Sony NWZ-B172F

Sony NWZ-B172F
alaScore 90

43 reviews

May, 2013

alaTest has collected and analyzed 43 reviews from magazines and websites. Comments about the battery and design are generally positive. The usability and value for money also get good feedback, whereas opinions are divided on the portability.

sound, value for money, usability, design, battery

We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other MP3 Players the Sony NWZ-B172F is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 90/100 = Excellent quality.

Review analysis

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A nice MP3 player from Sony

 

If you are a Sony Brand loyal fan...then this product is must have for you..On the music quality part i would give this a rating of 4/5 but the design could have been little more better so a 3/5 there ( Frankly speaking did not like the USB cap at all...

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GOOD MP3 MUSIC PATNER

 

Its good compact music storage instrument. Only worry is, for forward and backward switch in form of circle on top of instrument. ONLY WORRY IS "We have to move, circle in clockwise and anti-clockwise direction. which may get damaged or loose soon or...

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Excellent sound value.

 

This is an entry level mp3 player from Sony and is priced on the higher side for a 2GB player. The headphones supplied have awful sound. I purchased (separately) another pair of Sony headphones MDR-60-LP from Flipkart and it sounds beautiful. If your...

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Bad Combination !!!

 

The headphone really makes worse...Have to buy a i ball BEAT(app. 400) or a scull candy to get the max output... Player sound is desent but somehow lower than the Rival Apple shuffle 4G(app. 3200).... Somehow same design as earlier version !!

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Worth it

 

I own both a shuffle and now this one sony. I would recommend you to go for a Sony as I found both of them similar with Sony a bit ahead because of its looks ,the set of ear phones you get are pretty Good too..

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Pros and Cons

 

Pros: Nice headset. Good sound quality. great battery life. Good design. Cons: Can't play .flac format, a big let down. The Zapping feature is extremely annoying(my opinion) Great service from flipkart

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AWeSOMe Player........... :)

 

First of all thanks to flipkart for delivering the product within time. Excellent work from the flipkart.... Then about the player.. before buying from flipkart itself i knew about the product well, one of my friend had it... its really one of the best...

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SUCCESSFULL 3RD YEAR. GREAT PRODUCT

 

i have been using this product since 2010. great product. i have earlier version of this player[has no wheel, its buttons to navigate]. the build is good. music sounds good. i love the bass, it gives theatre feel. if you don't use this device for 2-3...

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classy finish..

 

i own this heart pumping and life making device.... the only thing that i miss is u cant change the equalizer when u r playing songs in bass mode... if it had been the i would have gave it 6 out of 5 stars.. u can use it with a sony headph9 which would...

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Nice Product

 

this product is really nice and i ordered it from flip kart...nice sound quality and very attractive look......the main this i noticed is that the mp3 player is painted with golden colour i mean the colour will be faded after some time it is not...

Product Specifications

Configuration

Built-In Microphone: Yes
DIGITAL RADIO: No
Direct Radio Recording: Yes
Direct TV Recording: No
Radio Function: Yes

Connectivity

Bluetooth: No
Type of Memory Stick Interface : No
Type of SD Card Interface : No
WiFi Connectivity: No

Display

Display Technology:TFT Display
Number of Display Colours:Monochrome
Touchscreen: No

General Features

Operating System:Proprietary
Product Type:Audio Player
Storage Medium:Built-In Memory

Playback / Recording

AAC Playback: No
AVI Playback: No
DivX Playback: No
H.264 Playback: No
MP3 Playback: Yes
MPEG 4 Playback: No
MPEG2 Playback: No
OGG Playback: No
WAV Playback: No
WMA Playback: Yes
WMV Playback: No

Power Supply

Battery Type:Li Ion
Replaceable Battery: No
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