# mp3 player to buy/use in SE Asia

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mp3-player-to-buy-use-in-se-asia/478979>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [December 28, 2008, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mp3-player-to-buy-use-in-se-asia/478979 "2008-12-28T18:06:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2008, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mp3-player-to-buy-use-in-se-asia/478979/1 "2008-12-28T18:06:07Z")

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I’m traveling to Cambodia and Viet Nam often enough that I want to decrease the number of electronics I have to charge through a voltage converter when I’m there. It seems like the easiest way to do this is to buy electronics there. That said, any recommendations for reputable stores in Phnom Penh or Hanoi? For brands that seem robust in that market? Thanks.

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**Author:** ![Greg\_Charles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/839c29/32.png) [@Greg\_Charles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greg_Charles)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2008, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mp3-player-to-buy-use-in-se-asia/478979/2 "2008-12-29T15:17:00Z")

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I don’t know about Phnom Penh, but Ha Noi has several electronics stores on Hai Ba Trung street. The malls (Trang Tien Plaza or Vincom) should be fine too. Personally, I charge my iPod with the charger it came with when I bought it in the U.S., and I have no problems.