Aiwa CDCX30MP

Pros: Front input jack, MP3, Big display, $$

Cons: Really "glows" at night - somewhat distracting.

The Bottom Line: A good all around stereo that can support a wide variety of media - including good ol' cassettes!

Review: When replacing my old cassette stereo, I knew that I wanted to move up to CD's - but I didn't want to completely give up the option of listening to a cassette. I looked into some of the single DIN CD/Cassette combos - but they were pretty expensive. As ...

Pros: attractive; excellent features; input jack!

Cons: illuminated bar at the bottom is quite bright

The Bottom Line: I think it's great. It was one of very few with the input jack and MP3 playback, and it even lets you switch some illumination color.

Review: I got this player for my wife's car, as a Christmas gift. Some of the selling points were the illumination colors, which can be all blue or with some of the buttons red, and the line-in jack on the front. The input jack is something hard to find, and I ...

Pros: Inexpensive, many features for the money, high quality unit, relatively easy to use

Cons: CDs skip easily, tuner/MP3 navigation buttons are small and hard to use.

The Bottom Line: If you're looking for a high quality, inexpensive MP3 player, this is your unit.

Review: I wanted to get an MP3 player and wasn't interested in spending a lot of money. If you done research, you'll find that many MP3 radios are in the 250+ range. It will read all types of CDs, CD-RWs, commercially purchased CDs, etc. The buttons for ...