Why is it that only car CD players repeat the CD and not others?

Question

I have noticed most Hi-Fi's and other CD players will automatically stop a CD once it has played through but every front loading car CD player will automatically start playing the CD from track 1 once it has played all the way through, WHY? (I'm not sure if car CD shuttles do the same.)

Answer 1

Its just a safety feature.

Answer 2

Two of the biggest factors that car audio equipment designers have to take into account are simplicity and ease of use. There's a limit to how many controls can be placed on the front of an in-dash CD player, especially when it also has a built-in tuner and amplifier, among other functions. Also, they have to consider that a driver can't always take his attention from the road to control the CD.

With a home CD player, there's plenty of room on the front panel for controls that allow the user to set up exactly how he wants CD's to play. With a car CD player, it's safer to just assume the user wants to be listening to music all the time. That means the user doesn't have to search on a small panel for a "repeat" setting, and he's not required to take his attention from the road to start the music playing again when the song ends.

Answer 3

I find that my car cd player goes onto the next cd.

Answer 4

Safety feature.
So that it does not startle you when the music stops.
You will lose concentration if all of a sudden no music is playing.

Answer 5

You have to manually press the repeat button on the entertainment system, every one of mine does it.

Answer 6

its called the repeat fuction and jou even get it on you computer

Answer 7

Its just a safety feature.