Insignia NS-P4112 Portable CD Player with Skip Protection for CD, CD-R, CD-RW - Includes Headphones

I've had this thing for almost 6 months and it still works beautifully. I bought it on a whim after the spindle on my 4th Sony Walkman CD player had flimsily pushed in on itself and was no longer usable, and this overall is a much higher quality product than that. Though, it does have a few downsides. Let's start with the pros: - Excellent sound quality, not too much bass - The volume control wheel is also great, much better than the limiting buttons on the Sony - The battery compartment is on the back of the player instead of in the tray (again, like the Sony) - Very sturdy tray overall - Quite durable And the cons: - Skips like nobody's business, but only if you're moving. If on a flat surface, it's fine. - The battery life is only indicated by a flashing battery sign in the tracklisting window, but most times it doesn't show up and you don't find out that the battery is dead until your CD stops in the middle of a song Other than that, I prefer it over the Sony Walkman brand, although I do keep one of those around for when I wanna take a walk with my music without it skipping like crazy. But if you just wanna chill with your favorite music and not move much, this is the better product.

This is the second of these that I have bought in the last 3 years. They are great while they work but.......... The first one was bought in July 2018 and it decided to start performing erratically in October 2019. Skipped a lot and wouldn't play CDs without issues. I shrugged it off as bad luck and bought another as they were not too expensive. The one that I got in October 2019 has now decided to get erratic too. This time I skips when playing a regular CD i.e. a commercially produced CD rather than a CD-R or CD-RW and won't play a CD-R at all. It also plays a CD to a point where it just stops and then after a period of time which could be a dozen seconds to a minute, it then picks up again from where it left off. I have to add that I only play these while at the beach so am not on the move i.e. the player is flat and stationary. In summary, they are good while they last but its a ticking bomb on when it will pack up. I am not one of these people who believe in the throwaway society and am disappointed that these seem to need replacing every 18 months on average. Buyer beware as the saying goes.

Primarily, I want to thank Insignia for still making portable CD players and Amazon for still selling them. I check out books on CD's from my local library and listen to them while I workout and while I'm falling asleep, so being able to purchase such a CD player is essential to my health and happiness! A younger friend made fun of my outdated technology the other day at gym, but I just held my elderly chin high and forged ahead. Granted, there are things I don't like about this player: it doesn't keep track of where you are when you turn it off, and when worn in a tune belt, buttons sometimes get pushed by normal activities. Still, I've had it a couple of months now and have dropped it twice and it still works. (I've had cheaper ones that lasted about a month.) Also, it doesn't skip even though many library CD's have seen heavy usage. I'm going to buy a couple more as back up, in case this Insignia player, like Sony's Walkman, disappears from the marketplace. Plus, they may soon have antique value!

I bought this to replace an elderly Sony player which had actually become brittle with age and fell apart. I was dreaming of finding a new CD player of that quality for under $30. Dream on, Suzy. As I only use the CD player to put me to sleep at night, I figured I could get away with a cheap one which had to do no more than sit on my bedside table. I already planned on using my own preferred earbuds, so I bought a player by GPX (~$20) at a local store. It lasted 3 days before it quit working altogether. This Insignia player was my next try (~$30) and has worked fine for 2 months I've had it. It felt sort of cheap and lightweight when I opened it, but that doesn't seem to affect it's performance. I'n not sure how well it would hold up with strenuous activity but most people have gone to MP3s for that- if you just want it to use in the car or while travelling I think it is a fine, inexpensive choice.

Excellent sound quality for a small portable player and an extremely comfortable set of earphones make this a great purchase. I bought a new pair of earphones with the player as my experiences with the ear buds that come with most players have been so.... bad, but have decided to use the earphones that came with this CD player instead. Combine this an easily understood set of controls and easy access to the battery compartment on the underside of the player. The anti skip feature even seems to work! I bought this CD player after my RCA CD player just stopped working for no reason. So far so good as I have only had this player about a week. However, thus far, I am very pleased. I have had this CD player for months now, and have had no problems with skipping even when the player was accicdentally dropped. One of the best players I ever purchased.

Good product, no charger

Good product Reliable Easy use Durable

Funziona molto bene. Prodotto curato. Qualità del suono notevole (ovviamente sono da usare delle cuffie decenti, quelle in dotazione sono mediocri). Credo sia l’unico lettore CD decente in vendita su amazon ad oggi. Purtroppo gli altri che ho visto sono delle cinesate assurde di bassa qualità..

Listening to CD

This walkman worked fine when I received it. After using it 3 times it wont play any cds , even with new batteries. It is past the deadline to return it, therefore I would not recommend purchasing this product. My Sony walkman lasted for over 10 years.