mp3-cd players

I owned a Panasonic CD player for many years before it was stolen from my car. I was happy with its quality and went with the company again. Today I received the SL-SX431C, and so far I'm happy with it. I'm so happy I can store about ten CDs worth of music on one disc (since it can play MP3s of course). The features are pretty basic, but you can't beat the price for a reliable MP3 player like this. Not only does it have a car kit and decent earphones, my old AC adapter (which wasn't stolen) works with it (4.5V, 600 mA). My biggest complaint is that the instructions are practically nil. You have to just push a bunch of buttons to figure out how it works. Also, the 85 hour play time assumes very specific conditions, but I imagine it will still last quite long between battery changes. One great feature (esp when you have tons of music on a disc) is random play, repeat track, and repeat all. All things considered, I'm happy.

I was in the market to get an mp3 player and really wanted to get one with a portable harddrive. But the prices are too high and based on the numerous reviews I'd read, they still seem to be in the growing stage. So I opted for a CD player that can play MP3s. I took a chance on this player and must say I am very pleased. To test it out I created an Iron Maiden MP3 CD containing 98 songs at 192 kbps [with room for several more songs!!]. I listened to it during my commute this morning and it was great. I didn't use the headphones that were supplied with the player, not that mine are much better. Also, there is no belt clip, but I have a walkman case that I used and slung it over my shoulder. The remote was handy and the unit is easy to use. Neither the remote nor the main unit display the song titles, but I don't really mind that. However, it does display the current running time of the song. Unless you really need more hi-tech features, this is a great value for the price.