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I've successfully converted purchased ITunes music to MP3 files and then burned them onto a DVD. The DVD plays with all of the file folders (which I've one-clicked sorted by alpabetical order in ITunes before burning). I load the burned DVD into the MDX's DVD/CD and it plays great with all of the file lists, etc and life is good. Right? Wrong.
It initially works but when I restart the MDX, it ejects the DVD, and once reloaded, it keeps ejecting. The stranger part of this is that my other 5 CDs, which are store purchased standard CDs won't play after this ejecting deal.
I have to shut the radio/CD off AND the MDX itself, and then the store purchased standard CDs will again play. Very strange. Perhaps the burned DVD with all of the file folders is overwhelming the computer in the amp??? Any insights would be appreciated.
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| hondacuraworld |
| Depends on the compression rate with which they're burned. The problem is that if you try to jam a bazillion songs on one CD, the laser inside the player can't pick up the data track showing where the music begins, and how many songs are on it. It's no different than trying to read fine print versus regular text. |
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| DL |
That makes sense. Any thoughts on this effect on the "store purchased disks" or do you think the overwhelming of the laser on the "burned DVD" just gets screwed up until it's reset by turning the MDX off?
Also is there a recommended compression rate that should be used or a maximum number of songs or folders that one shouldn't exceed on a burned DVD?
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| brucehallberg |
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Originally posted by hondacuraworld
Depends on the compression rate with which they're burned. The problem is that if you try to jam a bazillion songs on one CD, the laser inside the player can't pick up the data track showing where the music begins, and how many songs are on it. It's no different than trying to read fine print versus regular text.
Compression rate in this context has NOTHING to do with physical dimensions of the bits on the disc surface or whether the laser can resolve the data. It refers to how much data is thrown away when the file is created, and in how the data is represented. The number of bits capable of being stored on a CD or DVD is always the same whether the files are "compressed" or not.
To answer the original poster, I have a DVD-R that I burned to its maximum capacity and I've not had any problems with spurious ejections and the player needing to be reset. Now there is a way in which compression may be a factor in this case: If the files are all highly compressed, it would mean you are storing quantitatively more files on the CD or DVD (say, 250 versus 100), and there may be a software bug in the player that is sensitive to this. More likely causes are that it's a flaky burn or the media you used was of somewhat poor quality.
The first thing I would do to test this is to get the highest quality media you can find. Maxell is good, for instance, and get the best grade they sell of a particular brand. Next, when you burn the disk, set the burn software to burn slower than the maximum possible speed. It will take longer, but you may get a higher quality burn. Make sure you also use the burn software's verification option if it has one. Third, I would try to burn the exact same contents. Fourth, don't use your computer for anything else while the burn is happening, and disable any software that might be running in the background, like antivirus scanners. If the problem persists, then I would raise it with Acura as a possible bug. If just switching media and burn methodology fixes it, then you're good to go. If not, you can try the safer burn methods and put, say, half the contents on the disk and see what happens.
Good luck, and I'd appreciate hearing about how this turns out.
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| DL |
| Thanks so much for your detailed suggestions. I'll let you know how it works out. |
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| AcuraInSeattle |
I just picked up my 07 MDX Sport/Entertainment last Wednesday and have been enjoying it to no end (formerly had an 04 TL). Anyway, I've been reading these forums lately and I'm wondering what I may be doing wrong in burning my MP3s to DVD discs. I have tried numerous times using Roxio, Windows, etc. I've also tried different media: DVD+R, DVD-R, etc. I'm in the process of downloading the trial version of Nero to see if that helps.
What is really ironic is that I had a message this morning in my MDX that was detailing the media that is playable in the car. It specifically said that DVD-R discs weren't playable. I have had no problems in burning CD-Rs and getting those to work with no issue.
There are only a few hundred miles on the rig. I'm wondering if perhaps Acura switched the disc players in the car? Am I off here? Any information that you could share would be greatly appreciated.
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| DL |
I'm happy to report that my problem playing burned DVD -Rs is resolved (or at least it appears to be). It turns out that when burning the DVD from ITunes I wasn't checking the box in "Preferences" specifying that I wanted to burn a DVD DATA disk. Also based upon a forum suggestion, I've limited the DVD to +/- 300 songs.
Interesting though, sometimes when using the Nav Screen to view the DVD's contents, folders appear, with subfolders and songs, other DVDs just show songs.
Besides having a lot of traditionally purchased music, I've also purchased a lot of music from ITunes. To convert the ITunes .AAC files to MP3, I downloaded WMAConvert (cost about $15), which converts most file formats into most other file formats. Converting 300 songs takes approx 4- 5 hours and the converted music will show up in a separate file from "My Music" called "Converted". Then you drag the converted files over to ITunes, create a playlist and burn it to the DVD.
Once you get this to work, the total entertainment experience in the MDX is unbelievable ... traditional radio, XM, and with 6 DVDs a total of approx 1,800 songs and what has got to be one of the best current music interfaces by using the Nav Screen.
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