Memorex MPD8507CP Personal CD/MP3 Player with 120 Seconds of MP3 Anti-Skip Protection

by Memorex

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 5 x 1 inches ; 1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00005RE81
• Item model number: OUTLET-MPD8507CP
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (49 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

The compact Memorex MDP8507CP not only plays MP3 files burned to CD, but also professionally recorded CDs, CD-R and CD-RW discs. A key feature to this player is the included car kit. Combine the cassette and DC adaptors with the forty-five seconds of anti-skip coverage (120 seconds for MP3 files) and you have a nice option for a vehicle CD player. Playback options include twenty-one track programming, as well as random and repeat (single track, all tracks). Use the extensive search mode to find music by subject, title or artist. An auxiliary output lets you hook the player up to your home system through a stereo Y interconnect (not supplied).

The four-line text and numeric LCD simplifies file maintenance and offers scrolling text so you can read the full artist name and song title. The player supports MP3 bit rates of 32, 64, 96, 128, 192, and 256 Kbps, as well as variable bit-rate recordings (MP3 format ISO 9660). A hold switch prevents unintended interruptions in playback and saves batteries by negating playback when the player is stopped. Dynamic bass boost system (DBBS) heightens the impact of low frequencies. The player also contains an electronic equalizer which provides superior sound quality. The player runs on two AA batteries (not supplied.) This unit does NOT include an AC adaptor.

What's in the Box
Memorex MPD8507CP personal CD player, stereo headphones, cassette adaptor, cigarette lighter DC adaptor, user's manual and a ninety day warranty.

From Digital Living Today

The MPD8507CP is Memorex's contribution to the portable MP3 CD Player line-up, and they've managed to deliver a unit that does everything other units can do and more, at a significantly reduced price. The MPD's sleek silver case contains a CD player that can play commercial CDs, as well as CD-R and CD-RW media. It can play these either in regular CD format or as MP3-CDs, and offers an impressive 45 seconds of anti-skip protection in regular CD. The MPD8507CP boasts forward and reverse scan, resume play, forward and backward skip, a thumbwheel volume control, CD track and time displays, an AC adapter, a low battery indicator, and an extra bass button for enhanced low end. Package all this quality and sell it at a price below the competition's, and you've got a pretty good product on your hands.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Bargin - Very happy with it, February 7, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Memorex MPD8507CP Personal CD/MP3 Player with 120 Seconds of MP3 Anti-Skip Protection (Electronics)

I've had the MPD8507CP for several weeks now and like if very much. One of the best deals for an MP3 player even without the included car kit - you usually have to pay more for that.
I use it almost exculsively for playing MP3s on both CD-R and CD-RW disks. It takes about 10 to 20 seconds for it to start playing once you turn it on while it reads the directory structure and file names. Indexes songs by folders so you can group your tunes in different directories on your PC and copy them to a CD-R or CD-RW. Once in the player you can play them all or pick which folder to open. Songs are sorted by file name on the 4 line display. When the song begins playing it reads and displays ID3 Version 1.x tags( Album, Artist, Title only) and scrolls them across the screen.
If you put it in repeat mode you can play the whole CD or just a particular folder, song or random play. Some other modes: program play, intro play (first 10 sec of each song), song search by file name.

Down sides:
The interface is a bit clunky and not very well thought out:ie which button to push when is sometimes confusing but you get used to it. Also, the FF/skip and RR/Review buttons are oposite of what you might expect (FF on the left and RR on the right so the arrows point towards each other).
I''ve read some reviews of complaints about skipping. The ESP feature is quite good (45 sec on Audio CD and 120 on MP3). The ESP logo flashes when it's doing its thing (ie: buffering a skip) so you can tell how well the laser is doing even if you don't hear the skip. I never had any problems with it running out of buffer before an audible skip but I wouldn't recommend jogging with it. Even slight tapping on the unit while it's playing will start using up your ESP buffer.
Another weakness is that there are just 5 preset equalizations (NORMAL,ROCK,CLASSIC,JAZZ), there is no control over the bass and treble, pick one and that's it.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Great Specifications but skips, January 4, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Memorex MPD8507CP Personal CD/MP3 Player with 120 Seconds of MP3 Anti-Skip Protection (Electronics)

For the price, this unit has excellent specifications!
Handles multi-session CD's, CDRW filesystem etc. The spinup time was fast on an MP3 CD with 120 songs. ID3 tag support is good etc.

However, a standard audio CDR disk would not play properly in the car. Player was horizontal on the passenger seat under freeway driving conditions. When ESP was disabled, the player was clearly skipping all the time and could not buffer any data. Back at home, I had trouble with the same disk on a stationary desk! Other disks also gave trouble to (different CDR brands were tried)

Exchanged unit as I couldn't believe that it could be this bad. Same audio CDR disk played 100% in this replacement unit. I thought that the problem was solved until my wife took the unit walking in the park. The disk would simply not play after a few seconds!

Tried the disk at home and everything worked. With a bit of experimentation, the discovery was made that the disk would not play when the unit was vertical (turning ESP off is a great aid in seeing when the unit has trouble). Rotated the unit 180 degrees (still vertical) and the disk would play properly - essentially in the "upside" down position. Note that the unit was held stationary during this experiment.

My conclusion is that the memorex has quality issues with the drive mechanism itself. The ESP technology is not going to help unless there is some data to buffer in the first place. The orientation of the unit is important. I expect that some units are better than others (at least this was my experience with two units)

This unit gets an average rating due to the skip problems. For someone who listens to music at a desk, car and perhaps even a bus/train will find this player excellent value (make sure you can exchange the unit if you are unlucky with the first one).

For walking, cycling or other more demanding activities, save your money for a better unit (Both Philips and Sony appear to have good comments for anti-skip technology). Or choose a solid state MP3 player.

I'm returning the memorex for a Philips EXP30317 player. I've only seen good comments on it's anti-skip technology (no skipping when snowboarding - this I have to see!). A pity that I will have to loose the ID3 capabability - but reliability is more important to me for the extra dollars.

17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars It skips...., November 19, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Memorex MPD8507CP Personal CD/MP3 Player with 120 Seconds of MP3 Anti-Skip Protection (Electronics)

I bought this player after returning the 8505 model...it is a little better...bigger screen, better headphone etc.. but IT STILL SKIPS LIKE CRAZY.....save your money and buy a better one!