Sony 4 GB Walkman Video MP3 Player with FM Tuner (Red)
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Customer Review: Excellent Sound but not an Ipod killer.
Summary: 3 Stars
This my first mp3 player (except for a $50.00 Samsung player which I returned immediately).
It has a nice feel and is sturdy, having dropped if a few times.
The sound is excellent after you fiddle with the controls a bit.
Size is nice and screen is easily readable. Navigation is also intuitive.
FM tuner has very limited range and it depends on the earbud wire as an antenna, so I am constantly moving the wire around to improve reception even in the gym.
I don't like the earbuds. I find them uncomfortable. The noise cancelling feature is nice, but is only partially effective. It helps but is not a panacea. I would say it knocks out 30-40 % of background noise (the piped in music) when I am at the gym.
My main complaint is the on/off button. You have to press and hold for a second or two to turn it off. However, there is no such delay when turning it on, which is very sensitive and I often find it on in my pocket after I thought I turned it off. Very irritating.
Battery life is not 30+ hours. I use only for music, not video, and I would guess I get about 15-20 hours before a full charge (which takes 24 hours). Some of this may be due to it coming on when I think it is off, but I don't think so.
Being a contrarian, I was looking for an alternative to Ipods which everyone advised me to buy. Maybe I should have listened.