I just ordered two of these myself. Might be good for a little pleasure listening, eh? Can't beat the price... :) ----- Forwarded message from Sam Joehl <sj5770 at CHI.DEVRY.EDU> ----- To: HANDS at MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU ----- Original Message ----- From: "Hap Holly" <hap@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <Undisclosed-Recipient:;> Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2003 11:03 AM Subject: A Terrific Deal on A CD/MP3 Player Greetings Friends and Family, In case you're in the market for an inexpensive CD/MP3 player with lots of features for under $20, you'll want to jump on this one immediately from J.C. Penny's catalog Number QP680-0366; call Toll Free JCPenney customer service number: 1-800-222-6161. The price is $19.95 with three colors (purple, green or yellow) still available at this writing. Below I have cut and pasted some info I received about this player earlier in the week. This is an amazing deal; I ordered two of them. >From Amy Rules >I just got the BEST deal on a brand new MP3 cd portable. It's called the >Digitech CDM230, I got it at my local J C Penney Outlet store. Regular >price >is $49.99, sale price is $19.99 only April 2-7. > Never heard of the brand before, but I figured I'd give it a try: >Hey, >it's only 20 bucks! I didn't expect much at all, but check THIS out! >Plays CDs and mp3 cds >Plays low-bitrate (32/22 typical OTR) >Plays hi-bitrate (up to 256 kbts) >40-second buffer on cds >120-second buffer on mp3s (long battery life!) >Scrolls song title >Reads ID3 tags >Navigates folders, not just tracks >+10 track button >5 EQ settings >Bass Boost >Internal battery charge >Even has pretty good headphones! > Some "drawbacks": >No backlight - need daylight/room light to see display >No resume feature - when power is turned off, cd starts from beginning >No folder titles, just numbers >No AC adapter >Poorly translated manual, but MUCH better than most. Pretty easy to >decipher, >you won't need your ROA decoder badge. > I've been a big RioVolt fan, it's the Cadillac of MP3 players for >OTR >fans. I think that mine cost $160 when it came out 2 years ago. But >this >DIGITECH CDM230 hits most of the same high points that the Volt did, and >at >only $20! Even without the sale, $50 is a great price for this great >unit! > RUN, don't walk, to the store near you with these on sale! > I have no association with this company at all, I just had to let >everyone >in on this superb player. If anyone out there has been comtemplating >getting >an MP3 portable, but been put off by the big prices (still up around >$150-200 >for the best ones!), give this one a try! Hap Holly, KC9RP Founder/Producer, RAIN Report http://www.rainreport.com Mailto:hap at rainreport.com ----- End forwarded message ----- -- Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV/3 | "And if the ground yawned, Phone: (814) 455-7333 | I'd step to the side and say, Email: davros at ycardz.com | "Hey ground! I'm nobody's lunch!" http://www.ycardz.com/ | --Eddie From Ohio
