help getting burned music cd to play in car

[draggoon01]

friend got used car that has cd player. tried burning music cd but it won't play in the car. it just tries reading and then ejects the cd. is there anything that can be done to get it playing?

i've tried burning at 1x with hp9300i. tried no name cd media and also imation brand. any ideas, or are there some players that just won't play any cdr

 

[Budman]

or are there some players that just won't play any cdr

Bingo we have a winner.

 

[Kowan]

Are you burning the music files as MP3's or as an Audio CD?

 

[draggoon01]

Originally posted by: Kowan
Are you burning the music files as MP3's or as an Audio CD?

audio cd. used nero to burn.


i was hoping there might be a particular cd media brand that plays in most, or something i can adjust in burning process.

 

[henmaster]

Try a couple other brands of CDR's. My car CD player will play Memorex disks, but wont play Imation or any of the generic stuff.

 

[bolomite]

I'm wondering if my car CD player will play any CD-R at all; I've tried Imation, Memorex, Khypermedia, all without success. :|

 

[Viper96720]

Does normal music cd's work?

 

[boyRacer]

NEVER had any problems with TDK...

 

[draggoon01]

Originally posted by: Viper96720
Does normal music cd's work?

yeah, original cd's work.

is there technical reason for this? how can player distinguish between original and cdr?

 

[draggoon01]

Originally posted by: boyRacer
NEVER had any problems with TDK...

have you had other brands not work in players where TDK would work?

 

[aerialcombat]

i have had cd's not work where TDK would. Memorex 80 min cd didn't work too well. Go with TDK. simple solution. KHypermedia is good too.

 

[TheCorm]

I have never had a situation where one of my players wouldn't play a particular brand, have encountered where it plays some brands better than others....generic CD-R's tend to be fine for data but not great at all for audio.

Most Stereos made in say the past 5 years will play CD-R's and CD-RW's....you do get these ones that tout themselves as being CD-R & CD-RW compatible, this means that they can handle multisession CD's.

I take it you are not using multisessions though? What make of stereo is in the car? is it a decent one? how old is it? It plays normal CD's Okay yeah?

Perhaps it doesn't like the way Nero compiles the CD, could try a different prog?

Corm

 

[stonecold3169]

Car stereos seem much more susceptable to c2 errors then any other type of player. Basically, when you burn you make a lot of little errors. Your computer, for example, sees these minor imperfections and for the most part just ignores them. If anything, it reports these as C1 errors, which means it knows there is a problem, but that it's fixable (this is all in laymens of course). However, your car is much more vulnerable. I would pick up some TY cds (most fuji film cds) and try those, they seem to be the best at avoiding those C1 errors, where as generic and imation tend to give the most (use cmc magnetics dye)

 

[ChefJoe]

Burn a completed audio cd on a cd-rw before you give up entirely. I've had them work where R's don't.

 

[Horsepower]

I went through this issue right after I got my newer burner. I found out that even though I have a higher speed burner, to get them to play universally, I had to burn at a MUCH lower speed. Like the minimum. Takes time, but they work in all car and home players.

 

[Kk4JC]

Yeah, CD-Rs in general sometimes will not play, but sometimes they will if you Close the CD.
Just something I've noticed.

Kk

 

[boyRacer]

Originally posted by: draggoon01

Originally posted by: boyRacer
NEVER had any problems with TDK...

have you had other brands not work in players where TDK would work?

Pioneer and Memorex... the Pioneer were just on sale so i bought them real cheap... the Memorex on the other hand... i dunno... hit or miss with that thing.

 

[chizow]

Burned CDs wouldn't work in my CD deck or even in most of the other players in my house until I switched to TY's (Fujis). Some other brands worked in my car, but were susceptible to skipping and degradation over time. I basically use Imation and Memorex discs I have leftover for friends that want stuff burned, but only use TY for my stuff nowadays. I don't bother with generic FAR 100 packs anymore either, as 100 coasters = landfill and there are always great deals on TY's at BB.

Chiz

 

[Viper96720]

Is the first song right at the start or is there time between the start of the disk and start of the song? If there is maybe the player thinks nothing is there.

 

[billyjak]

My car CD Player will only play disks rated at 16x or under.
The old Lasers can't read anything faster usually. Also disks that are above 16x are much thicker than the 16x versions.
So I would suggest to try 16x or smaller first.