Tuesday, November 23, 2004
TrustedReviews Looks at Sony's Network Walkman NW-HD1
Posted by Jason Dunn in "ARTICLE" @ 12:00 PM
"Sony knows a thing or two about design, I don’t think anyone could deny that. But when it came to portable audio, Apple stole the crown that Sony had worn since the launch of the original Walkman with the introduction of the iPod. Now, the iPod has been around for a long time, and there have been competing products launched from a host of other manufacturers, but Sony was always conspicuous by its absence. Thankfully Sony has finally entered the world of hard disk based digital music players, and I have to say that this is the best looking device I have every seen. The Network Walkman NW-HD1 looks stunning, finished in brushed aluminium with a display that’s viewed in landscape orientation rather than the more common portrait orientation. Even Benny, our resident iPod fanatic had to admit that the NW-HD1 looked fantastic, and was far more pocket friendly than his iPod."
This is par for the course where Sony is concerned - killer hardware design crippled by a myopic view of the digital world. 30 hours of battery life is impressive until you read the fine print and see that it's only with 48 kbps ATRAC files, and there's no MP3 or WMA support. What does that make this device for the bulk of digital consumers out there? 100% useless. :roll:
This is par for the course where Sony is concerned - killer hardware design crippled by a myopic view of the digital world. 30 hours of battery life is impressive until you read the fine print and see that it's only with 48 kbps ATRAC files, and there's no MP3 or WMA support. What does that make this device for the bulk of digital consumers out there? 100% useless. :roll:
