Sony NW-E405 Network Walkman 512 MB Digital Music Player

by Sony

Product Details

• Item Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B0008JFCUQ
• Item model number: NWE405
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #163,081 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Features

• 512 MB Built-In Memory: which stores 345 songs on the device.
• 3-Line Organic Electroluminescence Display (Displays Song Title, Length, Battery Indicator and much more): The 3-line Display offers a WIDE VIEWING ANGLE, high quality Display with a unique look. View information about the music, settings or time/calendar in any lighting condition.
• Quick Battery Charge: A three minute charge will provide up to three hours of playback.
• Time/Calendar/Lap-Timer: View CURRENT time, date and use the stopwatch lap timer feature for sports events or training applications.
• Smart Clip Supplied: The included multi-purpose clip will attach to both the music player and belts, bags, pockets and many other surfaces.
• One Handed Jog DialOperation: Access your information on the fly with the easy-to-use Jog Dial navigator. One handed/finger operation allows the user to simply simply scroll and click. The information and operation is truly at their fingertips.
• Up to 50 Hours of Playback Life with Rechargeable Embedded Battery: Internal battery provides up to 50 hours of continuous playback on each charge.
• Plays Back MP3/ATRAC3/ATRAC3plus Audio Formats: For customers who already have extensive music libraries, use the included software and hardware to store and play back their collection of MP3s. For the customer who is just getting into Digital music and downloading, Sony's ATRACformat provides higher sound quality with smaller sizes than many competing formats. This enables the user to store more music and have longer listening times.
• Supports WMA, WAV Audio Formats: The Network Walkman player plays back ATRAC3, ATRAC3plus format and MP3 files, and supports WMA and WAV.
• Transfer Personal Downloaded Music and CD Recordings: between your CDs and your PC, creating your own music mixes for on-the-go enjoyment.
• Skip Proof Design-No Moving Parts: for uninterrupted playback even while carrying the Network Walkman player during active uses.
• Connects to USB Port for High Speed Data Transfer: After mixes have been created in the jukebox, they are easily transferred at high speed to the device.
• Multi Language Display: Displays encoded text data that can include the artist name, disc name, and/or Track Name.
• Compatible with the Connect Music Store: Offers one of the most extensive music collections online. Unique features such as Moodmix, Connect Sets and live radio, make this a choice destination for customers looking to expand their music collection. It's easy to discover, find and purchase single tracks or entire albums. Choose from top hits and tracks from independent artists.
• Music Management Software Supplied: Import, manage and easily transfer your Digital music collections with the supplied music management software.

Specifications

Inputs and Outputs

• Output: Headphone (Stereo Mini Jack)
• Input: USB

Power

• Battery Life (Approximately): Up to 50 Hours of Playback with embedded lithium ion battery

Supplied Accessories

• SonicStageSoftware
• Headphones (MDR-E808)
• USB Cable

Product Description

Stylish Network WALKMAN with 512 MB internal flash memory featuring a 3-line Organic EL display and a rechargeable battery Supports all popular digital audio compression formats - ATRAC / MP3 / WMA (non-encrypted) / WAV Capable to store audio, visual and data files (Word, Powerpoint, ATRAC, MP3, JPEG files) Includes Headphones and USB connect cable Shuttle switch operation for easy single-hand operation

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Stylish, Great Sound, Fantastic Battery, June 18, 2005

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redhill (London, UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sony NW-E405 Network Walkman 512 MB Digital Music Player (Electronics)

My experience after using iPod Nano (1 month), Creative Zen Micro Photo (3 months), and Sony E405 (5 months).

Pros
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- Awesome sound. Killer bass and high frequency responses. (I'm pairing it with Sony's MDR-EX71 ear buds.) The Zen has a buzz when the screen is on. The Nano's sound is rather flat.

- Very easy to learn user controls, even better than the iPod.

- Eye-catching looks and won't wear out on ya. Scores higher fashion points than the Nano (from the stares and queries from other commuters and friends).

- 3 mins charging for 3 hrs of use, for a max of 50 hrs. One charge is enough to last me MORE THAN TWO WEEKS (!), with about 2+ hrs of use everyday.

- Beautiful display. Love that champagne bubble screensaver! (This device was supposed to resemble a perfume bottle, according to the Japanese designers..)

- Sturdy, scratch-resistant build (slightly better than the Zen, much better than the plastic Nano).

CONS
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- Just like the Nano, cannot load songs from Windows Explorer, require vendor's proprietary management software (SonicStage).

- SonicStage software does not display multiple languages.

- Does not support Music Subscription, unlike the Zen.

- A LITTLE BIT heavier than the Nano, maybe a quarter ounce more. Much lighter than the Zen.

25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sony NW-E405 Network Walkman - Review, May 8, 2005

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David Lovegrove (Exeter, UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sony NW-E405 Network Walkman 512 MB Digital Music Player (Electronics)

Hey all,

I purchased this item this morning and i have fully explored its functionality. I'm simply very impressed.

Firstly it looks really attractive, looks being the first thing i notice about any walkman hardware. Every button is perfectly positioned on the player, most being at the right hand end on a control stick. The control stick is used for locking the player and also controlling the track navigation. Finally, the end of the control stick is where the headphone jack plugs in.

The LCD display is very compactly designed and is very smoothe in animation and navigation. Through this menu and the control stick you can navigate your library of songs by groups, namely artist and album. There is a display button which controls what is being displayed. The options are the track listing as default, a clock style track information display and a bubbles screensaver/animation. Note that the screen turns off after a short while to save battery.

The sound quality is very good and it has a couple of simple settings and two preset options. You can listen to the music in the default setting, which in my opinion is lacking in bass, but you can also adjust the bass and treble in the two presets. Then these presets can be chosen.

In the past i have found that the SonicStage software which is supplied has been slow and buggy. This is an irritation when importing large amounts of songs into the application. This is not the case with this latest version. Again Sony appear to have made it necessary for you to convert WMA files to the atrac format before transferring them to the device, although this is all done for you and quite hastely.

I have tried this device with Windows Media Player 10 and you can successfully transfer the music, but since WMP can't do the conversion it is unplayable on the device.

Lastly, i have discovered that this device can be used as a simple pen drive. Through windows explorer you can transfer any media to it you like. It won't be registered with the player, but just stored on its flash chip. I would also like to say that i recommend you buying some good headphones to add to and take advantage the good sound quality the device provides.

Hope this helps.

Dave

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Portable in town, May 19, 2005

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Mukund Manohar (Baltimore , MD USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sony NW-E405 Network Walkman 512 MB Digital Music Player (Electronics)

I am a hardcore sony fan. couple of months back i purchased the vaio media player 40gb and wasnt very happy with that and i disposed it. but the NWE405 is amazing. i got it in the mail yesterday. let me tell u the features of this product

1) SOUND is simply superb. They have 3 sound settings u can configure and choose for ur songs. Volume is great too. u can adjust bass and treble.

2) LOOKS AND DESIGN is amazing. the display is superb. they have a calendar mode , 3 line display ( folder , song and artist and time) , a bubble screen saver and a folder info mode. the best display when compared to all the mp3 players today

3) the controls are perfectly positioned. u have to scroll up for next song and down for previous. can be used in complete darkness too.

4) the attached belt clip is sleek and simple. u can simply hook it to ur shirt

5) SOFTWARE is the only con. sonic stage is a very irritating software. i found another alternative. go to the sony website and check out the softwares for the sony vaio media player 40gb. download the vaio music transfer. that can be used for the NWE405 too. just simply drag and drop into the box.

SONY has grab the mp3 market if it promotes this player well.

overall the best player ive ever purchased. the IPOD shuffle is not even worth comparing to this player.