cd that holds more than 80 minutes of music, WHEN?
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cd that holds more than 80 minutes of music, WHEN?
I think about this a lot and just thought I'd ask.
Why are we only able to store 80 minutes of music on a cd, but we can watch 6+ hours of a movie / special features on a single dvd?
I do not understand this and my life would be so much better if I could store 5-6 hours of music on a single disc
Any thoughts or chance we will get this in the near future?
Why are we only able to store 80 minutes of music on a cd, but we can watch 6+ hours of a movie / special features on a single dvd?
I do not understand this and my life would be so much better if I could store 5-6 hours of music on a single disc
Any thoughts or chance we will get this in the near future?
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I think the current answer is MP3 CD players. You can store quite a few songs on 700MB. Some really good portable MP3 CD players can be had for under $100 now. You can get a car kit with that but they actually have MP3 CD players for cars now.
Instead of 80 minutes of uncompressed .wav files, these players recognize 700MB of the compressed MP3 files.
Instead of 80 minutes of uncompressed .wav files, these players recognize 700MB of the compressed MP3 files.
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Originally posted by Cornfed
I think the current answer is MP3 CD players. You can store quite a few songs on 700MB. Some really good portable MP3 CD players can be had for under $100 now. You can get a car kit with that but they actually have MP3 CD players for cars now.
Instead of 80 minutes of uncompressed .wav files, these players recognize 700MB of the compressed MP3 files.
I think the current answer is MP3 CD players. You can store quite a few songs on 700MB. Some really good portable MP3 CD players can be had for under $100 now. You can get a car kit with that but they actually have MP3 CD players for cars now.
Instead of 80 minutes of uncompressed .wav files, these players recognize 700MB of the compressed MP3 files.
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I absolutely LOVE my Sony CDX-MP450X MP3 player in my car. I can't imagine not being able to play mp3 burned CDs and would suggest to anyone with the bandwidth to make it worth downloading all those songs to invest as well. Didn't hurt that I got it for around $165 either and I have had few problems with it (except for the whole thing about text not scrolling like they advertise, but that's such a small thing).
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Has to do with sales on the market for a blank cd. Why make more room on a cd when you will only sell one, opposed to if you limited it to a certain number, you will sell more.
Besides, your comparing DVD's with Music files. two different things. thats like asking why some hard drives only hold 20 gig's and some hold 120 gig's.
Besides, your comparing DVD's with Music files. two different things. thats like asking why some hard drives only hold 20 gig's and some hold 120 gig's.
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Re: cd that holds more than 80 minutes of music, WHEN?
Originally posted by LX98Civic
I think about this a lot and just thought I'd ask.
Why are we only able to store 80 minutes of music on a cd, but we can watch 6+ hours of a movie / special features on a single dvd?
I do not understand this and my life would be so much better if I could store 5-6 hours of music on a single disc
Any thoughts or chance we will get this in the near future?
I think about this a lot and just thought I'd ask.
Why are we only able to store 80 minutes of music on a cd, but we can watch 6+ hours of a movie / special features on a single dvd?
I do not understand this and my life would be so much better if I could store 5-6 hours of music on a single disc
Any thoughts or chance we will get this in the near future?
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Originally posted by Scheherazade
I absolutely LOVE my Sony CDX-MP450X MP3 player in my car. I can't imagine not being able to play mp3 burned CDs and would suggest to anyone with the bandwidth to make it worth downloading all those songs to invest as well. Didn't hurt that I got it for around $165 either and I have had few problems with it (except for the whole thing about text not scrolling like they advertise, but that's such a small thing).
~Scheherazade
I absolutely LOVE my Sony CDX-MP450X MP3 player in my car. I can't imagine not being able to play mp3 burned CDs and would suggest to anyone with the bandwidth to make it worth downloading all those songs to invest as well. Didn't hurt that I got it for around $165 either and I have had few problems with it (except for the whole thing about text not scrolling like they advertise, but that's such a small thing).
~Scheherazade
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Originally posted by The Bus
Get an MP3 CD player and you'll have 400-640 minutes of music.
Get an MP3 CD player and you'll have 400-640 minutes of music.
I am highly interested in an mp3 player now that I hear you can get one for $165. Hell, I can sell my Pioneer 8000 for over $300 easily
Thanks for any info!
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Originally posted by tor_greg
It's a player that reads MP3s burned to a standard CD.
It's a player that reads MP3s burned to a standard CD.
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Maybe you're failing to see how they work. When you burn your mp3s as an audio cd, you're basically converting the mp3s to uncompressed wav files and burning those big wav files to the cd. If you simply make a data cd with mp3s in their compressed mp3 format, that's when you're getting the 640 minutes of music (depending on bitrates.) These mp3 cd players in cars play the music from the mp3 data CD just as your computer would if you ever backed up your mp3 collection up on a CD-R before....
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Creating a new standard audio-CD format that holds 5-6 hours is impractical for those that benefit most from the current audio-CD standard.. the record labels. You do see the impracticality of 5-6 hours on a single disc from the record label standpoint, right? A band would have to write and record 5-6 hours of music for each new album.. impossible.
Therefore, the only use would be personal compilations, which causes a conflict--consumers want long audio-CDs, labels want short audio-CDs.. who wins? It is easier to use standard CDs and compress the music, which is what others have mentioned.
(One note.. 99 minute recordable CDs are available, although many burners don't support them. They fall way out of redbook standard.)
Therefore, the only use would be personal compilations, which causes a conflict--consumers want long audio-CDs, labels want short audio-CDs.. who wins? It is easier to use standard CDs and compress the music, which is what others have mentioned.
(One note.. 99 minute recordable CDs are available, although many burners don't support them. They fall way out of redbook standard.)
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Originally posted by LX98Civic
So, will it play regular cd's too? Hmmmm..... My TDK rw automatically converts the mp3's to whatever to burn to cd. That may be a problem. But, I have to look into this. I could go from 150 cds down to 30 or so, easily!!
So, will it play regular cd's too? Hmmmm..... My TDK rw automatically converts the mp3's to whatever to burn to cd. That may be a problem. But, I have to look into this. I could go from 150 cds down to 30 or so, easily!!