Just an FYI...almost every CD burner comes with the software you need to burn MP3 files directly to a CDR in CDA format. If not, there is a lot of free software available that does.

 

Roxio Titanium converts mp3 by drag and drop. Less operator error.

 

I never understood why conventional CD players read CDR's, but not CDRW's. What's the difference as long as you record them in .cda format? My brother has a burner, but I'm still in the stone age (still no DVD player too if you can believe it). Is it that you can't record .cda format to an RW or what?

 

You should also be aware that .wav is a lossless compression system and mp3s are lossy. This means that .wav files are slightly more accurate at the expense of more space on your hard drive.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by thehoner
[B]I never understood why conventional CD players read CDR's, but not CDRW's.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by thehoner
[B]I never understood why conventional CD players read CDR's, but not CDRW's.

 

I'm not 100% positive, but I always thought it was because CD-RWs that are burnt are written in a multi-session format and most of the older CD players cannot read multi-session discs because the multisession CD format was introduced once CD burners started becoming available. Basically the the table of contents that is written on the CD is not readable by the player because they changed it to allow multiple sessions worth of data.

But I am positive that it's a hardware compatability issue and not the file format of the actual data

David

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by almilli
[B]I'm not 100% positive, but I always thought it was because CD-RWs that are burnt are written in a multi-session format and most of the older CD players cannot read multi-session discs because the multisession CD format was introduced once CD burners started becoming available.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by almilli
[B]I'm not 100% positive, but I always thought it was because CD-RWs that are burnt are written in a multi-session format and most of the older CD players cannot read multi-session discs because the multisession CD format was introduced once CD burners started becoming available.