810
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- This article is about a MP3 player model in Sony Walkman product line. For information about the generic item, see Walkman.
| Walkman A800/810 series | |
| Manufacturer | Sony Inc. |
|---|---|
| Type | Portable Media Player |
| Connectivity | USB 2.0 |
| Media | Flash memory 2GB 4GB 8GB |
| Power | Built-in Li-ion Rechargeable Battery |
| Display | 2.0 inch poly-silicon TFT LCD QVGA (240 x 320 dots) 262,144 colours |
| Weight | Approx. 53g |
The Walkman A800/A810 series is a portable music player designed by Sony Inc. It is a high end model in Walkman digital player family. The model first debuted in Asia in 2007, and then became available in North America.
The model type NW-A810 is used in North America, and NW-A800 is used in Japan and China. In March 2008, Sony launched its successor in United States, A820, featuring wireless functions and with larger LCD display and memory. [1]
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[edit] Design
The whole body of Sony NW A800/810 is encased with metal, and has a glass covered 2.0" LCD display. The three control buttons below display are specially arranged to make up the Walkman logo in the front. Additionally, there is a chrome-like strip made of polished metal surrounding the device.
Overall, the design of NW A800/810 is in the same style with Sony's preceding Walkman model, NW-A1000/3000, which did not come to sale in United State. Both of them feature a surrounding metal strip and deliberately arranged control buttons to mimic Walkman logo.
The available colors for the NW-A810/800 model are black, white, purple and pink in Japan.
[edit] Operation
Navigation is handled via three circular controls on the front of the player: a power/option key, a back/home button, and a four-way control pad surrounding a central play/pause key.A dedicated volume rocker sits on the right edge of the player.[2]
The user interface is composed of nine icons organized in a 3X3 square. Icons Are highlighted and magnified as the user scrolls through them. The operation system offers a searching function, letting user search for a song based on artist, album, release year and genre.
[edit] Performance
The NW-A810/800 , which delivers a stellar audio quality that beats most of its rival in the market, satisfactorily inherit the reputation from Walkman family. The great sound quality comes from several patented technologies Sony used to enhance the audio performance, including DSEE (Digital Sound Enhancement Engine) sound enhancer and Clear Stereo. DSEE was claimed to restore higher sound frequency lost when creating compressed MP3 music files to reproduce the CD audio quality[citation needed].
Further more, the MDR-EX802 headphone supplied in bundle with NW-A800/A810, brings deep bass sound from its closed design that is compact, lightweight and comfortable to wear.
NW-A810/800 uses flash memory to minimize lag usually during the operation. The battery life is quoted to be 35.5 hours of audio play and 8 hours for video play by Sony. [3].
[edit] Reception
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Walkman NW-A810/800 received great acclaim from CNET, which gave the gadget the Editor's Choice Award with a score of 8.0 out of 10, and was rated as "excellent".
CNET praised it for its slim design with an ample screen, extraordinary sound quality and fantastic battery life, but criticized its short earphone cable and the placement of the hold button on the back of the player.
Crave, the CNET gadget blog, named the NW-A810 series as one of the MP3 players that shaped year 2007, with another three, the Zune 80, iPod touch, and the ZEN.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Fox Business,http://www.foxbusiness.com/article/sony-unveils-noise-canceling-bluetooth-wireless-technology-enabled-walkman_494027_1.html
- ^ Cnet Reviews, http://reviews.cnet.com/mp3-players/sony-nwz-a818-8gb/4505-6490_7-32593873.html?tag=prod.txt.2
- ^ NW-A810 specification http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10551&storeId=10151&langId=-1&productId=8198552921665366458
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