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Customer Reviews for Insignia™ Portable CD Player with FM Tuner and MP3 Playback - Black
Insignia™ Portable CD Player with FM Tuner and MP3 Playback - Black
Model: NS-P5113
SKU: 9139826
UPC: 600603122101
This portable CD player features an FM tuner with 10 station presets, so you can listen to your favorite stations on the go. The skip protection ensures your favorite tunes aren't interrupted.
Average Customer Rating:
3.1
out of 5
(18 Reviews) 18
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50% of customers would recommend this product to a friend
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Customer Reviews for Insignia™ Portable CD Player with FM Tuner and MP3 Playback - Black
Review 1 for Insignia™ Portable CD Player with FM Tuner and MP3 Playback - Black
Good price.
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: Geneva
on 05/16/2012
Value for Price
5.0
Sound Quality
5.0
Durability
5.0
Features
5.0
What's great about it: good quality.
What's not so great: Nothing so far.
This is one of the rare CD players that includes MP3 and radio. My first requirement was to have a remote control which this product also has, probably the only one on the market that does!
I would recommend this to a friend!
+2points
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Review 2 for Insignia™ Portable CD Player with FM Tuner and MP3 Playback - Black
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Customer Rating
2.0
Value for Price
2.0
Sound Quality
2.0
Durability
2.0
Features
1.0
What's great about it: na
What's not so great: no adapter
did not notice that it did not come with an adapter
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
+1point
1out of 1found this review helpful.
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Review 3 for Insignia™ Portable CD Player with FM Tuner and MP3 Playback - Black
Review 4 for Insignia™ Portable CD Player with FM Tuner and MP3 Playback - Black
Great Cd Player for the Money I spent
Customer Rating
4.0
Value for Price
4.0
Sound Quality
5.0
Durability
3.0
Features
4.0
What's great about it: Price, and Ease of use
What's not so great: nothing
I like the features and everthing the Cd Player has. It cost 38 dollars and has mp3, and can play CD's and CD-r and u can also listen to the local Radio on it. It is multi-funtional and fun and easy to use.
I would recommend this to a friend!
0points
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Review 5 for Insignia™ Portable CD Player with FM Tuner and MP3 Playback - Black
This player really works well!
Customer Rating
5.0
Value for Price
5.0
Sound Quality
5.0
Durability
5.0
Features
5.0
What's great about it: It has a radio feature and the CD player works well
This player works well and sounds great! It has a radio feature that I was surprised to find in a CD Player. The player does not "skip" when moved around, and that is good for walking or running around.
I would recommend this to a friend!
+4points
4out of 4found this review helpful.
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Review 6 for Insignia™ Portable CD Player with FM Tuner and MP3 Playback - Black
biggest waste of $$$
Customer Rating
1.0
Posted by: lulu55429
from Brooklyn Center MN
on 01/30/2012
What's great about it: the hold feature
What's not so great: see my review
i have purchased a couple of these i chose this particular one because it had features i wanted in a player (player with a hold feature and radio) . unfortunately it seems there are way too many bugs that haven't been worked out. i had 1 that would stop playing although the disc was spinning you could open the player and it did not recognize the door being open. i had another that the display turned upside down and backwards. i really have spent way too much time returning this device (under factory warranty- as it is a Best Buy made product) and am here to warn anyone else who is even thinking of buying this device- DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME AND $$$$
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
+1point
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Review 7 for Insignia™ Portable CD Player with FM Tuner and MP3 Playback - Black
Worked great for 100 days.
Customer Rating
1.0
Posted by: kalane
from Washington
on 09/12/2011
What's great about it: small and simple to use
What's not so great: Doesn't work 3 1/2 months after purchase
This product worked great for the first 100 days, but won't play CD's anymore. It of course decided not to work anymore 10 days after the 90 day warranty ran out. If you buy this product, be sure to buy the extended 2 year warranty for $8.99, because you are going to need it!
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
+11points
13out of 15found this review helpful.
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Review 8 for Insignia™ Portable CD Player with FM Tuner and MP3 Playback - Black
Whining noise
Customer Rating
2.0
Posted by: Xylo
from Colorado
on 05/27/2011
Value for Price
1.0
Sound Quality
3.0
Durability
2.0
Features
2.0
What's great about it: Sound quality wasn't bad
What's not so great: High-pitched whining noise
I only tried one of these, but the unit that I bought had a very annoying hum or whine when it was reading CD's. I'm not talking about the usual motor sounds when the laser is being moved around, it was constant and high-pitched. Perhaps I just got a bad one, but I'm going to try a different brand. There are less expensive models from better brands out there.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
+5points
6out of 7found this review helpful.
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Review 9 for Insignia™ Portable CD Player with FM Tuner and MP3 Playback - Black
OK for the money
Customer Rating
3.0
Posted by: EmilyJFB
from Tempe, AZ
on 05/17/2011
Value for Price
3.0
Sound Quality
4.0
Durability
2.0
Features
3.0
What's great about it: Doesn't skip despite moving around a lot
What's not so great: Doesn't remember where you left off
Like other reviewers, the unit I originally bought had isses (would'nt play anything but the first track, got stuck on search, etc.) I actually returned two before I got one that worked. I have no complaints about the customer service and return process however. I have had this unit for several months and it generally works well. I do regret that it does not remember where you left off when you turn the unit off like the Panasonics did. My only other complaint is that the buttons are very easy to bump and accidently turn the unit the off. I use it to listen to books while I am working at laying tile or painting and that can be annoying.
I would recommend this to a friend!
+5points
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Review 10 for Insignia™ Portable CD Player with FM Tuner and MP3 Playback - Black
Works great and is just what I needed.
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: Bearsmom
from Council Bluffs, Iowa
on 01/31/2011
What's great about it: Remote control is helpful
What's not so great: Uses batteries fast, but I listen long
This CD player is all I could ask for. It is convenient and the remote control is very handy. I would buy this again when this one wears out.
I would recommend this to a friend!
+3points
7out of 11found this review helpful.
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Review 11 for Insignia™ Portable CD Player with FM Tuner and MP3 Playback - Black
inconsistent MP3 performance
Customer Rating
2.0
Posted by: Starskee
from Los Angeles, CA
on 09/18/2010
Value for Price
2.0
Sound Quality
3.0
Durability
3.0
Features
4.0
What's great about it: many features
What's not so great: MP3 playback is inconsistent
Works fine as a CD player and radio. I dig that it has a line out jack in addition to the headphone jack. The little "remote control" wire is cool, too.
Everything seems to work well on this unit, except for an odd glitch regarding MP3 CD playback. Every MP3 CD I put in, it does this odd thing where (1) when it first reads the CD, it says there are more MP3s on the disk than reality (e.g., I put a CD in that has 123 MP3 tracks, but the player says there are 150). (2) Then, it actually plays FEWER than the total number of MP3 tracks. (i.e., you start from the beginning, it plays tracks one through seven, then it will skip track eight. Actually, it puts track nine in the eight slot. It will play a few more in sequence, then skip another. By the end of the CD, numerous songs have vanished / cannot be found by this player. Therefore, if you are trying to find a specific track, this player throws off all the numbering, such that what should be track 108 is now designated 96 or something.) Who knows which tracks will become invisible? It's like a musical inverse of Russian roulette.
The same MP3 CDs, in my Panasonic SL-SV570, play consistently. Wish they still made that unit... I would never buy a Sony portable CD player, because those things put out a loud beep every time you press a button (track change, volume, etc.)--annoying!
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
+8points
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Review 12 for Insignia™ Portable CD Player with FM Tuner and MP3 Playback - Black
Pure rubbish
Customer Rating
1.0
Posted by: prsxl5
from houston
on 08/26/2010
What's great about it: nothing
What's not so great: complete junk
First day - batteries lasted 6 hours. Replaced them and it refused to play completely; all I got was an undefined error message.
Complete junk.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
+9points
11out of 13found this review helpful.
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Review 13 for Insignia™ Portable CD Player with FM Tuner and MP3 Playback - Black
mp3 cd function is wonderfull
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: vik85
from georgia
on 02/16/2010
Value for Price
3.0
Sound Quality
5.0
Durability
3.0
Features
5.0
What's great about it: plays mp3 cds, you can get 24 hours of audio on one cd
What's not so great: little bit pricey
you can get 24 hours of music out of one cd with this thing. That is wonderful.. I love that it plays mp3 cd's, I wish it was 10 dollars less expensive though
I would recommend this to a friend!
+11points
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Review 14 for Insignia™ Portable CD Player with FM Tuner and MP3 Playback - Black
Sorry I bought it!!!
Customer Rating
1.0
Posted by: mm2010
from Gary, Indiana
on 01/20/2010
Value for Price
1.0
Sound Quality
2.0
Durability
1.0
Features
3.0
What's great about it: Controls are on top
What's not so great: Will only play first CD song then stops playing!!
I am very disappointed with this product. I bought it at the Best Buy store for $20.00 and it will only play the first song of my CD. I tried different CD's and it does the same thing! I see now it is listed for $34.99. DON'T BUY IT!!
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
+7points
9out of 11found this review helpful.
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Review 15 for Insignia™ Portable CD Player with FM Tuner and MP3 Playback - Black
Highly pleased
Customer Rating
4.0
Posted by: sharonxoxo11
from Washington
on 01/12/2010
What's great about it: The sound is like being in the room with the original speaker.
What's not so great: IT did not come with a protective cover.
I'm very pleased dwith the portability of the Insignia and with the easily used features. I particularily like having a radio built in so that I can listen to it on walks. I would have liked getting a protective cover with it, tho as my last cd player had.
I would recommend this to a friend!
+5points
5out of 5found this review helpful.
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Review 16 for Insignia™ Portable CD Player with FM Tuner and MP3 Playback - Black
Expected More
Customer Rating
3.0
Posted by: Trigal
from Naples,FL
on 01/09/2010
Value for Price
3.0
Sound Quality
3.0
Durability
3.0
Features
3.0
What's great about it: Remote Controller
What's not so great: Auto shutoff doesn't work and doesn't pick up where you left off
Use mainly for listening to Recorded Books on CD; very disappointed that you cannot stop machine and pick up from where you left off. An older Sony model could do that but that model no longer sold.
The remote controller makes it easy to pause or stop while listening in bed without picking up player from night table and was my main reason for buying Insignia. It also has some controls on top of Player making it easier to view, but the controls on the side of the player are hard to read because lettering is black on black.
Although the user guide states if the player is in stop (standby) mode for 60 seconds, your player turns off automatically to save battery power, my player did not when I paused it and the next day I noticed my brand new batteries were very low. The guide does not explain differences between play/pause/stop on the remote vs power on and off on the player and whether using the remote controller affects the automatic turn off function.
I would have much preferred a pause feature to pick up where you left off when you turned off the CD to save batteries rather than a radio or CD-MP3 feature which is included. No information was given in the user guide on how to obtain the optional AC Adapter.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
+10points
12out of 14found this review helpful.
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Review 17 for Insignia™ Portable CD Player with FM Tuner and MP3 Playback - Black
Works for me
Customer Rating
4.0
Posted by: CCCV
from Laurel, MD
on 12/05/2009
Value for Price
4.0
Sound Quality
4.0
Durability
4.0
Features
4.0
What's great about it: Easy to use, nice variety of features
What's not so great: Short battery life
I like this CD player. I use it to play CDs of Mozart at work in a cubicle farm. I have not used its FM radio or MP3 features yet. I like the included headphones and the variety of features.
I don't like its battery life. A fresh pair of AA batteries seem to last approximately 16 hours at what seems to be a decent volume.
I don't like its battery life. A fresh pair of AA batteries seem to last approximately 16 hours at what seems to be a decent volume.
I would recommend this to a friend!
+3points
3out of 3found this review helpful.
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Review 18 for Insignia™ Portable CD Player with FM Tuner and MP3 Playback - Black
Ok cd player
Customer Rating
3.0
Posted by: Airwolf24
from US
on 07/31/2009
Pro's: Mp3, radio, and headphone
Con's: Feels cheap, small lcd screen, Does not pick-up from where it left off after a restart
Con's: Feels cheap, small lcd screen, Does not pick-up from where it left off after a restart
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
+3points
5out of 7found this review helpful.
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