The Sony NWZ A 845 is my first MP3 player from the Japanese manufacturer. I previously had a nano (2G) 8 GB, now wears off slowly and with which I sound the battery was no longer really satisfied. The decision to Sony fell due to the OLED displays that a normal LCD TFT displays is miles display properly in terms of contrast and color gamut. Example: The font is the NWZ white and the background to the writing around is really pitch black, which is in LCD displays due to the backlight is not possible in OLED already, since each pixel illuminates independently. Accordingly, photos and movies can also look very nice in the context of the possible resolution. The second reason why I have resorted to Sony and not another player with OLED is that my phone by Sony (Ericsson) is now 3.5 years and by holding (K750i). And indeed, even the NWZ A 845 convinced processing technology. All gaps are even, the two small screws on the back are perfect fitted into the front. The display is covered by a thin sheet of glass that has been pasted from Sony with a protective film (have still another top glued). The keys have a good pressure point and are arranged sense. With its dimensions of 46.8 * 104.9 * 7.2mm (W * H * T) is the Walkman also very handy, a true Tumbled by the slightly rough finish of the case. The sound: Here I was expecting a lot and the Sony has not let me down. The most striking for me was the first good stereo sound for the Clear Stereo function is responsible. Class come over the middle and high frequency range, while the bass is minimal zurüchgenommen. Here you can also rectify the eingbauten equalizer that brings two possibilities to store individual settings. The Sony comes with plenty of other gadgets for audio playback, such as Surrroundeffekte or minimize the ambient noise by using the supplied headphones. With regard to the achievable volume of players in my opinion enough steam even with slightly larger headphones has (I use Pioneer SE-MJ3 that, I find, super to fit). Operation and Battery: The switch from the player a brand to another always takes some getting used because the operation of the NWZ A 845 but is kept very intuitive, I quickly got used to it. Even the uploading of music on your player is easy with the supplied software. In this regard, could all initial doubts purpose format compatibility (I use AAC at 320kbit / s) or usability be dispelled. Nevertheless, here comes my opinion, the only problem to light: 16GB Memory are sometimes too little, in Japan there is not the model series with 32 and 64GB, in this country, however. Finally, the battery: The keeps its promises: ca 29h. However, I will use the eigebaute battery gentle program in the future. In this case, is charged only to 90%, but this should then the lifetime can be increased. Shortly to non-existent wifi (wireless internet access): I find superfluous in an MP3 player, only increases power consumption Weight and dimensions.
Conclusion: Aside from the somewhat scarce capacity Sony has the NWZ A 845 might have succeeded the current (especially sound) best MP3 players.
