P484ORACLE 484 Mon 3 Mar C4 1707:07  1/5        by Linda Boulton  COMPACT DISC PLAYERS.... Once regarded as something of a novelty compact disks are now being taken more seriously as an alternative to the familiar vinyl LP. And lower prices and a wider choice of music is certainly helping their growing popularity. But if you are considering buying one, which should you choose, from the array of makes on the market? Well, courtesy of Which? Magazine, we've selected 4 of the best from their recent review, which you'll find on the following pages. more follows > Home File Index 480 Fit & Well 485

P484ORACLE 484 Mon 3 Mar C4 1702:01  2/5        by Linda Boulton  COMPACT DISC PLAYERS... Phillips CD 150 (made in Belgium) Price: £230 Size: 9cmx32cmx30cm. Features: Remote control. Has twenty programmable tracks. Indicators: Elapsed time of track playing. Number of track playing. Reminder of tracks which have been programmed and index point. Search Features: Search speeds up automatically. Fast search with and without sound. Can jump to next or previous index point while playing. Direct access to index point from start of disc. Verdict: Best Buy. Home File Index 480 Fit & Well 485

P484ORACLE 484 Mon 3 Mar C4 1718:12  3/5        by Linda Boulton  COMAPCT DISC PLAYERS... SONY CDP 30 (made in Japan) Price: £300 Size: 7cmx36cmx27cm Features: CD drawer closes automatically when touched. Indicators: Elapsed time of track playing. Number of track playing. Total playing time remaining. Index point. Rjpeat Features: Repeat time between two chosen points on disc. Repeat whole disc. Repeat track being played. Search Features: Fast search with and without sound. Can jump to previous or next index point while playing. Verdict: A little pricey for a few extra features. more follows > Home File Index 480 Fit & Well 485

P484ORACLE 484 Mon 3 Mar C4 9718:23  4/5        by Linda Boulton  COMPACT DISC PLAYERS... Sony CDP 102 (Made in Japan) Price: £380 Size: 8cmx35cmx33cm Features: Direct track access. Remote control. CD drawer closes automatically when touched. Indicators: Elapsed time of track playing. Number of track playing. Total playing time remaining. Index point. Rjpeat Features: Repeat time between two chosen points on disc. Repeat track being played. Search Features: Fast search with or without sound. Will jump to next or previous index point while playing. Verdict: Again a little pricey fgr features. more follows > Home File Index 480 Fit & Well 485

P484ORACLE 484 Mon 3 Mar C4 1704:03  5/5        by Linda Boulton  COMPACT DISC PLAYERS SONY D 50 (Made in Japan) Price: £260 Size: 4cmx13cmx19cm Features: Stereo headphone socket. Indicators: Elapsed time of track playing. Number of track playing. Total playing time remaining. Search Features: Fast search with or without sound. Verdict: Despite being small and light, the Sony D 50 is good enough to form part of a fixed hi-fi system when required. But it's not as portable or of course as cheap as a personal cassette player. more HERE'S HOW on TUESDAY Home File Index 480 Fit & Well 485