I agree with K. All my experiences with 1st gen Sony products have been bitter. Especially with my car's CD/MP3 player. I spent $350 for it years ago and it doesn't support ID3 tags, "pops" when playing any MP3 over 128kbps, doesn't support VBR, uses a DOS like file name system. I won't even get into my issues with the 1st gen PS1 and PS2. But once they've got everything worked out in later builds their equipment is of average quality.