Sony Walkman NWZ S736F

The Sony Walkman NWZ-S736F is a small and lightweight music player loaded with features and the sound quality you will surely enjoy. I use it to listen to music while jogging, on the gym, and basically, when I am on the go and I do watch videos in it too. This is my new gadget buddy and I remember the Sony Walkman was the first music player I ever owned, it was tapes that time. I am familiar with the brand as most of us are and the interface is just as easy and convenient to use.

Size matters to me and this is a light and solid player that easily fits into my pocket plus extra space for my other stuff. The walkman measures 3.4-inches x 1.6 inches x 0.3-inches and weighs just 46 grams. In that amazing size, the first thing you see is the dazzling 2-inch. The display seems bigger than its actual 2-inch size. As usual with other Walkman models, the look and feel is exceptionally clean.

WHAT’S IN THE BOX
1. Main unit itself, Sony NWZ-S736F.
2. Headphones, white in color and these are no ordinary headphones. The quality of make is good to the touch of your skin and the sound is outstanding.
3. Spare earbuds.
4. USB Cable.
5. An attachment that is used when connecting to the optional cradle (purchased separately).
6. Audio input cable.
7. You even have a plug adaptor for in flight use to take advantage of the headphones’ built-in noise cancelling thing.
8. CD Rom, with installable applications inside: Windows Media Player 11, Sony Media Manager for Walkman, Content Transfer; operation guide, couple of printed manuals in different languages.

CONTROLS

The physical controls of the Sony Walkman NWZ-S736F are responsive and intuitive. With minimal practice you will be able to blindly navigate the interface. On to the side, you will find the volume rocker which is handy when you need immediate access to it. A lock switch is right next to it to accidentally pressing other buttons. At the bottom is the Headphone Jack, the WM-Port Jack which is used to connect to the computer, and a noise cancelling switch next to that.

FEATURES

SENSE ME CHANNELS
On the menu is the SenseMe Channels that creates playlists according to your mood or whatever time of the day it is. It puts selections into your Mood Channels classified into Relax, Morning, Energetic, Upbeat and a host more, and this is a good way to get around your mood swings.


INTELLIGENT SHUFFLE
The intelligent shuffle pulls up to a time machine shuffle and what that does is it picks all the songs in a particular year and plays all the selection as a playlist.

FM TUNER AND OTHERS
You have an FM tuner built in to the walkman and the main menu icons include the FM option, photo library, music library, video library, settings, podcast Library. You can customize the screen by using other fonts and themes built into the walkman itself. You can even use your own photos as a backdrop.


IMPORTING / TRANSFERRING MUSIC
I like the simplicity in transferring stuff to this walkman. You can use just windows explorer. If you want to transfer with style, use the Sony Media Manager or iTunes to drag and drop. If windows Media Player suits you, just make sure you use the version 11

NATIVE FILES
Music: MP3, WMA, AAC, Linear PCM
Video: MPEG-4, AVC, H.264, WMV
Photo: JPEG

VERDICT
The Sony Walkman NWZ S736F is well designed and has a high-quality feel on it and I like this on things I own. The Walkman offers cool extras such as noise-canceling, FM tuner, podcast support, and a host of smart playlist creators. The display is bright and crisp, and the interface is customizable and easy to navigate. The player sounds really good right out of the box and the sound enhancing features are great. The packaged earbuds, cradle adapter, and in flight jack are good add ons.

THE BOTTOME LINE
The Sony Walkman NWZ-S736F shines across the board when it comes to performance and quality. It boasts of excellent sound quality, crisp photos, clear videos and battery life of up to 40 hours.

WHERE TO BUY
Sony Walkman NWZ-S736F is available at all Sony Style shops. I doubt a discount, but it doesn’t matter. This Walkman is simply worth every buck.