Panasonic SL-PH270 Personal CD Player

Pros: One-word: Speakers!
Cons: No AM/FM but in this day and age who needs it?

When I saw this cd player at the store I was in awe. I couldn't believe someone had finally put external speakers on the outside of a personal cd player. So I went home, looked around the internet to see if I could find it cheaper and if anyone had...

Pros: External speakers !!! WOW!!it has a small compact design for portability
Cons: no back lit sceern

This thing is great Panasonic has done it again. This was a great idea to do. It is so versatle and is very durable .This thing can take a nasty fall believe me. I dropped it down the stairs and is still playing great .The other good thing about it is...

Pros: Great sound, the Panasonic name, kick-in-a-glass speakers! A great player!
Cons: No backlit screen! No!!!! Pretty easy to skip WITHOUT anti-skip on

Oooo, what do I mean by the above? I do wonder. Yes, it was a shocker. I saw this thing in the ads one day, at Target believe it or not, and I wanted it! My last Panasonic portable CD player had lasted me a good 6 years through some MAJOR wear and...

Pros: Great for youngsters, Speakers and long battery life.
Cons: Tinny sound from speakers (kids don't mind). No auto adapter

Last fall all our oldest son wanted for his birthday was his own Portable CD Player. He already had a small RCA CD Player/Radio. That was getting pretty beat up as the entire family used it outside in warm weather. Now he was hoping for a Walkman...

This is a remarkably sensible unit with one exception. It plays flawlessly at a comfortable sound level for a hotel room and has all the easy listening features of a good portable. However, the absence of a tuner is a major flaw. Panasonic would do well to reintroduce this product with a tuner, especially having the only such machine on the market.