Portable CD players were first manufactured in the early 1980s. However, they were not popular until the late 1980s and early 1990s when the technology became more advanced and the price decreased.

When did the portable CD player become popular?

The portable CD player became popular in the early 1990s. CD players had been around since the early 1980s, but they were big and heavy, and they were not very portable. In the early 1990s, CD players became smaller and lighter, and they began to be marketed as portable devices. This made them more popular, and they began to be …