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Sep 2, 2007 | 07:05 AM

D3m0N

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MP3 CD

What year was the first head unit to support the MP3 CD

I was thinking 2005 but am I correct?

Sep 2, 2007 | 08:53 AM

rhawth99

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I think it was '05, also. My wife's '05 plays MP3 CDs.

Sep 2, 2007 | 09:00 AM

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My player in my '04 was replaced in Feb '06. I could then play mp3. I would think only spare '05 units would have been available.

Sep 5, 2007 | 03:12 PM

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MP3 cd player were introduce in the facelift (2004.5).

Sep 7, 2007 | 02:40 PM

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mp3 cds are the ones burned as data right?

Sep 10, 2007 | 09:32 AM

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Yes, the mp3 are burned as is.

When you burn a "normal" cd, your computer takes the mp3 files and converts it in a "wav" format. This way, every cd player are able to read it. But you are able to fit only 15 to 20 songs on the cd.

When you have an mp3 cd player, the radio is able to read the wav file (as a normal cd player) and the mp3 files. So if you burn the cd with mp3 files as data, you can fit about 150 to 180 titles on a cd.

To be able to recognize the Mini mp3 player besides a non one, you have to compare the volume button. The button is smaller on the non mp3 one. The button is bigger and there is groves on it for the mp3 player.