Does anyone know anything about the new Sony MP3 player? Seems to get a good review in the Guardian. Does anyone have it? How does it compare to the iPod?

Hi there
Been looking at this too as it is now available to order but am waiting for feedback on people who have used it before I purchase.
Word on the street is that this is the real rival to ipod so I'm quite excited!
I think it is just as stylish as the ipod and will appeal to a different audience. What do other users think of the technical specs?

Hi longwater - seems we are both hanging on here then huh? Or have you heard from anyone else yet about the HD3? It does look good and the specs sound good too, 13,000 songs and 30 hr batter life but like you i want to hear from someone who has used it - I did come across the following in my search... http://www.t3.co.uk/news/default.asp?pagetypeid=2&articleid=33133&subsectionid=753
can anyone out there report back from the sonic field?

yeah!
I bought it its one hell of a player and your right it is a rival to Ipod but there's a problem.
It seems the players software is complicated, if you copy your tracks to it a code is sent with the track to identify it so if your pc crashes for any reason like mine the sonicstage program wont remember the id code leaving you without a recognised database hence! No more transferring unless you format your pc and try again

Anyone seen the new NW-HD5 yet?
From what I've read it's even better than the NW-HD3:
Smallest 20gb player on the market
Removable battery with 30 hrs playing time from a full charge.(40 hrs using ATRAC).
A really cool backlit display that turns rotates depending on the position of the player.
Updated Sonic Stage to v.3.1.
And £50 cheaper as well.

Hi James,
If you are refering to the 40Gb, £350 reduced to £199 in Dixons then yes I have just bought one. But ... although it is of very high build quality and the sample tracks are excellant there is no handbook - only a quick start guide - and efforts to obtain one through Sony proved very difficult. Even then what I obtained was of little use.
Consequently I can't transfer any cds to it and am feeling like returning it to Dixons. Do you know how to do it ?
Regards Haydn

hey hayden, you know the sample music thats comes with the NW-HD5, what are the names of the songs again because i acidenlty reset the player to factory settings. and you are right the sample tracks are excellent. can you please email me the name of the songs and the artists please.

sorry my email addy is gamezgezzer@btinternet.com

Hi Matt,

I'll get back to you on those songs - the problem with my MP3 player has been resolved. The software WAS faulty hence the low price - but there is a download available that solves all the problems.

Having done this my MP3 player is the best thing since sliced bread and I recommend it to anyone - with the down load of course !

Sooooooo, why didn't Sony supply it with the correct software in the first place ?

Regards

Haydn