Comments on: Sony Walkman Wishlist

By: Olly

Olly — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 08:16:13 +0000

they have playlists now which i cant get to work

I think that says it all really.

What’s more, the battery life on my Nano is loads better than it was on my old NW-A3000. I might have to concede the sound quality, but that might be because I was using nicer earphones with the Sony (right up until they broke).

By: Anson

Anson — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 02:49:09 +0000

Ipods suck sony ftw they have best sound / bat life / they have playlists now which i cant get to work >.> so i just make folders

By: pissed sony customer

pissed sony customer — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 19:06:21 +0000

I’ve recently bought a Sony Walkman for my sister for xmas, but only after getting it home have I found out about the forced software. I do not buy products that impose restrictions (any form of DRM), so this player will be returned for a full refund.

I urge people to do this if they are not happy with the software that comes with hardware they buy. If customers accept crap software, rather than the obvious way of putting music on a player which is to copy it onto the player, then companies will continue to turf out this crap. And by making the hardware reliant on the software, the hardware can face planned obselecence on the same schedule as the software.

By: Olly

Olly — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 20:07:36 +0000

Basically, you need to remove all trace of Connect Player from your system, then get the latest version of SonicStage from the Sony website.

Sony came to their senses and realised Connect was rubbish and reverted back to SonicStage… which is rubbish too, but less so.

By: Kimmy

Kimmy — Sat, 07 Apr 2007 15:17:45 +0000

I have the same bloody error code! I’ve seriously had nothing but problems with this damned excuse for a mp3 player since the day I got it. If there is anyway someone can save me from retransferring over 2000 music files please tell me how to fix this piece of shit!

By: Olly

Olly — Mon, 21 Aug 2006 19:32:57 +0000

Why do you hate the iPod?

No idea what 82040008 means — reminds me of the Guru Meditation errors I’d get on my Amiga from time to time :) The only offical alternative to Connect is SonicStage, or there’s the ml_sony plugin for Winamp — http://sourceforge.net/projects/mlsony

By: joe

joe — Mon, 21 Aug 2006 15:58:51 +0000

what does error 82040008 mean?!?! i have it as well and it is really starting to annoy me! is there even any other software that you can use for a sony other then connect? i love sony and HATE ipod but i do have to say that connect is complete rubbish!

By: Sarah

Sarah — Sun, 30 Jul 2006 23:37:35 +0000

when i first got my sony walkman i was loving it, now im not really feeling it! im on to my second walkman as my first broke down and now the same has happened to my second. i was thinking that it must be me doing something to it which made it break but now i reckon it sony and that they’re just shit. apparently im not the only one whs had problems with the mp3. What the f*** does Error 82040008 mean anyway. Im seriously comtemplating an iPod.

also i had a slight prblem with connect player but after re0-installing it, it was fine. I dont like that Sonicstage!

By: Olly

Olly — Fri, 24 Mar 2006 16:26:39 +0000

What, like the stuff they sell on the Sony Connect and various “PlaysforSure” WMA stores, Si?

Nope, I honestly believe the hardware/software combo of iPod and iTunes is the best there is. There is better hardware out there and probably better software — but they aren’t available together.

By: Simon

Simon — Fri, 24 Mar 2006 15:13:18 +0000

*glares at Owen*

DRM filled and low quality, high battery sucking music anyone?

By: Owen

Owen — Fri, 24 Mar 2006 15:04:45 +0000

Hmm, iPod and iTunes anyone.

(I love stirring)

By: Simon

Simon — Fri, 24 Mar 2006 13:51:50 +0000

I’m converted to creative again now, I love my zen. The only thing I would like is gapless playback (sony players have that option with certain files).

I never had any issues with sonicstage, I guess I was just lucky. The main thing I wanted on sony was an on the go playlist. Doubt I would have changed if it had included that.