See, I would take that to mean that there is a difference, between 'MP3 disk'
and data disk... that there is an 'MP3 playlist' written for 'MP3 disks'
....that 'MP3 disk' players understand and so display, which is what I
thought. But yes, a dumb data disk with MP3 files on it, usually plays as
well... but it's -not- an 'MP3 disk', as hyped by the ads. Some people may
want to make an 'MP3 disk' and have that display of track info... I know
it's convenient... and different from a dumb data disk with MP3's on it.
Thanks


"Dale" wrote:

> A MP3 disk is a data disk with a playlist in the playlist format that the
> burning software understands - not always the same as what other software
> understands.
>
> I have a factory CD player in one vehicle and an aftermarket CD player in
> another older vehicle. Both of them play data CDs containing MP3 files with
> no problems. My DVD player in my entertainment system does as well. I
> think any modern player will play either a data disk or a MP3 disk. You'll
> have to read your device documentation to determine what type of playlists
> your device may handle.
>
> Dale
>
> "RD" <RD@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:D9F8B7FB-3021-4EFD-8F95-D313177853EF@microsoft.com...
> > So you know for sure that when software creates an "MP3 disk" that there
> > are
> > no playlists, metadata, tags or whatever that is stored in text content
> > areas
> > on the CD that would differentiate it from a dumb data CD?? And when
> > various
> > 'MP3 disk' players go to play a 'dumb' data CD, they'll display all the
> > MP3
> > data/playlists that they would when a so-called MP3 disk is played? I
> > don't
> > know, I'm just asking... you see all the hype on devices that they play
> > "MP3
> > disks"... and you see various CD's that some CD players display track info
> > for (instead of 'track 1', etc), IF the CD is created with text track info
> > written to the ('write' ;) area. So... 'MP3 disks' have -no- special text
> > data areas that differentiate them from dumb data disks?
> >
> > "Mike Williams" wrote:
> >
> >> VIMDC wrote:
> >> > Attention: a data-CD is not the same as an MP3-CD.
> >> > Such data-CD's won't play on many car or home MP3-systems as those need
> >> > playlist information.
> >> > Myself, I use iTunes or Nero (sic: not exactly the forum to mention
> >> > this) to
> >> > make MP3-CD's. Many other programs support the function (wonder why
> >> > MediaPlayer does not). Just bad luck that I was unable to use my
> >> > existing
> >> > MediaPlayer playlists and had to redo them all under iTunes. You won't
> >> > (logicaly) be able to burn protected music however.
> >>
> >> From a burning point of view they're identical, and you can make an
> >> MP3-only CD with Windows XP without WMP. OF course, playback experience
> >> differs from device to device: some won't play MP3s over a certain
> >> bitrate.
> >>
>
>