On Jun 24, 2010, at 2:32 PM, Bob Whiton wrote: > At 4:37 PM -0400 6/24/10, Len Gerstel wrote: >> On Jun 24, 2010, at 4:26 PM, gifutiger wrote: >> >>> Tried the iTunes, got a lot of CD's that will play in my Saturn VUE, >>> but so will the CD's that have the songs in MP4 format, and on a lot >>> fewer disks. >>> >> >> If the Burned as Music CDs (a bit over an hour of music fits on one) play >> in your Saturn, but not on your player, it is a problem with the player or >> media. Some old players do not like recordable CDs. While they may have been >> in the original spec for CDs, many players could not handle them. >> > > My old CD player sometimes doesn't like the disks burned by my C2D iMac. > I've had some success using different brands (currently using Memorex, TDK > has also worked), and also burning at slower speeds. (Don't know why that > helps, but it does). > > You just have to play with the parameters. I have a big stack of CDR > coasters that I hang in my garden to scare birds. > > Bob > If you use AIFF and CDR disks and you have a problem playing you need a player, Almost all commercial CDs will play on anything, The trouble comes from the other formats and incompatible CDs. If you have a Mac compatible burner and iTunes you can't mess it up as long as you have AIFF files to burn. Alot of early aftermarket burners were crapola. Also make sure the CD plays in the Mac to see if you have a viable disk. Get info on the disk and be sure they are AIFF files.
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