Panasonic SL-CT489V Portable CD Player

Rating:
Summary: Hardware Is Not Hard Wearing
Review: I bought this cd player because it has the am/fm receiver, remote, and anti-skip function. I also bought the jogger belt separately from the Manufacturer. I used it for the first time today. At the gym, on the treadmill, the cd skipped while jogging. There's nothing special about the remote and the jogger belt proved to be too bulky when doing other stuff at the gym. The radio did not work in the gym (the gym is under a train station though). Additionally, for some unknown reason, the volume, at its highest, was actually quiet. I would only recommend the product along with the jogger belt to a walker who likes music played at an average volume.

Rating:
Summary: A nice CD player but...
Review: Overall this is a decent player, but it has three strikes against it. I had such a problem with the battery case on the player. The player is designed to use both "AA" & "AAA" batteries in the same compartment. Panasonic provides an adapter piece to use with the "AAA" batteries. It sounds like a good idea, except when you try to close the back of the case with the "AA" batteries inside; it appears that you will break the unit trying to close the case. The directions provided are not very clear. I finally figured out that the case is suppose to stay partially open, thereby creating a stand effect at the bottom of the player. Daah!
Compared with the other Panasonic player I owned (SLSX469V);this player does not come with an AC adapter nor does it have an output link (allows you to hook to a receiver). You have to pay additonal money to order the adapter from Panasonic. (...)