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Old 09-16-2009, 01:37 AM
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Default New A-Series Walkman - A840
http://www.sonyinsider.com/2009/09/1...64gb-capacity/

me wants, this is hot and 64 gig rawr.
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Old 09-16-2009, 02:50 AM
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This certainly looks amazing! This could have been the ultimate MP3-player if it wasn't for the lack of flac and drag n drop. Assuming it doesn't support standard usb-cable or filetree-browsing?

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Old 09-16-2009, 05:12 AM
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This certainly looks amazing! This could have been the ultimate MP3-player if it wasn't for the lack of flac and drag n drop. Assuming it doesn't support standard usb-cable or filetree-browsing?

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all new walkmans support drag and drop, MTP and UMS, so why would this one be any different?
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Old 09-16-2009, 06:17 AM
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all new walkmans support drag and drop, MTP and UMS, so why would this one be any different?
Sorry, my bad (I did actually misread the article).
I haven't paid that much of attention to other Sony-players, but what is the case with filetree-browsing? And will it eventually support .flac?
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Old 09-16-2009, 06:29 AM
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Sorry, my bad (I did actually misread the article).
I haven't paid that much of attention to other Sony-players, but what is the case with filetree-browsing? And will it eventually support .flac?
You can browse by folders on the Sony players, but FLAC on a Sony is a dead issue. I doubt that the codec will ever be included on 1 of their players.
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Old 09-18-2009, 06:12 PM
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all new walkmans support drag and drop, MTP and UMS, so why would this one be any different?
How do you get UMS on an S545?
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Nice - I see it comes with EX300s.
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Thanks bro, now I see why you said to be patient. Screw da' Z:HD!!!!! MUAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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64GB - I want one right now..
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We got our wish bro!!!! I'm so friggin happy!!!! WooT!!!!!
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Screw da' Z:HD!!!!! MUAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I was thinking the same for the X-series.
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Any chance the A-Series will have gapless playback?
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Any chance the A-Series will have gapless playback?
What's been said is only the Japanese model will have gapless, c/o Sonic Stage & Sony's ATRAC codec. I hope that they give us mp3 gapless, but I wouldn't hold my breath. Still, this is a player that I've wanted for quite some time from Sony, and I didn't expect it so soon. Damn, am I happy about this 1.
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Any chance the A-Series will have gapless playback?

The new S series is gapless. That's right! I have a new S545 and it's gapless for mp3 (I should have waited for this Aseries though lol). But one warning. Some songs the timing is off by a microsecond but still far better than the previous non gapless Sony players. Meaning, the next song would play a microsecond too late for some songs. So make sure you encode your music correctly. I haven't tested AAC or wma yet though.

With that said, I'm sure the A series will be gapless too.

Edit: AAC and WMA all play gapless. But some songs are off a microsecond. Not really noticeable unless you are trying to listen for it.
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The new S series is gapless. That's right! I have a new S545 and it's gapless for mp3 (I should have waited for this Aseries though lol). But one warning. Some songs the timing is off by a microsecond but still far better than the previous non gapless Sony players. Meaning, the next song would play a microsecond too late for some songs. So make sure you encode your music correctly. I haven't tested AAC or wma yet though.

With that said, I'm sure the A series will be gapless too.
It's very close....not quite truly gapless, but it is very, very close, some songs you don't hear any transition, some just the tiniest bit.
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I'd happily sell my sister for one of these...
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My sis would kill me, she's older. But my son, the 21yo would sell himself for this.
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My sis would kill me, she's older. But my son, the 21yo would sell himself for this.
As long as he gives the player to you
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No, he'd keep it, the bum!!!! But, my B'Day is coming so,.................
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Christmas is coming too... I'm going to forget the Clip+, the Mintpad or anything by Samsung - I always wanted a 64GB player, I'll skip 32GB like I skipped 8GB. This player is MINE.
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