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- Fun music features - Organise music into moods with SensMe™, sing along with Lyric Sync and Karaoke Mode plus FM radio
- Easy to use interface - Scroll through albums, search video scenes and customise wallpaper
- Sound quality - Enjoy a smoother, better listening experience with Clear Audio Technologies
- Extra long battery life - Listen for even longer with 50 hours music playback from a single charge
- 2.0" QVGA LCD screen - Display videos, photos and album art horizontally or vertically
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Superior sound and video make the compact E Series Walkman® ideal for movie and music fans. Clear Audio Technologies deliver the purest playback, true to the original source. And you can listen to your favourite tracks for even longer with a 50 hours battery life.Open format means no matter where your music is stored, or what format it's in (WMA, MP3 and AAC (non-DRM only)), you can transfer your entire library onto your Walkman® just by dragging and dropping it from Windows Media™ Player 11, iTunes® or Windows Explorer. It's a cinch!Walkman® battery stamina is way ahead of the competition, which means you can listen and watch for so much longer. With straight playback of up to 50 hours music, and up to 10 hours for video depending on model, plugging in to power up will be the last thing on your mind at home, in the car or anywhere on the move.When you need to take notes, or remember useful information, just flick on the voice recording function with built-in microphone and let Walkman® do all the hard work for you. Record vocals and speech in mono, then playback when you get home. You get superb sound quality from Walkman® thanks to three built-in audio technologies: Clear Stereo, Clear Bass and DSEE digital sound enhancement. They all work in harmony to bring you a listening experience as close as possible to the original sound, just like being at a live performance. Transferring video and music to your WALKMAN® is so easy with drag-and-drop, you'll have your whole library at your fingertips in seconds. Using Windows Media Player 11®, iTunes® or Windows Explorer, managing your playlists and moving files over is hassle-free. Just drag, drop, relax and enjoy.
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E455 16GB Walkman® Video MP3 player Your Sony E455 will bring a burst of colour to your attire it will keep going even when you stop with its super long battery life and best of all the audio reproduction is fantastic. The E455 in brief: 16GB memory capacity up to 50 hours music playback SensMe™ music organiser Lyric Sync and Karaoke Mode for those times you feel the need to burst out in song and Clear Audio Technologies for a smoother listening experience. Non stop music and video The E455 is perfect for everyone out there who loves a great video and audio experience. Utilising Clear Audio Technologies to deliver playback that is pure and true to orignal source. With a fantastic battery life of up to 50 hours of musical playback you won't be let down by your Sony E455. Open to everything - Why have restrictions? Sony's E455 has Open format which means that no matter where your music is stored or what format it's in (WMA MP3 and AAC (non-DRM only)) you can transfer your entire library onto your Walkman® just by dragging and dropping it from Windows Media™ Player 11 iTunes® or Windows Explorer. It's really that simple! Standard sound quality isn't good enough - Lift it to Stunning Sound Quality The sound quality that this Walkman® delivers is superb - its all thanks to three built-in technologies: Clear Stereo Clear Bass and DSEE digital sound enhancement. Give yourself that first class Sony listening experience these three technologies work in harmanoy to produce the best listening experience you can get - If you close your eyes you may even think you are at the live performance! One of the longest battery lifes around Walkman® battery stamina is way ahead of the competition which means you can listen and watch for so much longer. With straight playback of up to 50 hours music and up to 10 hours for video depending on model plugging in to power up will be the last thing on your mind at home in the car or anywhere on the move. Drag-and-drop your favourite cont
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27 of 27 people found the following review helpful
My last mp3 player was the Sony E436F so just wanted to move up to the latest model with a much bigger memory as the old one was full. The E455 (16gb) is abit bigger and heavier but it seems worth it
The look - looks abit like the old ipod nano, has a carbon fibre sort of effect and is really well built, much better than the older model which was abit plasticky. Still quite slim and light 9/10
The sound - with a better set of earphones (for some reason sony have included the basic cheap earphones they do even though this player costs a fair bit) the sound is quite impressive, with a range of clear sound and equaliser settings to improve the music. the only problem is the volume which appears to be quieter than the previous model even when at 30 (full volume) 8/10
Using the player - really easy to use and navigate round the menu and settings, buttons are the same as old models 10/10
Functions - can play videos, bbc iplayer all quite clearly and smoothly. has a good quality voice recorder, music and picture player too. Also you can personalise the backgrounds and screensavers which adds abit to the player 9/10
Overall for the money i don't think there is a better mp3 on the market right now especially one that has 16gb of memory
The look - looks abit like the old ipod nano, has a carbon fibre sort of effect and is really well built, much better than the older model which was abit plasticky. Still quite slim and light 9/10
The sound - with a better set of earphones (for some reason sony have included the basic cheap earphones they do even though this player costs a fair bit) the sound is quite impressive, with a range of clear sound and equaliser settings to improve the music. the only problem is the volume which appears to be quieter than the previous model even when at 30 (full volume) 8/10
Using the player - really easy to use and navigate round the menu and settings, buttons are the same as old models 10/10
Functions - can play videos, bbc iplayer all quite clearly and smoothly. has a good quality voice recorder, music and picture player too. Also you can personalise the backgrounds and screensavers which adds abit to the player 9/10
Overall for the money i don't think there is a better mp3 on the market right now especially one that has 16gb of memory
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
I bought this a few weeks ago, as I was fed up of using my phone to play music. I owned a previous E-series model a few years ago, so I thought I'd give then a try again.
The audio quality is very impressive, far better than my phone and my sisters iPod nano in my opinion, especially with a decent set of headphones. Contrary to other reviews I've read, I found the audio volume to be more than loud enough, usually leaving it on 20/30 at most even in fairly loud environments.
Build quality is decent too, its a bit thicker than the old style nano, but unlike the nano I wouldn't worry if I dropped it on the floor or knocked it about a bit, feels fairly solid. The screen is good quality, although not ideal for watching videos on as it is a bit small.
As far as usability is concerned I have no complaints, you can easily drag and drop music on, sync to it with itunes or wmp, or use the bundled "content transfer" application to automatically add new music, videos, podcasts etc from a particular folder whenever you plug it in.
The mp3 interface is simple, with a decent number of options to enhance the sound, and also includes sonys "SenseMe" channels, which analyses music and groups them into similar sounding categories - good when you to just play relaxing music or whatever and dont want to have to make a playlist.
Overall very impressive, and definitely worth the £85 I paid for it. 5/5
The audio quality is very impressive, far better than my phone and my sisters iPod nano in my opinion, especially with a decent set of headphones. Contrary to other reviews I've read, I found the audio volume to be more than loud enough, usually leaving it on 20/30 at most even in fairly loud environments.
Build quality is decent too, its a bit thicker than the old style nano, but unlike the nano I wouldn't worry if I dropped it on the floor or knocked it about a bit, feels fairly solid. The screen is good quality, although not ideal for watching videos on as it is a bit small.
As far as usability is concerned I have no complaints, you can easily drag and drop music on, sync to it with itunes or wmp, or use the bundled "content transfer" application to automatically add new music, videos, podcasts etc from a particular folder whenever you plug it in.
The mp3 interface is simple, with a decent number of options to enhance the sound, and also includes sonys "SenseMe" channels, which analyses music and groups them into similar sounding categories - good when you to just play relaxing music or whatever and dont want to have to make a playlist.
Overall very impressive, and definitely worth the £85 I paid for it. 5/5
17 of 20 people found the following review helpful
This player did feel a little cheap and plasticy. Although for the price I didn't mind that so much. However what really ruined this for me was the ridiculously low volume out.
Even after reading from other reviews on the internet, I refused to believe that any manufacturer could limit the volume to such a low level and decided to order this... After all what's the point of a music player if you can't hear what's playing???
Despite turning off AVLS and making sure the volume was turned up to the maximum (30), I really struggled to hear music over the slightest of background noise. I listen to a talk radio station on my way into work and there's no chance of me hearing what they're talking about over the background noise of other commuters, traffic, trains... etc. I suspect that 90% of people who buy such portable players use it on the go, right? So I'm totally baffled at how wrong Sony have got this! This was not an issue with my old player, and there's certainly nothing wrong with my hearing!
I emailed Sony support to see if there was a way around this or if they planned to release a new firmware to address the problem. The reply I got, although sympathetic, was unsurprisingly unhelpful and suggested I return the product for a refund. Which is what I have done.
I've read that the low volume level is due to EU regulations, which kind of explained a lot. If so, then this ranks almost has high on the daftness scale as their regulations on how bendy bananas should be!
Oh and for others considering buying this, it doesn't come with any kind of protective cover/sleeve/pouch. This for me was another negative as the device will certainly get scratched over time without protection. How much more would a small neoprene pouch set Sony back?
Also, the USB cable uses Sony's own proprietary connector instead of the standard mini-USB. I like to have more than one cable just in case one fails and most USB devices these days use the industry standard mini-USB. I have several devices that use this type of connector, including my old MP3 player. I resent having to fork out, however little, for extra accessories. This is one of the reasons why I refuse to buy an iPod. I'm not a tight-wad, I just refused to be milked!
The positives:
1. Slim compact design.
2. Simple and intuitive button layout and interface.
3. Nice colour display.
4. Long battery life and quick charge... Although I never got round to testing these.
5. Use of drag and drop to copy music, video, photos instead of being tied into an application like iTunes. Another reason why I won't buy an iPod.
Seriously though, unless you plan to buy a set of those noise cancelling headphones or use this player in a sound-proof room, you will find the volume output level way too low for comfortable listening.
Sorry Sony, but mine's gone back for a refund!
Even after reading from other reviews on the internet, I refused to believe that any manufacturer could limit the volume to such a low level and decided to order this... After all what's the point of a music player if you can't hear what's playing???
Despite turning off AVLS and making sure the volume was turned up to the maximum (30), I really struggled to hear music over the slightest of background noise. I listen to a talk radio station on my way into work and there's no chance of me hearing what they're talking about over the background noise of other commuters, traffic, trains... etc. I suspect that 90% of people who buy such portable players use it on the go, right? So I'm totally baffled at how wrong Sony have got this! This was not an issue with my old player, and there's certainly nothing wrong with my hearing!
I emailed Sony support to see if there was a way around this or if they planned to release a new firmware to address the problem. The reply I got, although sympathetic, was unsurprisingly unhelpful and suggested I return the product for a refund. Which is what I have done.
I've read that the low volume level is due to EU regulations, which kind of explained a lot. If so, then this ranks almost has high on the daftness scale as their regulations on how bendy bananas should be!
Oh and for others considering buying this, it doesn't come with any kind of protective cover/sleeve/pouch. This for me was another negative as the device will certainly get scratched over time without protection. How much more would a small neoprene pouch set Sony back?
Also, the USB cable uses Sony's own proprietary connector instead of the standard mini-USB. I like to have more than one cable just in case one fails and most USB devices these days use the industry standard mini-USB. I have several devices that use this type of connector, including my old MP3 player. I resent having to fork out, however little, for extra accessories. This is one of the reasons why I refuse to buy an iPod. I'm not a tight-wad, I just refused to be milked!
The positives:
1. Slim compact design.
2. Simple and intuitive button layout and interface.
3. Nice colour display.
4. Long battery life and quick charge... Although I never got round to testing these.
5. Use of drag and drop to copy music, video, photos instead of being tied into an application like iTunes. Another reason why I won't buy an iPod.
Seriously though, unless you plan to buy a set of those noise cancelling headphones or use this player in a sound-proof room, you will find the volume output level way too low for comfortable listening.
Sorry Sony, but mine's gone back for a refund!
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I have a few complaints about the usability. my old Sony player worked a bit more intuitively than this one but didn't hold as much. For the price it's is very nice. Great value.
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Basically, if you get some proper in ear headphones that block outside sound then this works fine. If your earphones let in outside noise then of course it will sound poor. Read more
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