I am about as non-techie as you can get. Simple question: does this machine play CD's that you purchase at a store (Walmart, Target, whatever). Not concerned about playing CD's I have recorded myself -- just regular music CD's. Thanks! I am about as non-techie as you can get. Simple question: does this machine play CD's that you purchase at a store (Walmart, Target, whatever). Not concerned about playing CD's I have... » Read More I am about as non-techie as you can get. Simple question: does this machine play CD's that you purchase at a store (Walmart, Target, whatever). Not concerned about playing CD's I have recorded myself -- just regular music CD's. Thanks! « Show Less
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Yes, it plays CD's. It has great sound! We are very happy with the quality & sound of this radio!
730602
It plays all Cd's either bought at store or made on computer. The sound is great for Cd's and other devices. Radio reception is not the best but otherwise good machine
621912
Yes, but I only enjoyed the one I bought in the store. Both of the two I purchased died in 3 months and the warrenty was no good so.... spend your money in the store, unless you are ok with only a few months of working condition. The CD player is broken on both. The radio plays ok. Good Luck
1365831
I am not familiar with that machine but the one's I have just play. No erase, No record, no nothing. I would think you would neeed a computer ro Format he CD's and reload your new stuff.
2253133
The product info says it does play CD's though I have not yet tried this feature myself.
1703814
Hi I do not get it with homemade,but if you try to play cd, theones that you copy from you computer, yes it does,I have couple of them, work beatiffuly,
2284246
Yes it does play regular audio CD's. My wife and I really like this unit. Nice features, good sound quality.
2185565
I believe it to be a defective unit. I bought 3 different units, since Christmas, not all were Onkyo, and all 3 skipped repeatedly thru each song. I bought brand new CD's, and all 3 units same results. I gave up on looking for a CD player, bought myself a USB flash drive, downloaded my music to it, stuck it into my Blu-ray player and now listen to my music thru my Blu-ray player. Also, any unit that plays a dvd, will also play a cd. But cd's are on their way out thanks to modern technology.
1679847
This specific model does not come with a cd/DVD burner. However, you can utilize one of the USB ports and attach an external cd/DVD burner. Also, please realize this specific model does not come with a disc reader, so there is no way of playing your cd's, or uploading any data via disc. Just thought I would point that out before you purchase!
1244889
Sorry, Christina. The CD only plays. It is not a CD record drive. I have recorded from LPs directly to my laptop and to a thumb drive, but you can't record to the CD player.
1973798
No CD player these days start instantly. Give it 4-5 seconds to read the disc.It says it plays MP3 material, even though I did not test it personally.I own this CD player, after sending back another brand/model, that got rave reviews, but did not play all my CD-Rs recorded on PC.This Tascam plays that CD-R. And it also sounds great.If you want a simple CD player that does the job without glitches, with a natural sound, this is one I would highly recommend.
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Mark thanks for saying that you hadn't tried it, cause I was feeling really stupid that I had not put an audio in mine either. The kids' music is all on iPod and hard drive (streamed, when it works...). I hardly get to play all my CDs any more and after all this $$ just spent, I think I deserve it. Maybe I will just burn a bunch of Blu-rays of the CDs now that they came out with a burner/sw to do so on the Mac. Spending $ as fast as I earn it, but what is money for? Oh yeah, college...
1222430
It only plays CD's that are furnished. Not sure if they sell additional CD's with songs on it that can be played on it but I don't think so since this wasn't an option I can add when I bought it for my daughter during Christmas.
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I still can't figure out how this thing works. I've had it for at least a year now. I would never buy another one. How it chooses to play CDs seems to be dependent on the last disc drawer that played? Even when I put a new CD in a drawer, it chooses to play whatever drawer was playing before OR, if I put a new CD in the drawer that was playing, it chooses the next drawer. Pain in the ass.
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Very good question, Laurie. What I do, is read the reviews on amazon. People will usually have widely differing answers. If there are a LOT of negatives, I run for the hills and do not buy. If there are a LOT of very well written positives, I pay attention to each point by point comment to judge if I would be o.k., or not, with using that product. On this Sony, I can make it work. But the manual is horribly written, and at times, confusing. I tend to like this machine, but if I was to buy anopther like it, I think I might opt for a different well known brand, such as teac/tascam. Perhaps the best thing you could do, is ask your friends or neighbors what kind of CD recorder they use, and ask them "How easy is this to use, and does it give high quality recordings?" Then, they can actually show you how it works, and be there for you, if you buiy one, but have a problem. Best wishes!
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I wonder about this, too. I have a cd player that plays some mp3 discs but not others. I have another player that plays all MP3 discs but that one specified that it did that when I bought it. I think you have to buy one that specifically states it plays all MP3 discs. The one I have that does that is not portable and I need a portable one.
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I have a model PTCDS7UI. According to my instruction manual under II) Recording the complete CD and III), it indicates it will record a CD to flashdrive. For my model it doesn't work. ERROR occurs after a few seconds of attempting. On your model, if you follow the instructions, it should work.It does playback from a flashdrive but has to 'read' every file then starts playing. Not very practical or easy to listen to. The manual clearly states it "is not designed for communication with a computer directly" in the REMARKS section.
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Hi Linnie,Thanks for the question. It's a great little machine. I bought it for my grandson who was one and a half. You can put your own CD's in it and it will also play CD-R's. The microphones are not detachable, so you'll have to be mindful of that. Having said that, we have all had hours of enjoyment playing with it. My grandson is now 2 and plays with it every day. He loves to push the buttons mostly to start stop and open!! And when he's not singing along he's dancing. Highly recommend it! Have a great day!Bob