So Does Sony' S Latest Entry In The IPod Nano' S Domain Live Up To Be A Worthy Challenger

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Nwz - a726 - review! - ever since ipod revolutionized the portable music player scene, there has been an ever steady launch of products from its rivals as they struggled to launch players that could hold their own against the ipod. So does Sony' s latest entry in the iPod Nano' s domain live up to be a worthy challenger?

Few of them came close and lost and many more bit the dust. - the sony nwz - a726 doesn' t sound as cool as a nano but that' s not its selling point either. Frankly at that size and weight, the player is still a delight to hold and slips easily in to the pocket. At 8 x 1 x 4 inches and 1 oz A726 is bigger and heavier compared to the Nano but does that extra flab translate in to better performance? The 4/ 8 GB built in memory capacity is same as the Nano providing storage for up to 1000 songs. It supports H. 264 and Mpeg - 4 video formats.

The 4 inch QVGA( 320x 240) screen is bigger than the Nano, which gives it a major edge when watching movies. - alternatively you can also view pictures that you have stored on the player. With Mp3, AAC and WMA support it may not be as versatile as the Nano but it covers the most used music formats. Now comes the music part. The playback is smooth and the audio quality is as expected. If you love your music then you will love this player.

Good clean highs, clear mids and tight deep bass. - the bundles headphones are leaps and bounds ahead of the tinny headphones shipped with the nano, but then which headphones aren' t? The major plus point of the player is its battery life which is outstanding If not anything else. Loading music in to it is as easy as drag and drop and there is no iTunes to deal with, which frankly I have never liked. Rated at up to 36 hours for audio playback and 5 hours for video, it crushes the Nano with its stamina. So if you are looking for a great little player which will play almost anything you throw at it and keep going on and on and on, then look no further. Sadly there is no expansion slot for those who like more storage minus the weight of a HDD based player.

Sony NWZ - A726, available in 4 GB and 8 GB variants, is the new top performer and at its price we really can' t complain.