What is a MP3cd? How is it different from my old "compact DISC digital audio" cds
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MP3 CDs contain much more information than a regular CD. A regular CD will play on an MP3 player. But an MP3 won't play on a regular player. I'm no expert, but I think this is right.
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None really, I've had both and never found any real pros or cons, to each his on I guess. The download can be re-issued without cost in the event of loss of data (don't let anyone tell you otherwise) so the only real benefit of the CD is an actual hard copy. But saying that the program itself is tiny so, a disk copy has always been overkill to me. I keep a mobile version on my USB at all times, so a hard copy gives me nothing.
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You load iTunes on your computer which converts CD to MP3...when done simply sync with iTunes
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a lot of songs downloaded after purchased come in an AIFF format. Which is of the highest quality, CD quality, digital recording format. It also uses much more memory space than an MP3 formated song would. When it's to be used on an ipod or... the Colby player... it has to become an MP3. It's a format that compresses the file for such use using less of the storage space/less memory... hold more song files!
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P. Vo's right, you can burn the MP3s to a CD, but I thought it was worth mentioning that you should encode the MP3s at around 192kbps or higher to get the best quality when you burn to CD (too much above 192kbps won't make a difference to most people; I believe "they" have done studies to prove that you can't distinguish quality difference above this threshold, but it's up to you).Just don't encode at 128 kbps and expect the CD to be crystal clear...
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I'm not sure what your question is. Are you asking if it can play CDs you recorded yourself? or are you asking if it can play an mp3 file? I didn't try to play a home made cd as the sound was lousy from the speakers, and as others mentioned, when a new CD was loaded the noise was so loud that I couldn't stand it. returned it immediately.
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I wonder about this, too. I have a cd player that plays some mp3 discs but not others. I have another player that plays all MP3 discs but that one specified that it did that when I bought it. I think you have to buy one that specifically states it plays all MP3 discs. The one I have that does that is not portable and I need a portable one.
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You know, I can't say that I have ever put a CD in my Samsung BluRay, so I had to go do it right now.The nice thing that you get with playing audio CD's in your BluRay is the ability to see CD status on the screen of your TV. You won't get that with a CD player.I am assuming it will show other info on CD+G discs. I don't have any, so I could not confirm that.The player I have is a Kenwood DP-M6640. This unit was top of the line years back with a 6-disc cartridge and also a single disc tray. It means nothing to the kids of today with 1TB of MP3's on hard drive. You know, I can't say that I have ever put a CD in my Samsung BluRay, so I had to go do it right now.The nice thing that you get with playing audio CD's in your BluRay is the ability to see CD status on the screen of your TV. You won't get that with a CD player.I am assuming it will show other info on CD+G discs. I don't have any, so I could not confirm that.The player I have is a Kenwood DP-M6640. This unit was top of the line years back with a 6-disc cartridge and also a single disc tray. It means nothing to the kids of today with 1TB of MP3's on hard... » Read More You know, I can't say that I have ever put a CD in my Samsung BluRay, so I had to go do it right now.The nice thing that you get with playing audio CD's in your BluRay is the ability to see CD status on the screen of your TV. You won't get that with a CD player.I am assuming it will show other info on CD+G discs. I don't have any, so I could not confirm that.The player I have is a Kenwood DP-M6640. This unit was top of the line years back with a 6-disc cartridge and also a single disc tray. It means nothing to the kids of today with 1TB of MP3's on hard drive. « Show Less
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One place is HD Tracks. However, you can convert CDs into WAV 16 bit/44.1 for free in iTunes or other programs. The player handles WAV very well, and that's generally high definition enough.
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Hi Paul! I pulled out my user guide and it states that the unit is "not compatible with MP3 CDs." I truly hope this helps!
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Yes, I make a lot of burned CDs in WAVE format, original CD format, I have not tried MP3's in it on a disk.
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i only use standard cd-r which has about 75 min per disc so i never played mp3's but i would have to say yes because there is a mp3 symbol on the unit, again i don't use that format at all
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I can only give a guess because I dislike iTunes. I had it once on my computer and it took over everything. Possibly the program to play the songs on your mp3 have to be played through a program on your computer, provided by iTunes. I have loaded hundreds of songs off CD's and never had a problem. Can you make a CD from your iTunes on your computer, and then do a 'copy of that CD to your mp3?
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Not really. We tried to play several CDs with MP3 files on this product. It tried to read the CDs but could not read anything. So the product we received either was defective, or the product was not design to play MP3. We returned it a few days later.
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The only cds played on it as far as I know are 1D cds that were purchased. What else did you have in mind? Maybe I can try them for you.
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I ripped the CDs using Windows Media Player, mostly in .mp3 format, to my "my Music folder". A folder with the CD title was created for each CD with the individual song as a file in that folder. I then copied the CD folder to the SDRAM and the player sorted it out and played the music. It will also accept a USB thumb drive, but the SDRAM takes up less phsical space.
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Can't answer that, because I returned mine the next day. It would play one MP3 CD and then the next CD it would do an endless search without starting. I didn't even bother to try the SD card function. It is a nice looking unit and sounds good, but the quality of the key features on this player are NOT worth taking a chance on!! I paid fiftybucks for an MP3 player by memo rex...it works great!! No SD card feature though. :(