Editing CD player (section)

==Portable CD players==

===Small portable players===
[[File:Discman D121.jpg|thumb|upright|An early portable player, a [[Sony]] [[Discman]] model D-121]]
A [[portable CD player]] is a [[portable audio player]] used to play [[compact disc]]s. Portable CD players are powered by batteries and they have a 1/8" headphone jack into which the user plugs a pair of [[headphone]]s. The first portable CD player released was the [[Discman|D-50]] by [[Sony]].<ref name="aye">{{citation |author=Lungu, R. |url=http://gadgets.softpedia.com/news/History-of-the-Portable-Audio-Player-046-01.html |title=History of the Portable Audio Player  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120502104636/http://gadgets.softpedia.com/news/History-of-the-Portable-Audio-Player-046-01.html |archive-date=May 2, 2012 |date=2008-11-27}}</ref> The D-50 was made available on the market in 1984,<ref>{{Cite web| url = http://www.sony.net/SonyInfo/News/Press_Archive/199907/99-059/ | title = Sony Celebrates Walkman 20th Anniversary | publisher = Sony Press Release | access-date = 2009-05-04}}</ref> and adopted for Sony's entire portable CD player line.

In 1998, portable [[MP3 player]]s began to compete with portable CD players. After [[Apple Computer]] entered the music player market with its [[iPod]] line, within ten years it became the dominant seller of portable [[digital audio]] players, "...while former giant [[Sony]] (maker of the [portable] [[Walkman]] and [CD] [[Discman]] [was] struggling."<ref>{{cite book |last1=Dyer |first1=Jeffrey H. |last2=Godfrey |first2=Paul|last3=Jensen |first3= Robert|last4=Bryce |first4= David|date=2005 |title= Strategic Management: Concepts and Cases|publisher=Wiley Global Edition |page= 5}}</ref> This market shift was initiated when the first portable digital audio player, the [[Rio digital music player]], was introduced. The 64 MB Rio MP3 player enabled users to store about 20 songs.<ref name="Fries 2005 112–113">{{cite book |last1=Fries |first1=Bruce |last2=Fries |first2= Marty |date= 2005|title= Digital Audio Essentials|url=https://archive.org/details/digitalaudioesse0000frie|url-access=registration |publisher=O'Reilly Media Inc. |pages=[https://archive.org/details/digitalaudioesse0000frie/page/112 112–113] |isbn=9780596008567 }}</ref> One of the benefits of the Rio over portable CD players was that since the Rio had no moving parts, it offered skip-free playback.<ref name="Fries 2005 112–113"/> Since 1998, the price of portable digital audio players has dropped and the storage capacity has increased significantly. In the 2000s, users can "carry [their] entire music collection in a [digital audio] player the size of a cigarette package."<ref name="Fries 2005 112–113"/> The 4 GB iPod, for example, holds over 1,000 songs.<ref name="Fries 2005 112–113"/> By the early 2010s, MP3 players began to decline in popularity,<ref>Elmore, J. (2024). The Revival of a Bygone Era: Are MP3 Players Still Manufactured? [online] TheTechyLife. Available at: https://thetechylife.com/are-mp3-players-still-manufactured/ [Accessed 23 Jan. 2025].</ref> in favour of [[Music download|downloading music]] on platforms such as [[iTunes]], and later [[Music streaming service|streaming music]] on platforms such as [[Spotify]], [[Apple Music]], and [[YouTube Music]].<ref>Rosenblatt, B. (n.d.). The Short, Unhappy Life Of Music Downloads. [online] Forbes. Available at: https://www.forbes.com/sites/billrosenblatt/2018/05/07/the-short-unhappy-life-of-music-downloads/.</ref><ref>Cross, A. (2023). How much longer will we be able to buy digital downloads of songs? [online] Global News. Available at: https://globalnews.ca/news/9553183/buying-digital-downloads-songs/ [Accessed 23 Jan. 2025].</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://toxigon.com/the-short-unhappy-life-of-music-downloads | title=The Rise and Fall of Music Downloads: A Retrospective }}</ref>

===Boomboxes===
[[File:Sony Boombox circa 2005.JPG|thumb|right|A Sony CD boombox from 2005]]
A [[boombox]] is a common term for a portable [[cassette player|cassette]] and AM/FM radio that consists of an amplifier, two or more [[loudspeaker]]s and a carrying handle. Beginning in the 1990s, boomboxes typically included a CD player. The boombox CD player is the only type of CD player that produces sound audible by the listener independently, without the need for [[headphones]] or an additional amplifier or speaker system. Designed for portability, boomboxes can be powered by [[battery (electricity)|batteries]] as well as by line current. The boombox was introduced to the American market during the mid-1970s. The desire for louder and heavier bass led to bigger and heavier boxes; by the 1980s, some boomboxes had reached the size of a [[suitcase]]. Most boomboxes were battery-operated, leading to extremely heavy, bulky boxes.<ref name=npr>{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2009/04/22/103363836/a-eulogy-for-the-boombox|title=A Eulogy For The Boombox|date=22 April 2009|work=NPR.org|first=Frannie|last=Kelly|access-date=November 16, 2011}}</ref>

Most boomboxes from the 2010s typically include a CD player compatible with [[CD-R]] and [[CD-RW]], which allows the user to carry their own music compilations on a higher fidelity medium. Many also permit iPod and similar devices to be plugged into them through one or more auxiliary input jacks. Some also support formats such as [[MP3]] and [[Windows Media Audio|WMA]]. Another modern variant is a DVD player/boombox with a top-loading CD/[[DVD]] drive and an [[LCD]] video screen in the position once occupied by a cassette deck.<ref>{{cite news 
| title =Go Video brings LCD to boombox| publisher = Ubergizmo.com | date = 2007-08-15 | url = http://www.ubergizmo.com/15/archives/2007/08/go_video_brings_lcd_to_boombox.html | access-date = 2010-06-22}}</ref> Many models of this type of boombox include inputs for external video (such as [[television]] broadcasts) and outputs to connect the DVD player to a full-sized television.