VoIP In Detail covers everything related to VOIP, software, hardware, service providers, reviews, configurations, standards, tips & tricks and everything else related to voice over IP networks, IP telephony and Internet Telephony. Thirty years after revolutionizing portable music with the Walkman for playing cassette tapes, Sony is trying to master the digital media player with the X Series Walkman.
Tunes sound great and videos look crisp on the device, but Sony still has a lot of work to do to catch up with Apple’s market-ruling iPod. While the X Series brims with features like Wi-Fi and noise cancellation, the limitations and execution problems make it somewhat disappointing overall.
The X Series is sleek and elegant-looking, its black, sparkly rectangular body dominated on the front by a bright, sharp, OLED touch screen. The screen is excellent for watching short videos and viewing photos, and it’s very responsive to finger taps and swipes, making it easy to scroll through lists of pictures, songs and videos and select media for playback.
There are buttons at the top for controlling video and song playback as well — something that came in handy when I was running around blasting songs with the player in my pocket.
As expected with a Sony device, music sounded great on the X Series, and there are plenty of options for adjusting it to your liking. I enjoyed listening to all sorts of tunes on it, from folksy ukulele tracks to hard rock to rap, and I didn’t feel the need to change the sound settings that often.
The device costs $300 or $400, depending on whether you want 16 gigabytes or 32 gigabytes of storage. By contrast, you can buy an iPod Touch for $229 to $399, with memory ranging from 8 GB to 32 GB.
If you get sick of music from your own collection, the X Series has a very good digital FM tuner that I found got a surprisingly good reception.
The device also comes with an application for Slacker Inc.’s personalizable Internet radio service,…
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