A media player was a type of recording device that could play back media files.
In 2024, a sign at the entrance to the visitors' parking lot for the Los Angeles Police Department Headquarters prohibited recording devices, including media players. (PIC: "Watcher")
In 2381, a male Caitian enjoyed listening to Klingon acid punk music on his purple media player. D'Vana Tendi immediately recognized the music he was playing, which was Gre'thor Paradise by the punk rock band Gik'Tal. (LD: "We'll Always Have Tom Paris")