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Power Source AC Adapter: 4.5V DC Battery: 3V Alkaline or Lithium Rechargeable (AA 1.5V X 2) Other Dimensions: 136mm(W) X 155mm(D) X 29.5mm(H) Weight: 200g

By looking at the specs of this D-Link player, you really don't see anything that stands out. Much like the Tavarua, the DMP-CD100 does have an LCD screen, but only for displaying the track number and not the actual song title, which is quite disappointing to see since so many other products released before the DMP-CD100 included such a feature. Also like the Tavarua, the D-Link player is advertised as only being able to play CD-R discs and not CD-RW discs. If you've read our review of the Tavarua, you'll have found out that it was able to play from CD-RW discs even though Genica had not advertised it in their specifications. It will be interesting to see if the D-Link had followed the same path of Genica in not advertising their player's ability to play CD-RW discs or if it just really didn't have the ability to do so.

After looking into the player's features, I've found that D-Link had neglected to include some other common features into their spec sheet. Some examples include the DMP-CD100's ability to play regular Audio CD's, D-Link's unique T-button (used for skipping through your MP3 tracks), a bass-boost and a rather small 10-second anti-skip.

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