Panasonic SL-SX420 CD/MP3 Player with Headphones (Metallic finish)

Panasonic SL-SX420 CD/MP3 Player with Headphones (Metallic finish)

Product Description
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Enjoy music with the freedom that comes from MP3 CD playback, extended battery life, and high-powered anti-skip technology. Panasonic's exclusive No-Skip technology helps prevent interruptions from jostling during active use. No Skip's unique construction uses rubber brushings to absorb shock, while an anti-skip mechanism and an anti-skip digital servo further prevent read errors. A 48-second memory reserve provides added back up.

Now, battery changes will be fewer and farther between thanks to Panasonic's PowerLast high-efficiency power system, which combines an efficient motor with low-load circuitry for playback time of up to 48 hours on two AA batteries (during MP3 playback). CD playback abilities include 24-track random-access programming; repeat and resume (which picks up where the unit left off when last stopped); and skip/search and memory/recall. A hold switch prevents accidental starting, stopping, or track skipping during use or transport. The unit boasts a thin design with operation keys and LCD laid out logically on its top cover.

Product Description:
Panasonic's vision of the digital future is driven by the needs and aspirations of its business customers and millions of consumers around the world who use its products every day. The company shares their dream to live a fuller life by providing ways of working smarter and enjoying the rewards of technological advances.

Panasonic SL-SX420 CD/MP3 Player with Headphones (Metallic finish)
Average customer rating:

I got mine four years ago...

Best cd/mp3 player out there

Good, can be better for the price

not at all worth the price

Great all around CD player

Panasonic SL-SX420 CD/MP3 Player with Headphones (Metallic finish)

Manufacturer: Panasonic
ProductGroup: CE
Binding: Electronics

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Product Features:

Thin, round-form design for optimal portability with round LCD on player lid

Plays standard CD, audio CD-R, audio CD-RW, and MP3/WMA CD (does not read ID3 tags)

Hold prevents unintended commands (play, stop, etc.) and resume picks up exactly where the player left off

Includes stylish over-ear headphones

Up to 48 hours of MP3 playback from 2 AA batteries (not included)

ASIN: B00008IP5O

Product Description

Panasonic's vision of the digital future is driven by the needs and aspirations of its business customers and millions of consumers around the world who use its products every day. The company shares their dream to live a fuller life by providing ways of working smarter and enjoying the rewards of technological advances.

Amazon.com Product Description

Enjoy music with the freedom that comes from MP3 CD playback, extended battery life, and high-powered anti-skip technology. Panasonic's exclusive No-Skip technology helps prevent interruptions from jostling during active use. No Skip's unique construction uses rubber brushings to absorb shock, while an anti-skip mechanism and an anti-skip digital servo further prevent read errors. A 48-second memory reserve provides added back up.

Customer Reviews:

I got mine four years ago..........2007-01-03

And of all of the personal cd/mp3 players I've owned, this has been the best. It sounds nice, and although it doesn't show titles of songs like some mp3 players and it certainly isn't as fancy, it does the job it's supposed to do. But I went through two other mp3 players before this one. My first was a Rio Volt; I dropped it once by accident and that was the end. My second was a TDK, and although it lasted for a year sans any kind of abuse, it only lasted a year. But this one has taken my guff for four years. It was with me in all of my high school art classes (which is why it has little bits of epoxy resin in some of the buttons), and it's walked everywhere with me through cold and rain (although it does stop working in the cold; but the nifty part about this is the remote, because then you can put the actual player in a nice, warm bag while you walk). I accidentally dropped it on the way out of an appointment with my therapist and expected it not to work after that. The only damage done? The open/close button busted off. So now I have to keep the player shut with a rubber band. About a week ago, I dropped it again from about 5 feet above a wet, asphalt parking lot. The rubber band popped off, the player popped open, the disc came out, the battery door (which is hinged and on the inside) went flying clear off along with the batteries, one of which I never did find. I thought for sure the Panasonic was never going to work again. I got a new flash mp3 player for Christmas last week, so I never even bothered to check and see if the Panasonic was actually broken. But the flash mp3 player was defective, and as I'm waiting on a new one, I finally faced my fear and put some new batteries in the Panasonic. Miraculously, the thing still works just as good as the day I got it. Aside from all of the abuse the SL-SX420 can handle, the life of your average set of Duracell AA's in this baby is about 13 hours (12.75 if you happen to be a triskaidekaphobic). If you're unable to update your operating system to something that is compatible with the newer flash mp3 players (or you have XP-aphobia like I do), or you simply can't afford a flash mp3 player, or you're just looking for real, honest-to-goodness quality and don't care what kind of mp3 player you get just as long as it plays mp3s, then the Panasonic SL-SX420 is the way to go. I love mine and am almost kind of sad that I'm moving on to a flash.

Best cd/mp3 player out there.......2006-04-19

This thing is real hardy. I used it for a few years and no problems whatsoever. Its very light but very strong and consistent. I drive and it barely ever skips - my car cd player skips way more on potholes and bumps. Other than that, just the fact that it plays cd and mp3 is very useful. It looks good but who cares about that? And it has a little remote which might be useful if your using it while running. Definitely the best by far in the price range and even above the price range until you get to the $100 players.

Good, can be better for the price.......2004-09-29

It is good considering the price I paid for it. It can play WMAs as well. Thats the best part of the player. Chaning tracks and albums are easy. Headset is good.

The worst thing about the player is the battery consumption. Citizen CD190 uses two AA fully charged batteries for almost whole day, but this one uses it in just about 4 hours. The other thing is it has no ID3 support, so its kind of difficult to find out which track you are listening to.

Anyway, its good for its price tag.

not at all worth the price.......2004-09-28

I bought this in November of last year. It worked perfectly at first, but three months after, it started skipping. I dropped it at one point, and the lid popped open and the cd went flying. I use the player on my commute on the bus to and from work, which lasts about an hour, and it ate its way through a set of AA's within two days. It also skips something terrible if held vertically, or bumped hard enough.

I had another Panasonic with a 40-second skip protection, and that lasted me four years before it finally gave out. Too bad they don't make the model anymore, or I would have purchased another instead of this terrible player.

Great all around CD player.......2004-05-26

Panasonic really knew what they were doing when they came up with this little gadget. I have had alomst no problems whatsoever with this item. It has a few minor drawbacks but what product doesn't.

Pros: Anti-skip works perfeclty, plays MP3's well when put on disk in as a music file, romote control saves buttons on player itself and it has many features to enhance your listening experience.

Cons: Goes through batteries fairy quickly, especially on MP3 mode and the speakers are not super well equiped for loud listening.

Overall, this MP3/CD player is a great value and probably works as well or better than others that you would be likely to pay twice as much for.

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