Cheap Panasonic SV-SD85 e-wear SD Audio/MP3 Player with 128 MB SD Memory Card (Electronics) Price

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Customer Reviews of Panasonic SV-SD85 e-wear SD Audio/MP3 Player with 128 MB SD Memory Card

Bring out the updated model!
Ok, I haven't got one of these, but... <
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>I can't believe they're still selling this 2 year model, the SV-SD85. It's still a great model, but the succeeding model SV-SD100V has been out in Japan for 2 months now, and you may want to wait for that (I am). It has OLED display, D-Sound amplifier, FM tuner, voice recorder (of low bitrate .wav, though), plus a much more elegant design. Same tiny size, except it does not bundle an SD card and is as a result much cheaper (you can get a 1GB card for the list price difference!). And yes, they're still made in Japan. The SV-SD80/85/100 family shares the same high quality amplifiers found in high-end Panasonic MiniDisc or CD players, and they're one of the best sounding MP3 players you can find. <
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>PS: for a low cost introduction to Panasonic's D-Sound digital amplifier, check out the CD player SL-CT520.

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Not a beating.
Well, I'm all for seeking out a good product and I applaud the efforts of the reviewers that will not accept an MP3 player that is less than the epitome of perfection in its purest form. That being said, for those of us who just want a classy little player that looks and sounds great with better than average battery life, the SV-SD85 is ideal. Now, if you have read the other reviews you are probably wondering if the software issues are as bad as people claim. I would say that there is definitely a slight learning curve, especially for someone who is not very comfortable using a computer. However- it's really not as bad as they say. Once again, it's not the epitome of perfection, but it's definitely useable. I have transferred hundreds of songs to the player during the time that I have owned it using SD Jukebox 4, and it has not crashed once. (Which makes me wonder if the people who have complained about it have bigger computer problems than just the Jukebox software.) It's a little slower to convert the files first and then transfer them to the SD card through USB 1, but even transferring enough songs to fill a gigabyte card is not as bad as people claim. Be calm, try some feng shui and take a little walk. When you return, you'll have a full SD card and you can go do your thing. Owning this player has been anything but a painful experience and I would recommend it to anyone.

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Love the SV-SD85 but hate the software
My husband bought this for me in Singapore last month. It's exactly what I wanted. Small, uses cheap SD cards and runs forever. But the software is insane. I keep trying to import my MP3 files and it just keeps crashing. Every so often I get it to take a few more songs. <
>The mood thing is great. I created playlists by mood which was easy. Just figured out how to get to the playlist today. Hint: Set Mode in the middle, turn on, press FF key, when it says Playlist, press FF key again, then use volume keys to move between playlists. Very intuitive, huh? <
>Also, I hate having to use the USB reader that came with it to write SD cards. It is very slooooooow. Had to leave it all night to put my songs on the card. <
>But it runs forever - I was stuck on a flight from JFK to San Diego behind a screaming kid, played songs the whole way. Ahhh...