Buying Guides & Articles:Portable Audio

HD Radio is a relatively new system that allows conventional (or terrestrial) AM and FM stations to broadcast their content over digital signals... Read more

Satellite providers have a huge assortment of channels for varied tastes, and you're more likely to find music that's out of the mainstream. Sports, news, traffic,... Read more

Most MP3 players can handle downloaded music videos, movies, and TV programs, but some are better at it than others... Read more

If you don't want to go through the trouble and expense of having a built-in system installed, a portable system might fit your lifestyle better. They are less expensive... Read more

Most minivans and an increasing number of SUVs and sedans are now available with built-in rear-seat entertainment systems as a factory option... Read more

Players with a 160GB capacity can hold about 40,000 songs and could serenade you for months without repeating a tune. But a hard-disk player can be more complicated to... Read more

Apple's success rests in part on its creation of a self-contained digital-entertainment system.iTunes,its content-management software,works seamlessly-only with iPods... Read more

They're solid-state, meaning they have no moving parts and tend to have longer audio playback time than players that use hard-disk storage... Read more

Common MP3 player features include the ability to play music, video and show photographs. Some can also be used to surf the Internet, check email and play games... Read more

They are less expensive and can be transferred between vehicles and even taken on vacation for use in rental cars... Read more