Sony DE455 Discman Portable CD Player

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Summary: A great attempt, but quite possibly a lemon.
Review: I bought one of these players two years ago. Within two months (fortunately during the warranty period), the lens knocked itself out of alignment, keeping the player from even seeking to the beginning of the disc. The Sony repair technician replaced the lens assembly, and all was well for about 6 months, after which the player developed a problem in which it would abort playback, clear memory, and reset the player. This happens when the player moves at all suddenly - not good at all for walking, and I wouldn't even CONSIDER jogging with it. Great sound, average battery life, almost unrivaled skip protection, but little to no reliablity in my case.

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Summary: Cool Looking & Great Sounding!!
Review: Man! I just bought this CD player and it kicks some major butt! The CD player looks dope and the sound is great! Buy this player!!

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Summary: Time to give my CD player a little credit...
Review: The Discman DE455 is a GREAT CD player that is relatively unexpensive and it takes alot of abuse. My Discman DE455 CD player has been thrashed around in my locker at school and been dropped a few times (once under a whole bunch of books) but it still manages to look and play great. I got it for my 14th birthday in April of 2000, and it still plays as good as it ever did. You really have to shake it to skip, that is a huge improvement over the "Car Ready" (yeah right) Discman before it. The only complaint I have is the headphones that are provided with it aren't very great. Mine broke a few months after I got my CD player, but that tends to happen with most headphones. If you are looking for a relatively compact (a little bulkier than the newer models), cheap, CD player that works great then pick this up today!