Panasonic SL-SX280 Personal CD Player
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- CD-R/CD-RW Playback: CD-R/CD-RW
- Bass Boost: With Bass Boost
- Anti Skip Buffer: 40 sec.
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A decent player with some flaws
Pros
Battery life, decent sound, good anti-skip
Cons
VERY underpowered, questionable design, lacking in durability, poor included headphones, spotty CDR support
Recommended it?
No
The Bottom Line:
A decent player with some important flaws
When my baby, the Sony D-F411 Discman died, I needed to get a new Discman. I didn't want a very expensive model, because I wanted an MP3/CD portable, but couldn't afford one just yet. So, I was given this Panasonic player.
The biggest problem is that the player is underpowered. What I mean is that the volume just plain does not go high enough. I'm not talking about ear-splitting... I just want to be able to hear the music over a stationary bike, and depending on how loud a certain CD is mixed, that was often not possible with this player.
There are some physical design issues worth complaining about. The use of volume buttons rather than a wheel is, in my opinion, a bad design choice. Also, the "eject" button is actually a slider on the front edge of the casing - which, as it turns out, is very easy to accidentally trigger (I did it a few times while riding the stationary bike, until I started turning the CD player 90? in my waist pack so that the eject button didn't face me).
Battery life is great, sound is good, and the anti-skip is decent too (though not fit for jogging). The track and time display is nice. I wish the player would resume songs from the point where they stopped, rather than resuming from the beginning of the track.
Also, while the box claims CDR/CDRW support, I found it had problems with certain CDRs that I burned (which, interestingly enough, played fine in both my old Sony and my even-more-cheapie Audiovox player... neither of which advertise CDR/RW support).
Finally, it's lacking in durability, as mine broke from what was admittingly a nasty little fall... but I've had players survive similar falls, so I think this is a strike against it.
This is an OK player, but nothing to get excited about. Consider it's flaws before buying.
The biggest problem is that the player is underpowered. What I mean is that the volume just plain does not go high enough. I'm not talking about ear-splitting... I just want to be able to hear the music over a stationary bike, and depending on how loud a certain CD is mixed, that was often not possible with this player.
There are some physical design issues worth complaining about. The use of volume buttons rather than a wheel is, in my opinion, a bad design choice. Also, the "eject" button is actually a slider on the front edge of the casing - which, as it turns out, is very easy to accidentally trigger (I did it a few times while riding the stationary bike, until I started turning the CD player 90? in my waist pack so that the eject button didn't face me).
Battery life is great, sound is good, and the anti-skip is decent too (though not fit for jogging). The track and time display is nice. I wish the player would resume songs from the point where they stopped, rather than resuming from the beginning of the track.
Also, while the box claims CDR/CDRW support, I found it had problems with certain CDRs that I burned (which, interestingly enough, played fine in both my old Sony and my even-more-cheapie Audiovox player... neither of which advertise CDR/RW support).
Finally, it's lacking in durability, as mine broke from what was admittingly a nasty little fall... but I've had players survive similar falls, so I think this is a strike against it.
This is an OK player, but nothing to get excited about. Consider it's flaws before buying.
