Sony NW-S203F 1 GB Flash Sports Digital Music Player with Armband (Black) | List Price: $139.99
Discount Price: $89.68
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Brand: Sony
Binding: Electronics
Release Date: 2006-09-18
Features: - Cylindrical sports MP3 player with armband and 1 GB built-in flash memory
- Stores up to 695 songs; supports MP3, ATRAC, WMA, and AAC (non-DRM) playback
- Workout functions include calorie counter, stopwatch, pedometer, and Music Pacer
- Built-in FM tuner with 30 station presets; seamless, water-resistant aluminum body
- Measures 3.79 x 0.78 x 0.59 inches (W x H x D); 1-year parts warranty
Great for the price [Posted on 2008-01-28]
I love the player. Great hardware design with lots of features and customizations. I got it for $17 and all I really wanted was the FM radio function. I knew the sonic stage software would be a pain, and it is. But it's usable. Once you load your exercise music, you don't have to use the software again for a couple months. The battery will give you 3 hours of playback with just 3 minutes of charging. This means that you can have full playback in only 45 minutes of charging. This sold me on the player, since I wouldn't have to be buying batteries all the time. If the battery is dead, I can plug it in for 3 minutes and it will last for any workout I'm going to do.
Here is the problem. Every so often when it gets squeezed or shaken with something metal(Haven't figured out what causes it . . . Yet) It will reset itself. If you are listening to radio, it will just start playing the first MP3 in the list and when you go back to FM it starts you at the station of the lowest number. For less than $20 I'm willing to accept this bug. But if I paid full price, I would be very upset at this.
Pros:
1. 3 Hours battery charge in only 3 minutes
2. Water Resistant
3. Easy to operate without looking at it.
Cons:
1. The software
2. What's with this soft reset bug in my player.
3. Sport features not available with the FM radio.
Great Product !! [Posted on 2008-01-30]
This product excelled as my music device for the gym, expecially being water resistant as i sweat alot.
Volume , software, Fm radio, nothing was a problem, worked great.
Problem was it died about after a years use. I did use it regularly but i think the memory got corrupted, it could have been me just ejecting it when the comp was still accessing i duno, but i was peeved.
Also virtually no support acessory wise. If ur arm band is busted or old and nasty, no way to replace it with ease, or in a timely fashion. Have to call sony and pay mula. lame
But all in all i was satisfied. would have bought again cept for the allure of the new ipods lol. I have gen 3 nano now .. and its considerably bulkier and heavier.
Recap Gym use Sony wins
Home, starbucks, casual use, nano~.
overall very good [Posted on 2008-03-02]
PROS: light, compact, sport style headphones, easy to operate...
CONS: i wish screen would flip automatically when you flip player
Good [Posted on 2008-03-23]
I like the shape, the function, but this wont work under window vista, still haven't it to work, but i still love it. works for me.
I wish I could get a refund!!!! [Posted on 2008-03-31]
I bought this item, the Sony NW-S203F Music Player , sight unseen, for my wife as a belated Valentines Day gift. I did not realize it at the time that it is not simply an MP3 player. You must use Sony's proprietary music program to load it, and this entails loading your choices on a CD, and then ripping the CD into the 'Sonic Stage' program, and finally loading them into the player. The player does not recognize the MP3 format, so you must go through this idiot drill each time you want to update the contents. Never mind that it must be charged through its USB cable, and it suffers a short battery life. I thought it would be a welcome addition to my wife's walking routine, but she used it once, and on my desk it sits! It's not very intuitive to use, either. I really would like a refund on this piece of sub-standard detritus, but the seller sold it in good faith, and unfortunately, it functions as it was designed. I hope that other people can see this review, and plan their purchases accordingly. Sorry about the long rant, but it does not sit well with me.........Sincerely, Ray Franks
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