Customer Reviews

D-Link DMP-CD100 CD and Recorded MP3 Player

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I bought this unit at a Circuit City about two months ago, and I'm sending it back this week. The best thing I can say about this player is that it's cheaper than the others.

The faults with the CD100 are many: there is no search function, so in order to skip songs you have to hit the forward button endlessly. The sound quality is awful: on the MP3 CD I recorded, notes were distorted and wavered constantly, and there was static in the background. Many of the tracks on the CD refused to play, or played in a stop-and-start manner. When I tested the CD out in a freind's Memorex unit, it worked without a hitch.

Some other minor problems: the case is ugly, the buttons are unresponsive, loading even a regular CD can take 15 or 20 seconds, and the shock protection is oddly sketchy. And plan to spend a lot on batteries: the most hardy pair I used in this player died after three-quarters of a swimming meet.

If you want a good MP3-CD player, stick to the Memorex or Philips. Either one is much better and worth the extra price. D-Link clearly has a ways to go before it gets audio devices right.

I was originally looking for just a standard CD player. I noticed this gem which plays MP3's and decided to try it out. It works quite well. I burned a disc with 124 MP3's scattered into various folders, popped it in, and was listening to music several seconds later. I researched the product before i bought it and had read several reviews saying that the product "skipped frequently" and had "a poor laser which wouldn't read cheap discs". To test this, I bought the cheapest discs I could find and burned my MP3's onto them. No problem. In addition, skipping is minimal in MP3 play, though standard CD play benefits from the ESP (shock protection) the player provides. Several reviewers complained about a delay while MP3 discs were being read into memory, but this was actually quite fast. If you want a portable MP3 player which will handle your audio CD's, pick this up. The ability to play carry around 10 hours of music in a small package will not disappoint you. My two complaints; the unit includes an internal NiCAD battery charger, but it only ships with Alkaline batteries. Also, the earbud headphones it ships with are subpar; I use a pair of Sony headphones with it.

I also bought one of these ... It is cheaply made and gotexactly 1-hour of play on a fresh set of batteries. When I calledD-Link for an explanation, there answer was "Yeah, that's aboutwhat you'll get". No wonder it is so deeply discounted, they'retrying to pass off their mistake on you! I took it back after severaldisappointing days.

I don't exactly "need" a portable MP3 Player. But it sure is nice. I can't get enough of the fact that I can put over 100 songs on one CD. Why isn't this technology in every CD player now made? It works just fine for me wheather i am at work, school, or on the way home in the car. If you purchase the External AC adapters, (Radio Shack) you will find your whole set-up very usefull.

I would buy this again because it is so inexpensive, and works like it says, and there couldn't be a better option for someone like me.

I got this player about a year ago when it first came out (at about $150) and it still works perfectly. The sound quality is great (even for mp3) and mine seems to go for several hours straight on a regular set of Duracells. Its only real downfall is that the anti-shock isn't very good, and if you're listening to mp3 tracks, the track will not recover if the player is bumped. You actually have to stop it all together and hit play all over again. At today's price, though, I think it's definitely worth it.

With this CD/MP3 player I can sneak it into class and instead of only listening to one CD over and over again I can put MP3s on the the CD and it easily holds about 6 hours on it. I never have to stay in one class that long, thankfully, but it comes in handy because I don't run the risk of getting caught every time I have to change the CD. And with the little headphones provided, you know the ones that fit just in your ear with out going over your head, I can make it look like I am not even listening to music.

The batteries last as long as any other portable CD player, and if you have rechargeable batteries and a charger you can come home everyday and recharge them, for even more music tomorrow.

The product itself is inexpensive enough for a college student like myself, yet doesn't lack the features needed to handle everyday life. With the 10 second ESP I rarely get any skips while I am walking around campus, and the T.Digit button is a gift from god. I didn't realize how useful it actually was until I had to use my friends CD/MP3 player for a week that didn't have it because I left mine at my boyfriend's house.

I paid about $89 for the Genica Taurus MP3 CD player. Let me tell you how big a mistake that was, it was defective, so I returned it and it took them 3 weeks to send me a new one, guess what that was more defective then the 1st.

Now for the DLINK. Its da bomb folks. It has bass boost, it charges your batteries with the AC adapter, it lets you enter what MP3 number you want, doesnt skip a whole lot, doesnt drain batteries quickly, its the greatest I have tried. Also its the cheapest at $39 after rebates and amazon coupons.

Buy DLINK stay away from GENICA

I got the D-Link DMP-CD100 CD juss a couple of days ago, and it turned out kind of below average. The great thing about the CD-Player is that it can play CD's consisting of over 100 MP3's and the price is acceptable. On the negative side, the CD-Player skips a lot, and there is no ESP (electronic skip protection) when playing MP3's. Also, when playing regular CD's, the player skips often even with ESP on. My opinion, if you really are broke, and need a MP3-CD player, this one is for you. But if you really want one with good quality, then don't get this at all...

I don't know of any other portable CD player that has MP3 capabilities, so you can't beat the price. Especially for what you get.

With innovative features like the T.Digit button, which enables you to quickly skip to the song you want with out having to press the skip button literally 100 times, this player is inexpensive and convenient.

I can't get enough of the whole MP3 revolution, but I don't exactly have the funds to play with all of the coolest toys out there. At first I just wanted to see just how much more efficient MP3 format is because you can fit around 100+ songs on one CD, and most CDs only have 12-15. I would say that it is now truly a Compact Disc.

I can now listen to the majority of my CD collection at work with out having to bring 30+ CDs to work and risk leaving them there, getting scratched up, and not to mention the convenience of not having to change the CD every 13 or so songs.

All I have to do is plug it into the wall at work with the AC adapter put on my headphones and I get great sound, portability, and I don't get bothered too much when I have my headphones on.

About 4 months ago I purchased this player since I wanted to have a mp3 player and burning the music on a cd and being able to play them as well as other cd's was/is a very cheap and attractive alternative to what else is out there. Also the player was much cheaper itself and if it worked it would had given me 650 mb of memory on each cd for less than a dollar. Well, here is an old wisdom, if it sounds too good to be true it probably is not. That is my experience with this player. It skips more than my first cd-walkman I had purchased in 1986! This is a sad story because I wish I could tell you more about its sound quality, but I can't because all I had was skip, skip, skip and guess what a little more skip even with original cd's. Besides the fact that it did not play, one could see the quality of technology used for this player from its very primitive LCD display. I returned the product within a week and purchased a Nomad II MG (I have a review of it too). The final word is, if you can wait a little longer for mp3 to be included in a portable way into your daily life, do so; but if you "need" want it right away, stay away from this good looking but low quality player that does not play.