Sony NWZ-A845 Walkman unboxing video

We’ve reviewed a few of the media player products from the Sony Walkman range in the past so were pleased when Sony offered to send us the newest NWZ-A845 which went on sale at the beginning of March this year.

There were a few things that made the NWZ-A845 stand out. Firs of all it has a fairly large OLED display at 240×400 pixels, good for video playback, secondly it’s only 7mm thick! Impressive when you consider what Sony have packed in to that small space, including a battery that claims to give 29 hours of MP3 playback.

Another cool feature of the NWZ-A845 is that it comes with special noise cancelling headphones. The headphones have a built in microphone to pick up the ambient noise which the Walkman then processes to produce anti-noise. They work really rather well!

As always we’ll have a full written review for you soon but for the time being you can enjoy the unboxing video below.

Sony NWZ-A845 Walkman unboxing video

Sony NWZ-A845 specification:

Capacity		16 GB
Memory		Flash
Use		Music / Video / Photo / FM / Podcast
Supported File Formats
**Music1***
Audio Formats (Codec)	MP3	Media file format: MP3 (MPEG-1 Layer3) File extension: .mp3 Bit rate: 32 to 320kbps (Supports variable bit rate (VBR)) Sampling frequency *2: 32, 44.1, 48kHz
	WMA	Media file format: ASF File extension: .wma Bit rate: 32 to 192kbps (Supports variable bit rate (VBR)) Sampling frequency *2: 44.1kHz – Compatible with WM-DRM 10
	AAC-LC*3	Media file format: MP4 File extension: .mp4, .m4a, .3gp Bit rate: 16 to 320kbps (Supports variable bit rate (VBR))4 Sampling frequency 2: 8,11.025, 12, 16, 22.05, 24, 32, 44.1, 48kHz
	Linear PCM	Media file format: Wave-Riff File extension: .wav Bit rate: 1411kbps Sampling frequency *2: 44.1kHz
**Video1***
Video Formats (Codec)	Frame Rate Resolution	Max 30 fps Max 720 x 480 *5
	AVC(H.264/AVC)	Media file format: MP4, "Memory Stick" video format File extension: .mp4, .m4v Profile: Baseline Profile Level: 1.2, 1.3, 2, 2.1, 2.2, 3 Bit rate: Max 10 Mbps
	MPEG-4	Media File format: MP4, "Memory Stick" video format File extension: .mp4, .m4v Profile: Simple Profile Bit rate: Max 6 Mbps
	Windows Media Video 9 *6	Media File format: ASF file format File extension: .wmv Profile: VC1 simple profile, main profile Bit rate: Max 6 Mbps
Audio Formats (Codec)	AAC-LC (for AVC, MPEG-4)	Channel number: Max 2 channels Sampling frequency *2: 24, 32, 44.1, 48 kHz Bit rate: Max 288kbps / channel
	WMA (for Windows Media Video 9)	Bit rate: 32 to 192kbps (Supports variable bit rate (VBR)) Sampling frequency *2: 44.1kHz -Compatible with WM-DRM 10
File size		Max. 2GB
Number of files		Max. 2,000
*Photos**7
Photo Format (Codec)	JPEG	Media File format: Compatible with DCF 2.0/Exif 2.21 File extension: .jpg Profile: Baseline Profile Number of pixels: Max. 4,096 x 4,096 pixels (16,000,000 pixels)
Number of photos		Max. 20,000
Maximum recordable number of songs and time (Approx.)	48kbps 64kbps 128kbps 256kbps 320kbps	number	time[H:M]
		10,000 7,450 3,700 1,850 1,500	666:40 496:40 246:40 123:20 100:00
Maximum recordable time of videos (Approx.)	Video Format Music Format	384kbps:59:40 128kbps:59:40
	Video Format Music Format	768kbps:34:00 128kbps:34:00
Maximum recordable number of photos that can be transferred (Approx.)	Max. 20,000 Recordable number of photos may be less depending on file sizes.
Features
Display		7.1cm (2.8-inch), OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode) color display, WQVGA(400 × 240 pixels), 262,144 colors
Capacity (User available capacity)*8		16GB
		Approx. 14.1GB = 15,224,668,160bytes
Audio Digital amplifier		S-Master
Digital Noise Canceling		Digital Noise Canceling function Environment setting: Bus/Train / Airplane / Office Noise Canceling Modes: Normal Mode / Quiet Mode / External Input Mode
Total Noise Suppression Ratio		Approx. 17 dB *9 Equivalent to approx. 98.0% reduction of energy of sound compared with not wearing headphones. (NC Environment: Airplane)
FM Tuner	FM Frequency range	87.5 to 108.0 MHz
	IF(FM)	128kHz
	Antenna	Headphone cord antenna
Power Source		Built-in Rechargeable lithium-ion Battery USB power (from a computer via the supplied USB cable)
Charging Time		USB-based charging Approx. 3 hours (full charge), Approx. 1.5 hours (approx. 80%)
Interface		Headphone: Stereo mini-jack WM-PORT (multiple connecting terminal): 22 pins Hi-Speed USB (USB 2.0 compliant)
Frequency response		20 to 20,000 Hz (when playing data file, single signal measurement)
Dimensions (W x H x D)		46.8 × 104.9 × 7.2 mm (projecting parts not included)
Dimensions (W x H x D)		47.4 × 104.9 × 7.7 mm
Mass		Approx. 62g (Approx. 2.2 oz)
Operating temperature		5 ‘C to 35 ‘C (41 ‘F to 95 ‘F)
Battery life(continuous playback)	Music	MP3 128kbps approx.29Hrs WMA 128kbps approx.29Hrs AAC-LC 128kbps approx.29Hrs Linear PCM 1411kbps approx. 31Hrs
	Video	MPEG-4 384kbps approx.9Hrs AVC Baseline 384kbps approx.8Hrs WMV 384kbps approx.8Hrs
	FM	approx.14Hrs
Supplied items		Software (The software is stored in the built-in flash memory of the player, and includes the following items: “Content Transfer “, “WALKMAN Guide”, “Operation Guide, etc.) For details on how to install, refer to “Quick Start Guide”. Headphones ,USB cable , Earbuds (Size S, L), Attachment, Audio input cable , Plug adaptor for in-flight use (single/dual) , Quick Start Guide
System Requirements		?Computer: IBM PC/AT or compatible computer preinstalled with the following Windows operating systems*10: – Windows® XP Home Edition (Service Pack 2 or later) – Windows®XP Professional (Service Pack 2 or later) – Windows® Vista Home Basic (Service Pack 1 or later) – Windows®Vista Home Premium (Service Pack 1 or later) – Windows®Vista Business (Service Pack 1 or later) – Windows®Vista Ultimate (Service Pack 1 or later) – Windows®7 Home Basic – Windows®7 Home Premium – Windows®7 Professional – Windows®7 Ultimate Supported 64 bit version OS for Windows® Vista and Windows® 7. Not supported by OSs other than above ?CPU: Pentium® III 450MHz or higher for Windows® XP, Pentium®III 800MHz or higher for Windows Vista®, Pentium®III 1GHz or higher for Windows® 7 ?RAM: 256MB or more for Windows® XP, 512MB or more for Windows Vista®, 1GB or more for Windows® 7 32-bit version, 2GB or more for Windows® 7 64-bit version ?Hard Disk Drive: 400MB or more of available space ?Display: – Screen Resolution:800 x 600 pixels (or higher)(recommended 1,024 x 768 or higher) -Colors:8 bit or higher (16 bit recommended) ?CD-ROM drive (supporting Digital Music CD playback capabilities using WDM) ?Sound board ?USB connector ( Hi-Speed USB is recommended) ?Internet Explorer 7 or later and Windows Media Player 11 or later are required. ?Broadband Internet connection is required to use Electronic Music Distribution (EMD) or to visit the web site. We do not guarantee operation for all computers even if they meet the above System Requirements. Not supported by the following environments: -Personally constructed computers or operating systems -An environment that is an upgrade of the original manufacturer-installed operating system -Multi-boot environment -Multi-monitor environment -Macintosh