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    Old 25-11-2005, 11:23 PM   #1 (permalink)
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    20Gb HD players

    Hi everyone,
    Thinking about buying a sony nw/a3000(purple) i seem pretty set, but just asking for others' opinions.
    This is it-

    http://www.sony-europe.com/PageView....sReleaseDetail

    For me,
    Pros- extra long battery life, killer looks, sony's sound quality.
    Cons- the connect software, heavy weight

    Cheers!!

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    Old 25-11-2005, 11:40 PM   #2 (permalink)
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    if you're gonna be transferring "music" to it, then sony connect is gonna be a MAJOR issue

    it's a bloated mess

    plus, do you trust sony, given the recent rootkit fiasco?
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    Old 26-11-2005, 12:51 AM   #3 (permalink)
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    Killer looks ???? Does it play mp3 ? Or the Sony own format ?
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    Old 26-11-2005, 09:19 AM   #4 (permalink)
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    the new sony players are both MP3 and ATRAC3. ATRAC3 getts better battery life.

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    Old 26-11-2005, 10:14 PM   #5 (permalink)
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    Root Kit?

    What rootkit fiasco? Oh is that the copywrite thing, it stops illeagal copies of sony lable records being put on it. Is that it?

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    Old 26-11-2005, 11:18 PM   #6 (permalink)
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    Originally Posted by [exit]
    What rootkit fiasco? Oh is that the copywrite thing, it stops illeagal copies of sony lable records being put on it. Is that it?
    http://www.sysinternals.com/blog/200...al-rights.html
    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4400148.stm
    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4441928.stm
    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4424254.stm
    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4445550.stm
    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4456970.stm
    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4459620.stm
    http://www.eff.org/IP/DRM/Sony-BMG/

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    Old 28-11-2005, 10:46 AM   #7 (permalink)
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    the new creative Zen Vision is good. I think its even better than the Sony...

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    Old 29-07-2006, 12:00 AM   #8 (permalink)
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    I have the NWA300, its a seriously good player, apart from the Connect Software, which s so so so bad.
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    Old 30-07-2006, 09:30 PM   #9 (permalink)
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    Originally Posted by [exit]
    What rootkit fiasco? Oh is that the copywrite thing, it stops illeagal copies of sony lable records being put on it. Is that it?
    Quite the opposite, the rootkit that rewards people who buy retail copies of CDs by screwing up their PCs (maybe it's designed to combat shoplifting?)

    I was going to buy that but was put off by the connect software. I got the dirt cheap one from scan instead, it does the job OK.
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    iRiver H120 20GB has given me a lot of excellent service. It also records in WAV/MP3 formats from optical/line/microphone inputs ! Plays anything I throw at it.

    Under £200 when I bought mine. It will also take the alternative firmware thingy, but I can't remember the name of it now !

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