Philips EXP201P eXpanium Portable CD Player with MP3-CD Playback and 45-Second Antiskip

by Philips

Product Details

Product Manual [2.70mb PDF]

• Product Dimensions: 5.1 x 5.4 x 1.1 inches ; 9.1 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00005O021
• Item model number: OUTLET-EXP20117P
• Batteries: 2 AA batteries required.
• Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

The eXpanium 201 has a smaller size, new look, and bigger display than the original EXP103. It offers complete compatibility with MP3 files downloaded from the Internet and burned onto a CD-ROM. Besides MP3, the EXP201 accommodates ACCD-formatted files. The player also offers multisession support and VBR (variable bit-rate) playback.

In order to play regular music CDs as well as recordable and rewritable music CDs and recordable computer CDs, an audio device needs highly sophisticated laser technology. Philips was one of the first to incorporate that CD-Rewritable-compatible laser technology into its audio systems.

The EXP201 is ultra-portable. It can play up to 15 hours on four AA batteries (12 hours using ESP electronic skip protection). Electronic Skip Protection (ESP) automatically stores digital music information (up to 45 seconds) during playback and inserts it in place of lost information when the CD player is bumped or shaken, preventing interruptions caused by shocks and vibration.

Digital Dynamic Bass Boost (DDBB) enhances bass at low, mid, and high volume, to give deep, rich sounds.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Philips EXP201 - UNACCEPTABLE, September 2, 2001

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Thomas J. Roberts (Batavia, IL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Philips EXP201P eXpanium Portable CD Player with MP3-CD Playback and 45-Second Antiskip (Electronics)

I bought this 2nd generation CD/MP3 player from Philips in the hopes they had fixed the problems which reviewers of their EXP103 described, mainly skipping. Don't waste your time -- they didn't.

Each and every MP3 will skip at 7:44 from the start, and every 2-3 minutes after that, even with the unit sitting solidly on a table (none skip when played from this CD-ROM on my computer). If every one of your MP3s is shorter than that then this might well be a fine CD/MP3 player for you.

Its display is strictly numeric, numbering directories on the CDROM as "albums" and files in them as "tracks". It read my Linux-written CDROM just fine, which has 1-level-deep directories and no files in the top-level; I don't know if it can handle more complex file and directory structures, but long filenames with embedded spaces are no problem.

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars No Improvements, September 11, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Philips EXP201P eXpanium Portable CD Player with MP3-CD Playback and 45-Second Antiskip (Electronics)

This unit does skip quite alot. The navigation is unacceptable, with it being strictly numeric, albums show as a number and track show as a number.Not good with close to 200 songs on a cd. ALso, how about a 10+ skip forward funtion? Would that have been to difficult?
Also, Philips' site says it comes with a belt clip: It doesn't.
Also, no remote.
I will say, the overall sound is as good as I've heard on a portable player. Just not good enough to overecome the deficiencies.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I love this CD player. What's with all the complaints?, May 1, 2002

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Vivek Reddy (Columbia, SC United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Philips EXP201P eXpanium Portable CD Player with MP3-CD Playback and 45-Second Antiskip (Electronics)

I paid 15 dollars for just the cd player without the kit. i use it in my car all the time. First of all, it does skip, sometimes. I had the same problem where it kept speeding up. But i cleaned the disk and the sensor and it ended up working fine. For the money I paid, it does its job. I was thinking about splurging and spending 150 dollars on one, but then realized that I really don't need to spend that money. Anyway the pro's and con's are listed below

Pros:

*CHEAP
*Excellent sound quality
*Looks pretty cool
*Great surfing (for a non ID3 tag cd player)
*Good volume
*I like the button placement

Cons:

*Sometimes speeds up (skipping)
*NO ID3 (but you get what you paid for)

The pro's do outweigh the cons, and I would recommend this to anyone.