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eCar™ · 03-05-2004, 11:47 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by PaulVS

I just purchased a cheap (Durabrand) RF-modulated 10 disk MP3 changer.
($65.00, new in box, on Ebay)

It works great... much better than I anticipated. The only problem I had was I had to record my mp3 disks at only 2x speed for the changer to read them reliably. I also made sure to use high-quality (Taiyo Yuden) blank CD's.

I was wondering, however, if it would be better to rename my mp3 files to short names instead of the full name... for example:

Rename "Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Almost Cut My Hair.mp3"
to: "D2-139.mp3" (Disk 2, Track 139)

I thought this might help the changer read the disk quicker since I'm keeping it to the "DOS 8.3" format. Also, all my mp3's have the ID3 v2 tags on them, so I can easily get the song name on the changer's remote display unit.

Another advantage of renaming them would be so my songlist that I print out to keep in my car would be the same order as the changer plays the songs. It seems computers alphabetize lists slightly differently than the changer does. (Example: INXS songs are at the beginning of the I's instead of between artists whose name is "Im" and "Io".)

I have 1730 songs on these disks, which are all the songs I really ever want, so I'll only be taking these disks out of the changer to 'update' them every year or so.

Anyone have any thoughts/advice/hints/experience on these issues? Thanks in advance for any help.

If you are having problems with CDs that are burn at more than 2x, the problem is with the computer doing the burning, not the player.

A burned disc is a burned disc. The final product needs to be the same, no matter what speed it's burned at. If there is a difference between the disks you burn at 2x and the ones you burn at >2x, there is a problem. Maybe your system can't keep up at >2x?

03-05-2004, 11:47 AM	#3
eCar™ Maximum Bitrate Join Date: May 2003 Location: SE Michigan Posts: 810	Quote: Originally Posted by PaulVS I just purchased a cheap (Durabrand) RF-modulated 10 disk MP3 changer. ($65.00, new in box, on Ebay) It works great... much better than I anticipated. The only problem I had was I had to record my mp3 disks at only 2x speed for the changer to read them reliably. I also made sure to use high-quality (Taiyo Yuden) blank CD's. I was wondering, however, if it would be better to rename my mp3 files to short names instead of the full name... for example: Rename "Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Almost Cut My Hair.mp3" to: "D2-139.mp3" (Disk 2, Track 139) I thought this might help the changer read the disk quicker since I'm keeping it to the "DOS 8.3" format. Also, all my mp3's have the ID3 v2 tags on them, so I can easily get the song name on the changer's remote display unit. Another advantage of renaming them would be so my songlist that I print out to keep in my car would be the same order as the changer plays the songs. It seems computers alphabetize lists slightly differently than the changer does. (Example: INXS songs are at the beginning of the I's instead of between artists whose name is "Im" and "Io".) I have 1730 songs on these disks, which are all the songs I really ever want, so I'll only be taking these disks out of the changer to 'update' them every year or so. Anyone have any thoughts/advice/hints/experience on these issues? Thanks in advance for any help. If you are having problems with CDs that are burn at more than 2x, the problem is with the computer doing the burning, not the player. A burned disc is a burned disc. The final product needs to be the same, no matter what speed it's burned at. If there is a difference between the disks you burn at 2x and the ones you burn at >2x, there is a problem. Maybe your system can't keep up at >2x?