where to find mp3 cds?

Question

ive heard about cds that play songs in mp3 format and you can fit like 80-100 songs on them. where can i find them?

Answer 1

MP3's are just a different file format, and now-a-days most new CD players can also play what is called an MP3 CD, this is most likely what you were told about. These MP3 CDs are not sold in stores, as most albums only contain 10-15 songs, which is a complete waste for an MP3 CD. You can also purchase mobile MP3 Players that store the MP3 songs on the player without the need for a CD. A common example (As mentioned above) is the iPod. The iPod is basically a Hard Drive in a case. There are also MP3 players that use miniature "flash" cards instead of hard drives. These players offer longer battery life, as there are no moving parts in them (as opposed to iPod like players). To make an MP3 CD, you need to either download songs (Legal ones of course) or use a Media player like Windows Media Player or iTunes to Rip your CDs onto your computer as compressed MP3 files. With those players you can often choose an alternate file format that each player advertises, such as WMA and AAC, but you should stick to MP3s, since they have the largest compatibility, and the quality difference between the various formats is pretty much negligable. Once you have the MP3s on your computer, you use a burning program such as NERO or Roxio Easy CD Creator. You have several options. The easiest way is to use the "Wizzard" to make an MP3 Audio CD, this will walk you through the process. Alternatively, if your Burning program does not have a "wizzard", you can choose "Data CD", and just select all the MP3's you want to have and "Add" them to the CD. This might sound odd since you want an audio CD, but basically an MP3 CD is just a Data CD with MP3s on them. Once you've burned that CD, it will play in any CD player that supports MP3 music files. It should also work on most Stand-alone DVD Players (Like the one ontop of your TV in the living room), as most often they support MP3s as well. If you plan to listen to them on your entertainment system in your living room using the DVD player, you can alternatively create an MP3 Audio DVD, which is essentially a Data DVD with all your MP3s on it. Since a CD can hold only 700 MB, Versus 4.35 GB (The label says 4.7 GB, but you only actually get 4.35, sort of like how an 80GB Hard drive isn't actually 80 GB), if you are ONLY using it on your DVD player, the DVD is a better idea since it can hold vastly more amounts of MP3s (A few thousand). If you plan to listen to your MP3s on portable CD Players, using the MP3 CD is the appropriate way.

Hopefully that explains everything. If you plan to buy a mobile MP3 Player, they come with programs that will convert your CDs to MP3s and will walk you through the process of getting them on the player.

Answer 2

You can't buy them you make them your self

you convert you music to a mp3 file using a program like MusicMatch if you use Musicmatch.com software and are connected to the internet when you are converting you music cD MusicMatch will load all the names of the songs also. You then record it back on a CD or to a MP3 player. You can get up to 10 hours of music on one CD. You will need a CD player the plays MP3 files to listen to your music or a computer.

Answer 3

You can just get a CD-R or CD-RW and copy the mp3 files to the disk. (I prefer CD-RW because you can erase and re-write. On a CD-R, you can only do it once and you're done, whether or not you've filled up the disk.) You can find them at just about any place that sells electronics (Wal-Mart, Best Buy, etc). You have to play them on an mp3-compatible player, though, like your computer or certain stereo systems (it MUST say "mp3 compatible"). You can't play it in a regular cd player (I'm sure you knew that?). You will create the cd as a 'data' disk, not 'audio.'

What I like about it is that I can copy like 10-13 cds onto one disk and play those in my car rather than taking all of my cds with me (my car stereo is, of course, mp3 compatible). It keeps my actual cds in better shape, and, in the case of my car being broken into--I won't lose my cd collection!

Answer 4

You need a CD player that can read mp3 CD's, and you make the mp3 CD's by simply putting MP3 files onto a CD.

Answer 5

at any electronics store that sells blank cds you just have to simply burn the music that says it is an mp3 format not a wma format or anything else because mp3 is simply a condensed file allowing you to burn more music. I recommend fuji cds for this.

Answer 6

there is MP3 Cd's but most of the market out there is burned cd's (from your own collection of music)..If you have a cd burner you can get mp3 format for burning and you can play it in anything that is capable of playing mp3's..good luck and have fun playing all your good tunes.

Answer 7

Those CDs are Illegal.

If a Policemen stops you and sees an Illegal CD in your car he can arrest you and in some States they can seize your car because it was used to transport Illegal merchandise.

If you have more than one CD with you you can be charged as a seller and that will get you several years in prison.

Answer 8

last I heard u can get what u r looking for a Future Shop or the Source.

Answer 9

theres some look alike i-pods that are actrully mps there at walgreens so they wont cost a million bucks

Answer 10

the source a electronics chain have them