Casio PZ5000BZSR Personal MP3 CD Player (Silver)

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 6.3 x 5.4 x 1.1 inches ; 1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00005B611
• Item model number: OUTLET-PZ5000BZSR
• Batteries: 2 AA batteries required.
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #172,703 in Electronics (See Bestsellers in Electronics)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 4, 1999

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description
The Casio PZ-5000BZSR is a midpriced portable player that reads standard audio CDs as well as MP3s recorded onto CD-R. The PZ-5000's extended-play function plays up to 160 MP3 files--without the expense or space limitations of a CD changer.

The PZ-5000BZSR features MP3-compatible search/play functions for locating specific tracks quickly and easily, giving you immediate access to your favorite songs. Searches are available alphabetically by the first letter of a song title, by intro (the first 10 seconds of each song), or by a directory search, a convenient and intuitive function that lets you select tracks via directories designated during the formatting of the MP3 files.

The player also offers programmable memory, repeat and random play, bass boost, and auto power-off. The 40-second Digital Shock Guard ensures smooth performance even through bumps and jostles, making it ideal for travel. For added convenience, Casio offers this unit with an included car kit. Over-ear headphones come with the PZ-5000BZSR, a refreshing change from the often uncomfortable earbud headphones usually parceled with portable disc players.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Looks Great ..... Plays Good..... Dies Quick, March 10, 2001

By A Customer

I was excited to see that there were now CD/MP3 players in the market and for purchase. The Casio looked like the one for me... so I bought it.... but I shouldn't have. Listening to this player showed me how great a technology we had out now, but it also showed me how far away we are to perfecting it.

Playing CD's: It plays CD's with a breeze. Absolutely no skipping with the shock on and I must say I was very impressed, but.. then I found out some problems. When I played an mp3 with a bitrate lower than 128 it played the song at a very fast pace as if you were listening to the chipmunks.... that I didn't like ... also loading the songs took about 5 seconds each and that killed the battery.

Features: It has some decent features. There isn't much more added to the player due to its mp3 capabilities except for a search button which is helpful... but could have been better. You can search for song's by the letter they start with or by what folder you burned the mp3's in. Even though it searches by letter, it does not show the name of the song, simply the number. Switching tracks is a pain too. Even with the search button I found myself switching from song 1 to song 78 by manually pressing the skip button. If you want blisters, get this one. I think all players should come with a 9 button remote so you can type in the number instead of searching or simply skipping to the track.

Power: OUCH!!! This really hurt me. This player has to have the lowest battery power. If you read the manual it says the player has 6 hours of battery life with the shock protection OFF! Well I had the shock protection ON and after a short hour and a half the batteries were dead. That's not what I wanted. I then decided to turn shock off, but to my surprise I found out that the button didn't work and shock was going to stay on. I simply gave up on the player when that happend. I thought maybe I used bad batteries, but I didn't, I took them out of their package and then the button wasn't working. Overall, this product isn't the worse, but it sure isn't the best .... with poor battery life this player is not worth my time. If its going to die in less than two hours I'd be sitting with the AC adaptar connected to it, and that would defeat the purpose of a PORTABLE CD Player. I'm returning this item and I decided to buy the RIO VOLT. Please let this be my savior.

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Poor "search" feature, "random" play, April 21, 2001

By	chris (Pasadena, CA USA) - See all my reviews

On the list of features, it says that you can search by song title. This is not true. The player does not even display the title. Instead you can skip to the first song starting with any given letter. (With a lot of button pressing.) The "random" feature also has a *major* bug. It always picks the same songs! Instead of being random, it always jumps to the same songs in the same order when you use the same CD. They should call it "alternate order" because that's all it is.

Finally, the output is not loud enough, the headphone cord is too short, the player is a bit too wide, and you'd better have a lot of batteries handy. I am disappointed by this product and will be returning it.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars After trying three, this one will have to do., July 5, 2001

By	ryan franklin (Phoenix, AZ) - See all my reviews

Like I mentioned above, I went through three different off brand mp3 cd players before settling on this one. Here are my pros and cons:

Pros: -does not skip (unlike the first three player I bought) -good interface, not over designed. -sounds great (192 kbps mp3's play fine)

Cons: -does not have recharging capabilities -no on screen id3 tag support

That's pretty much it. It seems well built and reliable to me, but I guess only time will tell.