Sony's iPod?

[warcrow]

This is Sony's answer to the iPod. Plays mp3's and videos on a 20 gig harddrive. Kinda big, but it Looks pretty sweet!




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[IcemanJer]

definitely sexy.

 

[GTaudiophile]

Best alternative to Apple yet!

 

[AFB]

Cool, but looks like crap.

 

[DigDug]

I don't need a multimedia station that small. My ipod is just fine - simple, and clean interface.

 

[Actaeon]

The HMP-A1 will go on sale in Japan on 26 June for around ¥63,000 ($563/£310).

Still too much for me....

not that an iPod is much cheaper...

 

[Subzero]

Like Sony's other digital music players, it will only play songs encoded in the company's own ATRAC 3 format.

:thumbsdown:

 

[Rudee]

I had expected Sony, the inventor of the famous Walkman, to come out with an iPod killer well over a year ago. They missed the boat on this and now have to play catch-up. Personally speaking, I think their entry looks like crap.

 

[BaboonGuy]

what the hell are people going to watch?

 

[TitanDiddly]

Cool. What's the price going to be? High, I expect for that screen.

 

[Anubis]

Originally posted by: PhasmatisNox
Cool. What's the price going to be? High, I expect for that screen.

¥63,000 ($563/£310).

and to correct "GTaudiophile" The Creative Zen and Rio Karma are both better alternatives to the iPod then this thing, hell the karma is just better IMO

 

[halik]

Originally posted by: SubZero
Like Sony's other digital music players, it will only play songs encoded in the company's own ATRAC 3 format.

:thumbsdown:

did you read the page?

this one finally plays normal mp3s, not craptrac 3

 

[fs5]

I believe this was reveiled at comdex.

 

[fr]

Nice. Their $465 music player supports only ATRAC. Less than $100 more and you get one that supports MP3 and plays video. It looks huge compared to a standard Pocket PC though.

 

[DaWhim]

the battery life sucks

 

[Queasy]

Originally posted by: Anubis

Originally posted by: PhasmatisNox
Cool. What's the price going to be? High, I expect for that screen.

¥63,000 ($563/£310).

and to correct "GTaudiophile" The Creative Zen and Rio Karma are both better alternatives to the iPod then this thing, hell the karma is just better IMO

I have been considering the Karma and the Dell DJ but was reading that the Karma was having quality issues with the hard drive dying after a couple of weeks use and the buttons becoming recessed in the case.

 

[brxndxn]

Originally posted by: SubZero
Like Sony's other digital music players, it will only play songs encoded in the company's own ATRAC 3 format.

:thumbsdown:

LOL.. then no matter what, it's a complete piece of sh!t. Screw Sony. Every time they come up with something neat, they gimp it in some proprietary way. What a worthless company..

 

[AkumaX]

geez. they are already coming out w/ the sleek n sexy PSP and now this?

 

[ElFenix]

does it fit in my pocket? or do i need cargo pants?

 

[Gooberlx2]

like Sony's other digital music players, it will only play songs encoded in the company's own ATRAC 3 format.

No this one plays mp3s instead....but from what I can tell, that's it.

iRiver, OTOH, has had this kind of player in the works for a small while now (I think working with M$ on it) and will probably also plays wavs, wma, asf and ogg (considering their iHPs do), in addition to mpeg4 stuff.

linky

 

[MrChad]

Originally posted by: Rudee
I had expected Sony, the inventor of the famous Walkman, to come out with an iPod killer well over a year ago. They missed the boat on this and now have to play catch-up. Personally speaking, I think their entry looks like crap.

 

[loup garou]

Originally posted by: Queasy

Originally posted by: Anubis

Originally posted by: PhasmatisNox
Cool. What's the price going to be? High, I expect for that screen.

¥63,000 ($563/£310).

and to correct "GTaudiophile" The Creative Zen and Rio Karma are both better alternatives to the iPod then this thing, hell the karma is just better IMO

I have been considering the Karma and the Dell DJ but was reading that the Karma was having quality issues with the hard drive dying after a couple of weeks use and the buttons becoming recessed in the case.

6 months and my Karma is still as good as new.

Originally posted by: brxndxn

Originally posted by: SubZero
Like Sony's other digital music players, it will only play songs encoded in the company's own ATRAC 3 format.

:thumbsdown:

LOL.. then no matter what, it's a complete piece of sh!t. Screw Sony. Every time they come up with something neat, they gimp it in some proprietary way. What a worthless company..

Didn't read the article or the thread. Doubly stupid.




That said, I don't really want a portable video player. I don't have the time to reencode all my movies to an optimal resolution for the player on top of ripping cds as I buy them. Plus 20gb wouldn't go very far...I've already filled up my 20gb karma, and that's just with music.

What I did like about the previous Vaio Pocket (VGF-AP1 -- the one that does only support atrac and no video capabilities) was the color screen that displayed album art. I thought that was really cool.

 

[dcdomain]

Eh... if Toshiba would just release their Gigabeat in America.

 

[Renob]

I would love to have one.

 

[Zeeky Boogy Doog]

or you could get an archos jukebox multimedia for $360... clicky