inputs.text: not bad - others noted buttons small obscure display absolute joke almost need magnifying glass read incredibly theres no dedicated \\play\\ button hold combination playstop button \\for 2 seconds cd player stopped\\ according directions not usable lowlight situations not big deal stillwho designs things 12yearold gamer battery compartment inside unityou open lid take cd access battery compartment lidunit feels cheap no ac adapter included seems really cheap given price machine fortunately kept adapter came nowdead sony de307ck works fineduallevel megabass highlow still feature sony provides like cds require manipulation one way another great featureno experience radionot interested featuregiven eversteady total march toward crappysounding mp3 audio portable cd players even cds becoming thing past spite fact good headphones sony mdr7506 shure srh840 fabulous cds infinitely better sounding folks dont really care use mp3s tuneout ambient sound via ear bud multitask not immerse music