Sony Discman DEJ915 $155 Shipped @ Amazon.com

[MattStone]

This is probably the best portable CD player on the market now. Of course no love in the MP3 department, but whatcha gonna do. The list price is 170, so just head on over to Techbargains.com and grab the $15 coupon code, and you get free shipping until the end of Nov. This is a good deal...most places sell this in the 200 dollar range...

Sony DEJ915 Link

 

[virtuamike]

I agree, excellent deal! I got one for my gf in the summer, cost me $215 after tax. Very high quality, can't do too much better than this one.

 

[SLEEPER5555]

what the heck makes this such a great player that it cost 2-3 times what it should? Also as you said this does not even play mp3's, you can buy a player that will also play mp3's and pay a little more that half that!

Damn it is freazing in here, this is waaaayyyyy below 0*F

 

[ForbiddenFruit]

I think it's a good deal as it come with case, headphone,and optical link.....
www4ASearchcom, do you mind telling us where can you "buy a player that will also play mp3's and pay a little more that half that!"?

 

[SLEEPER5555]

well i am glad you asked junior! here is a link http://www.easybuy2000.com/store/products/mp3/mp3_discman.html

Oh and junior, your welecome!

 

[darkfyre]

www.4ASearch.com, i dont see the purpose in addressing people as "junior". sounds a bit patronizing to me, and i dont think anyone likes it.

and that player you linked to is a piece of crap. read forum posts on it at mp3.com and mp3car.com from people who own the product, and you'll see why. it has problems operating in heat/humid conditions, such as a car during the summer, its battery life is only decent, and most of all its mp3 playback functions are extremely limited. I personally won't by any player that doesn't support id3 tags. it's not worth the

the sony player doesn't have mp3 playback, but its cd playback is impeccable. the justification for its high price is his extremely high quality audio(not all cd audio playback mechanisms are created equal), its long battery life, and its very small size and low weight. it is also crafted very well, unlike the mp3trip, which feels cheap and flimsy.

now, for $87 the mp3trip i suppose is cheap enough to give a shot, but it's definitely not worth any more than that. for example, I was overseas this summer, and was able to purchase a portable combination mp3player/vcd player for about $65.. no id3 either on this unit, but when you hooked it up to a tv (which youd probably do often anyway to play vcds), it would show mp3 filenames on the tv.

im my opinion though, you guys should just forget about the sony cd player AND the mp3trip, and get yourself a quality MD unit. you get rerecordable media, battery life that beats everything (including cd players, mp3 cd players, and solid state mp3 players), size that beats cd players and is comparable to solid state mp3 players, and to top it off, you get cd quality recording, which you dont get with anything else.

 

[SLEEPER5555]

ok well lets stop this before it gets heated.

darkfyre - My point is that this DEJ915 is not hot at $155.00, can you honestly say that this is a hot deal?

I will post no more in this thread, fair enough.

 

[dcdomain]

www4ASearchcom, for some people, like me... having the latest and greatest (the thinnest, smallest, longest battery life, etc.) is a hobby.

This CD player, happens to be a relatively new model released by Sony (roughly under a year old, in Hong Kong, about half a year old in the states). I had to shell out $155 in Hong Kong (where electronics are usually cheaper than the states) to get one this summer (and that's after talking down the price and buying three units along with some other gadgets). So seeing it for $155 in the states w/o having to haggle is an awesome deal. The mp3 cd players you speak of are rather bulky and unattractive, but for some people that's fine. But for others like me, I would never buy one of those in their current state. Just my 2 cents...

By the way Matt, awesome find, my friends have been wanting to acquire this player for a while... and Darkfyre, I totally agree with your view on MD's. www4ASearchcom, $155 for a cd player may not be a great deal since you can pick a cd player up for around $30 these days. But $155 for the Sony DEJ915 happens to be a great deal.

 

[darkfyre]

warm at least i guess...
dcdomain, you say it's a good deal and i believe you, considering you say its a pretty new model... but it seems a lot like the older ones that looked the same, and retailed for the same price range as well ($170-$220).. whats the difference between this model and the older ones? I wish i could give you examples of the models im talking about, but i dont know any off hand :/

 

[MattStone]

Jeez...I didn't realize how much controversy my post would cost. I personally think that it is a good deal, because of quality...and you are right darkfyre, it is still to early to say anything about the MP3 players, so far the only major company making one is Phillips...so, you get the picture. I agree that MP3 CD Players are great, I'm getting that standalone from compgeeks that you can plug into your hometheater.

I'm personally big on quality...not on cost, and for the quality, this is a hot deal...and no one can tell me that it isn't. Enjoy, supporters....enjoy.

 

[RossMAN]

I agree that this is a hot deal considering it's one of SONY's best discman's, has an amazing 57 hour battery life and is featherlight. Add on the $15 off $100 coupon plus free shipping and it gets even sweeter.

Unfortunately though I want a walkman from SONY or Panasonic which supports alternative music formats (MP3) and has an AM/FM radio as well. Looks like I'll be sitting on the fence for a while longer.

 

[MattStone]

Yah...I don't even know if they make one yet. If they did, and it was made by a major company, I would probably get one instead. But with the surplus of cds I have...it really doesn't make a difference to me if I make 1 cd, or 20...I never sit around listening to music that long on my portable anyway...I just got it for classes. I agree with you though...

 

[beat mania]

Is this the ones that uses a slot?

 

[virtuamike]

No, this doesn't use slot load. Still, want to emphasize that as CD player, this is a great deal. If you want an mp3 player then go look somewhere else. It says in the post title that this is a discman. It's the same as bashing DVD player posts for not playing mp3's or being able to crack copy protection. Just because one product on the market is capable of doing something doesn't make it standard for everything else.

 

[MattStone]

I agree...and speaking of the MP3 related note...I'm going to buy a stand-alone mp3 player that you can hook into your home theater from Compgeeks. I feel that that is a good route to go, and it is only 87 bucks...but, does anyone know what the hell is up w/compgeek's site...I can't access it?

 

[yellowperil]

This is the Discman I want, the one I've had for close to 7 years crapped out last week. They've finally got the Discman down to a nice size and power consumption. Thanks to Matt for at least bringing this up, I'll probably wait until it goes down to ~$100 before I buy it but that's just because I'm cheap

800.com had an OK Discman here for $79.93 with free shipping. Couldn't find any coupons, but there are a few $10 off $25 rebates at Nitz's ECS site.

 

[db]

I'd like to thank you guys for not turning this into a flame war or crap session. It gets so *old* reading thru others' wars just to find some useful info.

 

[MattStone]

Yah...I hear ya. I ordered mine last night...can't wait till it comes.

 

[Milkyman]

I own this discman and this price is 50 dollars less than what i paid in hong kong. It is a great discman and of much higher quality than any mp3/discman on the market right now.