Emerson PD5098 Portable Radio CD Player

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• Product Dimensions: 5 x 13 x 8 inches ; 3.5 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B0002DG9XW
• Item model number: PD5098
• Batteries: 6 C batteries required.
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (143 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #387 in Electronics (See Bestsellers in Electronics)

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• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 11, 2004

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Play your favorite CDs or listen to AM/FM radio with this sleek Emerson portable unit. Both plug-in or battery capable, you can take it anywhere or enjoy listening at home or office. It features a vertical, front-loading compact disc player with a 20-track programmable memory system and AM/FM radio with slide-rule dial. A wide-range 3" speaker creates room-filling sound.

Product Description

The PD5098 portable CD player with AM/FM radio by Emerson is the perfect companion for on-the-go music. The compact design of the portable player features a vertical, front loading CD player which occupies very little space so you can use it just about anywhere. The 20-track programmable memory allows you to save your favorite songs on the player so you can listen to them without needing the CD. The powerful, wide-range 3-inch speaker plays your music loud and clear for ultimate enjoyment. The PD5098 has AC/DC operation with a detachable AC cord included. Other player features include a 2-digit LCD track display and headphone jack.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

199 of 203 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Space saving, June 28, 2005

By	B. Beckwith - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I bought this CD player for it's size. We use it on our kitchen, where it fits nicely on a shelf.

Aside from being a space saver, there isn't much to say about this unit. It plays CDs fine and hasn't had any trouble playing discs I've burned using iTunes. Being able to see the disc spinning is kind of cool.

There are only two things I don't really like about this player: the AM/FM radio tuner and the volume control. The radio tuner is not digital, so you have to manually tune in a station every time you want to listen to the radio. It does seem to get pretty good reception though. The volume doesn't go up very high. Don't get me wrong, it's loud enough, it's just not loud enough for me to hear well from the other room. Of course, some might see this as a positive thing.

Overall, I would recommend this CD player if all you need are bare bones CD player functions.

122 of 127 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A very good bang for a very little buck!, December 5, 2005

By	Johnny Stugots (Chicago) - See all my reviews

On a recent weekend getaway, when my wife and I arrived at the hotel I realized I'd neglected to pack one of our portable radio/CD players. Plenty of CD's but no player. Oh well. The radio, I figured, would have to do. I switched on the clock radio by the bed. It only got one FM station, got it rather poorly I might add and it was a country music station to boot. (pun intended) Nothing against all you C & W music fans out there but that music just isn't our cup of tea (cup of grits?) so we drove over to the local __Mart (oooh! good guess!!)to pick up a cheap FM radio. I already have two portable radio/CD players at home, expensive ones, and didn't need another. I just wanted something we could listen to that weekend, a cheap FM radio, a throw-away if you will. Was I ever surprised to find that for about the same price as we'd paid for breakfast that morning I could buy the Emerson PD5098 Portable CD System! In spite of poor in-room radio reception, as evidenced by the sorry little clock radio, the FM stations came through on the Emerson clear as a bell. Our CD's, even ones I'd recorded on two different PC's, played flawlessly. Is this unit a throw-away? No. No way. Being way smaller, lighter, cheaper and much easier to pack and to carry than our old ones it is now our official traveling radio/CD player. Will I use it every day? No. We'll only use it when we travel. It'll probably last forever! Did the three inch speaker do the trick? Yep, it sounded great and we could hear our tunes just fine even over the noise of the whirlpool tub jets and the sound of all the moaning.(Let's get our mind out of the gutter, shall we? The moaning came mostly from me. When I knocked the bottle over. And spilled the last half of the champagne.) Will I break down and cry uncontrollably (like with the champagne)if I ever accidently leave the unit behind somewhere? No. I'll miss it but at such a reasonable price I won't miss it for long. I'll quickly purchase another Emerson PD5098 to replace it. Good job, Emerson. Nice size. Nice sound. Nice price.

89 of 92 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The BEST I have ever used, period., April 26, 2005

By	C. J. Campbell (Redford twp., Mi United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Great sound and doesn't skip. Works great next to your bed because of the way it is designed it does not take up a lot of space.
The only thing it doesn't do is play mp3's.
If it did I would buy ten of them.
This is really a nice machine.
Buy one, you won't be sorry.