Rating: 
Summary: Better Than Most
Review: I purchased this for use when walking my dogs. I wanted digital tuning in a small package. I tried the SRF-M37V along with several other similar radios and found it to be the best.Pros:
1)Small and sturdy. So light you will forget you're wearing it.
2)Excellent battery life. I am using a basic Walgreens battery and it has lasted for weeks.
3)Sound quality. Even with the base headphones that others here have criticised, this unit has excellent sound.
4)Lock out button so you don't accidently bump the unit and lose your station. Cons: 1) Presets buttons are the same size and shape as the weather band button. When walking, I often will accidently hit it when I try to go by feel rather than having to look at the unit. The band button is slightly smaller and thus avoids this problem.
2)Reception is good, but not great. No other unit was measurably better. AM was weak at night, stronger during the day, FM would fade in and out a bit from time to time, and the weather band is very low volume. TV band is all but useless where I live.
3)Digital display isn't backlit. Hard to see at night unless you pass under a streetlight or use your flashlight. In summary, it sounds good, is fairly inexpensive, is durable, and easy to carry. Give it a try!
Rating: 
Summary: Just an "OK" unit
Review: I purchased this unit after reading about how it was the sucessor to the Sony SRF-M35 portable radio, figuring it would be better. I sold my SRF-M35 (which was modified for better sound ...), which I *loved* the sound of (modified). I was hoping that the dude at the aforementioned site would be able to help me by modding this one. Once I got it from Amazon, he mailed me back saying "no such luck." Apparently, there is some chip in this unit which is not easily modifiable (his mods on the SRF-M35 were to a bunch of the capacitors and some filter, all of which made the unit sound incredible: it redefined my definition of what FM radio could be, surpassing portable CD sound in many areas). I ended up sending this back and getting an imported Sony SRF-S84, which is going to be modified by the dude at Fixup. The sound of this player was OK: the soundstage was very compressed relative to that modded SRF-M35, the sound was also rolled off at the top, giving it a denser, darker sound. There was also a stinking "bass boost" built in which could not be defeated. To my ears, this just ate up a large amount of the range of motion of the headphone transducer (speaker cone) thus contributing to the rolled-off highs and dark, dense sound. The reception on this unit, in my experience, was the opposite of the above reviewer's: it was only worse. For instance, I was previously able to listen to my local classical station OK from my room and the sound was great: expansive orchestra, gorgeous music. Now, not only was the orchestra packed in tight near my head, but the sound was relatively awful and there was cross-talk with some other rock station. Not too pleasant. Finally, the buttons are terrible compared to the M35. Yes, the M35 didn't have the greatest button interface ever, but it was much easier to use "blind" than this unit. For instance, the weather band button is the same size and in one of the same rows as the channel select button. What does this mean? It means you are constantly switching to weather band if you don't unclip the unit to look. The button to switch bands (FM1/FM2/AM/TV) was smaller and off to the side, and it should have incorporated the weather band into it. Those buttons are super-cheap feeling compared to the M35...you get the impression they could malfunction sooner rather than later, where it was the other way 'round with the M35. There are a few things that are better on this unit, if you don't care about sound quality: 1. You get TV (nice) and weather (very soft, but nice to have)
2. The "lock" feature is a sliding plastic piece, and not an electronic button.
3. When you push a button and the unit is in "locked" mode, the M35 would go "beep beep beep" which was annoying. This one doesn't. That's about it. In the final analysis, I returned this unit because it was junk, to my standards. Better than a cheap Coby unit or some trash like that, but I'd rather spend my money on real sound. One final note: if you think this radio sounds good, you have ABSOLUTEY NO IDEA how good FM radio can sound. Do yourself a favor and find yourself a high-quality (preferably modified) radio on the net and hear how amazing it really can be.
Rating:
Summary: Very nice...unless you are inside!
Review: I purchased this walkman for something to listen to at work when things got slow. My desk is 15 feet from an exterior window. On a good day I'll be able to pick up five FM stations, most will have constant "snow." I tried it outside, no problems! I was even getting stations that my car stereo couldnt get! I was really upset when I couldnt get any AM stations inside, especially when the Cubs were playing for a World Series position!
Rating: 
Summary: EXCELLENT LITTLE RADIO!
Review: I purchased two of these little Sony t.v. radios. The various radio stations and t.v. stations I get here in the San Francisco bay area comes in pretty clear. It's small and it fits right into your pocket easily. Great little radio to take to the gym or just to go out for some power walking. Thumbs up for this litte gem!
Rating:
Summary: Great Radio
Review: I simply bought this radio to take with me to a football game - just a whatever purchase. What I got really surprised me. The sensitivity of this unit is simply amazing in a consumer product this small. I clearly picked up KYW 1060 AM Philadelphia 30 miles south of Washington, D.C. I clearly picked up a Richmond, VA FM station that would be about 75 miles away. The D.C. stations came in with great fidelity. TV and Weather had the same satisfying experience. Simple and logical controls are well thought out - it is a very nice package. It will be with me all of the time. Nice job Sony.
Rating: 
Summary: Sony SRF-M37V Walkman
Review: I use walkman-type radios a lot. I have had several different ones over the years, including fancy Sangeans. None had any better reception or sound quality than this one. (I use Sony earbuds with an inline volume control.) None has even come close, in battery longevity. I use rechargeables, and having to carry only one spare cell in my pocket is great: the others require changing two batteries. I particularly commend Sony for leaving out the stupid, useless, bulky self-contained speaker that many others have. This is one of several good experiences I have had with Sony products in recent years.
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Summary: Great Performance, Light Weight
Review: I was looking for a radio I could use at work, and this is perfect. Very small and light, easy to tune radio due to it being a digital tuner. So many presets that I find I don't even use them all! Love listening to TV channels as well. Clips right on belt and you can't even feel it there. Sounds great too.
Rating:
Summary: You get alot for a little price
Review: I would like to state that I am not a audophile .. just your average listener. I purchased this unit to use at work when i'm out on the docks. I mainly use it to listen to am news and NPR. It works great. The reception is very good not great on the am and fm. The tv reception is poor in my area perhaps if you were closer to a station it may be better. The headphones that came with the unit are rather large but sound nice. I purchased a nice set of earbuds that have a plastic clip to keep them on your ears when moving about ( cant recall the brand ) there were about $15 and well worth it. The battery life is GREAT !!! I use this for about 2 hours a day and it rarely needs changing. Its tiny and impressive looking. The lock out feature is great... with lock out in use if you bump it it wont change stations or swith off ! I have dropped it a few times on to concrete and it got a few dings but it did not break.Overall if your looking for a very small portable radio it think its great.
Rating:
Summary: Great bang for the buck
Review: I've had trouble finding a Walkman type radio that works well around Manhattan - FM signal overload and multipath causes noisy reception on most radios in New York City. The Sony SRF-M37V is the best one I've found so far. It performs better than Sony's previous SRF-M35 model, and it also works better than models I tried from Panasonic and Sangean. While it isn't perfect, the SRF-M37V has a lot less multipath and signal-overload noise than those other models. The local-distant switch does a decent job of cutting down on this kind of interference in the city without killing the stereo separation, and it works much better than the same switch did on the SRF-M35. In "distant" mode, this radio has very good FM sensitivity. However, I'm not able to pull in a couple of my favorite low-powered out-of-town & college stations because those frequencies get overpowered by nearby local signals. I've had the same problem with every other Walkman-type radio I've tried though, so it's not just a fault of this one. The AM section seems to have good sensitivity too, but the sound quality isn't as crisp as other models, including the SRF-M35. The treble is rolled off so sharply that it sounds rather muffled and you can't hear "S" sounds in normal speech. I know audio quality isn't a priority for AM radio but I've still heard better than this. Reception on the TV and weather bands seems good, although the audio level is a little low on both. I have to turn up the volume nearly all the way to get a normal listening level. Overall fidelity is very good at low volume but you can't turn it up very loud before it starts to distort. I expect this is because it runs on a single AAA battery so the headphone amp is probably underpowered. Stereo separation is great. There seems to be a bit of bass boost built in, which is not switchable, so the bass is the first thing to distort at higher volume levels. The supplied headphones sound like typical cheap Walkman phones, and aren't as good as the ones that came with the SRF-M35. This radio will sound much better if you get some better headphones. There is a battery status indicator, which is useful. There is also a clock but the time won't show in the display unless you turn the radio off. The bottom line is this is a very good radio. It's small, the presets make it easy to tune, and the TV and weather bands are fun to have. If all you need is a Walkman that does a good job at picking up radio I don't think you'll beat this one, especially for the price.
Rating:
Summary: Best value in this price range.
Review: If you are looking for a small portable radio that is quality constructed and whose most important feature is digital tuning, you can do no better than the Sony M37V. I looked at many small radios before deciding to purchase this unit. Sangean radios were attractive and stylish. If I wanted to spend $70 on a portable radio, they would have been my first choice. Panasonic also makes a radio that is about $5 less than this one. I liked the unobtrusive color, bigger headphones and Sony's superior quality reputation enough to shell out a few extra bucks. The sound is good with the provided headphones. I think it would be much better with a real pair such as Sennheiser manufactures. I think it is silly to buy a small portable radio for $30.00 and expect to have an Onkyo or Bose type sonic experience no matter what you spend on headphones. I have had good reception on this unit indoors, and excellent reception outdoors. This unit may not be your best choice for use in the home or office, based on the experiences other reviewers have had. If you are going to use it for outdoor activites, I can't give it a better reccomendation.
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