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I am looking for a CD player that will go with my other seperates and read CD-R, CD-RW and the mp3 format on CD. I know there are DVD players that can do this but unfortunately I already have the LG3200E - just before they changed to the new player that has this facility! Can anyone tell me if they exist and where to get one. Thanks.

Dave,

I ditched the idea of finding MP3 compatible players andd instead opted to use software to convert the mp3`s back to .wav files whilst writing to cd.
The software I use for this is CDR-WIN (must be version 3.8 or later) from goldenhawk technologies. This software is very easy to use and automatically changes file types during writing.
If the LG dvd you have can read cd-roms then this is an option - otherwise check out richer sounds - I got a good philips cd player that plays cdroms for £80. Hope this helps...

You could buy one of the new portable mp3 playing CD players. Jungle.com have one called Napa which costs about £105 from memory.

Alternatively, sell your LG and buy a DVD/Multiplayer that does play mp3`s. The Scan is certainly a good mp3 player and there are others about.

Testbloke - you missed the point here which is that you can store 150 plus mp3`s on a single CD. You cannot fit that many WAV files on a CD - even on a DVD!

This item was edited on Thursday, 1st February 2001, 16:23

Gary,

I do realise the lack of compression by returning files to .wav type, but 15 tracks on a cd that costs 50p still seems like good value, remembering that this is a PERMANENT storage media, unlike an mp3 player which is simply a memory stick.
You pays your money, you makes your choice!

"15 tracks on a cd that costs 50p still seems like good value" is true.

But 150 tracks on a CD that costs 50p is even better. Call me old fashioned but thats just the way my mind works. 10x improvement is always good.

"Permanaent" and "memory stick" ??? I think only Aiwa and Sony DVD players use memory sticks for mp3 storage - and they don`t half eat batteries. Best avoid them.

I bought an Encore DVD-450 (enocredirect.co.uk) because it could do MP3. Reads anything that I`ve tried it with - CDR / CDRW both branded and unbranded, bit rates upto 196kbit (don`t have any higher) and VBR. Sound quality is pretty good, especially at 160kbit and up.

There are other machines out there that do the same thing such as the Aiwa 370 and the Scan (scan.co.uk). The reason I went for the Encore was it could do multi-region and macrovision off without hardware modifications and also does VCD and SVCD.

Anything else you need to know just ask......

Cheers,
Doobie!

The LG 3350 is a good option if you can afford it because it displays the first 16 characters of the title on screen (if you use nero 5). Another alternative is the x-wave 900 from www.aria.co.uk (£149) it does everything and it displays the first 8 characters on screen. Very useful when there are 200 tracks on one disk.

AVOID the portable napa at all costs.

This item was edited on Tuesday, 6th February 2001, 21:25

I agree about the Napa.

I bought one on its feature list, but both audio and video are of very poor quality.

Just about acceptable for use on the train, where the background mush is masked by the general noise!

There is an Mp3/CD player called a Microboss Mp3 Rock here

http://www.alfaglade.com/mbmp3rok.htm

£140 though!! No CD-R/RW mentioned?

It was mentioned in Saturdays Mirror newspaper at £95 though?

Cheaper to get another DVD player that plays Mp3!

This item was edited on Wednesday, 7th February 2001, 17:03

Or.....go in to an electrical retailer and ask for a Goodmans personal CD player which will also play MP3`s, which, from when i last saw it costs less than £70 :) They do exist i promise you!

Take Care all,

Max Knight