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A 1980s-era Denon CD player with the chassis cover removed to show the electronic and mechanical components. Sony released its CDP-101 CD player [44] in 1982 with a slide-out tray design for the CD. As it was easy to manufacture and to use, most CD player manufacturers stayed with the tray style ever since.
Some portable CD players can play CD-R/CD-RW discs and some can play other formats such as MP3-encoded audio. While audio typically is output via a headphone connector, higher-end models may feature an additional integrated speaker. The 8 cm CD provides a smaller alternative to the normal 12 cm CD (although with a lower capacity). Miniature ...
The CD-i player 500 series, which includes the 550 model, which was essentially the same as the 450 with an installed digital video cartridge. It was introduced at CES Chicago in June 1994. [41] The CD-i player 600 series, which includes the 601, 602, 604, 605, 615, 660, and 670 models. The 600 series is designed for professional applications ...
Currys (branded as Currys PC World between 2010 and 2021) is a British electrical retailer and aftercare service provider operating in the United Kingdom and Ireland, specialising in white goods, consumer electronics, computers and mobile phones.
PC World's website was merged into Currys in July 2019, resulting in the end of PC World as the separate retailer. Dixons Carphone announced they will rebrand as Currys plc in September 2021, dropping the PC World from the Currys name. The change also replaced Team Knowhow and Carphone Warehouse brands within the existing Currys brand. This ...
Today, every smartphone also serves as a portable media player; however, prior to the rise of smartphones in the 2007–2012 time frame, a variety of handheld players were available to store and play music. The immediate predecessor to the portable media player was the portable CD player and prior to that, the personal stereo.
A Sony D-V500 portable video CD player from 1996. Note that it does not bear the Discman brand. Video CD Discman, later rebranded as VCD Walkman, was a line of portable Video CD players. They were able to output the audio from video CDs as usual, but were also equipped with an additional 3.5mm audio/video-to-RCA connector output. [5] [6] [7]
Memorex offered a portable CD player that matched the form factor for the 80 mm CD (Model MPD8081). The player was marketed as an MP3 device, and the user was encouraged to burn MP3 music files to a mini CD, and then play them in the player, which was noticeably smaller than a standard portable CD player. The player could also play Red Book ...