Ever used a console as a CD player? Was this important?

[Nicola]

I was browsing eBay as usual...when I found THIS (http://cgi.ebay.com/Sony-PSX-Die-HIGH-END-Soundmaschine_W0QQitemZ7621977630QQcategoryZ96272Q QrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem).

I asked myself: "Have I ever used my PlayStation as a CD player? Maybe one or two times, because I was curious, but did I buy it because it was able to read audio CDs? What about my 3DO? Sega-CD?"

Have you ever used a console as a CD player intensively?
Which was the best CD player for his time and how much did it count this ability when you decided to buy the console?

The PS2 had an pretty good impact on DVD market, but as for audio CDs maybe it was too late and CD players were already well diffused when the first CD systems were released. I am talking about the Italian market. What about the rest of the world?

[Nicola]

I was browsing eBay as usual...when I found THIS (http://cgi.ebay.com/Sony-PSX-Die-HIGH-END-Soundmaschine_W0QQitemZ7621977630QQcategoryZ96272Q QrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem).

I asked myself: "Have I ever used my PlayStation as a CD player? Maybe one or two times, because I was curious, but did I buy it because it was able to read audio CDs? What about my 3DO? Sega-CD?"

Have you ever used a console as a CD player intensively?
Which was the best CD player for his time and how much did it count this ability when you decided to buy the console?

The PS2 had an pretty good impact on DVD market, but as for audio CDs maybe it was too late and CD players were already well diffused when the first CD systems were released. I am talking about the Italian market. What about the rest of the world?

[anagrama]

There was a recent thread here about those 1st-run PS1 systems - apparently they've got really god audio capabilities.
I picked one up a while back, and have been using it as my main CD player since moving house a fortnight ago. Sounds pretty good, but 95% of music I play is from records instead of CDs anyway ;)

[anagrama]

There was a recent thread here about those 1st-run PS1 systems - apparently they've got really god audio capabilities.
I picked one up a while back, and have been using it as my main CD player since moving house a fortnight ago. Sounds pretty good, but 95% of music I play is from records instead of CDs anyway ;)

[jajaja]

I have only tested audio CD on PSX, not really used it for it.

[jajaja]

I have only tested audio CD on PSX, not really used it for it.

[vulcanjedi]

Hey

I use my Saturn as a CD player and karaoke machine often. And I think it has the coolest visualizer of any system.

vj

[vulcanjedi]

Hey

I use my Saturn as a CD player and karaoke machine often. And I think it has the coolest visualizer of any system.

vj

[Oobgarm]

Ever since the PSX, I've used my CD-based systems as the CD component in my sound setup. Beats buying a standalone player, I guess.

[Oobgarm]

Ever since the PSX, I've used my CD-based systems as the CD component in my sound setup. Beats buying a standalone player, I guess.

[jcalder8]

I have only used it a couple of times and that was mostly just to see if it worked.

[jcalder8]

I have only used it a couple of times and that was mostly just to see if it worked.

[ShinobiMan]

When I was 14 and had a Dreamcast, it was my only CD player. I used it all the time to play CD's. This was a crucial time in my life where my musical tastes were changing and I was actually buying my own music. Dreacast was always there for me. ;)

[ShinobiMan]

When I was 14 and had a Dreamcast, it was my only CD player. I used it all the time to play CD's. This was a crucial time in my life where my musical tastes were changing and I was actually buying my own music. Dreacast was always there for me. ;)

[sabre2922]

Yes

I used my original Saturn a lot for playing CDs for a while.

Me and a friend used to use the original PSX for playing music a lot too.

Now I use my overpriced PC for music since the disc drive rarely gets used and it has a shitty videocard. might as well use it for something other than irritating youngling fanboys on the net LOL

[sabre2922]

Yes

I used my original Saturn a lot for playing CDs for a while.

Me and a friend used to use the original PSX for playing music a lot too.

Now I use my overpriced PC for music since the disc drive rarely gets used and it has a shitty videocard. might as well use it for something other than irritating youngling fanboys on the net LOL

[CosmicMonkey]

Can't say I've ever used a console as a CD player. I do however, use the Xbox solely for Xbox Media Centre.

[CosmicMonkey]

Can't say I've ever used a console as a CD player. I do however, use the Xbox solely for Xbox Media Centre.

[Fighter17]

I use my Sega CD as a CD Player, it does a good job. ;)

[Fighter17]

I use my Sega CD as a CD Player, it does a good job. ;)

[Slate]

Not a whole lot, But if you count recording music onto the xbox via CDs, that has been used more, Although i have only like 50,000 blocks of memory used for music on my xbox.

And, you know something cool? The PS2 reads Sega CD games as music CDs, And the Sega CD reads saturn games as Music CDs. 8-)

[Slate]

Not a whole lot, But if you count recording music onto the xbox via CDs, that has been used more, Although i have only like 50,000 blocks of memory used for music on my xbox.

And, you know something cool? The PS2 reads Sega CD games as music CDs, And the Sega CD reads saturn games as Music CDs. 8-)

[Jumpman Jr.]

I think that when they first came out and CD players weren't nessassarily a household item, I might have used it a few times.
Even funnier though, is when my brother said we could listen to the Twisted Metal 2 (PS1) soundtrack if we put it in our CD player in our car.
Yeah, not so much.

[Jumpman Jr.]

I think that when they first came out and CD players weren't nessassarily a household item, I might have used it a few times.
Even funnier though, is when my brother said we could listen to the Twisted Metal 2 (PS1) soundtrack if we put it in our CD player in our car.
Yeah, not so much.

[Xantan the Foul]

I've never bothered.

I use my PS2 as a DVD player, though.

[Xantan the Foul]

I've never bothered.

I use my PS2 as a DVD player, though.

[AMG]

I've used my Playstation as a CD player a few tiimes when my JVC shelf system took a dump on me. The Playstation sounded great through the JVC. I've since bought another stereo and haven't used a console for CDs since.

[AMG]

I've used my Playstation as a CD player a few tiimes when my JVC shelf system took a dump on me. The Playstation sounded great through the JVC. I've since bought another stereo and haven't used a console for CDs since.

[tholly]

maybe once or twice for shits and giggles, but ive always either had a stand alone or i used a computer

[tholly]

maybe once or twice for shits and giggles, but ive always either had a stand alone or i used a computer

[Darth Sensei]

I used to use my sega CD all the time as an audio player for my stereo system.

[s1lence]

I used my PSX when they first came out as a cdplayer until I bought a nice standalone one.

[ClubNinja]

For a while, my LaserActive was the main CD player. Now, it's usually the X360 (which is also the main DVD player).

[GuilewasNK]

When I got my PS One in 1996, I didn't have a CD Player or PC so my PS One served as my CD player. I didn't have a whole lot of CDs but I used the PS One a lot. I got a Sega CD later but I didn't use that for audio CDs as much. Until I got a PC in 1999, my PS One was my audio player of choice. It's a nice feature have. I still use my PS2 or Xbox as a CD player from time to time because I have some nice stereo support I can use.

[scorch56]

Hey

I use my Saturn as a CD player and karaoke machine often. And I think it has the coolest visualizer of any system.

vj

Huh? What visualizer?

You mean there's a light show on the Saturn? just like on the 3DO; Jaguar CD & Xbox? ..Where?

[drewbrim]

My brothers and I used our Turbografx-CD system as a CD player all the time. My dad had a pretty nice audio setup downstairs (he's always been into that stuff) and other than the player in the family room, the Turbo was the only other CD player in the house. This was obviously before they were the standard way to play music in households across the country. Other than that example, I've only ever played a CD in a console to mess around.

[NoahsMyBro]

I spend much of my limited free time on the computer when at home. In the room with the computers, the stereo is wired through the sound card on one of my PCs, and has no other speakers.

Also, the computer speakers are wired through the KVM. I'm frequently toggling back and forth between computers, so if I try to play music on one of the PCs or the stereo the constant cutting out of the sound as I switch to a different PC gets annoying.

Consequently, I rarely play music through the stereo or PCs.

The same room is also home to my Jag, Saturn, and many older, non-CD videogame systems. Sometimes when I feel like hearing a CD while on the computer, I'll pop a disc into either the Jag or Saturn and listen that way.

BUT, I've always felt it was a huge waste of electricity, as well as unneeded wear & tear on the TV, to play an audio CD on the videogame system. I almost never have any desire to look at the screen while listening, and I've often thought it's a shame that I need to turn the TV on just to hear the sound. I suppose I could wire the audio through a separate receiver or powered speakers, but that's not my current setup.

[ProgrammingAce]

Damn... i've been making and selling a few of these thing for just $30... time to raise prices i guess. To me, they sound great. I have a few still laying around if anyone is interested.

see my old thread here:

http://www.digitpress.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=84098

[kentuckyfried]

My Duo, back in the day, was my CD player :)

And when I got my first playstation, I would play CD's on it for the visual effects at parties!

[bangtango]

I use a video game system as a cd player every now and then if my preferred cd player, the discman, is out of batteries. I don't have the space or interest to actually purchase a nice stereo. I've only ever tried music cd's in a Dreamcast and Saturn. Never owned a Jaguar/Turbo/Sega CD and didn't bother trying them with my 3DO or Playstation.

It is worth mentioning that one of my roommates in college years ago loved using MY old Sega Saturn to play cd's in. He spent more time using it to play cd's than I did playing games on it. I was cool with it. It does have a somewhat nice light show, but I have nothing to compare it to (since people say the Jag cd is awfully nice, which I have never seen).

[Tron 2.0]

I use to with the, TG16+Turbo CD still this was when a regular cd players were still expensive.

[Tamashii Sensei]

I think I remember using the original PlayStation and the Dreamcast in the past a few times as CD players.

[exit]

I used my PSX as a CD play for a short while, that was when my old stereo broke and the CD-rom of my PC back then was trashed. I remember keeping the audio jack in so I could listen to music while playing NES.

[scorch56]

It is worth mentioning that one of my roommates in college years ago loved using MY old Sega Saturn to play cd's in. He spent more time using it to play cd's than I did playing games on it. I was cool with it. It does have a somewhat nice light show, but I have nothing to compare it to (since people say the Jag cd is awfully nice, which I have never seen).

Once again.. I ask.. WHERE on the Sega Saturn.. is a "light show"? I have THREE Saturns and I've never seen a visualizer on ANY of them (Unless you're all talking about those little "spinning box" thingies in the CD player interface.).

[TurboGenesis]

When i was in high school (1991) I used my TG-16 cd player as my CD player. This was my very first CD player. I had the audio hooked up into my receiver. I had the menu memorized that I could navigate through it while the tv was off. When I upgraded to the Turbo Duo again this was my CD player until 1996 when I finally got a new stereo with a cd player. During my high school I had built a large music cd collection and listened to them all though my Turbo CD players.

[j_factor]

It is worth mentioning that one of my roommates in college years ago loved using MY old Sega Saturn to play cd's in. He spent more time using it to play cd's than I did playing games on it. I was cool with it. It does have a somewhat nice light show, but I have nothing to compare it to (since people say the Jag cd is awfully nice, which I have never seen).

Once again.. I ask.. WHERE on the Sega Saturn.. is a "light show"? I have THREE Saturns and I've never seen a visualizer on ANY of them (Unless you're all talking about those little "spinning box" thingies in the CD player interface.).

There isn't a light show on any Saturn to my knowledge (maybe on the Hi-Saturn or something). All there is is that space ship thing. Which was pretty spiffy back in the day.

Jaguar CD is unique in that it's only useful as a CD player. :P At least its "Virtua Light Machine" is rather neat.


Turbo CD was my first CD player. I got a CD boombox shortly thereafter, but would still use the Turbo CD sometimes. When I first got a Saturn, I'd play CDs in it just for the space ship nonsense. Later, when I had a Playstation, I bought MTV Music Generator and found some enjoyment in the CD playing aspects of that game (namely the random video generator). Oddly, I don't remember ever using my Sega CD for audio CDs.

Is it just me, or is Dreamcast terrible for playing music CDs? It always makes the music sound distorted.

[7th lutz]

No. By the time I got a cd game system, I already got a cd player. Never own or played a sega cd, turbo cd, Jaguar cd.

[Happy_Dude]

Never.


BUT


Earlier this week my Cd player packed it in and I'v been using my Saturn.
Seems O.k. exept I can't listen to them while playing games.

[CYRiX]

My bro uses my xbox to rip his songs onto, and then puts it as the small pip on our big screen while he plays like madden or other games that dont require the sound.

[Chuplayer]

I didn't own a CD player until almost two years ago, so when I got my first music CD, the Guns and Roses Greatest Hits CD from about two years ago, I played it in my Saturn. Then I played a Helloween CD I bought shortly thereafter in my Saturn, too. I didn't use my Saturn as my CD player for long, though. I got my boombox with CD functionality 23 months ago, for free 8-)

[dreamcaster]

I use my consoles for CD-players all the time, as I don't actually own a CD player.

I have found the Sega Saturn to be the best console CD player ever. So many features, great output and high resistance to scratches.

[WanganRunner]

I used a CDX as my primary portable for a long time.

My XBOX was my primary home CD player for awhile, until I stepped up to a Rega Planet 8-)

[tanda]

I used the 3DO CD player a lot in college because it had a cool light show that would display on the TV while playing music. I remember you could control it a bit, but not too much.