Sony Walkman NW-HD5 20 GB

This player is a genuine contender for the Ipod. I got mine a few years ago in Singapore when it first came out. Though it says it only holds 5000 songs, that is in MP3 format, if you use the Atrac format provided you can get around 13000 songs on it. The player comes in several colours (red, Black & Silver) and though it lacks some of the functions of an Ipod, games etc, if you are just looking for something to listen to music too, it surpasses the Ipod and other competitors for sheer reliability. Battery life is long and doesn't fade much as time goes by. It has several sound options and sound is clear. The headphones provided are of Sony's usual high standard and ...  Read the complete review

The best Mp3 player in 2005 in my opinion. The time of the Sony NW-HD5's release, the iPod Nano had only just been released and the 20GB iPod still had a black & white screen. I got this mp3 player as a gift in October 2005 and it is still working till this day. At the time the pricing was around £200 for a 20GB iPod, so instead of following the crowd I thought I'd try something different and purchased one of these. 20GB is more than enough, since purchasing I have transferred FULL albums, not having to worry about using up the space with its storage capacity. Straight out of the package I was very impressed, the Sony came in a quite ...  Read the complete review

This is another great Sony MP3 player which can hold 20GB of music files. When the music files are converted into Sony's attrac form, it means that this MP3 player can hold up to 22.500 music tracks, no that is a lot of music. The player itself seems like a bit of a brick but it in not that heavy. The basic shape of the player lets it fit into your pocket easily so you can carry it around without requiring huge pockets. The overall design of this MP3 is quite attractive and modern. I extremely like what they did with the buttons to get the design. The screen is in black and white but it is clearly laid out with track listing, ...  Read the complete review

This is superb mp3 player from Sony, which is definitely worth a look at. Given that it is quite a few years old now, it would definitely be worth trying to track down because I would imagine that it would be very cheap. Like most things, this device has its pros and cons but before I go into these I want to point out one thing which can either be a pro or a con depending on your outlook on things. This is an mp3 player and not an iPod and this was one of my reasons for buying because I did not want to follow the masses into getting the same mp3 player (I unfortunately since have however). If you are set on an iPod however then there's no way this will ...  Read the complete review

I recently bought a Sony NW-HD5 after my Creative Zen Micro's headphone jack stopped working correctly (it was, in fact, the second time it had happened) so I went for a company I can usually trust. It's difficult to review everything about a product like this without making it a pain to read so I'll go for points : Pro's - 20gb. You can't have enough space for the future! - Great design. Stylish and feels more expensive than it actually is. - Easy to navigate. I actually prefer the simple click buttons to any touch-sensitive wheel or pad. The menus on the screen are easy to find your way around and artists/albums are laid out in the ...  Read the complete review