Philips eXpanium EXP103 Personal CD Player

Pros: lots of music, good battery life, won't skip
Cons: unlit display, no track titles, no fast forward on mp3's

You have seen the new MP3 players out there that can hold music in a small no skipping player that is easily portable. But one of the problems is of the low amount of music these players can hold and the price of addtional memory.
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Pros: Large storage, lightweight, extremely portable, no skipping.
Cons: Song numbers instead of titles, hard to figure out what you're playing.

I bought the Expanium EXP103 after going to many websites, comparing prices and features. I have not been disappointed in my purchase.

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Forget those $200+ MP3 players that only store 32MB, 64MB, or 128MB,...

Pros: Plays MP3-encoded CDs as well as audio CDs, CD-Rs, and CD-RWs, Up to 10 hours of playback on 2 AA batteries, Never skips.
Cons: EARBUD EARPHONES - OUCH ! They just do NOT fit my ear. Got some good Sony earphones, DISPLAY IS HARD TO READ - ID3 tag is not a big issue with me, nor is a backlight (that eats up batteries big time). But the LCD display is small and a little hard to read

I owned one of the Memorex players and returned it after a week to buy the Expanium and now I love this thing. Before having the Memorex to compare it too - I was hesitant to buy the Expanium but now I see they've made some intelligent trade offs to get...

Pros: great sound, 180mp3 files on one disk
Cons: larger than my rio or my nomad

first generation of a cd/mp3 player by a major company. I searched everywhere (newsgroups, the web) for info about this player and I know all the pro's and con's.
SIZE: It's smaller and thinner than the photo leads one to believe.
VOLUME: I...

Pros: Great Sound Quality, Easy to Use, Fast access time, great look
Cons: Inability to display ID3 track tags

I really wish I had bought the Expanium. Instead, I bought the RCA HP2410 player. Fortunately, I have friends that own the Expanium and have had the opportunity to play around with it. Believe me, the Expanium exceeds the RP2410 and the rest of...

Pros: It works!!
Cons: $$$ Volume problem

I bought this player because my current CD player started to die and seeing as how I already owned a CD burner why not spend the money. Besides, I usually like to have the latest stuff. In fact I often spend more than the item is worth. That may be...

Pros: Plays high bitrate MP3s, very light, no skipping, reads all formats
Cons: No ID3 support, No FF or RW

Well the other opinions pretty much covered the pros and cons of the player. I just wanted to mention one of the main reasons I bought this instead of a cheaper product. It was the only CD-MP3 player I found that plays high bitrate MP3s - up to 320 kbs....

Pros: Virtually unshakeable! Handles everything well.
Cons: Somewhat short battery life - not too bad, though.

One of the first things I wished for, after obtaining a CD burner (an HP 9110i, which is very good, by the way), was a way to play my mp3 backup CDR's, instead of having to burn audio cd's instead. I like to take as much of my music with me as possible,...

Pros: Great sound, allows for files in folders
Cons: Load time for album and between songs

There I was searching through all the different MP3 cd players, (I had already decided that I would no go for one of those memory players due to the cost to expand) and had hit upon the 2 I wanted, Pine and the Expanium. Then came the time to weigh the...

Pros: Can play mp3 CDs as well as standard CDs; great full sound quality.
Cons: audible hiss emitted from headphones at low volume levels, frusterating mp3 playback functions

The Philips Expanium EXP 103 is a great cd, and mp3 cd player. Many people may be falsely brought to believe that mp3's are taking over and compact discs are fading, but it is a proven fact that traditional CDs are still the preferred medium for most of...

Pros: mass storage on cheap CD-R media, excellent audio quality, excellent skip-protection
Cons: no ID3 tag support, problems with 700MB discs, user's manual not as helpful as it could be

When solid-state MP3 players first appeared on the market, I was both excited and hesitant. I have a used computer as the heart of my home audio system, as I have converted my entire CD collection into MP3s. My reservations about purchasing an MP3 player...

Pros: Light-weight, portable, holds a lot of music for the size!
Cons: We may have paid a little too much! (The price has now come down.)

My younger son, Garrett, purchased a new Philips 8cm MP3-CD eXpanium Portable Player recently and is quite satisfied with it. This product is smaller than a regular CD MP3 Player and it holds songs in an MP3 format like a regular MP3 player, but...

Pros: Great skip protection, plays CDRW's, 10+ hours of music 1 CD
Cons: no ID3 tag support, long loads, no fast forward, cumbersome menu

The Phillips Expanium MP3/CD player is a great player if you are just looking for the function of an MP3/CD player. It lets you listen to 10+ hours of music written onto a single CDR and will even play the coveted CDRW's. The great thing about that is...

Pros: lightweight, not expensive compared to mp3 players, convenient
Cons: still at the beginning of this technology

I bought a Philips Expanium about a month ago, and it has proved to be worth every penny. In deciding between a CD/MP3 player or an MP3 player, the choice was clear. Why would I want to spend just as much on a player which, although it might be a...

Pros: Listen to about 170 songs on ONE CD!!! Batteries last 10 hours! DBB!! 100ESP!!!
Cons: Expensive, Requires A CD Burner and some knowledge on CD burning.

A few months ago, my parents bought the Expanium for my brother. I didn't know much about it, so I asked him what's so special about this Expanium thing. He told me that all you have to do is burn all your MP3 files ontoa CD-R or CD-RW put the CD in the...