Comments on: Sony Walkman 2004 http://verybigblog.com/2004/08/31/sony-walkman-2004/ Helping Clog Up The Internet Since 2002 Sat, 06 Sep 2008 20:44:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: CT http://verybigblog.com/2004/08/31/sony-walkman-2004/#comment-4427 CT Sun, 18 Sep 2005 23:53:31 +0000 http://verybigblog.com/?p=1982#comment-4427 Yeah, the absence of mp3 playback pretty much dooms this player. Note, that's even more of a killer than the proprietary ATRAC3 format they're sticking with, because after all, the iPod won't play Windows Media format files, and the other players won't play Apples AAC. But none of the rest were daft enough to shut out mp3, which, like it or not from a digital-right perspective, is the dominant format. (Sony has a history of doing stuff like this: Beta videotape, Memory Stick--the only time it worked was with the PlayStation, but then platform-specifics work great for videogame systems). Totally agree on Macy Gray. Near-zero talent, almost like a freakshow act. Yeah, the absence of mp3 playback pretty much dooms this player. Note, that’s even more of a killer than the proprietary ATRAC3 format they’re sticking with, because after all, the iPod won’t play Windows Media format files, and the other players won’t play Apples AAC. But none of the rest were daft enough to shut out mp3, which, like it or not from a digital-right perspective, is the dominant format. (Sony has a history of doing stuff like this: Beta videotape, Memory Stick–the only time it worked was with the PlayStation, but then platform-specifics work great for videogame systems).

Totally agree on Macy Gray. Near-zero talent, almost like a freakshow act.

]]> By: Estoye http://verybigblog.com/2004/08/31/sony-walkman-2004/#comment-4426 Estoye Tue, 31 Aug 2004 02:30:13 +0000 http://verybigblog.com/?p=1982#comment-4426 Walter Mossberg wrote "One major downside of the new Walkman is that it can't play MP3 files, or any of the other standard formats. It can play back only a proprietary Sony format called ATRAC3, or a variation called ATRAC3plus." Oh, sure. Like I'll convert my entire MP3 collection now. Walter Mossberg wrote “One major downside of the new Walkman is that it can’t play MP3 files, or any of the other standard formats. It can play back only a proprietary Sony format called ATRAC3, or a variation called ATRAC3plus.”

Oh, sure. Like I’ll convert my entire MP3 collection now.

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