Sony WM-FX488 Walkman Stereo Cassette Player with TV and Weather Channel Reception

by Sony

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• Item Weight: 8 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00008PGID
• Item model number: WM-FX488
• Average Customer Review: 2.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #115,679 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Sony's WM-FX488 stereo cassette player is portable enough--and, at under half a pound--light enough to go anywhere. In addition to playing tapes, the Walkman offers drift-free, digitally synthesized FM stereo and wideband AM, TV (channels 2 to 13), and weather band (channels 1 to 7) reception.

The player's automatic volume limiter system (AVLS) maintains an even volume level, guarding against unintended level increases and evening the output of musical passages that vary widely in level. Auto-reverse lets you enjoy uninterrupted listening to both sides of a cassette with no need to open the player and turn over the tape, while Mega Bass produces deep, rich bass tones.

For the radio, 40-station preset memory offers one-button tuning to your choice of seven TV stations, four weather-band stations, 24 FM stations, and five AM stations. At the press of a button, the "digital auto preset scanning" feature plays a few seconds of each memorized radio station, in sequence, to help select stations for listening and to determine which to set into memory. An FM local/distant (DX) switch improves reception of fuzzy stations.

Supplied MDR-027 over-ear headphones offer wide dynamic range and clear sound, and the unit also comes with a carry case and belt clip. A single AA battery provides up to 35 hours (maximum, using Sony Alkaline batteries) of continuous tape playback, or up to 40 hours of FM radio reception.

Product Description

Precise Walkman(R) Digital Tuning / FM-AM-TV - Weather Bands / Stereo Cassette Player / Perfect for working out or long trips

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I'm Happy!, February 7, 2004

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Kathi-ann Scribner (Durham, Maine United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sony WM-FX488 Walkman Stereo Cassette Player with TV and Weather Channel Reception (Electronics)

I recently purchased this player for my birthday as a gift to myself and I am so pleased with it that I actually just got done ordering another one as a back up, just incase I break my first one.
Very Happy, I love the Auto-Reverse feature because I listen to a lot of tapes at work and it saves me from having to stop my work to flip the tape over when side one has finished.
Wonderful unit, and reasonably priced, Great for the Audio Book fan.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Buyers be aware!!!, October 7, 2005

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D. Tsung (New York, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sony WM-FX488 Walkman Stereo Cassette Player with TV and Weather Channel Reception (Electronics)

I am very disappointed w/ the order. The on/off button is in the front of this walkman. Therefore, you could accidentally be pressing or touching the "On" button and not knowing it (since you can not hear any sound without an earpiece). Also the reception is not all that good!

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars radio stations overlap once I reach the city..., February 20, 2006

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Jake Burdeaux "Jake" (Emerald City, WA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sony WM-FX488 Walkman Stereo Cassette Player with TV and Weather Channel Reception (Electronics)

Receiver is cheap, radio stations overlap once I reach the city, from my suburb. apartment. Depending on what direction I face downtown Seattle, I can get 3 or four stations playing at once. This player takes one AA battery, once the battery is low, it will eat your cassette tape. After a month and a half, the fastfoward button is now stuck and prevents the player from turning over to AM/FM/TV/WB, not to mention it drains any battery left in it, and will not play tape in this situation either. If I could find the receipt, I'd return it and seek an apology for my wasted time, money, and damaged tapes! The only good is that it is light-weight, but what else can I use it for? I think I'll take a ride to goodwill and buy three players for a $1.99 each, one of them has to work!