Sony WM-FX290 Stereo Cassette Player with FM/AM/TV/Weather Tuning by Sony
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Digital camera reviews of Sony WM-FX290 Stereo Cassette Player with FM/AM/TV/Weather Tuning
Digital camera Review: Fragile
Summary: 1 Stars
Sound was good till the second week of running with the cassette player. It basically fell apart by then. I returned it for a refund.Digital camera Review: Good cassette player
Summary: 4 Stars
I bought this cassette player for my Spanish Class and it works very well. I like the earphone very much,it is cool and comfortable. The only thing that I think is inconvenient is reversing the cassette when you carry it with the carrying case.
Anyway, it is a good tape player.
Digital camera Review: Good performance at a good price
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this as a replacement for a Sony WM-FX788 AM/FM cassette player and recorder. When the 788 stopped working, I looked for a replacement and did not find one that would both play and record cassettes. I have since become much more satisfied with the 290 than I was with the 788 for several reasons: (1) The 290 uses direct mechanical actuation of the tape drive, rather than the electronic actuation of the 788. I regard this as an advantage, since the ultrasensitive switch that controlled the cassette drive in the 788 often resulted in it taking off at high speed in some unintended direction when all I wanted to do was stop it. The direct mechanical actuation of the tape drive means that I am never in doubt about what the machine is going to do when I press a button. I regard this as a desirable trade-off for the lack of an auto-reverse feature. (2) The AM and FM sensitivity is much better in the 290 - almost as good as my table radios. Its weather and TV band reception is adequate and is an occasionally useful feature. (3) The 290 uses a single AA cell, rather than the rechargeable, expensive, and hard to find proprietary battery in the 290. (4) The 290 is much cheaper - I paid about $180 for the 788. (4) The 290 is slightly larger than the 788, but is still a handy size for slipping in a pocket while exercising (my primary use). [To answer a point raised in the discussions: going from the tape to a previously tuned-in radio station takes only two button presses - one to stop the tape and one to turn on the radio.] I have other ways of making recordings, so not having this function in a radio and cassette player is no great loss. Overall, I rate the FX-290 as an excellent value.Digital camera Review: Good product; radio/TV digital channels could be user-friendlier
Summary: 4 Stars
Great for all my cassettes, and I love having the TV channels along with the radio. I just wish the digital functions were a lot easier to use for the radio stations. It would be much quicker using an old-fashioned dial for the radio.Digital camera Review: Good sound, good value
Summary: 5 Stars
Very nice sound, and the one battery is nice too. I purchased this to replace some cheap players that kept breaking down, and I am quite pleased with the new one. I listen to a lot of audio books, and this works well.