Panasonic has announced a new CD player which supports MP3, and o­ne that doesn't.

Panasonic will release two new portable CD players with digital amplifiers o­n June 10th. Although they are both Open Price, indicators suggest the "SL-SV572," the upper level model, will cost about 15,000 yen, and the lower level "SL-SX332" will cost around 8,000 yen.

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-SL-SV572

This is a portable CD player with external dimensions of 135 x 135 x 28.7mm (W x D x T), and a weight of 181g not including the batteries. In addition to normal audio CDs, it can playback MP3 files recorded o­n a CD-R/RW disc. Furthermore, it features an AM/FM tuner.

It also features an anti-skip system to prevent skipping. The amplifier is digital.

Power comes from included AA rechargable NiCds. The recharge time is about 3 - 4 hours. If o­ne uses Alkaline batteries (sold seperately), the maximum playback time of an audio CD is 33 hours, an MP3 disc 75 hours, and radio about 75 hours.

Playback time

Battery used	Audio CD	MP3 disc	Radio
Included AA NiCd	~16 hours	~34 hours	~30 hours
Sold seperately NiMH	~23 hours	~47 hours	~46 hours
Sold seperately Alkaline	~33 hours	~75 hours

News Release:
http://matsushita.co.jp/corp/news/official.data/data.dir/jn040512-3/jn040512-3.html

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-SL-SX332

This portable CD player has external dimensions of 135 x 135 x 28.7mm (W x D x T), and a weight of around 181g not including the batteries. Two colors are available: silver (-S) and blue (-A).

The amplifier is the same digital amplifier as o­n the SV572. It will playback not just music CDs, but CD-R/RW discs recorded in the CD-DA format as well. The required batteries are 2x AA size, and alkaline batteries are included. The playback time using these alkaline batteries is 50 hours, and it is 30 hours for NiMH, and 25 hours for NiCD.



Press Release:
http://matsushita.co.jp/corp/news/official.data/data.dir/jn040512-2/jn040512-2.html

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Inspired by:
http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/av/docs/20040513/pana.htm