# Car CD players and music files **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [February 3, 2011, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-cd-players-and-music-files/569966 "2011-02-03T00:58:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![AClockworkMelon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aclockworkmelon/32/10803_2.png) [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2011, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-cd-players-and-music-files/569966/21 "2011-02-03T22:21:23Z")
I’ve burnt an Audio CD and for the first time I’ve been able to rip music off a CD to my 360 so I’m assuming that I did something right. Still, I won’t be able to check it with the car’s player until later. Thanks again for all your help guys. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2011, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-cd-players-and-music-files/569966/22 "2011-02-03T23:20:15Z")
With all due respect to **ACM** , did this thread make anyone else but me feel really old? ---
**Author:** ![Magiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2011, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-cd-players-and-music-files/569966/23 "2011-02-04T04:51:41Z")
> [@AClockworkMelon](#): > > The CD player is a factory unit. The car is a 2009 Toyota Yaris. The last car I had longtime access to was a Ford Escort and it just had a tape deck (which was fine - I had one of those cassette adapter things). > > Thanks for the advice guys. Right now I’m creating a disc using the “Burn Audio CD” option. I won’t be able to test it with the car until later but here’s hoping! > > Edit: And for those who asked - I’m using Windows Media Player. I am greatly surprised that a 2009 CD player doesn’t read mp3s. ---
**Author:** ![Magiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2011, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-cd-players-and-music-files/569966/24 "2011-02-04T04:53:47Z")
> [@Asimovian](#): > > With all due respect to **ACM** , did this thread make anyone else but me feel really old? That’s exactly how I felt when I read the op question. I’ve seen car stereo’s with USB ports and no CD players. ---
**Author:** ![AClockworkMelon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aclockworkmelon/32/10803_2.png) [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2011, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-cd-players-and-music-files/569966/25 "2011-02-04T05:34:10Z")
I tested the CD in the car and it was a success. ---
**Author:** ![Hairy\_Bob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ecc23a/32.png) [@Hairy\_Bob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hairy_Bob)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2011, 10:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-cd-players-and-music-files/569966/26 "2011-02-04T10:24:13Z")
> [@Asimovian](#): > > With all due respect to **ACM** , did this thread make anyone else but me feel really old? I feel my joints stiffening as I type! It’s understandable, but weird seeing somebody post “I’ve been using MP3s all my life…” These young 'uns don’t know how good they’ve got it, do they? ---
**Author:** ![johnpost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f17d59/32.png) [@johnpost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnpost)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2011, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-cd-players-and-music-files/569966/27 "2011-02-04T13:32:07Z")
> [@Asimovian](#): > > With all due respect to **ACM** , did this thread make anyone else but me feel really old? > [@Hairy\_Bob](#): > > I feel my joints stiffening as I type! It’s understandable, but weird seeing somebody post “I’ve been using MP3s all my life…” > These young 'uns don’t know how good they’ve got it, do they? rewind is only a virtual function for them. ---
**Author:** ![jz78817](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jz78817/32/1028_2.png) [@jz78817](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jz78817)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2011, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-cd-players-and-music-files/569966/28 "2011-02-04T13:38:57Z")
> [@Magiver](#): > > I am greatly surprised that a 2009 CD player doesn’t read mp3s. the Yaris is their “value leader,” so the base models come with practically nothing. ---
**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2011, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-cd-players-and-music-files/569966/29 "2011-02-04T14:09:40Z")
A burned audio CD disc will hold about 70 minutes of music. A burned MP3 disc will hold about 8 hours of music. Give or take. ---
**Author:** ![Magiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2011, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-cd-players-and-music-files/569966/30 "2011-02-05T00:28:22Z")
> [@jz78817](#): > > the Yaris is their “value leader,” so the base models come with practically nothing. Yes but it would be like installing a radio with a mechanical tuner. Who makes one anymore? Somebody had to specify that a normal function be left out. ---
**Author:** ![jz78817](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jz78817/32/1028_2.png) [@jz78817](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jz78817)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2011, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-cd-players-and-music-files/569966/31 "2011-02-05T01:03:36Z")
> [@Magiver](#): > > Yes but it would be like installing a radio with a mechanical tuner. Who makes one anymore? Somebody had to specify that a normal function be left out. they don’t _want_ people buying no-option base models, so they count on the upsell of $495 for the “premium audio system” which has mp3 playback. well, at least they did, 'cos at least now on the 2011 Yaris it’s standard. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2011, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-cd-players-and-music-files/569966/32 "2011-02-05T01:05:48Z")
> [@Asimovian](#): > > With all due respect to **ACM** , did this thread make anyone else but me feel really old? Oh god, yes. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-cd-players-and-music-files/569966.md?page=1)