Comments on: Review: Sony Walkman Video NWZ-A818

By: dgoldring

dgoldring — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 02:24:18 +0000

Nomeansno,

Are you using Vista? Because I have noticed this same behavior in Vista. I think it is related to Vista, not the Sony.

Doug

By: nomeansno

nomeansno — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 20:45:35 +0000

Hello i have the same problem with Sony walkman. Its working on some PCs and on some doesnt. Sometimes its seen perfectly and i can drag and drop..other times its just seen as portable device…and someho i can copy music to it using winamp…..but its very annoying and it put files in random folders it creats during copying….I put new OS few days ago and it was working fine….suddenly yesterday it says cannt install drivers and its not seen at all…its not even charging…..i dont think that my PC crashed or anything…..ive installed Real A/V …so im wondering if there might be some applications that are not Sony walkman friendly…..

By: robt90

robt90 — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 22:42:04 +0000

i’ve converted videos to .mp4 format and uploaded them, but its still saying file format not supported..can anyone help?

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By: ocfox

ocfox — Sat, 10 May 2008 19:59:08 +0000

I just bought a sony walkman for my 8 year old & love the “Surf’s Up” trailer that was pre-loaded. I want to add some short music videos/tv episodes/maybe a few more movie trailers but I can’t figure out where to legally buy them off the web. I know there are file-share sites like Lime Wire but the video/sound quality is grainy & it downloads onto Real Player…not Media Player so I don’t know how get it to sync to the walkman. Does anyone have some lay-person advice for this frustrated mom?

By: jjgallacher

jjgallacher — Sat, 03 May 2008 05:00:13 +0000

Hi,last year I bought a Sony NW-A808 mp3 player which I’m really pleased with. The only problem is trying to get accessories (chargers etc.).The unit looks identical to the NWZ-A818, does anyone know if the accessories for this mp3 player are compatable with mine?

By: Admzt

Admzt — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 12:39:04 +0000

I am havin an extremely bad time trying to get video on my sony walkman, i hav tried over 5 different video converts using all the formatts available and not even mpeg-4 and A.V.C have worked. It goes on the device o.k and i see it in the video section but when i select it to play it sais it is not supported by the device, can i have a linck to a converter that works or some advice on what i need to do before i snap it in half with anger?

By: afshin0098

afshin0098 — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 12:22:53 +0000

To those of you are in trouble and seeking for a software to convert your files, readable by your SONY walkman, I recommend Total Video Converter 3.11. Download it here;

http://rapidshare.com/files/104531774/Tot.Vid.Con.v3.11-RLZ.rar

After installing program, convert your file/s to MPEG4 VIDEO under mobile panel.

Enjoy!

By: rudy72

rudy72 — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 04:45:48 +0000

I’m really enjoying mine very much. For videos downloaded from the web I use jetaudio to convert. Using the psp option and it works great. For dvd’s I use dvdfab and have had no trouble at all. Hope this helps.

By: dgoldring

dgoldring — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 02:50:04 +0000

It looks to me like you are having problems with your drivers. Check in control panel and see if everything is installed correctly.

Doug

By: Noely

Noely — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 00:03:53 +0000

Can someone help me?I still cant get my vids to wrk.I try and drag n drop my mp4 Vids in and this happens:
http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z252/Noelykeegan/untitled.jpg
I dnt know wat to do can sum1 help me plz!!

By: crowley1

crowley1 — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 16:40:58 +0000

I think I should have explaned myself better. All my videos are in avi format, so I was wondering how you got yours to mp4 format.
I’ve found a good and free converter here http://www.download.com/Free-iPod-Video-Converter/3000-2194_4-10498771.html (ignore the i-pod bit its works just fine with the a818). Is there a better or easier way of doing it.

By: dgoldring

dgoldring — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 02:06:49 +0000

Crowley,

Check the format of the video you are using. The Sony will only play a very limited number of formats. You will want to put it in MPEG4 format fr it to work. Just take your MPEG4 video and drag and drop it into the video folder on your Sony. SHould work fine.

Doug

By: crowley

crowley — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 14:07:42 +0000

Hi great article.
I just have one problem with my a818 I can’t get any videos to play, how did you do yours. Any help would be very much appreciated.

By: Andy

Andy — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 18:08:51 +0000

Hi
I have a Sony Walkman NW-A1000 with my transfered tracks saved on my Connect player library. My question is… how do I get these tracks onto my new Walkman NWZ-A818?

By: martyc

martyc — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 12:31:37 +0000

Guys,
I still cant get my walkman to work with vista….can see the conflict in device manager but nothing seems to repair it.
Any tips?…can someone point me to the drivers??
Cheers
MArty

By: AndyC

AndyC — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 02:43:59 +0000

Hey… May sound like a silly question but I am having trouble creating a playlist on my sony through WMP11. Hopefully someone knows a way around this!

Cheers

By: dgoldring

dgoldring — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 04:42:57 +0000

That’s great, Dani. Let us know how you like it.

Doug

By: Dani

Dani — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 03:36:31 +0000

Alright then i definitely think i’ll be getting one. Thanks a lot for your help!

By: dgoldring

dgoldring — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 23:06:37 +0000

Dani,

That is a good question. The cord is a little shorter than others. I did not find this to be a real problem, though. Also, since it is in two pieces, you can always replace it with a larger extension.

Doug