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My wife wanted a portable MP3 player with radio capabilities to use when we go fishing. I checked on the Internet for units and I only found that Sony made a unit that I was looking for, the Sony DNF-430 ATRAC CD Walkman Portable Compact Disc Player with AM/FM/TV/Weather Digital Tuner. Everything works great and it was a bargain to get. I highly recommend this unit.
I have already written an interim report on this item, which I was obliged to send---at my own expense---to Sony's Texas repair facility, on the telephone advice of one of Sony's tech support persons. I liked the device's quality of sound very much, but the controls were too small to work easily and, eventually, the device failed to call up one of its own programs. Sony tech support was unable to help, and advised sending it off to Texas---which I did, and am still waiting for its return plus any comments from that facility on why the device wouldn't call up one of its own programs. Once the device comes back and I have a chance to explore its functioning, I'll provide another report.
It is can not be ignored if a hi-end headphone is used.If you love enjoying CD replay, choose it. The 4 in 1 radio is really great.
No doubt it is the best one of similar products. It is a great CD/MP3/Radio walkman.
Have own the player for some months, two disavantages annoy me: no backlight for LCD on the player. The CD playing is of best quality.
It is possible to adjust sound effect by applying preset or user defined equilizers. However the background noise can not be eliminated.
If you are a radio maniac, be prepared not be bothered by the background noise which you can do nothing about it.
This is a great CD player and radio. Highly recommend. I use this to knit and listen to books. It works great and it takes only 1 AA battery that definitely gets a lot of time. Also, the ear buds that come with it work really well. I use a headset unless I'm in an enclosed area near others and I have used the ear buds with great success.
Unfortunately, mine was stolen. Unfortunately, the weather radio has a very limited channel listing, and in our remote area picks up nothing. I got the first years ago, and it finally fell apart after years of play, hours every single day. The model number is the same. So when I started looking to replace mine, I had no other thought than to get another Sonly ATRAC.
This is my second Sony ATRAC. I got it through one of the Amazon stores for under $50.00, brand new. So why the ridiculous, inexplicable, plain ol' wrong spike in price. That way if I'm in the mood for Jazz, or chill, or what ever, I can take a whole slew of music with me, without taking my precious CD library out into the cold, harsh world. Then I got another for my daughter.
The ATRAC software is very easy to use. My first one had been dropped, stepped on, flung across the car (before I put a CD player in my car), and otherwise abused. I couldn't stand the sound quality. That said.I do love the thing.
I used it so much, the silver finish wore off. Fortunately, I had my old ATRAC disc from the first one and it still works great. I got one of these for myself many months ago. It just kept on playing and rarely, if ever, even skipped. I remember one time, on a particularly curvy road through the mountains, it was flung off of the seat onto the floor and just sat there, playing as though nothing had happened, until I could retrieve it.On this one, the TV reception is good and the radio is good. I can put a whole group of, or specific genre of music on one disc. Even then, I pushed it back on occasionally and used it for months until it finally just wouldn't stay on. So, if you can, skip the cheapo discount store offerings and get this.
It looks just like this one. You'll actually be able to hear music the way the musicians and producers intended. The little black piece that holds the CD on came off. So I borrowed one of the kids cheapos for awhile. Unfortunately, I had difficulty downloading the software (I'm not the best at this sort of thing, so it is probably just me). You won't be disappointed.
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