MP3 Players : Sony S2 Sports Walkman NW-S205F

i switched to this from the sony bean. i love the software that allows you to compress more than a mp3 compression for more songs w/o losing sound quality. the features are nice: stopwatch, music that can change pace w/ your workout, and you can input your weight and height for the calorie counter. i think the one thing that i like the most is the song search. there are two settings: one allows you to skip forwards or backwards song to song and the other setting allows yo to do the same but by the group of either the same album or artist or both. which can save time finding a certain song. Hide Full Review

With the varying and everchanging digital music subscriptions out there, this Sony is limited to which digital music store you can access. Maybe in the future, Rhapsody, Napster, Yahoo, etc. will branch out and open up new opportunities to those of us loving our Sony products. Regardless, I am enjoying this Sony on the long runs! Hide Full Review

I originally had an iPod for 2 years, until it started dying on me. I came here to see what other users have said about some mp3 players I was looking at. I have had success with Sony before, so I decided to look into their players. I was looking for one to run with, and I didn't need all the GB's I had with the iPod. I bought it two months ago and absolutely love it! It has so many features that I was originally looking for. There is the radio with the preset stations, the stopwatch, the music pacer, the G sensor which counts your steps no matter where you have it on you. There is also a search feature which I have found really useful. The player is small and I take it almost everywhere. It has a 3 slide feature where you can hold all buttons, skip through artists, or look through your songs. The only bad thing is the software. I really like how you can import songs from your computer or a cd, but when I went to buy 5 songs, I couldn't download them. It said that I had to first register my device, so that's what I did. I sat here for 3 hours waiting for it to register but nothing happened. I still don't get it. All I do now is put my cd's on it, or listen to the radio. Their tech support is nice, the way you can search for specific questions, but I still can't find my answer. But, overall, I would definitely recommend this product to anyone who likes to run, walk, or exercise, or anyone who only needs room for a few hundred songs or likes to switch it up with the built in radio. Hide Full Review

If you are looking for a good first time mp3 player or one that you can take to the gym then this is the sony mp3 player for you. the only thing i did not like is the head phones it came with (does not fit small ears very eaisly.) Hide Full Review

I have had two. The first I sent back because it wouldn't work despite three days with consumer support. Got the replacement and after communication with on-line support got it operational. Great. I was downloading some songs yesterday and the thing locked up on me. I've tried everything. I guess its back on-line for some more support. What a good time I'm having. Hide Full Review