MP3 for a newbie

[merrimd]

Can someone please give a new member of the fiat owners family (10month old Stilo Multiwagon Dynamic 1.6) a bit of advice re my ConNav+ player.

I have all my albums on mp3 and want to be able to pull them together and listen to them in the car. How should I go about burning them onto CD? Do they need to be burnt as an audio cd or can I burn them onto a data cd. I have tried numerous formats but just keep getting error messages except when I use the audio cd format, but then I can only get a dozen or so tracks on.

Sorry if I am being overwhelmingly stupid but the handbook is no help

 

[mckrob]

The only way they will read on your car CD player is using the .wav or .cda format. MP3 makes the songs smaller, so you can fit loads onto a normal cd, but, your cd player isn't equipped to play the .mp3 format. Its either spread your collection on to many cd's, or buy an aftermarket mp3 player and replace your normal car stereo.

 

[jdunderhill]

I burn my mp3's all the time to listen in my car

I use the "Audio CD" burn mode, what this does is allow you to make Audio CD's which can be read on home stereos and car stereos just like a music CD you'd buy in the shops, this does however limit you to 80 minutes worth of music at around 700 MB

A data CD (MP3 CD) is just the raw mp3 files and like mckrob said you will need to buy an actual MP3 head unit, e.g a stereo that can read mp3 files like your CD ROM drive does in your PC, standard stereos can't read MP3 Data CD's

A data CD lets you store about 150 or more tracks on a single disc that is the huge difference here, I have seen alot of mp3 headunits, there are one by shark which are at the entry level price and more expensive one from brand names like kenwood etc

Goof Luck

Jamie

- Failing a head unit you can buy a cheap head unit with an Aux-In and run a Laptop on a power inverter with a lineout from the sound card going into head unit!

 

[jdunderhill]

Read your question again, I've made succesful data CD's (MP3 CD's) by using Nero or Easy CD Creator, it really is as easy as just dragging the mp3 files over into a blank CD Project and burning them to disc

If you get error messages try a different writing speed like 20x or use some different CD Rewritable discs

 

[merrimd]

Thanks guys, new I could rely on you lot to help me out.

 

[razzele]

BUT THE STILO NAV CONNECT SYSTEM IS MENT TO PLAY MP3'S ???


ISNT IT???

 

[Stu DemonD]

Hi

I know this is an old thread, but what is the score exactly with this MP3 business. I got the Nav+ system? Will it play MP3s or not, I don't want to waste CD-Rs trying.

Cheers

 

[The Negotiator]

lol stu, owns 2 cars, both VERY expensive to buy and run, has a beautiful house etc. yet can't spent 20p on trying to write a CD-R with mp3s on to see if it runs in his car....lol

 

[Stu DemonD]

lol stu, owns 2 cars, both VERY expensive to buy and run, has a beautiful house etc. yet can't spent 20p on trying to write a CD-R with mp3s on to see if it runs in his car....lol

18p actually