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    Ipod Nano 8GB or Sony NWZA828B

    Discussion in 'Accessories' started by scadsfkasfddsk, Jul 17, 2009.

  1. scadsfkasfddsk

    scadsfkasfddsk Notebook Evangelist

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    I do not seem to be able to decide between these two MP3 players.

    I can get them both for the same price as can be seen below

    http://www.playtech.co.nz/product.ph...detail&id=7232

    http://store.apple.com/nz/product/FB...mco=MjE0NjEzNQ

    I am generally concerned about sound quality and would appreciate a decent pair of headphones. I am not so sure how much I would use blue tooth, especially since this particular Sony A series model does not come with the blue tooth headphones.

    The player will be used for walks/runs around the inner city and for general entertainment purposes. I have heard that the Sony A series can be a bit frustrating to load video on to. This will be replacing a Sony E025F USB stick player.

    What do you lot think?
     
    scadsfkasfddsk, Jul 17, 2009
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  2. JohnnyFlash

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    I would choose the Ipod.
     
    JohnnyFlash, Jul 18, 2009
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    For audio quality I'd say the Sony has the edge.
     
    VAIO_FZ, Jul 18, 2009
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  4. scadsfkasfddsk

    scadsfkasfddsk Notebook Evangelist

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    I must say I am a bit concerned by the curved screen on the Nano and Itunes equals dictatorship in my opinion.
     
    scadsfkasfddsk, Jul 18, 2009
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    How so? The fact that it's required for iPods? It's not like you have to buy music from iTunes. I think of it as the program to upload files onto iPods.

    Yeah, I didn't really like the curved screen on the Nano but I do like that design over the stupid square shape of the 3 gen Nano. The new Nano's are supposed to be coming out after the back-to-school sale so either mid September of early October. GB size might increase so you could get 16 GB for the price of 8 GB and there's a possibility of a camera being added. I personally think adding the camera is awesome (I'm pissed it didn't come on the Touch) so maybe it's worth the wait. If not, I would just go with the Nano. I have absolutely no knowledge of the Sony player but just looking at it I would not get it. I've never really like the design of Sony MP3 players.
     
    zOne31, Jul 18, 2009
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    The Sony comes with better stock headphones and sound quality will most likely be better. It seems a bit larger though. If the size is no issue I would go with the Sony. This is assuming the Sony is drag and drop now. Sony's software just isnt as good as Itunes from my experience.
     
    lixuelai, Jul 18, 2009
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  7. scadsfkasfddsk

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    Yeah the Sony player is drag and drop, so I could use it with almost any software I like, possibly even Itunes. Waiting for the new Nano sounds tempting as Sony also is about to realease its new generation of players. If I do end up getting the Nano I will have to spend NZ$88 on Sennheiser CX-300s in order to get sufficient sound quality and isolation.
     
    scadsfkasfddsk, Jul 18, 2009
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  8. scadsfkasfddsk

    scadsfkasfddsk Notebook Evangelist

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    I wrote this out to try and determine what I wanted. Did I get my facts and stuff right?

     
    scadsfkasfddsk, Jul 18, 2009
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    Does that particular Sony have noise cancellation? I had good experiences with noise canceling Sony mp3 players. The earbuds were decent and the noise cancellation actually worked.
     
    lixuelai, Jul 18, 2009
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  10. scadsfkasfddsk

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    No this model does not have noise cancellation. I have had noise cancellation headphones in the past (6 years ago however), and I found that they were pretty terrible. I have however tried closed system headphones and I find that they work much better at blocking out noise without affecting sound quality.
     
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    Sony's canal phones are not that great at noise isolation so I found the noise cancellation to be pretty useful when I had my Sony NW-S705F.
     
    lixuelai, Jul 19, 2009
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  12. scadsfkasfddsk

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    Chances are I will use the EX082s that come with the player initially until I have build up some cash to buy something better from the likes of Shure, Ultimate Ears or Sennheiser.
     
    scadsfkasfddsk, Jul 19, 2009
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  13. Signal2Noise

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    Zune + Shure SE530 = bliss.
     
    Signal2Noise, Jul 19, 2009
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  14. scadsfkasfddsk

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    The Zune is still not available in New Zealand. The Apple Ipod Classics is the only hard drive option widely available in New Zealand.

    I would be looking seriously at a Zune if they were made available.
     
    scadsfkasfddsk, Jul 19, 2009
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