Panasonic SL-SX270 Personal CD Player Reviews

Panasonic SL-SX270 Personal CD Player

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  • Panasonic SL-SX270A CD Player - Headpones Must Go

    Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    May 5, 2001
    Pros: Excellent sound (with proper headphones), quality, great ASM, plays scratched CDs
    Cons: Volume control looks cheap

    Summary: Although Panasonic SL-SX270A CD player is the cheapest CD player from Panasonic, it is not by any means limited in features and sound quality. ASM The CD player has 40 seconds of Anti-Shock Memory. Even with ... read more

  • Cost-cutting decreases reliability

    Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Aug 1, 2002
    Pros: Good value, shock-resistance for mild jogging
    Cons: Tempermental On/Play button, no real battery monitor

    Summary: They designed it so the same button turns the unit on and puts it in play mode. Press it again and it pauses the playing; A third time to disengage the pause. That would be OK if the button worked every time, but it doesn't. Sometimes you ... read more

  • Make a $50 investment last several years

    Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Feb 10, 2002
    Pros: Cheap, reliable, excellent battery life, good sound, no skipping whatsoever.
    Cons: doesn't come with a modem (kidding)Like most CD players headphone is poor.

    Summary: Even though I am starting to hate Panasonic brand, I could not allow my Bias to take over me on writing this review, this is a great player. I bought this model when it had just come out, perhaps 3 years ago, but I am not 100% sure. ... read more

  • This is a great product for its price

    Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Feb 1, 2002
    Pros: very affordable, it has everything i need in a cd player
    Cons: does not have a lot of the high-tech features found on more recent models

    Summary: I've had this CD player for a long time now (a year or more, i think...). It has served me well and I have no major complaints about it. When I went to buy myself a portable CD player to keep me entertained on the long bus rides to and from school, I ... read more

  • Was good when it worked!

    Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Oct 27, 2001
    Pros: long battery life, 40 second anti-shock memory,reasonable price
    Cons: my anti-shock doesn't work anymore!

    Summary: Bought this CD player for jogging. It was working perfectly until a little over a year after owning it. I go jogging 3~4 times a week. Recently, the anti-skip protection has not been working. I have to hold the CD player in a horizontal position for ... read more

  • great cheap cd player

    Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Jul 1, 2001
    Pros: cool design, exceptional anti-skip system, acceptable sound with earphones, pop-up disc eject system
    Cons: no remote, slightly bulky, S-XBS sound

    Summary: I bought my SL-SX270 cd player last year as my first CD player...9 months later it broke cause I accidentally dropped it...but I am giving out my opinion about this fine cheap CD player after 9 months of service. Now the one who succeeds into bringing me ... read more

  • I love my sleek, silvery pal!

    Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    May 26, 2001
    Pros: gets the job done, best bang for your buck
    Cons: headphones could be better, bass change is not as significant as some players

    Summary: A while ago, I was presented with a difficult decision- go with the Sony portable cd player that is trusted to perform, or a Panasonic player that costs 20 bucks less? Since I am writing this review, it is pretty clear which option I chose. ... read more

  • Great Product by Panasonic

    Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    May 20, 2001
    Pros: The ASM rocks, Compact, Inexpensive, Battery Life, Sound, Good Button Layout, Case and Easy Operation
    Cons: No LCD on remote, Headphones

    Summary: This is basically my first venture into the world of portable music. I was looking for a decent player of some sort to play my tunes on. I looked at Mini-disks, MP3 players, and CD players. Based on how much I needed and how much money I had, I decided ... read more

  • Delicious CD Player

    Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Apr 24, 2001
    Pros: Small, good battery life, 40 second shock protection.
    Cons: No radio.

    Summary: This CD player is awesome. I was at the store (bestbuy) looking at what to buy, and ofcorse, the guy kept saying "Get the Sony G Protection." blah blah, cuz this CD player was 70 bucks and that Sony was like...98 at the time, so I kept saying there seems ... read more

  • A great choice

    Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Apr 20, 2001
    Pros: Great skip protection, good battery life, EQ settings better than most, small, lightweight
    Cons: Poor headphones

    Summary: I'd like to consider myself and audiophile (someone very criticle of music), but I don't have alot of cash. So I was in search of a CD player that might bring the level of enjoyment that I get listening to expensive stereo systems. I did ... read more

  • PANASONIC!

    Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Apr 17, 2001
    Pros: Just about Everything
    Cons: digital screen non-luminating

    Summary: One major factor that played a role in me buying this type of cd player, was the price. I actually bought it on sale at Circuit City for $54.99 as opposed to their retail price of $62.99. It was money well spent. It came with a car kit(cigarette ... read more

  • Go everywhere with it!

    Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Apr 16, 2001
    Pros: Low Price, Good Quality
    Cons: No Remote, somewhat bulky

    Summary: I bought this player to replace my old CD player that had only a puny 3 sec anti-shock protection. My old player would skip whenever i walked faster than normal, which was quite bothersome. I came across this player at Sears when they were ... read more

  • Great Sound + Value

    Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Apr 13, 2001
    Pros: Great Sound, Cheap, Sexy, 40 Second Antishock
    Cons: Gets confused and stops playing, but literally apologizes by displaying "SORRY"

    Summary: I have owned this CD player for more than a year now. It was an extremely good value, because i won it at iwin.com! It came in the mail to me, completely free of charge! But, $70 for this baby is well worth it. It has very good sound quality ... read more

  • Just good!

    Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Mar 30, 2001
    Pros: Great price, great looking, great playback, basically just great!
    Cons: Cheap headphones...but what's new?

    Summary: Since I was a nipper I've always bought Panasonic electronics. Every Panasonic product I've bought has been quality, lasted for years and has been reasonably priced. This CD-Player is no exception. Costing just £50, the SL-SX270 has the basic ... read more

  • An OK CD Player

    Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Mar 16, 2001
    Pros: good price
    Cons: bad quality. cheap headphones, no radio

    Summary: this cd player is good for many casual reasons. It plays music, it has some different options. The options are easy to use and the music is easy to hear. The cons of this cd player are that the headphones are cheap. Dont worry about that though because ... read more

  • These days Panasonic is the way to go!

    Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Mar 14, 2001
    Pros: Durability, Design, Price, Skip Protection, Sound Quality, Plays Burned CD's
    Cons: None

    Summary: I have purchased at least a half dozen different CD players in the last 5 years and none would have stood up to this one. Of course, maybe that isn't the most fair of comparisons since technology has been enhanced substantially for portable CD players ... read more

  • Great Portable CD player

    Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Mar 9, 2001
    Pros: Cheap, 40 sec AS, long battery life, compact, many features
    Cons: Cheap headphones, doesn't play certain CD-R's

    Summary: Update:I have dropped this thing on hard cement numerous times in the last week. And It Still Works perfectly despite the many, many, gashes. I received this CD player as a gift last Christmas, and was incredibly happy with the product ... read more

  • problem free

    Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Feb 17, 2001
    Pros: Portable, Long battery life, easy, durable, clear sound
    Cons: what more could you want?

    Summary: I found a discman on sale for $50 (canadian) and picked it up. The discman worked great...I thought. It only had 10 second anti-shock and it ate up batteries every two days. So I returned that one, and went to find a more practical discman. I ... read more

  • It only does one thing, but it does that very well

    Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Jan 31, 2001
    Pros: Stylish design, intuitive interface, super light-weight and portable, good S-XBS EQ, 40 second ASM.
    Cons: No radio, crummy headphones. Long-term durability concerns?

    Summary: I'm a kid with a frugal streak, a character trait mostly prompted by the fact that I have a very limited reserve of spare cash which I'm forced to spread across a very wide range of interests. However, even though I can't always afford the ... read more

  • Panasonic SL-SX270

    Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Jan 4, 2001
    Pros: Small, Light weight, Good looks, 40 second anti-shock, CHEAP!
    Cons: No back-lit display

    Summary: I had a panasonic SL-S361C which i loved. I paid $89.99 for it. It had 40 second anti-shock memory 2 and had a long battery life as well as excellent sound. I had it for about a year until i accidently dropped it in my pool. I was without a cd player for ... read more

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