Sony Walkman NWZE374/RC 8GB MP3 Player Red

While I haven't used the video on my Walkman MP3 player yet, I'm happy to say that everything else is great about this MP3 player. The sound is excellent, and if you're looking to get full benefits of the Sony Walkman, use Sony earphones and earbuds to get that full stereo sound. It's not a random plug. I've used my RCA wrap around headphones with my Walkman, and the sound comes out great, but with my Sony headphones, the sound comes in PERFECT. Also, I love the way my Walkman organizes all my songs by artist and genre in alpha-numeric order. Instead of having to scroll down nonstop, I can just use the letter directory to check for the artist by first name (for example, "R" for Ronnie Laws). This is the best stand alone MP3 player I've ever owned, and I've owned quite a few. Over the years, I've always gravitated toward Coby MP3 players until the company went out of business. Their MP3 players were decent, but constantly had display problems or couldn't hold a charge. Also, I owned an RCA Lyra MP3 player, which was a great music player, except for a defect that ruined the screen display. Right now, I've owned my Sony Walkman MP3 player for a few months, and the only complaint I've had about it is that once in a blue, it does freeze when it's on hold, but this has only happened three times for me. The reset button is small, but with a pin or a straight paper clip or staple, you can push the reset button to unfreeze it. As I said, this is rare. One other great thing I can say about my Sony Walkman is that the battery life is GREAT. I can get 8 to 10 hours of straight music play without needing to plug in to charge, and I only find myself charging my MP3 player maybe twice a week. That's how strong the battery life is. Overall, if you're looking for an alternative to using your cellphone or an iPod touch to play music on the go, I recommend the Sony Walkman MP3 player. I have an iPod touch, but because I have so many apps, it's not the best place for me to load my music on. With the 8GB on my Walkman, I have more than enough space for my music library on the go, and aside from the rare freezing, I can't complain about it one bit.

update: 3 years later still discovering what a great buy this was! the video display is beautiful--of course Sony! just today was looking to buy one for my son to use out in the field and cannot believe the price increase from when i purchased it 3 years ago! still VERY happy with my purchase but now wish i had bought two :). I read the reviews with some hesitation made the purchase--NO regrets! I only wanted to use for Music; my library & FM (a great feature!) The E374 model: Has excellent battery life (played FM radio hooked up to my Creative speaker for 9 hours and still had bars), does not easily turn on (double protection by using pause then Power Hold), can also be charged using one of our older phone chargers, is lightweight, looks great, easy to use and with a screen big enough to not have to use my glasses, EXCELLENT sound quality and the headphones are really good! a DEAL for the price. Recommend the iGadgitz Black Luxury Soft Napa Leather Case Cover for Sony Walkman: it fits this model perfect!

I really like this MP3 player. Easy to use, add and organize music. It has a long battery life per charge. The one distracting thing I find is when setting the player to randomly select songs to play, it always starts at the same song. That is, in my case it always plays the Rolling Stones "Satisfaction" as the first song. All the other songs come up randomly, never in the same order, just the first song. It does the same when playing playlists in a random order - plays the same song as the first one of a given playlist. Not a big deal, but you would think "random" applies to every song being selected randomly.

my sony nwz-e354 stopped working so i purchased this nwz-e374 expecting similar functionality. the devices are about the same size, the newer nwz-e374 has a slightly shorter screen however the horizontal width is the same. there are fewer, about half the options available in this newer device from e354, from eq settings to general settings and this is where problems begin. e374 has no option to turn off scrolling artist, album, song titles, the e354 did and i prefer scrolling turned off. the auto sort mood playlist feature is missing replaced by shuffle all. the clock time is not displayed at the top of the screen like the old player. this is a problem if you use it to check the time often which i do or did. to check the time you press play and a hold message appears telling you to press and hold the power button, then you must press option and select clock display this becomes a 30 second process where as with the other player even in hold mode you pressed play to activate the screen and time is available. the major deal breaker is no boundary selection option and by default the player is in selected range vs all range. so if you select an artist for instance avicii and then play "wake me up" in normal playback mode the song will play and stop instead of continuing on to the next artist. whether you select an artist or an album it will only play with in the selected boundary which means you constantly have to pull it out of your pocket and select a new range or use the shuffle all feature or the entire song range. the reason this is a problem is i need to be able to select a starting point and listen for 10, 15, 30 minutes without having to fiddle with the device every 3 minutes at work. i also used the sleep function quite a bit on the e354. on the e374 when you engage the sleep function whether it is 30-90 minutes the device locks you into your current range regardless of whether you have one song or many songs in that range as the back button and option button engage a menu that tells you sleep mode is on and asks you if you want to turn it off. your only control while sleep mode is engaged is over the volume and skipping tracks within your selected boundary. if you pause your music the device will turn itself off after a time requiring you to deactivate the hold function to turn it back on this is a constant hassle when you need to pause to communicate you can't just press play to restart your music if you wait to long. this device also has issues with its mtp connection, the older e354 when connected to my linux computer i can listen to the music on the device with banshee media player. banshee will not recognize the e374. this device is only recognized as removable storage. there is no sony support. no updated firmware. no rockbox. i payed same price for the e354 as i did the e374 and besides terrible playlist support which requires you to create and transfer playlist from your computer, it was a decent device with good batter life and lasted me a couple of years. though it is a minor quibble considering i am returning it anyways, the e374's build quality is very plasticy and feels fragile in your hand. i doubt it would survive as many drops as my e354. my personal experience with the e374 coming from the older version has been in every way limiting and frustrating and overall the worst experience with an mp3 player or a sony device ever. i would not recommend it to anyone or curse my worst enemy with such a terrible device. save yourself the monies and the hassle, do not buy this. basic functionality is broken.

It has good and bad aspects. Good: I love how easy it is to scroll thru the songs alphabetically (you can jump thru the letters rather than go thru songs by song). The sound quality is excellent. Bad: I hate that you can't set up playlists on the player. You have to do it on the computer and transfer it onto the player. And it takes about 15 seconds to turn it on. You have to press and hold the option button for then wait for the screen to light up. Then press and hold it again and wait for the song to pop up. Then you can press play. It doesn't sound like long, but it's just annoying when you get in the car and you want to get your music on and get going. It also often stays on in sleep mode when you turn it off. That can use up the battery.

I am very very pleased with this Sony Walkman!! It is EASY to load MP3, EASY to use and works very reliably when working out. I've stepped up my workouts to a new level by loading several playlists with upbeat music. I have several workout CDs which I converted to MP3 and loaded, as well. I'm no longer draining my cell phone battery with Pandora nor eating all my data usage as well as not having to listen to all the commercials. Instead of paying for Pandora and more data, I'm 'investing' those dollars in more of my own music which I can now use anywhere, not just where I have a data connection to the Internet. To turn the Sony Walkman OFF, first PAUSE the music then hold down the PWR/HOLD Button. The unit will then turn off. If you forget to PAUSE the music, then pressing and holding the PWR / HOLD button will only lock the device but it will continue playing hence it will drain the battery.

SOUND: Music sounds clean,clear,and balanced,with a nice presence on the low-end,rich mids,and detailed highs,complemented with a good bass response. Includes a variety of sound-enhancement options, including four presets and two, five-band custom Equalizer,so if the flat setting doesn't do it for you, you should have no problem tweaking the sound to your liking. DESIGN/USE: The walkman is lightweight almost 2 ounces. Has a fairly standard design,which isn't necessarily a bad thing,as it makes the player very straight forward to operate.Below the screen are the main playback controls: a five-way control pad, a back/home button, and an OPTION/PWR/HOLD key that brings up various contextual menus. Getting music and other content(video,photos) onto the player is an easy process it works with a variety of jukeboxes (such as Windows Media Player or !Tunes), or you can use the Sony Content Transfer app, which allows for drag and drop from your hard drive.This walkman have a FM radio too. BATTERY LIFE: Listen MP3 music around 25 hours,but some settings affect battery life: equalizer,brightness,screensaver. OVERALL: A good MP3 player for a reasonable price for: listen music in the house,running or go to the Gym.

Sound is great. Keep in mind, I don't need it to do much. Just download songs and play them, maybe on shuffle. Can play through my external speakers I use for my laptop. Loading songs is simple- drag and drop. You can only delete when hooked up to a computer, but then deleting is easy. The battery is charged when hooked to a computer with the enclosed cable. If you pause a song, then ignore it for about half a minute or so it turns itself off to save battery power, so the battery is conserved well. Technically it only goes to hold, like sleep, but it works. Simple and to the point. It's little, so I suggest attaching to a lanyard or something. I used a carabiner I had lying around.