Does the CD player play MP3?

aus · 01-15-2009, 07:24 PM

I tried this morning and nothing, but wanted to check here to make sure. I had songs in folders, if that makes any difference.

It sucks not having the USB port on the car and not being able to retrofit it easily.

Bimmer Nerd · 01-15-2009, 07:28 PM

not trying to be a smart ass or something but if you just dragged and dropped the songs in a cd folder and ejected it, it won't work you have to use a program like a windows media player or nero to burn the mp3 onto the cd and then if you do that properly it will play 100% because all of my cd's are mp3s.

tom @ eas · 01-15-2009, 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by aus

I tried this morning and nothing, but wanted to check here to make sure. I had songs in folders, if that makes any difference.

It sucks not having the USB port on the car and not being able to retrofit it easily.

In-dash player is MP3 capable.

aus · 01-15-2009, 09:10 PM

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Originally Posted by godora

not trying to be a smart ass or something but if you just dragged and dropped the songs in a cd folder and ejected it, it won't work you have to use a program like a windows media player or nero to burn the mp3 onto the cd and then if you do that properly it will play 100% because all of my cd's are mp3s.

Thanks for the info. So drag/drop won't work, but if I rip to the CD with Media Player in MP3 format, it will will work?

pepper · 01-15-2009, 11:21 PM

can people just say a fact instead of throwing around a yes and a no...

either it can play mp3's ( and that means drag and drop folders) or it can't, so which is it?

tom @ eas · 01-15-2009, 11:23 PM

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Originally Posted by pepper

can people just say a fact instead of throwing around a yes and a no...

either it can play mp3's ( and that means drag and drop folders) or it can't, so which is it?

It's MP3 capable, provided you burn the MP3 CD properly.

Hammer · 01-16-2009, 04:27 AM

Hi,

YES it works with MP3 (you drive the e9x M3?!).
According to BMW you should use the "Frauenhofer Decoder" with a Datacompression between 128 - 320 kb/s. ("Cdex" might also work)
You should burn them in "track-at-once" and not "disc-at-once".

or simply check this one: Here are all answers

aus · 01-16-2009, 03:45 PM

Thanks for the kinda info. It's sad I had to go to the E90 site to get any coherent info.

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aus Major General 892 Rep 9,032 Posts Drives: Odysse Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Seal Beach, CA iTrader: (10)	Does the CD player play MP3? I tried this morning and nothing, but wanted to check here to make sure. I had songs in folders, if that makes any difference. It sucks not having the USB port on the car and not being able to retrofit it easily. __________________ Let me get this straight... You are swapping out parts designed by some of the top engineers in the world because some guys sponsored by a company told you it's "better??" But when you ask the same guy about tracking, "oh no, I have a kid now" or "I just detailed my car." or "i just got new tires."
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Hammer Lieutenant 31 Rep 423 Posts Drives: BMW Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Germany, Cologne iTrader: (0)	Hi, YES it works with MP3 (you drive the e9x M3?!). According to BMW you should use the "Frauenhofer Decoder" with a Datacompression between 128 - 320 kb/s. ("Cdex" might also work) You should burn them in "track-at-once" and not "disc-at-once". or simply check this one: Here are all answers
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aus Major General 892 Rep 9,032 Posts Drives: Odysse Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Seal Beach, CA iTrader: (10)	Thanks for the kinda info. It's sad I had to go to the E90 site to get any coherent info. __________________ Let me get this straight... You are swapping out parts designed by some of the top engineers in the world because some guys sponsored by a company told you it's "better??" But when you ask the same guy about tracking, "oh no, I have a kid now" or "I just detailed my car." or "i just got new tires."
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