Sony's ultra-thin WALKMAN® A840 video MP3 player is now available in a new white design. It boasts a 7.1cm/2.8″ OLED screen, S-Master Digital Amplifier technology and built-in Digital Noise Cancelling. Memory capacity options have also been widened, now ranging from 8GB up to 64GB (WALKMAN® A847), offering space to store up to 15,000 songs or 244 hours of video2.
A range of co-ordinated accessories includes portable docks and speaker systems, headphones and a choice of leather and silicon cases to protect WALKMAN® from dust, splashes and scratches.
Sony's updated NWZ-A840 series video MP3 players will be available in August 2010, along with the new E450 series.
Key technical specifications
| NWZ-E450 series | NWZ-A840 series | |
| Capacity | NWZ-E455: 16GB (approx. 3,700 songs) NWZ-E454: 8GB (approx. 1,800 songs) NWZ-E453: 4GB (approx. 880 songs) |
NWZ-A847: 64GB (approx. 15,000 songs) NWZ-A846: 32GB (approx. 7,500 songs) NWZ-A845: 16GB (approx. 3,700 songs) NWZ-A844: 8GB (approx. 1,800 songs) |
| Supported music/video file formats | Audio: MP3/WMA (include DRM)/AAC/ Linear PCM/AAC format audio files that are copyright-protected cannot be played back. Video: AVC(H.264/AVC) Baseline Profile/MPEG-4/WMV (including DRM) |
MP3, AAC, WMA(DRM), L-PCM, H264/AVC, MP4, WMV(DRM) |
| Display | 5.1cm/2.0″ QVGA LCD | 7.1cm/2.8″ WQVGA OLED |
| Playback functions | SensMe; Lyrics Sync; Karaoke Mode; Language Learning Mode | Language Learning mode |
| Other functions | Dynamic Normaliser; VPT; Equaliser; FM Radio; voice recorder; Alarm/timer; WM-Port | Digital Noise Cancelling; Dynamic Normaliser; VPT; Equaliser; FM Radio; WM-Port |
| Charging time (via USB) | 80% recharge in 1.5 hrs, full recharge in 3 hours | 80% recharge in 1.5hrs, full recharge in 3 hours |
| Battery life | 50 hours of music playback with MP3 files at 128kbps with the equalizer set to “None” 10 hours of video playback with MPEG-4 files at 384kbps |
Up to 29 hours music playback (MP3 at 128kbps with the equalizer set to “None” Up to 9 hours video playback MPEG-4 at 384kbps |
| Available colours | Black, Red, Blue, Pink, Green | Black, White |
| Dimensions (approx.) | 94.7 x 44.0 x 9.7 mm | 104.9 x 46.8 x 7.2 mm |
| Weight (approx.) | 58g | 62g |
| Supplied accessories | USB Cable, Headphones, Attachment for Accessories | USB Cable, Digital Noise Cancelling Headphones, Plug adaptor for in-flight use (single/dual), Attachment for Accessories |
2 4 minute song recorded at 128 kbps. Approximate video recording time at 384 kbps / audio 128 kbps.
