Mp3 Compatible Cd Player

[collareddove12]

I'm a bit naive on types of modern music equipment, I am buying another car which is 18 months old and have been reading about equipment it has. It says MP3 compatible cd player, we only use CDs haven't moved on from them, can we use them in car?

[Buenchico]

No problem at all.

[gingejbee]

I understand that to mean that it has a CD-player with auxiliary inputs for ipods and mp3 players...so CDs are fine.

[Buenchico]

^^^ That's one possible interpretation of 'MP3 compatible'. It could also mean that the player can handle CDs where the data on them has been stored using the MP3 format (rather than in the audio disc format). I've got an MP3 player at home which can do that.

Either way though, it will still be able to play ordinary CDs.

[bhg481]

Most domestic CD players will only play CDs written in "Audio" format; CDs containing MP3 tracks won't work. The car you are buying will cope with CDs containing MP3 tracks.
You can "rip" an audio CD to convert the music to MP3 and then copy them onto a CD-R to use in your car. You can get much more music onto a CD that way - I get about 12 hours of music onto a single CD; it means you can make up your own compilations (missing out tracks you don;t like) and not have to change the CD as often.

[collareddove12]

Thanks for answers, sounds like I may have to get my son to help next time he visits, should have car by then.