Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1483 in Consumer Electronics
• Brand: Sony
• Model: NWZS738FB.CE7
• Released on: 2009-02-23

Manufacturer's Description

The Sony WALKMAN® S-Series

Available in 8GB & 16GB storage capacity and up to 40 hours of battery life. The premium video NWZ-S-Series is perfect for frequent travellers.

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Works with BBC iPlayer

You can now download BBC shows on to your WALKMAN® with BBC iPlayer.
Watch up to 400 hours of BBC programmes updated weekly.

Follow the simple online tutorial to find out how.

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8 music videos

Pre-loaded with 8 music videos including tracks from the Ting Tings, Sandi Thom and Chris Brown.

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4 Clear Audio technologies

4 Clear Audio technologies work together to create a pure sound true to the original source.

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Windows Media® Player 11, Windows Explorer and iTunes®

Use Windows Media® Player 11, Windows Explored or iTunes® to transfer your content and Podcasts by drag and drop.

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Ultra bright 2.0” QVGA LCD screen

Ultra bright 2.0” QVGA LCD screen displays razor sharp videos, photos and album art in portrait or widescreen format.

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SensMe technology

SensMe technology organises your music into different moods at the touch of a button.

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Supports most popular video and audio file formats

Supports most popular video and audio file formats, including mp3, AAC, WMA (DRM), AVC, MPEG-4 and JPEG.

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Easily drag and drop content

Easily drag and drop content directly from Windows Media® Player and iTunes® (excludes iTunes®-DRM).

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Up to 40 hours battery life

Listen for longer with an incredible battery life of up to 40 hours for music playback and 10 hours for video playback.

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Dynamic Normaliser

Dynamic Normaliser balances the volume level between songs to keep sound even.

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The thinnest WALKMAN® ever

The thinnest WALKMAN® ever and so lightweight you’ll barely notice you’re carrying it.

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Make it your own

Make it your own with a choice of different themes and even set your own picture as a background.

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FM radio

FM radio for even more listening choice.

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5 band equaliser

5 band equaliser (4 presets and 2 custom settings) brings out the best sound mix for your music.

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Easy to use menus

Easy to use menus with short cut icons like your mobile phone.

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‘Sony’, ‘WALKMAN’ and their logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sony Corporation, Japan. All other trademarks acknowledged. iTunes® is a registered trademark of Apple Inc.

Customer Reviews

Great Multimedia Player with Excellent Sound Quality!
Before buying this player, I was little skeptical with it. I knew Sony had some issues with windows drag and drop in the past. But eventually took the risk. Now I can say it is totally worth it! The sound quality is superb. The supplied headphone is so much better than what you get with ipod. You really have to try it to understand the difference. I guess noise canceling ability also adds to this. One other good thing is that you can also drag and drop the playlists from the iTunes / Windows Media Player (I had to update the supplied software - Content Transfer from Sony's website to export the iTunes Playlists though). The navigation system is good as well. Its cheaper than iPod!! What more you can ask for! I believe in the 8GB category - this player is right on the top.

Update: Just a quick update on my above review. It looks like with the new version of iTunes (8.2), Sony's Content Transfer software has lost the ability to Synchronize the iTunes Playllists (sync. of individual files works fine though). However, it looks like another of Apple's cheap (!!!) effort to block Sony's devices from iTunes. Hopefully Sony will be updating its Content Transfer software soon to resolve this.

Mini Marvel
I bought this mp3 player to replace my previous one as I frequently use public transport and I was interested in the noise cancelling aspect of this player. In short it works reasonably well and I don't have to set the volume level as high as I did with my previous player so it's better for my ears.
The sound quality is excellent as is the quality of the screen, I'm unlikely to make much use of the video player although the preloaded ones are welcome and again of excellent quality. The Fm radio is also a welcome feature - great for catching up on the news on the go and very easy to use. It is very thin dimensions wise but I bought a case for it which makes it a little chunkier. The bottom line - an excellent, quality mp3 player and very good value for money!

A good feature-packed mp3 player
I was looking for an mp3 player that was good value for money but had good features. High points of this model include separate podcast support, simple drag-and-drop technology which syncs with programs like Mediamonkey and Media Player and some very nifty noise-cancelling headphones.

One word of warning is that it is very small and light! This isn't a bad thing but if you're like me and have your mp3 player jangling around in your pocket, you may want to invest in a case or protective sleeve to keep it in top-top condition.

Highly recommended.