aspire

plz help..i forgot which format i will have to use so i can play my cd's in old cd players...i have the CD-R so thats good...now i just need the format

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gamerman4

...Usually the software that burns music to CD will convert it to the correct format for CD players.

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The cd-rs here have now worked for years without problems when first getting into cd-r/rw drives. Some backups of audio files from the 12x days can run just as well on WMP as they do on PowerDVD 6.0.

vonbismarck

I believe that .wav works but as gameran4 said, the program you use should do the converting for you. I know that Nero will convert the files into the CD audio format, can't say for other burning programs.

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There are several freeware as well as some sharewares that will easily convert wav files into mp3s ideal for burning audio cds. Window Media Player 10 will also burn audio cds. That's a different then the previous versions. You can choose from several sites at the link here. http://infospace.abcnews.com/_1_2L79...ers%2Bfreeware

computerhakk

old cd player? it can possibly be the cd player not supporting CD-R's, and not the CD or program.

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OvenMaster

computerhakk is spot on: many older players (pre-1998 or so) cannot play home-burnt CD's. Reason: the laser cannot deal with the low reflectivity of burnt CD's, and only recognize commercial ones. Newer players can play CD-R's or even CD-RW's because they use CD-ROM or DVD-ROM transports.

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SC7

Huh?

Most likely and older CD player will not play MP3 CDs.

Windows Media 8 and 9 both burned audio CDs fine for me.

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They burned audio cds in wma file types. With WMP 10 you can rip cds and see mp3 files instead of the wma type. That's something new with WMP 10 not seen in the earlier versions. I tried the 11 beta but ended up dumping that fast. If the cd reads from the 60min. not 74min. or 80min. type of cd-r due to age it would be far easier to replace the drive for an updated model. If you are just looking for a cd rom and not a writer the cost on those is very low at this point. If the drive is three or four years old or even older and now seeing problems replacing it with a new one would be advised here.

SC7

o_O, you mean it RIPPED only to WMA.

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