CDR media for older car player

[DFBonnett]

Have a '93 with Bose AM/FM/Tape/CD player. The only CDRs that even work sometimes, and a bit shaky then, are Prodisc under the IBM brand. I've tried Sony, Fuji (Taiyo Yuden), Samsung, Memorex, and Maxell. Is there a particular brand or type that is known to work in these older players? Regrettably, due to the nature of the Bose system in the vehicle, switching it out to a newer player is not an option. Any guidance in this area would be most appreciated.

[themis_t]

nope,hard luck....

[mmitsch]

I read your message and I am having a problem with a Honda CD player in my CRV. Works fine with over-the-counter original artist CD's I get at the store but won't work with CDR's I burn. I have heard different media or settings will solve the problem. Let me know if you unlock this one.

[gh0sth@cker]

I'll start with the most obvious (just to be sure and cover it). Have you burnt a heapful of mp3 as a data cd, or have you created an audio cd (the correct way - will hold about 20 songs)

Try burning at a lower speed - try 4X for test purposes. Also you won't be able to use CD-RW as the drive won't recognise them.

Oh yea - I see this is an old(ish) topic which shows you have searched the forum - even if it was just to the bottom of the page. THANKS. Not a lot of ppl do that. :) They usually go ahead and make a new thread :mad:

[mmitsch]

To gh0sth@cker


Thanks for the response! I will try your ideas!

[podunkviller]

the most obvious thing to do is buy a new car with a new cd player


problem solved *wipes hands*

[themis_t]

hey podunkiller...new car is a bit of an expensive way...

[Mortuus47]

I've had a similar problem in a Volvo estate. Try using Kodak Gold Ultra (I get the 80 minute ones that come in jewel cases) and see if they work.

Weirdly, the ones that come on a spindle look the same but are a bit temperamental.

[samcboy]

650MB CDR is meant to be best as it has larger tracks (700MB CDR is done by shrinking the tracks), I use CDRWIN (not RAW read) for audio and write in mode 1 ISO master x4