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I purchased this unit for Christmas of 08 for my daughter of 14. Just 4 months later with as little as 3 hours of use the CD player stopped reading the disc. I subsequently read reviews of this unit and found several other people experienced the same problem. A call to customer service was disappointing. Not worth fixing and out of the 90 day warranty, buy a new one. Other than not reading the disc, the display was impossible to read without lifting the unit to a 45degree angle. Emerson could care less about customer satisfaction. If it was my company, and I sold hundred of thousands of these units I would replace a defective one at a nominal cost to the customer.

I bought 5 of these for my childcare center in April. The CD players in 2 are broken in June. (skipping, not reading, etc.) 2 months of use, even continuous use, is not durable enough for the price.

I was looking for an inexpensive radio for kitchen--mostly for news and not needing great fidelity. Radio meets that criteria. Occ. have to move antenna to maximize signal--only reason for giving it a 4 instead of a 5. Satisfied with value for money.

I really liked this product while it worked. We used it a lot during the first year and then it quit on us. I think it's a great product but not very durable. I only saw it listed here b/c I'm about to buy another boombox. I'll opt for something else that may last longer since you get what you pay for.

My grandson's radio finally gave out and this turned out to be the perfect replacement for a 10 year old. These long distance drop ships are great!