Sony NW-A800
Encyclopedia
The Sony NW-A80x, is a series of network enabled video Walkman players, announced late 2006 and released on 19 May 2007.
On 19 May 2007, only the NW-A806 (4 GB) and the NW-A808 (8 GB) model were released. On 13 June 2007, Sony announced that the NW-A800 (2 GB) would be included in the series and soon be available to the public.
The interface is composed of nine icons organized in a 3X3 square. Icons will be highlighted and magnified as you scroll through them. The operation system offers searching function, letting user be able to search for a song based on artist, album, release year and genre.
This player is an ATRAC Audio Device, which relies on Sonicstage program to manage music. For music management and song transfer, this unit have to use Sonicstage.
The following image shows an NW-A805 player openend. On the left hand side you can see the battery, on the right hand side the electronic board.
On 19 May 2007, only the NW-A806 (4 GB) and the NW-A808 (8 GB) model were released. On 13 June 2007, Sony announced that the NW-A800 (2 GB) would be included in the series and soon be available to the public.
Design
The Sony NW A800 has a design. The whole body is encased with metal, and has a glass covered 2.0" LCD display. The three control buttons below the display are arranged to make up the Walkman logo in the front. Additionally, there is a chrome colored strip made of polished metal surrounding the device. Overall, the design of NW A800/810 is in the same style with Sony's preceding Walkman model, NW-A1000/3000, which did not come to sale in United States. Both of them features a surrounding metal strip and arranged control buttons. The available color for NW-A810/800 model are black, white, purple and pink in Japan.Operation
Navigation is handled via three circular controls on the front of the player: a power/option key, a back/home button, and a four-way control pad surrounding a central play/pause key.A dedicated volume rocker sits on the right edge of the player The walkman contains a 2" QVGA LCD screen, of which can be used horizontally or vertically.The interface is composed of nine icons organized in a 3X3 square. Icons will be highlighted and magnified as you scroll through them. The operation system offers searching function, letting user be able to search for a song based on artist, album, release year and genre.
This player is an ATRAC Audio Device, which relies on Sonicstage program to manage music. For music management and song transfer, this unit have to use Sonicstage.
Specifications
| General | |
|---|---|
| Dimension | 43.8 x 88.0 x 9.1 mm |
| Weight | 53.1 g / 1.87 oz |
| Colours | Black, Blue, White, Silver, Pink |
| Output | 5 mW + 5 mW (16) |
| Frequency response | 20 to 20,000 Hz |
| Expansion Memory | N/A |
| FM/AM Radio | N/A |
| Screen | |
| Size | 2.0" |
| Resolution | QVGA (240x320 Pixels)6-bit 3 subpixels |
| Type | TFT LCD High Brightness Low Temperature Poly-sillicon |
| Num. of colors | 262,144 (2^6^3) |
| Backlight | LED |
| Storage | |
| NW-A805 | 2 GB Approximately 500 songs at 128 kbit/s 7.5 hours of video at 384 kbit/s |
| NW-A806 | 4 GB Approximately 1000 songs at 128 kbit/s 15 hours of video at 384 kbit/s |
| NW-A808 | 8 GB Approximately 2000 songs at 128 kbit/s 30 hours of video at 384 kbit/s |
| Interface | |
| Headphone | 3.5 mm stereo minijack |
| Multiple connecting terminal | WM-PORT 22 pin, USB 2.0 compliant |
| Battery | |
| Usage | Approximately 33 hours of music (MP3 128 kbit/s) 8 hours of video (MPEG-4 384 kbit/s) |
| Charging | USB based Full charge : 3 hours 80% charge : 1.5 hours |
| Audio Format | |
| MP3 | Bitrate : 32-320 kbit/s, VBR Freq : 32, 44.1, 48 kHz |
| AAC | Bitrate : 16-320 kbit/s, VBR Freq : 8, 11.025, 12, 16, 22.05, 24, 32, 44.1, 48 kHz Non-protected |
| WMA | Bitrate : 32-192 kbit/s, VBR Freq : 44.1 kHz Non-protected |
| ATRAC | Bitrate : 48-352 kbit/s Freq : 44.1 kHz Type : ATRAC, ATRAC3, ATRAC3Plus |
| ATRAC Advanced Lossless | Bitrate : 64-352 kbit/s (132 kbit/s for ATRAC3 base) Freq : 44.1 kHz |
| Video Format | |
| MPEG-4 MPEG-4 MPEG-4 is a method of defining compression of audio and visual digital data. It was introduced in late 1998 and designated a standard for a group of audio and video coding formats and related technology agreed upon by the ISO/IEC Moving Picture Experts Group under the formal standard ISO/IEC... |
Extension : .mp4, .m4v Profile : MPEG-4 Simple Profile Max bitrate : 2,500 kbit/s |
| Memory Stick Video H.264/MPEG-4 AVC H.264/MPEG-4 Part 10 or AVC is a standard for video compression, and is currently one of the most commonly used formats for the recording, compression, and distribution of high definition video... |
Extension : .mp4 Profile : H.264/AVC Baseline Profile Level 1.2 & 1.3 Max bitrate : 768 kbit/s |
| Audio | Profile : AAC-LC, 2 channels Max bitrate : 288 kbit/s/channel Freq : 24, 32, 44.1, 48 kHz |
| Features | |
| Audio | Clear Stereo Clear Bass Digital Sound Enhancement Engine Virtual Phone Technology (VPT) surround : 4 types 5-band equalizer : 4 presets and 2 custom presets Dynamic Normalizing Time shuffle machine |
| Other | Gapless playback support with ATRAC codec Bluetooth compatible with separate plug-in accessories (availability may vary) High Quality 30 frame/s max. video playback |
Internal Layout