OTRCAT.com has been tracking MP3 CD players models since 1999. MP3 CD players models are more reliable and more inexpensive with each passing year.
Many new car stereos are "MP3-enabled" and many DVD players also play MP3 CDs. Ordering from Amazon.com is convenient, but local stores such as Walmart, CVS, Walgreen's, Target, and BestBuy often stock a multitude of MP3 player models. There are a lot of MP3 players, even by the same manufacturer, which are fickle about which shows they will playback. Discontinuation of models is frequent and finding specific models can be challenging. Expensive MP3 CD players are not necessarily the most reliable.
Try out an OTRCAT MP3 CD in the floor model at your local electronics store or take an MP3 player home, but make sure they have a good return policy without restocking fees. Below are a list of user recommended models (which have not been first-hand confirmed to work by OTRCAT.com).
Just put in the MP3 CD and press play! As easy to operate as a cd player, these inexpensive "Walkman" style portable MP3 CD players play the MP3 CDs directly:
![]() Coby |
![]() Memorex |
![]() Panasonic |
![]() Philips |
![]() RCA |
Great for indoor and outdoor listening, these inexpensive boomboxes play the MP3 CDs directly and many also have AM/FM tuners:
![]() Coby |
![]() Memorex |
![]() Naxa |
![]() Panasonic |
![]() Philips |
![]() RCA |
How many shows would fit on an iPod or mobile device with SD card? If each MP3 episode is approximately 10MB: |
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Storage |
Estimated Number of Shows |
2GB | 200 shows |
4GB | 400 shows |
8GB | 800 shows |
32GB | 3,200 shows |
64GB | 6,400 shows |
80GB | 8,000 shows |
128GB | 12,800 shows |
160GB | 16,000 shows |
256GB | 25,600 shows |
400GB | 40,000 shows |
512GB | 51,200 shows |
1000GB (1TB) | 100,000 shows |
Solid-state players fit in the palm of your hand and plug into your computer to transfer old time radio shows via USB cable rather than playing the CDs directly.
Android Phone, Sansa, Amazon Kindle, Apple iPod, or Apple iPhone have easy-to-use display screens and come in various storage sizes.
Click here for step-by-step tutorials on how to load the old time radio shows on your player...
![]() Android Phone |
![]() Sansa (inexpensive) |
![]() Apple iPhone |
![]() Apple iPod |
List of other listeners' recommended solid-state players (model numbers may be out of production)...
MP3 players should support "32kps 22khz bitrate MP3 files" and "Joliet' format CDs." If the player supports these specs, it should play the OTRCAT MP3 CDs fine, but because every MP3 player has its own peculiarities, the disks are only guaranteed to play on your computer. Typically most of the new generation MP3 players support a multitude of bitrates including newest generation DVD players.
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