Do any DVD players play Low bit rate MP3s?

[Norm3]

Do any DVD players play Low bit rate MP3s? I've tried six major brands, none will play anything lower than 128 bit rate.

[RabidDog]

testing now! how low can you go??

[RabidDog]

yamada dvx6100 will play 32kbs mono mp3... cant get any lower files as I dont have an encoder that will go lower...

[Norm3]

Some of the Panasonic's play low bit. The 35 will but the 85 changer will not. All Sony's will not.

[MOVIEGEEK]

My Mintek 2110 will play 48kbps mono and 96kbps stereo MP3.
My Panasonic F65 will play 48kbps WMA.

[clayts]

Sampo decks play 32-320 kbps

[Craig Tucker]

My Akura player plays 96, have not tried anything lower.

[Norm3]

I need a 5 disc Changer that plays low bit rate. A Pany rep says the 85 should play any bit rate. But when I tried it at CC it didn't work.

[dcsos]

But what if its VARIABLE LOW BIT RATE?

or

WHAT if its burned to a DVD surface?

Then you're clean outta luck!
Also, many players-- even if they play MP3's off a DVD surface, they are limited to 200 selections alphabetically!
(APEX 1200)

[MOVIEGEEK]

"But what if its VARIABLE LOW BIT RATE?"

Good point,Panasonics are notorious for having problems with variable bitrate and they DON'T support DVD-MP3.

[energy80s]

I wouldn't recommend VBR for any sort of audio. Very few applications like it. Just CBR it at 320kbps and be done with it!

[Norm3]

How do u do that?

[energy80s]

With an MP3 encoder!

Go and get CDex (it's a freeware app) and use it to convert your audio. It will do many different bitrates (both CBR and VBR) at differing quality standards. As it uses the LAME encoding engine, it produces the best sounding MP3's around ... oh, and did I mention that it's free!!

[Craig Tucker]

CDex is one of the best bits of free software available