Only the newer CD players can play MP3's AND they have to specifically specify that they'll play MP3's Deb Pfingsten wrote: >Well, I'm not having success with my efforts. (Using Nero to read the files >for burning.) Am I missing > >If MP3's can be played on a regular CD player, then why are there CD/MP3 >players sold (I'm talking about personal players.) >So far I haven't found a regular CD player that WILL play MP3's ... so this >is how I test whether the CD I've burned can be heard by others who do not >have an MP3 player. >Me thinks there is more to the mystery than I can comprehend at this time. >Evidently UK is way ahead of what's offered to us little folks on the buying >end in the U.S. >I have a "subscription" to a couple magazines. I switched my subscription >from cassette to CD/MP3 after purchasing a player compatible with that. > >My husband used an MP3 recorder. When downloading to his computer, the >program automatically put them in as wav files. HUGE. So then we used a free >trial of something to convert them to something smaller that would fit on a >CD. It's been a real headache. > >NOW someone else has requested to listen to the CDs. Because they are in MP3 >format their CD player will not produce any talking. > >I'm tired. Isn't there an easy way through all this? > >Deb Pf > > > > -------list-services-below----------- Regards, John Durham (list moderator) <http://modecideas.com/contact.html?sig> Freelists login at //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/lsg2.cgi List archives at //www.freelists.org/archives/pchelpers PC-HELPERS list subscribe/unsub at http://modecideas.com/discuss.htm?sig Latest news live feeds at http://modecideas.com/indexhomenews.htm?sig Good advice is like good paint- it only works if applied.