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JVC XMPJ1BU Portable Minidisc Player

See it at Amazon.com for $220.00

Average Customer Rating
(3.5 out of 5)

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16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

Great unit.

(4 out of 5) by Amazon Customer on Oct 13, 1999
This cheap unit has really great sound. In Sony, Panasonic class. I really think that if you are going to buy a MD-player, by this one. Cheap and good.
27 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

Great MiniDisc Player... but you better read this...

(2 out of 5) by D. Woodruff on Feb 21, 2000 (Houston, Texas United States)
This is just a MD player. I want you to make sure that you understand that this does NOT have the recording of mini-disc's built into it. If you do not have a recorder at home you are going to have a useless player. As for the system here, its great, it sounds good, and its got a remote control (that you will not end up using, it fits in a pocket). However, if you are looking for a recorder/player or just a better player, go to your local electronics store and pick up the Sharp MD-MT15. It is by far the best mini-disc player/recorder on the face of the planet, great sound quality, great support, easy recording, and lots of great features, even fast play and mono-recording for double the storage on a mini-disc. AND the MD-MT15 supports 24-bit playback!
6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

Great, small and nice (it fitts a normal batteri iside!)

(5 out of 5) by Amazon Customer on Oct 10, 1999
Great, small and nice (it fitts a normal batteri iside!) Nice colors, blue and silver. Looks really cool.

Features:

(5 out of 5) by Amazon Customer on Sep 19, 2002
Features:

40-second shock protection
Long 16-hour playback (with rechargeable and alkaline batteries)
Push and eject mechanism with eject lock
Remote control with jog shuttle
ACB (Active Clear Bass)

LongTime Owner

(3 out of 5) by Amazon Customer on Jul 17, 2002
I'm suprised this model is still on Amazon...I bought this model almost two years ago, and I still am using it (though I'm in the market for an upgrade).

Here are some things not so good about the model:
* First there is no lcd display on the actual unit. So you really need to have the remote to see things like battery usage, if the power is turned off, and also to do things like choose play modes. I left my MD in my car one day - and the sun half melted the remote (silly me) - it's hanging in there even still - but once it finally goes..... I'll need a new remote or a new player
* My unit tends to skip if I put it on my waist belt and jog - I hate that. If I hold it in my hands - no problem. If I have it on the belt - and walk - no problem.
* Battery usage is excellent. I get better mileage from what is advertised (over 16 hours).

I certainly wouldn't buy this model - there are new ones on the market for the same price or less. It is a good player though.