I ultimately had a chance to roleplay around with the young Sony NW - HD5 , another so - called “ iPod Killer . ” The finding of fact ? When you hold it up and touch the casing , it feels a bit slight , almost like you ’re defend some cheap Chinese knockoff — this is not flowing PSP territory . But yes , it count next to nothing , which is quite a feat for a 20 GB HD player . But to get it so wanton it becomes obvious that they ’ve cut corner with the screen door — low resolution , it look more like the type of interface that you get on an electronic lexicon than what we ’re used to seeing with the iPod . The menus are iPod - comparable , and one betterment is that when you go to the song itemization , you are first show an alphabet listing , to then jump quickly to track starting with a sealed missive . All - in - all , it just does n’t look and experience as stylish as the pictorial matter make it out to be , but the smaller size and lightsomeness ( iPod shuffle territory ) will probably be a selling - point to some .
I was more into the NW - E405 ( 512 MiB ) , NW - E407 ( 1 GB ) , and NW-507 ( 1 GB + FM tuner ) photoflash players . petite and light , they look great , especially the display that blends with the casing .
If you just ca n’t hold off for the eventual US release ( still unpredicted ) , UK importer AV - LAND carries them all .
NW - HD5 Catalog Page[AVLand.co.uk ]
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