It isn't the playlist that allows the display of track information. The
track information is embedded into the MP3 file in ID3 tags
(http://www.id3.org). The playlist, where recognized, only controls the
order of playback.

Dale

"RD" <RD@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C534AA52-2644-432E-AD05-454542CEE800@microsoft.com...
> 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.
>> >>
>>
>>