NWZ-E474

The NWZ-E474 belonged to Sony's E Series of Network Walkman. It comes with 8 GB of storage and supports MP3, WMA, AAC, and WAV files. A 240x320 TFT display showed track details, backed by a lithium-ion battery rated for 50 hours of playback. WM-PORT provides the connection, while FM radio, video and photo playback, DSEE, Omakase Channel, and Lyric Pita extended it beyond basic audio.

The E474 belongs to one of the strongest late E generations because this is where Sony had fully accepted what the line is good at and started making it nicer instead of making it busier. By the time of the E470 family, Sony had finally found a more confident middle ground. It is still a modest player, still clearly below the A and S lines in status, but it no longer is an apology.