R.I.P. Personal CD - Their demise passed largely unnoticed

You *can* still get a new Personal CD player - but you probably shouldn't.
Here's what happened when I tried.
UPDATE:
Unfortunately I had to snip out the audio demonstration retroactively after the CD I’d used was subsequently added to the content match database.

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Regularly asked question
Q) Why are there comments from days ago when this video has just gone live today?

[DimIsHigh]

I just want to point out that the CD is pretty much the "only" convenient way to buy physical copies of music, even nowadays. I stream plenty, almost all of my library is digital, and I have a "decent" vinyl collection, but CDs remain unbeatable under a fair number of points IMHO

[TheRyujinLP]

Please, don't let physical media disappear. Corporations always, always, turn to shitty business practices and a lot have been pushing for the "you will own nothing and be happy" model of screwing people over.

[hyperdrivepics]

I know it's a losing battle, but I really hope physical media doesn't go away. I still buy my music on CD whenever possible so I know it can't be taken away from me.

[rickjames]

I'll never forget the first time I listened to a CD. The clarity was like nothing I ever heard before. I'll never forget that feeling

[boydsterling]

Still on CDs for a few reasons: I like owning physical music, they’re really cheap, and have had my old, heavily modified, high end CD player for many years now and haven’t come across anything that sounds better!

[Xaltar_]

Had a Technics portable back in the day, spent it's entire life hooked up to a transformer and my sound system. I think I took it camping once, otherwise I may as well have just gotten an AC powered player for my sound system. It did have pretty solid anti skip and sound quality was great. One thing I did note between my more premium player and friend's cheaper ones was the fact that mine played more CDs, even badly scratched ones. I think that was a large part of the price difference back in the day, the quality of the laser and how well it handled different disk types/damage. This was in the 90's though so no Bluetooth or MP3 playback etc.

[jetfowl]

Best Buy (in the US) still sells a portable CD player. It's from their in-house brand "Insignia, " but it's not exactly a no-name brand.

They're still pretty popular, at least for workers who work in places that don't allow streaming on their computers and who also don't allow personal cellphones inside their office spaces.

[LawpickingLocksmith]

As a former Sony warranty contractor I still have stacks of them. Treasured were the ones that could also play MP3 discs just like yours. Some had buffer ram to overcome the shaking of jogging. My first portable disc player was the small Panasonic, a beautiful unit that cost an absolute fortune. Sony made one model just over 1/4 the size where most of the disc was exposed. Not a big seller.

[jaimiehorton]

As a teen I was always scrounging for battery money for my discman 😂 When I traveled to Ireland in college I brought my discman and a purple CD pouch. Part of the fun was buying CDs on the trip that I wouldn't have access to at home. It's interesting how much music culture changes when the technology changes, in both good and bad ways.

[davidgallistel]

I came across one on Amazon last year, the "Oakcastle CD-100" that has been excellent. Bluetooth, rechargeable lithium ion battery, slim/compact, sounds decent, pairs to all speakers and headphones I've tried it with, and heck of a conversation starter when you start playing a CD on your outdoor BT party speaker during a cookout. "Is that a Discman!?"

[ady]

I'm 19 and I buy and listen to CD's. It's not very common for people my age to use CD but there are some of us who do. I use it on a stereo boombox in my bedroom which is also my alarm clock. CD is physical media and it is just so special. They are very cheap too. In fact I bought 4 brand new albums on CD in the last year!

[TheRealLazloFalconi]

I was a high schooler in the early 2000s, and this is exactly the kind of CD player I had back then--except mine didn't have bluetooth, and a 60 second anti-skip would have been amazing. The 20 second that I had just didn't cut it on the bumpy bus rides to school. But cheap plastic, and about the size of 2 1/2 jewel cases were pretty normal. Only the rich kids had Sony's and Panos.

[gmacs]

about a hundred years ago when I was in my twenties I was the dogs danglies 'cos I had a 'Goodmans'portable player, it weighed about three stone and skipped if it was breathed on. To play it in the car you had to buy a shock absorbing platform and a cable with a fake cassette at one end.

[mirkomusanic]

Maybe this particular device is not malfunctioning at all. What I mean - it can accept 5V from USB, 4, 5V from mains adapter and 3V from batteries. If battery level drops to, let's say 2, 5V that makes only 50% of USB voltage and device simply cannot accept such big voltage magrin. If it is like that - it is certainly rubbish design, but not connected to particular device. In other words - fully functioning device with rubbish design.

[GuyApollo]

I certainly do miss walking mindfully and Deliberately, as to not have my favorite musician sound as if they're having a seizure.

[disco]

I’ve been buying CDs again recently, to me there is something nice about putting an album in the machine and then listening to it all the way through like the artist intended.

[TobKadach]

I'm 29 and I still love and buy CD's, I use my CD player everyday. I hope CD's never disappear as I like owning physical media and get in quite a grump when an album I want is only digital. I even bought a digital one I wanted and burned it on to a blank disc. I also still have loads of DVD's and regularly buy BluRays even though I have Prime & Netflix, I often watch something digitally and then buy a physial copy.

[wal]

The convenience of streaming is tough to beat, but having physical media is still a viable option for many. Too bad the current options are not so good. As always, great video and wishing you and your family a safe and happy New Year!

[Dezerado]

The main difference I feel I’d run into with cheap vs more expensive CD players back in the day was the likely hood of it being able to play a CD that isn’t in perfect condition…. The cheaper ones always seemed to skip more often…. Even in car stereos… I’ve had CD’s I couldn’t play in the stereo that came stock in my car but bought an aftermarket pioneer player and it’d play it flawlessly… cleaning cds and all were Tried

[WigWoo]

you know how awesome it would be if Bluetooth was around in 2006? A Bluetooth CD player actually sounds like an awesome idea. Hell I would've loved to have a CD player hidden in my backpack while I wear wireless headphones. Also a USB rechargable player would have been badass. I'd love to know how long your average 5000mAh phone battery charger would run that player