It's interesting to note that the Japan version of this Walkman also includes a 1-seg TV tuner, which of course the US couldn't utilize. That could account for the price. Only if we had a standard digital TV signal that could be included in small portable devices like this...
But anyway, this is Engadget, so I suppose I should continue bashing Sony for having high prices. :-P IMO, there is still a place for sound quality and design. I'll leave my final opinions of the device and final US (not Japan) pricing when that is formally announced and released here. Until then, we can save our whining about Japanese prices we're not being asked to pay in the first place.
lol sony is about sound quality? on an mp3 player? dude, you need to get over yourself. I'm sure you have golden ears and can hear the difference, but the reality is more likely that you're just a tool who likes to pretend you're better than a lot of people - what with their inferior sound quality mp3 players. lol douche.
I don't need to get over myself. I'm just someone who's preferred the sound of Sony portable music players over the years. And if you really knew me, you'd know I don't find myself better than others. It's apparent my sarcasm and poking fun at the general theme of replies on sites like this is lost on you. Apple = Great, Sony = Bad, etc, etc. But I digress. Enough time wasted posting to a tech blog where it's difficult to have useful discussion! :)
Sony bundle premium earbuds with their players, and yes, there are people that can notice a difference between different players at 256kbps with the same headphones. Just 'cause you can't, doesn't mean somebody else can.
"oh I almost forgot, design too? its a rectangle with a touch screen, that's impressive and thinking outside the box (no, it is a box)"
You can say the same about every touchscreen device as being un-original using that reasoning. Or anything else. Like a car - they all have four wheels and people sit inside. Or all phones are the same - they are square and all have buttons for making calls.
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It's interesting to note that the Japan version of this Walkman also includes a 1-seg TV tuner, which of course the US couldn't utilize. That could account for the price. Only if we had a standard digital TV signal that could be included in small portable devices like this...
But anyway, this is Engadget, so I suppose I should continue bashing Sony for having high prices. :-P IMO, there is still a place for sound quality and design. I'll leave my final opinions of the device and final US (not Japan) pricing when that is formally announced and released here. Until then, we can save our whining about Japanese prices we're not being asked to pay in the first place.
lol sony is about sound quality? on an mp3 player? dude, you need to get over yourself. I'm sure you have golden ears and can hear the difference, but the reality is more likely that you're just a tool who likes to pretend you're better than a lot of people - what with their inferior sound quality mp3 players. lol douche.
oh I almost forgot, design too? its a rectangle with a touch screen, that's impressive and thinking outside the box (no, it is a box)
I don't need to get over myself. I'm just someone who's preferred the sound of Sony portable music players over the years. And if you really knew me, you'd know I don't find myself better than others. It's apparent my sarcasm and poking fun at the general theme of replies on sites like this is lost on you. Apple = Great, Sony = Bad, etc, etc. But I digress. Enough time wasted posting to a tech blog where it's difficult to have useful discussion! :)
@ Dustin
Sony bundle premium earbuds with their players, and yes, there are people that can notice a difference between different players at 256kbps with the same headphones. Just 'cause you can't, doesn't mean somebody else can.
"oh I almost forgot, design too? its a rectangle with a touch screen, that's impressive and thinking outside the box (no, it is a box)"
You can say the same about every touchscreen device as being un-original using that reasoning. Or anything else. Like a car - they all have four wheels and people sit inside. Or all phones are the same - they are square and all have buttons for making calls.