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Car Forum / Nissan / Nissan Maxima / September 2006

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Can the CD player read data discs containing MP3s?

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Brablo - 05 Sep 2006 17:16 GMT
suppose that i burn a cd-rom with mp3s from my laptop.  could i play
this cd on the standard stereo on the 2004 nissan maxima's cd player?
Don - 05 Sep 2006 18:13 GMT
> suppose that i burn a cd-rom with mp3s from my laptop.  could i play
> this cd on the standard stereo on the 2004 nissan maxima's cd player?

FWIW, I can do that using the standard stereo on my 2000 SE.
njmodi - 05 Sep 2006 19:09 GMT
> > suppose that i burn a cd-rom with mp3s from my laptop.  could i play
> > this cd on the standard stereo on the 2004 nissan maxima's cd player?
>
> FWIW, I can do that using the standard stereo on my 2000 SE.

I think you are confusing making an audio CD from MP3s, with an MP3-CD
itself.

The factory head-units (Bose and non-Bose) will NOT play a CD that
contains just MP3s.

Cheers,
Nirav
96 Max GLE, 137k
Don - 06 Sep 2006 17:27 GMT
> > > suppose that i burn a cd-rom with mp3s from my laptop.  could i play
> > > this cd on the standard stereo on the 2004 nissan maxima's cd player?
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> Nirav
> 96 Max GLE, 137k

Why would we be talking about anything but making an audio CD from MP3s?
njmodi - 06 Sep 2006 18:35 GMT
> In article <1157479749.411451.257950@i3g2000cwc.googlegroups.com>,

> Why would we be talking about anything but making an audio CD from MP3s?

I'll try once more :)

Putting an MP3 onto a CD using the CD as a "data CD" is completely
different from converting an MP3 into a audio-CD format track and
creating an "audio CD".

The reason people like to do the former (create an MP3-CD) is that you
can store ~100+ songs per CD, as opposed to the ~15 songs that you may
get if you convert the MP3 tracks into audio CD format.

The newer headunits (some factory, most aftermarket) can play regular
commercial audio CDs, home-made audio CDs (made from MP3s or
otherwise), as well as a CD that just contains the actual MP3s (what I
am referring to as an  MP3 CD).

Nirav
Don - 06 Sep 2006 21:12 GMT
> > In article <1157479749.411451.257950@i3g2000cwc.googlegroups.com>,
>
[quoted text clipped - 5 lines]
> different from converting an MP3 into a audio-CD format track and
> creating an "audio CD".

Right, I know that.

> The newer headunits (some factory, most aftermarket) can play ... a CD that just contains the actual MP3s (what I
> am referring to as an  MP3 CD).

My 2000 SE CD player can't handle MP3s on data CDs, it's true. But as
far as I know, the vast majority of car CD players are still incapable
of playing data CDs. Yet you just assumed that the original poster, who
asked, "suppose that i burn a cd-rom with mp3s from my laptop.  could i
play this cd on the standard stereo on the 2004 nissan maxima's cd
player?" was asking about data CDs, rather than audio CDs, and then
accused me of "confusing" the matter. Give me a break.

Don
AZV14@netscape.com - 06 Sep 2006 23:00 GMT
>> > In article <1157479749.411451.257950@i3g2000cwc.googlegroups.com>,
>>
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>
>Don

The CD player needs to be able to handle the mp3 codec. If it can, the
data structure is not important - as the player will also be able to
sort thru the mp3 files and organize them using the header information
of the mp3 (genre, artist, album, and so forth). It seems that even
the cheapest cd players now have this capability. If your manual lists
mp3 as a compatible file format - then all should be fine,

Hey, just burn some mp3 files to the root of a CDR and see if it
works. I know my Bose unit in my 2000 cannot read them, but maybe a
2004 can,,?  If it can't, worse thing that will happen is you will get
an unknown disc error.
njmodi - 07 Sep 2006 02:08 GMT
<snip>

> accused me of "confusing" the matter. Give me a break.
>
> Don

I'll tell you what Don - here is the EXACT subject of the OP's first
post in this thread:

"Can the CD player read data discs containing MP3s?"

Now you tell me who is confusing the matter and who really needs to
take a break for some fresh air.

Nirav
The Axelrods - 05 Sep 2006 23:59 GMT
I download music in realplayer format and burn CD's that I play on my 2005
Maxima all the time

The song titles display on the readout...well the first 12-15 letters do. It
won't scroll like my I-pod does but u can see what is playing.

The same songs play on the I-pod too

Shawn

> suppose that i burn a cd-rom with mp3s from my laptop.  could i play
> this cd on the standard stereo on the 2004 nissan maxima's cd player?
The Vulcan - 06 Sep 2006 23:00 GMT
Brablo,  That would depend the format you used to create the CD. If you just
created a CD with MP3's, then no the 2004 can't decode MP3's. If you convert
them to .wav files and record them as an audio CD then it will work.

Mike

> suppose that i burn a cd-rom with mp3s from my laptop.  could i play
> this cd on the standard stereo on the 2004 nissan maxima's cd player?
AZV14@netscape.com - 06 Sep 2006 23:05 GMT
Excellent point,,,in fact I think that Nero and WMP will allow you to
do this directly. Essentially you are uncompressing the mp3s back into
its original wave file. Music CDs are .wav files.

Now of course if the mp3s you have are ones you made from CDs you
own,,this doesnt make much sense, but for ones downloaded off the net
or given to you its a great option.

>Brablo,  That would depend the format you used to create the CD. If you just
>created a CD with MP3's, then no the 2004 can't decode MP3's. If you convert
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>> suppose that i burn a cd-rom with mp3s from my laptop.  could i play
>> this cd on the standard stereo on the 2004 nissan maxima's cd player?
Gordon - 29 Sep 2006 01:26 GMT
> Now of course if the mp3s you have are ones you made from CDs you
> own,,this doesnt make much sense, but for ones downloaded off the net
> or given to you its a great option.

You miss the point of making an MP3 disc. You can get more music
onto a disc if it is in MP3 format.  So ripping your CDs and
cramming them onto one disc makes a lot of sense.  Longer playing
time, Less need to swap disks.
common_ sense@netscape.com - 30 Sep 2006 02:38 GMT
>> Now of course if the mp3s you have are ones you made from CDs you
>> own,,this doesnt make much sense, but for ones downloaded off the net
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>cramming them onto one disc makes a lot of sense.  Longer playing
>time, Less need to swap disks.

Yes,,that swapping disks every hour or so is a real killer...

of course you might use the radio if you wanted to avoid that trauma.
 
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