i think thats the problem. i made sure the disc were burned using AUDIO CD as the profile on my iMac. i even burned a copy on my laptop. still no joy. is there a difference between CD-R and CD-W? let me know if car systems generally do this. Mercedes-Benz - original stereo.

6/27/2008 2:21:28 AM

No just keep trying, generally after inserting and removing the CD 300-400 times it'll start working..........keep at it

6/27/2008 3:00:51 AM

^if what he said doesn't work I'd consult the Tech Talk forum. This is more up their alley than ours.

6/27/2008 3:49:21 AM

My Discovery and my Escalade factory radios won't play CD-RW, just a manufacturer thing I guess, but my 4Runner did.

6/27/2008 7:24:18 AM

Both would play most CD-R though.

6/27/2008 7:55:30 AM

Yeah, when you burn a single CD-R it will end up reading like a normal CD in most car audio systems without much of an issue. I think it's due to the way they designed CD-RW's to be rewritable that, unless you have a fairly recent, aftermarket stereo installed in a car (maybe 2003+? I don't follow head units much) or unless you have a fairly new car with a newer stereo, it isn't gonna support CD-RW's.

I'll google for an answer in a sec...

Stolen from the internets:

Quote :

"Point number two - CD-RW has less reflectivity than CD-R, which has less reflectivity than a commercially pressed CD. Some car players can't play Audio CD-Rs created with Classic Creator, let along CD-RWs."

So unless your head unit has a newer optic to "see" the CD audio better, you're fucked and will be left to use CD-R's on that business unless you change the head unit.

[Edited on June 27, 2008 at 8:08 AM. Reason : words]

6/27/2008 8:06:25 AM

i thought everyone knew that a lot of systems just won't play cdrw's

6/27/2008 8:59:48 AM

thanks. didn't about this sh!t.

6/27/2008 10:54:16 AM