Aiwa CDC-MP3 Car CD Player

Pros: Plays MP3 files, front panel audio input, sounds good
Cons: Lots of skipping, lots of bad disc reads

I bought this unit when it first came out, as it was one of the first affordable units that recognized CDs burned with MP3 files. My friend was so excited when he was the song titles running across the screen that he went out and bought one too. Too ...

Pros: Great sound, up to 512 mp3s, recognizes albums of mp3s.
Cons: Bumpy roads are a nightmare, no skip protection.

This player was bought for me for my birthday. I've been using it for over a month now. The only complaint that I have is that it has no skip protection. Anything more severe than a speed bump causes the CD to skip. The good: Reads MP3 files ...

Pros: It plays MP3s....sometimes
Cons: Skip constantly, destroys CDs, remote is useless, faceplate is hard to put on.

From day one the unit has been skipping, and I know it's not because of poor shocks or bumpy roads because it does it when the engine is off! I thought maybe it was just a bad CD, so I burned another one and played it on my computer all the way through, ...

Pros: Price, plays MP3s, reads/displays song tags, pushes good sound through my speakers
Cons: It does skip, but not nearly as much as stated previously (learn to drive people).

Well, I was surprised at how many people came here and gave the bad reviews for this unit. I bought this unit 2 years ago and I've had only one problem with it....the case broke (OH NO!!). I quickly read through the reviews and being a user of this unit ...

Pros: Price, lots of LED's, sounds good.
Cons: Must buy certain CDR's to avoid skipping. Must install securely.

INTRO:
Well, about a year and a half ago when I bought my truck it didn't have a CD player. An MP3 player is a good installation being that one CDR of MP3's can hold ten hours of music, and easily replace multi CD changer. Fry's Electronics’...

Pros: None
Cons: Poor radio reception, skips in both mp3 & cd playback, poor remote control

Tried everything. MP3's skip no matter what. Purchased November 2001. Have tried multiple burners (5) including my own SONY 8X (SONY manufactured unit, and they own AIWA), different burning software (Roxio, EasyCD, Linux), alternated bit rates,...

Pros: Crystal Clear, awesome sound, great look.
Cons: Skips.

I bought the Aiwa mp3 player from overstock.com about 2 months ago. I was a little anxious at first because this was my first mp3 in-dash player. When I got it, I installed it right away. I have to tell you, it was the greatest thing I've ever...

Pros: It plays MP3's
Cons: It skips a *lot*

I have owned this MP3 player for about 6 months now, and I'm disappointed. I like the feature set, and in comparison with a lot of other car MP3 players, the interface is pretty good.

In fact, there is only one thing bad I can say about this...

Pros: awesome sound. plays around 10 hours of music per cd!!
Cons: SKIPS A LOT! long access time. no pause in mp3 mode. bad random mode.

i bought my cdc-mp3 when it was the newest thing around. it was backordered from crutchfield for months.

installing it was a breeze. any 10-year-old could do it. so long as you have the proper tools (screwdriver and patience).

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Pros: Plays MP3 discs, affordable
Cons: detachable face not easy to put on, random play does not span folders

I saw this unit go on sale at Fry's some time ago at $200 and I'm finally writing a review about if after some use. I have been eager to buy this unit so that I can carry a few discs in my car and still have access to many many songs. I wasn't...

Pros: Plays mp3s, removable face, remote control, H-Bass, can read Joliet filenames (Windows CDs)
Cons: Non stock looking display, purple lights, remote sensor on right side of stereo

When I was considering replacing my factory stereo with an mp3 player, I was debating whether or not to get an Aiwa brand car stereo. After looking at different brands I found the Aiwa to have a lot of features and a great price.

The CDC-MP3...

Pros: Can play regular discs, MP3 discs, CD-Rs and RW-s, affordable, good sound
Cons: Remote attachment lasted about 3 seconds. MP3 works only if no audio tracks are present.

Okay, I consider myself somewhat of a technofile, but admittedly a lot of today's technology has reached the point where I can only appreciate it, but not always understand it. Same with audio/music...I have been a listener/collector of music in many...

Pros: 160+ songs on each CD. Chicks dig colors.
Cons: Mp3's start over when turn on car.

I bought this in dash Mp3 player the moment I found out it existed. I always new they would come out with this technology and they finally did. I've had mine for around a year now and I like it. After installing it I immediately noticed my factory...

Pros: When it works It sounds good
Cons: Skips And Pauses alot, Over heats, Bad Service,I had Two bad units

I have had two units. The first over heated all the time and wrecked my mp3 collection ( CD-R's keep out of heat! That's how you got the mp3 on there in the first place). It skipped and paused all the time. I thought I got a bad unit. So I sent it back...

Pros: Skipping Pausing (didn't want to hear that part anyway) over heating (don't need a heater)
Cons: Skipping-Pausing, Over-Heating, Wrecks-CD recordings! Bad repair service. Works good at first then gets Badfast!

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I would like to remove the one star to 0 stars

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