Since some time, portable CD players and DVD players with the ability to play MP3 cdroms have become quite common. Also in the carhifi world MP3 is making its introduction. It already happened some time ago when Aiwa introduced its (highely priced) MP3 Car CD player. Since then, a couple of brands released such a player. Now Panasonic followes...
Panasonic announces its first combination CD/MP3 player/receiver for cars. New model CQ-DP171U combines a high quality AM/FM receiver with a CD player that will accommodate both commercially produced CDs and home-recorded discs. The CQ-DP171U can play back MP3 music files that are recorded on 5-inch (12 cm) CD media: CD-ROM, CD-R or CD-RW discs. Engineered with MOS-FET circuitry and Panasonic's one-chip LSI, the new unit delivers audiophile-grade sound at 45W x 4 watts. The CQ-DP171U is scheduled to debut in September, with a suggested manufacturer's retail price (MSRP) of $299.99" |
Although the price is still a little high (compared to the price difference between a normal car cd player, a portable cd player and a cd mp3 car player, a portable cd mp3 player) but it's going in the way we like to see it. Everytime MP3 gets more and more widely accepted the RIAA, BUMA etc etc looses more and more grip on this.... and MP3 stuff gets cheaper and cheaper and that's the nicest thing of it all...
Source: CDRinfo
