Comments on: Sony NWZ-A810 coming to an Internet near you

The NWZ-A810 series is expected to go on sale this month and comes in a variety of color and capacity combos.

[rchung89]

nwz-810=nw-a800?

will it be any different from the japanese nw-a800 series?

[navsimpson]

Yes - UMS/MTP rather than Sonicstage.

So one can use Windows Media Player 11 to transfer music rather than the abysmal (and sorta' ugly) Sonicstage. No-one's sure yet how AAC's will work, as WMP doesn't support them. Oh and it will support Windows Media DRM, so it will work with Rhapsody, Napster etc.

The actual hardware, however, is the same.

[joe codec]

Vintage Sony...

If you have been only using iTunes and is not very savvy nor patient in terms of aggregating multiple music libraries in different formats, you will go through some pain to set up this device.
But when all is said and done, you will know this: a big part of what made Sony great is back in this Walkman. It is a beautifully designed hardware, it is easy to use (again, after the setup), it is focused on quality sound and imaging--seriously, you will touch, listen, see...and smile. While it doesn't change anything in the world of MP3s and won't out-innovate Apple with this attempt, it absolutely is one of the best crafted pieces of portable music engineering out there. Bravo Sony, especially for dropping that horrible SonicStage!