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Title: Beware MP3 CD-RW faults
Review: I was surprised to find that this Sony box was not able to play a particular ordinary CD-RW with about 65 MP3s written on it. (It was able to play a different one with about 150 MP3s.) A much cheaper unit was able to play both CDs, but skipped, which was what brought me to look at this one.Loading the CD-RW with 65 MP3s caused the unit to spin up, show that it was reading an MP3 disc, count to 65, and then suddenly shut itself off when it should have started playing. Two different units in two different stores showed this exact behavior. I was unable to figure out what the difference was between the two CD-RWs that caused this to happen.Bottom line: buyer beware! This unit looks cool and the navigation works well, but it could easily end up disappointing you when you bring it home to play your MP3s. My search for a MP3 CD boombox as reliable as my Rio Volt portable player moves on...
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