Re: [ARSCLIST] Multi format DVD/CD/SACD, etc Player

[Tom Fine <tflists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Marcos:

With your Mac, make sure you're burning a real-deal ISO CDR, which might only allow 8-point-3 
character file names. I think the ISO standard has evolved but some DVD players only want to see 
older-style ISO CDR media. I believe it's a limitation of their firmware, not the drive or laser, 
per se.

-- Tom Fine

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Marcos Sueiro" <mls2137@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2007 1:24 PM
Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Multi format DVD/CD/SACD, etc Player


> An update might be warranted.
>
> I contacted the folks that sell the modified DVD players and they suggested I send them a DVD-R 
> with the data in question, and they will try their various players. If nothing else, I am already 
> impressed by their customer service.
>
> I plan to mail them a DVD-R this as soon as I have a chance, and will inform on their report. Of 
> course, I am not suggesting Mike should not try it and report back as well... ;-).
>
> As an aside: My cheap Sony DVD player will not play MP3s burned in a Mac, which is rather 
> frustrating.
>
> Thank you for following up.
>
> Marcos
>
> Tom Fine wrote:
> > Hi Mike:
> >
> > You're talking video. We're asking audio. Audio MP3. DVD-R burned full of MP3. Will it play audio 
> > MP3 off a DVD-R data disc? Marcos correctly pointed out that for some reason, most multi-format 
> > DVD players appear unable to do this. I have a theory why this might be so, but I might be wrong. 
> > It seems to me that a DVD drive wants to turn at 1x speed for DVD video. Further, it seems to me 
> > that 1x DVD speed is a data flow far above the data flow needed to play MP3 files. So my guess is 
> > that the drive can't stop and start for such little bursts as would come off a densely-packed DVD 
> > disc, but I might be way out in left field on that. I believe when a regular CDR or audio CD is 
> > put in one of these players, either a different laser is used or the laser re-focused for a less 
> > dense pack of data, but again I might be wrong.
> >
> > Anyway, does your new player do what most others seem unable to do -- 
> > play AUDIO MP3 from a DATA DVDR disc?
> >
> > -- Tom Fine
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Richter" <mrichter@xxxxxxx>
> > To: <ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2007 10:23 PM
> > Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Multi format DVD/CD/SACD, etc Player
> >
> >
> > > Tom Fine wrote:
> > > > Hi Mike:
> > > >
> > > > I think the operative question from Marcos was, have you tested it with a DVDR full of MP3 
> > > > files? Marcos is correct that my Toshiba and Marantz players will not play MP3's from a DVDR 
> > > > data disc, but they do fine with a CDR full of MP3.
> > > >
> > > > -- Tom Fine
> > >
> > > I am routinely reading DVD-ROMs with AVI and MPG files using both ISO 9660 and UDF formats. With 
> > > the one exception noted before (an oddball codec), all have read without trouble.
> > >
> > > Mike
> > > --
> > > mrichter@xxxxxxx
> > > http://www.mrichter.com/