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    We've booked a holiday early next year, and are renting a place. I want to take a couple of CDs but there isn't a CD player. It does have a TV with a DVD player. Can CDs be played through that?

    When we went away a few years ago, we bought a cheap CD boombox but it was so tinny (definitely no boom!) that we ended up leaving it behind rather than carting it home.

    Is there a better alternative? Something light and compact which produces a decent sound? Would it have to have a CD player? Maybe a device with memory that I could copy the CDs on to or something which takes a memory stick?

    Thanks.
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    Sorry, but it had to be done.

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      #3
      Originally posted by _V_ View Post
      Sorry, but it had to be done.
      It certainly did!

      Wow. I ripped my CDs to MP3s years ago. I've got most of them on a memory stick in my car. DVD players can play CDs.

      Better alternatives? Rip your CDs to MP3 (or your preferred audio format), save the files on phone, get a bluetooth GBS and play your tunes on that. Or use a streaming service.
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        #4
        Originally posted by NotAllThere View Post
        Better alternatives? Rip your CDs to MP3 (or your preferred audio format), save the files on phone, get a bluetooth GBS and play your tunes on that. Or use a streaming service.
        You didn't really expect a dinosaur like me to have a smartphone did you?

        I'll use the TV/DVD, as that'll probably have a better sound than anything portable I can take with me.
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          #5
          Originally posted by DealorNoDeal View Post

          You didn't really expect a dinosaur like me to have a smartphone did you?

          I'll use the TV/DVD, as that'll probably have a better sound than anything portable I can take with me.
          Do you have one of those laptoppy type computers? They often have bluetooth and will connect to a GBS.
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            #6
            Originally posted by NotAllThere View Post

            Do you have one of those laptoppy type computers? They often have bluetooth and will connect to a GBS.
            Aye but it's a bit ancient like me. 12-year old Compaq Presario CQ56-104SA. Apparently, some variants of the CQ56 had a combi wi-fi/bluetooth card but not the 104SA I've got.

            In any case, it's a bit of a lump, so I'd rather not lug it on holiday.
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              #7
              Any TV with a DVD can probably play CDs.

              But if you want autonomy get a cheap discman and a 3.5mm jack-to-jack cable and then you can plug it in the TV/sound system anywhere that has one, and/or take a wireless speaker.
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                #8
                This music player boombox thingy appears to take a USB stick. Might be a load of crap but for under £8...

                https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/403986900143
                Last edited by DealorNoDeal; 21 November 2022, 13:49.
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                  #9
                  Originally posted by DealorNoDeal View Post
                  This music player boombox thingy appears to take a USB stick. Might be a load of crap but for under £8...

                  https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/403986900143
                  Cheapies from Ebay can be a bit hit and miss, I bought a small bluetooth speaker for less than a fiver, it's actually quite good. As there's no screen, it won't be the best to access individual tracks, so it would be easier once you've ripped a CD is to merge each into a single MP3 file. Or add a cheap MP3 player with screen for < £10, link via BT or aux cable. I used to use Shaungs audio joiner, free & very basic but dead easy to use.

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                    #10
                    How about taking a small Alexa smart device with you? Has a screen, quite cheap, can be used as a bluetooth speaker and media device, and can be used for other things when on holiday, assuming there is some Wifi there?

                    https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08KGTW3...sin_B08KGTW3CV
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