Most Compatible MP3 CD Playlist Format?

[DrCR]

My car stereo won't play a MP3 CD (aka data disk + playlist) I made using the m3u playlist format. Worth trying other playlist formats? Or is mp3 cd playback hopeless with this player?

If hopeless, I could always try ogg...


Thanks. Been using *help.com for _many_ years now. Thanks for a great site!

DrCR

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[mats.hogberg]

Does it play MP3 at all? I'd say m3u is the most "universal" playlist format if there is any.

/Mats

[DrCR]

How would I find out if it would play .mp3s other than a mp3 cd?

Sorry if that's a noobish question.

Thanks,
DrCR

[jimmalenko]

I think your manual may be the best place to start.

[Cornucopia]

Just to make sure we're on the same page:

MP3-CD is a data disc (Mode1 ISO CD-ROM) that includes:
*MP3 files (CBR is often more compatible than VBR encoded), whether in subfolders or in the root
*--sometimes--PLAYLISTS
*possibly other files

Playlists would be in:
M3U or maybe ASX (an XML type often used with WMA/WMV/ASF) or maybe iTunes playlist, or maybe HiMat format.
These are all text-based metafiles. M3U is by far the most common, but even it isn't widely supported.

1st off, I'd say try just making an MP3-CD with just the mp3 files and NO playlist and see if it'll read the mp3's themselves.
If it can't do even that, there's no use to worrying about the playlist format.

Try CD-R and CD-RW formats as some players are picky about media types.

Scott

[Ai Haibara]

How would I find out if it would play .mp3s other than a mp3 cd?

Sorry if that's a noobish question.

Thanks,
DrCR

I believe mats.hogberg is asking if MP3 files from the CD play, even if it doesn't recognize the playlist.

[MOVIEGEEK]

To add to Cornucopia's post:
1.Make sure the MP3's are between 96-256kbps/44.1kHz/CBR.Use Mediainfo to check.
2.Burn as data,Mode 1,DAO Closed.
If that doesn't work then your player doesn't support MP3.

[Cornucopia]

I concur (should've just said that in my post--oh,well).

Scott

[smitbret]

Does your stereo play Mp3s? I know it is obvious, but here at the car dealership, many people don't know the dfference.
-Brett

[DrCR]

To add to Cornucopia's post:
1.Make sure the MP3's are between 96-256kbps/44.1kHz/CBR.

Ah, the files are 80kbps (speech, not music). I'll reencode them.

[Cornucopia]

Note: I'm not sure where MOVIEGEEK got those numbers--they're probably right, but I just don't know if there's a hard and fast rule as regards CE chipsets. I would think that mono streams ought to be able to go down to ~48kbps (1/2 of stereo 96kbps--makes sense), so ... WHO KNOWS?

Hopefully, if you're re-encoding, you'll be starting with a high-quality source, not your previously 80kbps-encoded file!

HAVE YOU TESTED YOUR SYSTEM YET? (with known-good 128kbps stereo CBR MP3 files)

Scott