MP3 CD Player ?

Post #40,956 by andread 6/3/02 11:14:44 AM Reply	MP3 CD Player ? I have one in my car (Aiwa, seems good) my question is: is there any reason why it can't resume play in the middle of a track like it does with audio CDs or is there some technical reason why it has to go back to the start of a given song whenever you stop playing that song and then start up later? A Play I Some Music w/ Papa Andy Saturday 8 PM - 11 PM ET All Night Rewind 11 PM - 5 PM Reggae, African and Caribbean Music [link\|http://wxxe.org\|Tune In]
Post #40,961 by Steve Lowe 6/3/02 12:16:00 PM Reply	I wouldn't think so. I'm at work right now playing mp3s off of a CD through winamp. I can pause and restart songs, position anywhere in the song to start playing, and so on. I don't think it's a technical issue with playing mp3s off of a CD. Check with Aiwa? My thought would be a software issue. ----- Steve
Post #40,987 by andread 6/3/02 3:51:01 PM Reply	not quite the same in the car the unit shuts off it remembers what track it was on but starts at the beginning of the some A Play I Some Music w/ Papa Andy Saturday 8 PM - 11 PM ET All Night Rewind 11 PM - 5 PM Reggae, African and Caribbean Music [link\|http://wxxe.org\|Tune In]
Post #40,962 by lister 6/3/02 12:16:06 PM Reply	Easy, it sucks I have one, I should know. I'm looking into replacing it before this summer gets any further along. I'd love to get the Visteon (Ford) version of the PhatBox by PhatNoise but they seem to be taking their sweet ass time getting the unit out. Soon, soon, soon. It's always soon... I really want to go back to my old stock head unit. Not only does it look good in my car, it also features automatic volume control which I really miss. Why must most aftermarket head units look so flashy and ugly? Oh yes, I'm never buying another Aiwa product again. Check out the JVC KD-SX980. It has resume. Read the user write-ups at [link\|http://pub56.ezboard.com/bhighwaymp3\|http://pub56.ezboard.com/bhighwaymp3]. If you're looking at replacing the Aiwa you should look into the Kenwood KHD-CX910 Music Keg which really is the PhatBox. You'll need to buy a Kenwood head unit for it. There is also the Alpine CHA-S634 which is a 6-disc changer that supports MP3s. Again you'll need an Alpine head unit for it. lister
Post #40,989 by andread 6/3/02 3:55:20 PM Reply	do other units.... have the capacity to start up in the middle of a tune as if it was regular CD audio? A Play I Some Music w/ Papa Andy Saturday 8 PM - 11 PM ET All Night Rewind 11 PM - 5 PM Reggae, African and Caribbean Music [link\|http://wxxe.org\|Tune In]
Post #40,990 by lister 6/3/02 4:04:23 PM Reply	Two confirmed The JVC unit I previously mentioned and the PhatBox powered Music Keg both have resume. There may be a few more but you'll have to find out for yourself. (I haven't looked further.) Check that site I gave you for user reviews. lister
Post #41,500 by a6l6e6x 6/7/02 3:03:55 AM Reply	Re: why it has to go back to the start of a given song Well MP3 is compressed data which may (I don't know for a fact) depend on prior processing results do be able to decode and decompress what follows. Unless these intermediate results are kept, it may not be able to pick where it left off. "Adaptive" compression techniques build decoding tables "on the fly". Alex "Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing had happened." -- Winston Churchill (1874-1965)

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