Sony adds support for Hi-Res streaming on NW-A100 and NW-ZX500 Walkmans
Sony has released a new firmware update for the NW-A100 and NW-ZX500, version 2.00.05
The new update finally brings support for Hi-Res streaming which was missing initially. I am trying to find where I wrote about the missing H-Res streaming but cannot find it, but will update the post once I do.
Other changes include the following:
- Provides Security Updates (The security patch level of the Settings menu will be as of April 2020)
- Adds a Bookmarks function to the Music Player app
- Adds a Keyword Search function to the Music Player app
- Fixes an issue where the playback speed becomes slow on certain M4A format content
- Improves general functions
The changes are definitely welcome and it shows Sony can keep improving the new Walkmans with feature and changes, hopefully battery life improvements will also be some of those changes.
To update your player, your will need Music Center for PC, which if you ask me is ridiculous that you need software to update a Walkman with WiFi and Android.
Unfortunately Sony has not added any DAC function for the new Walkmans, so hopefully this can be fixed in the future with an update as well.
