Sony D-NE20 MP3/ATRAC3 CD Walkman Description
Technical Details
Ultra-slim personal CD Walkman compatible with compressed MP3, ATRAC3, and
ATRAC3+ formats
Plays up to 490 songs on single CD-R disc in ATRAC3 format
Skip-Free G-Protection technology guards against music interruption
Bundled with SonicStage CD-burning software and compatible with Sony's Connect
Music store
Includes remote control with backlit LCD, battery charger, and rechargeable
battery; 1-year parts warranty
Product Description
Sony's DNE-20 MP3/ATRAC CD Walkman Portable Compact Disc Player sports some of
Sony's most advanced technical and design features, making it one of the best
and most stylish compact disc players on the market today.
For starters, the player's new, exceptionally slim, lightweight aluminum and
magnesium body design and overall new high-tech look sets it apart from
virtually every other portable CD player. These features extend to the player's
slim-line remote that fits naturally in your hand and allows you to take
advantage of the player's array of operations using just your thumb. Also
included is a new high-tech carrying case that rounds out the player's overall
cutting-edge design.
As for the technology behind the player, Sony's advanced Sony DSP system
means that you can play your music for over 100 hours continuously off of one
rechargeable battery, which is included with the player, and one AA battery (not
included). And when you're finished with your listening, simply place the
Walkman on its specially designed stand to recharge the battery.
A 5-line negative/positive backlit LCD allows you to select the display
properties of the LCD, providing a unique way to view track, title, album and
artist information of ATRAC or MP3 CDs you're playing. Sony has also provided a
highly intuitive file navigation system -- the new Vertical Jog Lever Control --
and a new digital amplifier that is much smaller, uses less energy to produce
the same signal, and is 80 percent more efficient than traditional analog
amplifiers.
The player's Skip-Free G-Protection technology provides quick recovery from
both horizontal and vertical shocks, so hitting those unexpected pot holes or
making sudden stops won't ever interfere with your listening while you're on the
go. Playback options include 18 playback modes and a bookmark function that
offers a wide array of listening choices, including hearing one track
repeatedly, hearing a selection of tracks in a desired order, or listening to
tracks randomly.
Compatible with Sony's ATRAC3plus technology, the DNE-20 Walkman is loaded
and ready to play the rewritable CDs of albums and tracks you download and burn
from Sony's Connect Music Store. The player also comes bundled with Sony's
SonicStage CD Simple Burner software. Compatible with most CD burners, this
application transfers songs from CDs or MP3 music files from your PC's hard
drive and burns them to recordable CDs using ATRAC3plus compression.
ATRAC3plus is Sony's high-quality audio-compression technology that reduces
the size of digital audio files while preserving much of a track's original
sound quality (similar in concept to MP3 or Dolby Digital sound formats). With
ATRAC3plus, music can be burned and compressed at 132, 105, 66, 64, or even 48
kbps (kilobits per second), letting you select the right balance between
fidelity and storage space, and allowing you to burn up to 490 songs to a disc
at 48 kbps.
Other features include Sony's Digital Mega Bass Sound, which produces rich,
deep, bass tones with extremely low harmonic distortion; a five-direction
control key, which means that you control five individual functions from a
single button; a three-line LCD that provides fast and easy identification of
track, title, album and artist information along the location of specific songs;
and an automatic shut-off feature that powers the player down when it's not in
use, helping to further conserve battery power.
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