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Sony Walkman NW-A800 Series (A805/A806/A808)

Sony Walkman NW-A800 Series (A805/A806/A808)

463 reviews

May, 2013

Positive
Size (22)
Usability (14)
Sound (13)
Portability (8)
Design (7)

Negative
Value for money (4)

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 463 reviews from magazines and websites. People are impressed by the portability and sound. The usability and memory are also mentioned favorably. Opinions about the headphones and performance are mixed. The value for money and connectivity get negative views.

size, memory, usability, sound, portability

connectivity, value for money

We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other MP3 Players the Sony Walkman NW-A800 Series (A805/A806/A808) is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 88/100 = Very good quality.

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Expert review by: (engadget.com)

Sony NW-A800 gets reviewed

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Expert review by: Luigi Lugmayr (i4u.com)

Sony NW-A800 Review

Sony offers with the new NW-A800 series Walkman a new digital audio and video player in the iPod nano size range. What catches the eye right away is the large screen. That is no accident as Sony focuses on video playback on this small player. The Sony...

Mar, 2007

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Consumer review by: alved (ciao.com)

Sound So Clear.....

Sony Walkman NW-A806 it's great sound from bundled headphones, lightweight design so nice there are 3 colors : pink, violet, and white, high-quality video 320 x 240 pixels TFT you can see the video from any angle also useful equalizer functions and...

Sound quality impressive

expensive

Mar, 2009

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Consumer review by: wxc6822 (ciao.com)

I like Sony A805

Good sound quality

Price high

Mar, 2009

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Consumer review by: zeyu931 (ciao.com)

it,s nice

Ã- 9.6mm Product Weight 53G Sony NW-A805 (2GB) display TFT color screen panel Screen size 2.0 inches Screen resolution 320 Ã- 240 pixels Other description of the screen content can be horizontal or vertical conversion, required for different A800 can...

It's good and nice

None

Mar, 2009

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Consumer review by: pouly2011 (ciao.com)

Sony Walkman NW-A805 2 GB

Sony NW-A805 (2GB) Designs Design Department for the thinnest 8.3mm Dimensions 88 Ã- 43.8 Ã- 9.6mm Product Weight 53G Sony NW-A805 (2GB) display TFT color screen panel Screen size 2.0 inches Screen resolution 320 Ã- 240 pixels Other description of the...

The appearance of fashion

Feb, 2009

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Consumer review by: onlineworker (ciao.com)

Sony NW-A805

Can leave you squinting, through. The Sony NW-A805 can play MP4 files without conversion. But if you want to watch DivX, Xvid or WMV files, they'll need transcoding and the Sony's Image Converter takes about 30 seconds to chew through each minute of...

Sleek design and very handy

Screen not suitable for watching films

Nov, 2008

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Expert review by: Ross Catanzariti (goodgearguide.com.au)

Sony Walkman NW-A805

The NW-A805 is Sony's first Walkman player that supports video playback. Offering a stunning, compact design, a bright and clear 2in screen and excell...

Design, user interface, controls, excellent equaliser and sound settings, included EX monitor headphones

Price, reliance on poor SonicStage software, location of hold switch

The NW-805 comes with a hefty price tag, but if you can overlook the reliance on SonicStage, this is a fine portable media player with an excellent design and good sound quality.

Jun, 2007

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Expert review by: PC Plus (techradar.com)

Sony Walkman NW-A800 2GB

The 2in display offers a spectacularly sharp and colourful picture

Good interface and softwareDecent picture quality

Diminutive controlsToo much screen glare

It's on the razor's edge in that respect. Still, watching video of this quality on a player this minute (it's about the width and height of five of those nasty free pens you get in Argos, stacked alongside each other) is truly impressive

May, 2007

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Expert review by: (pcplus.co.uk)

Sony Walkman NW-A800 2GB

At last, a sign that Sony is recovering from the insanity that has gripped it over the last few years. This flash-based Walkman has, counter to recent tradition, both a pleasantly usable interface and decent desktop software.

Good interface and software, Decent picture quality

Diminutive controls, Too much screen glare

Sony has done well here, cramming a lot of features and functionality into a remarkable compact device

May, 2007

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Product Specifications

Meet the new Walkman video MP3 Player. This Walkman can play high quality videos, MP3s or flick through your photo album, plays contents downloaded from Internet, podcasts or simply from your camcorder to watch your home videos on the run. Packed with features, a high quality 2" LCD with user friendly interface so calling up your files is easy and multi-format support so even your AVC, MP4 or most other file types are just a drag-and-drop away.High quality video on such a small screen? No problem, AVC Baseline refers to "Advanced Video Coding" is a video format that achieves vivid and high video quality. 4 'Clear Audio Technologies' are featured - the Digital Sound Enhancement Engine improves the degraded sound of compressed audio and restores high frequency range to reproduce natural sound close to the original source, Clear Bass reproduces bass sound quality without distortion, Clear Stereo LR prevents audio signal leaking from one channel to another, reproducing the clear stereo sound of the original source and 13.5 mm EX Headphones for added pure and live sound.