Sony CSE006ARM Arm Band for E and S Series MP3 players
by Sony
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Customer Review: It's adequate
Summary: 3 Stars
Does the job, reasonable cost. It's not going to fall out, but it is hard to adjust the volume or other side buttons because they are covered.Customer Review: Extremely Poor Design
Summary: 1 Stars
I own a Sony Walkman Video MP3 Player, which I mostly use when working out in the gym or jogging. I consider the Sony Walkman to be "fair" as far as portable players go. However, this is a review of the Sony Contoured Sport Armband. Now, you might think since this armband is a Sony product, designed to work with another Sony product, it would work. You would be wrong.
There is simply no other way to describe this product other than "miserable failure". By all appearances, the group of engineers (I use that term loosely here) who designed this product appeared to have done so using the Walkman's measurements alone, rather than having an actual Walkman instead. Why? Read on...
First of all, the clear plastic material that serves as a view port to the player is cheap, scratches easily, and is difficult to see through. After a few months of exposure to sweat, heat, etc., the plastic view port becomes discolored, worn, stiff, and even harder to see through. This is a huge defect because A) you need to see through plastic in order to read the Walkman's screen, B) you need to see through the plastic to see Walkman's top-facing buttons, and C) you need to press the buttons through the plastic, i.e., you press the buttons on the Walkman by pushing down on the top of the clear plastic cover.
Next, the actual mechanism by which this armband holds the Walkman is sloppy. You insert the Walkman into the armband through the top, which is open. The top of the armband is then closed by means of a small Velcro fastener. The Walkman is held in place by two guides on either side of the internal cavity of the armband. Unfortunately, it is common for the walkman to get askew in the holder, because the guides on the side are flexible and too roomy. What happens is that the one side of the Walkman (left or right) will pop up out of the guide, and then the entire player sits askew inside the armband.
To make matters worse, the side panels on the armband lack any cut-outs for buttons. The represents the lousiest bit of engineering I have seen plop out of the bowels of Sony. Why? Well, if you own a Walkman, you will know that the volume control and "lock" buttons are on the side. If you want to change the volume while you are wearing this armband, you have to blindly feel around along the side until you find the magic spot under which the volume buttons reside. Then, you take a chance by pushing down. Since the volume button is a toggle, you have a 50-50 chance of changing the volume in the direction you actually want.
The situation is worse for the lock button. Because the Walkman turns on when any button is pushed, the lock button is very important. You'll want to turn your Walkman off and then lock it, so that it doesn't accidentally turn on when you bump it (say, by tossing it in your gym bag, the car seat next to you etc.) Keep in mind that the lock button is a slider-style button. Thus, without any cutouts one the side panel, you absolutely can't slide the lock button on or off without first taking the Walkman out of the arm band. Who came up with this design?
The USB port is located on the buttom of the Walkman. Guess what - there is no cutout for it either. Want to charge your Walkman? Take it out of the armband. What to upload some more songs to it? Take it out of the armband again.
Fortunately there is a cutout for the headphones jack (surprise!). Unfortunately, the headphones jack is located on the bottom of the Walkman. Since the Walkman slides into and out of the armband at the top, you have to first unplug your headphones whenever you want to put it in or take it out of the armband.
Lastly, let's look the armband. The armband is an elastic strap that is adjusted by running through a buckle. It then backs over itself, securing via Velcro. Not bad in concept, however, Sony skimped out on the amount of material used in the armband. When adjusted to the largest possible diameter, the armband barely fits my arm (with some discomfort). To be fair, I am very athletic and have above-average size arms, however, I am by no means in the size range of a professional wrestler or NFL linebacker. If you are very muscular, or are overweight, this product will not serve you well, unless you relish wearing blood-pressure cuffs.
If I didn't know any better, I would guess that this product is specifically designed to torture any poor souls unfortunate enough to find themselves using it. On a scale of 0 to 10, I would rate it a 0.
Customer Review: useless... unless you can shave your player
Summary: 1 Stars
I bought this after going to the sony website to find out exactly what armband holder would work for my nwz-s545 ... if you have one ... dont buy this holder its about 1/4 of an inch too small... i forced it in and it messed with the protective sleeve i have on it... and way too difficult to get back out. buy something else. the only other thing i could think of is that maybe that one is just defective... but wont risk buying another one for the return fees... sigh.Customer Review: Piece of carp! (Whoops, misspelled a word)
Summary: 1 Stars
Alleged clear plastic fogged over with very little use. Surprised Sony would put their name to this piece of junk.
Change volume or use other Walkman controls - you have to take it out of this worthless case to do anything with it.
Save your money, use a ziploc bag.
Customer Review: Armband
Summary: 1 Stars
The band is not suitable for women, only for men with bigger arms.
Didn't like the design at all.
I think Sony must revise the design of this armband.