how to find what ALL formats will a Cd player play ?

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  • alykhalil
    Platinum Member
    Platinum Member
    • Apr 2005
    • 189

    how to find what ALL formats will a Cd player play ?

    i have a Cd player in my car (1997 model) which for sure plays Audio Cds, it dont play MP3...is there a way of finding out which ALL audio file formats will my car CD player play ?

    thank you
  • LT. Columbo
    Demigod of Digital Video
    • Nov 2004
    • 10671

    #2
    contact the manufacturer. have the manual for it? if not, go to their web page and look up your model. you should be able to find a 1-800 number.
    "One day men will look back and say I gave birth to the 20th Century". Jack The Ripper - 1888
    Columbo moments...
    "Double Shock" "The Greenhouse Jungle" "Swan Song" FORUM RULES
    "You try to contrive a perfect alibi, and it's your perfect alibi that's gonna hang ya."
    (An Exercise In Fatality, 1974)


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    • alykhalil
      Platinum Member
      Platinum Member
      • Apr 2005
      • 189

      #3
      cheers..will do that

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      • LT. Columbo
        Demigod of Digital Video
        • Nov 2004
        • 10671

        #4
        if you have trouble, come back with the make/model number
        "One day men will look back and say I gave birth to the 20th Century". Jack The Ripper - 1888
        Columbo moments...
        "Double Shock" "The Greenhouse Jungle" "Swan Song" FORUM RULES
        "You try to contrive a perfect alibi, and it's your perfect alibi that's gonna hang ya."
        (An Exercise In Fatality, 1974)


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        • Tupac
          Junior Member
          Junior Member
          • Oct 2005
          • 5

          #5
          most older models are limited to playing regular CD's, and might support cd-text (wav files). newer ones can do mp3, and possibly mp4, and take usb sticks

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          • alykhalil
            Platinum Member
            Platinum Member
            • Apr 2005
            • 189

            #6
            Originally Posted by LT. Columbo
            if you have trouble, come back with the make/model number
            i just checked...it says Renault Philips, my car is Renault laguna 1998 model...but no idea what model is the Cd player...

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            • alykhalil
              Platinum Member
              Platinum Member
              • Apr 2005
              • 189

              #7
              Originally Posted by Tupac
              most older models are limited to playing regular CD's, and might support cd-text (wav files). newer ones can do mp3, and possibly mp4, and take usb sticks

              thats what id love to know...what format is a regular Cd...is it WMA, WAV or...? thank you

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              • jmet
                Super Moderator
                • Nov 2002
                • 8697

                #8
                Originally Posted by alykhalil
                thats what id love to know...what format is a regular Cd...is it WMA, WAV or...? thank you
                They are .CDA files for a "Store Bought" music CD.

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                • alykhalil
                  Platinum Member
                  Platinum Member
                  • Apr 2005
                  • 189

                  #9
                  Originally Posted by jmet
                  They are .CDA files for a "Store Bought" music CD.
                  cheers..is there a way to convert MP3 files into .CDA ? thks

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                  • anonymez
                    Super Moderator
                    • Mar 2004
                    • 5525

                    #10
                    use 'nero express' to make an audio cd, it should convert the mp3s automatically, then burn
                    "What were the things in Gremlins called?" - Karl Pilkington

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                    • alykhalil
                      Platinum Member
                      Platinum Member
                      • Apr 2005
                      • 189

                      #11
                      Originally Posted by anonymez
                      use 'nero express' to make an audio cd, it should convert the mp3s automatically, then burn
                      thats right but i have about 300 MP3 files (currently on 1 CD) to be burnt on 3-4 Cds in audio format & it dont fit. By using nero i m able to just burn 7-8 files and thats it. thats why i thought if i could try and get all these (300 MP3 converted to audio Cds) on 3-4 Cds (audio Cds)....

                      thks

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                      • anonymez
                        Super Moderator
                        • Mar 2004
                        • 5525

                        #12
                        well, an audio cd is limited to 80 minutes, so you can only fit ~14-19 tracks on one cd...

                        unless ofcourse if your cd player does support mp3 cd's, in which case you can put them all on one
                        "What were the things in Gremlins called?" - Karl Pilkington

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                        • alykhalil
                          Platinum Member
                          Platinum Member
                          • Apr 2005
                          • 189

                          #13
                          Originally Posted by anonymez
                          well, an audio cd is limited to 80 minutes, so you can only fit ~14-19 tracks on one cd...

                          unless ofcourse if your cd player does support mp3 cd's, in which case you can put them all on one
                          None..i think i give up...

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                          • jmet
                            Super Moderator
                            • Nov 2002
                            • 8697

                            #14
                            .CDA files are much more larger in size! Hence, why you can only fit 14 or 19 songs one 1 CD as anonymez said.

                            I have a "MP3" player in my truck, I can usually fit 150 to 200 songs on 1 CD (That with them having a 192 bitrate). But, your CD player has to be able to read and play "RAW" .mp3 format.

                            (The bitrate in which the mp3's were recorded in almost makes a huge difference in how many you can get on a CD. The bigger the bitrate, the bigger the file size. All of my mp3's are in between the 128 and 192 bitrate range. The lower the bitrate, the worse sound quality you will have. 128 is "Near CD Quality".)

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