10-04-2004, 03:20 PM
Quote:Originally posted by Heather.T
Are you saying that if I copy a MP3 file to a CD (yes I have a burner...) then it will just play in an ordinary CD player???
No.
A normal CD player doesn't play .MP3s, though most DVDs do.
A normal CD player only recognises .CDA files (I stand under correction here as there may be more types) so you need to convert the .MP3s to the .CDA format. Windows Media Player does this for you automatically when you use the "Copy to CD" button.
Depending on the quality of the .MP3 (normal is 128k) you should be able to get approx. 15 songs onto a CD in the .CDA format. .MP3 files are very compressed ( I think the average is around 100 songs per cd) but can only be read by computers and some DVDs (nowadays most DVDs though). I hope this helps you
