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Panasonic SL-MP70 Portable CD/MP3 Player

Panasonic SL-MP70 Portable CD/MP3 Player

List Price: $59.99
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Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Best Value
Review: *The first thing that I must mention is that the only difference between this player and the MP70 is the 80's ability to play WMA** files. If you don't need that functionality then get this player. The MP70 is about 10 bucks cheaper.

**The WMA file format is a format developed by microsoft to offer an even lower profile alternative to mp3s. Unless you really need the space on your cd you probably won't need to use WMA.

Now on to the actual review:
At first glance the player looks pretty attractive, although a tad bulky. When it was started, it took about 10 seconds to load the cd and start playing.
The audio quality was quite excellent especially if you like listening to music with a lot of bass, such as rap , r+b, alternative rock, etc; the EQ bass mode takes care of that.
The battery life does indeed live up to its claim. I still haven't listened to the cd player until the batteries have died, and I use the player quite a bit.
The only thing lacking with the player is the inadequate navigation system. To get to track 100, you have to click the skip button 99 times. Although this problem can be somewhat remedied by putting songs in specific albums, panasonic could definitely improve this aspect of the player. Then it truly would be the best.
Overall, the ML-70/80 are definitely the best bangs for the buck. Its affordable price, great functionality, and aesthetic design will provide countless hours of entertainment.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: A High Quality MP3 Player
Review: ...So, here is the good and bad stuff about this product:
Good -- Reads MP3 and Audio CDs, it has three settings for a bass equalizer, the battery life is LONG! You can program many tracks to play in a certain order, you can repeat and shuffle songs, the anti-skip system works, and you can view the tags of MP3 songs. Also very classy looking and EXTREMELY LIGHT.

Bad -- Unfortunately, you can't fast forward or rewind MP3 cds, just audio cds. The tags are hard to create correctly, so just try a lot. The major disadvantage- this unit is very fragile, and breaks easily.

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: Worthless for Audiobooks
Review: Although the battery life is truly impressive, DO NOT BUY THIS UNIT FOR LISTENING TO AUDIOBOOKS IN MP3 FORMAT! - you can not fast-forward or reverse (that works only for audio CD's), and the bookmark function remembers only the track number, not the position in the track.

For short tracks like music, this may be one of the best units out there. For ~1 hour tracks like most audiobooks, you will be gravely disappointed.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Inexpensive and works
Review: Considering its price, this is a remarkably decent CD player. The screen is large and legible, and the sound quality, while not outstanding, is better than most similiarly priced CD players. That said, the MP70 isn't without its problems; the centre button array feels loose and slides around easily, the plastic feels cheap, and the included headphones are mediocre at best. For all that, though, the above strengths and the exceptional battery life and full support for Mp3 audio and CD-R/W discs make this a solid purchase.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: A VERY GOOD MP3 PLAYER
Review: Everything about this mp3 player is perfect. From the Visual perception (Looks great) and unbelieveably light (check out others, you'll see how heavy they are), plays ALL kinds of CD's supporting mp3, wav, and wma. Titles of Albums/Tracks/Time of the song is supported as well. AND THE BATTERY CONSUMPTION IS VERY LOW. I use rechargeable batteries (as you know, they are not ever as strong as alkaline) and i change them every 3 - 4 days. My old CD player needed new batteries every 4-6 hours, very weak.
Why did i give it 4 stars? Dropping it once....caused a scratch....dropping it twice caused buttons to fly off....
so i warn everyone...please be careful with your mp3 player.
An excellent product if it can be taken care of delicately. (I got it returned but immediately bought another one).

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Probably the best right now
Review: For a nicely designed CD/MP3 player look no further than the Panasonic SL-MP70. Its design is award-winning, and there are a lot of things you can play on this thin player. Head phones are basic stereo type but better than most included head phones from other companies. If only they made the packaging better and more environment friendly, i'd give them 10 stars!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: EBB!(excellent, best buy)!
Review: I bought this because of these features:

Panasonic brand name (still made in Japan;)
Price ...
MP3 capability
Lcd display
Size

I've had positive experience with this brand before, my old cd player (lasted almost 5 years!) Looking at other options, they seemed to be a sea of off name brands made in off name countries. As far as sound quality, get some decent brand headphones, I sure did. Matches perfectly with the Sennheiser HD 497's and they sure put shame to the supplied phones! Mp3 capability? Hasn't been a problem with variable rate WMA's, and of course depends on the source & volume level of the original recording, bit-rate, etc. Fragility? Well, get yourself a carry case. Skipping? No, nuh-uh not here, I literally bounced the unit flat and on end with the the beat of the song! Cons? Not much here either, although coulda used a backlight and little arrows for the volume while it's in the carry case. All around recommended.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Okay but not great
Review: I bought this player just becos it was panasonic. The price is cheap compared to other MP3 players.
Pros:
Cheap
Its panasonic
Cons:
Headphone sucks
bass is okay but not great
plays MP3 at a low audio quality compared with other formats.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Quite good
Review: I bought this player to take runnning. I took it out for the first time tonight, and it was great. Not a single skip! I did buy a carrier for it; I'm a klutz, and it does seem a bit on the delicate side. I did get better headphones (only reason I didn't give it 5 stars). I was prepared to, though, because this seemed a problem from the other reviews.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Quite good
Review: I bought this player to take runnning. I took it out for the first time tonight, and it was great. Not a single skip! I did buy a carrier for it; I'm a klutz, and it does seem a bit on the delicate side. I did get better headphones (only reason I didn't give it 5 stars). I was prepared to, though, because this seemed a problem from the other reviews.


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