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Originally Posted by mcorliss' date='Apr 21 2005, 12:33 PM
[quote name='PUMPMAN' date='Apr 19 2005, 05:44 PM']Mp3s work well but CD song names still only work with in-dash player, not with CD changer
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Are you talking only MP3s or would I-tunes format (aac) work as well. I just tried to burn my I-tunes playlist to a disc and use it on my 545I. No luck. It may be the fact that I was not burning MP-3 specifically.
Any insight??
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[/quote]Your signature shows NAV, so you will not be able to play MP3's until September (Iceman has confirmed and he has been accurate on this topic for months). I doubt you can play AAC files ever.
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I was referring to CD text on a CDR. You can burn MP3s onto a CD (using a program like Nero that converts them to wav files so you can have like 13 or 14 songs on a CD). And those should have text (mine has worked from the start more than a year ago).
The whole MP3 data disc thing is separate. Maybe in September with a software upgrade for those of us with Pro Nav.
I used to wonder whether BMW intentionally held out on MP3 functionality to sell more CD changers or the Premium Sound Pkg. With a data MP3 disc, those hold about 100 MP3s and makes the need for a changer less.
Are you talking only MP3s or would I-tunes format (aac) work as well. I just tried to burn my I-tunes playlist to a disc and use it on my 545I. No luck. It may be the fact that I was not burning MP-3 specifically.
Any insight??
Your signature shows NAV, so you will not be able to play MP3's until September (Iceman has confirmed and he has been accurate on this topic for months). I doubt you can play AAC files ever.
The whole MP3 data disc thing is separate. Maybe in September with a software upgrade for those of us with Pro Nav.
I used to wonder whether BMW intentionally held out on MP3 functionality to sell more CD changers or the Premium Sound Pkg. With a data MP3 disc, those hold about 100 MP3s and makes the need for a changer less.
Originally Posted by derrickj' date='Apr 21 2005, 12:53 PM
[quote name='mcorliss' date='Apr 21 2005, 12:33 PM'][quote name='PUMPMAN' date='Apr 19 2005, 05:44 PM']Mp3s work well but CD song names still only work with in-dash player, not with CD changer
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Are you talking only MP3s or would I-tunes format (aac) work as well. I just tried to burn my I-tunes playlist to a disc and use it on my 545I. No luck. It may be the fact that I was not burning MP-3 specifically.
Any insight??
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[/quote]Your signature shows NAV, so you will not be able to play MP3's until September (Iceman has confirmed and he has been accurate on this topic for months). I doubt you can play AAC files ever.
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Originally Posted by mcorliss' date='Apr 21 2005, 07:33 PM
Are you talking only MP3s or would I-tunes format (aac) work as well.? I just tried to burn my I-tunes playlist to a disc and use it on my 545I.? No luck.? It may be the fact that I was not burning MP-3 specifically.
Any insight??
Any insight??
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It took those engineers more than two years to write the software that supports MP3. If BMW allready KNOWS there are other formats out there? I don't know... But IF they know about AAC... It will take them at least FIVE YEARS to write the software for this format...
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ICEMAN: Logically, it would appear that there will be no MP3 playback in the US until September. That will be the case if one can ONLY get PRO Radio with the Nav in the US. Can someone confirm what radio comes to the US with/without "Premium Sound Package" and with/without Sirius but without the nav?
If you have nav (business OR professional) you HAVE the radio pro. Software update in September will bring the MP3 ability to it.
That's a: YES!
Originally Posted by Iceman' date='Apr 20 2005, 05:01 PM
[quote name='derrickj' date='Apr 20 2005, 07:06 PM']...In September will the US non-logic 7 radio with NAV be able to play MP3?
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That's a: YES!
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Originally Posted by Iceman' date='Apr 21 2005, 06:00 PM
AAC??
It took those engineers more than two years to write the software that supports MP3. If BMW allready KNOWS there are other formats out there? I don't know... But IF they know about AAC... It will take them at least FIVE YEARS to write the software for this format...??
It took those engineers more than two years to write the software that supports MP3. If BMW allready KNOWS there are other formats out there? I don't know... But IF they know about AAC... It will take them at least FIVE YEARS to write the software for this format...?
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The only place you'll run into AAC format files is if you buy music from the iTunes Music Store, as all of their files are in that format. I guess that if you buy music from iTunes, but then want to burn it to a disk for use in the car, you'd either want AAC format support in the car or as others have said just convert it to a supported format.
Sony has their own proprietary format too -- ATRAC.
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Originally Posted by Guest' date='Apr 22 2005, 08:34 PM
so what about us WITHOUT NAV?
does ti work in 16.2 already?
does ti work in 16.2 already?
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Is it worth while waiting for may to upgrade to 17 or have 16.2 now what do you think
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Originally Posted by Bart001' date='Apr 22 2005, 02:03 PM
AAC is Apple's proprietary format and I can't think of any reason to put it in BMW's other than Apple and BMW striking some huge co-marketing agreement.
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Of course by then we'll have an on board hard drive to store our continually upgradable NAV data too...and watch internet tv...and I'll be on my death bed....
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Originally Posted by Bart001' date='Apr 22 2005, 02:03 PM
[quote name='Iceman' date='Apr 21 2005, 06:00 PM']AAC??
It took those engineers more than two years to write the software that supports MP3. If BMW allready KNOWS there are other formats out there? I don't know... But IF they know about AAC... It will take them at least FIVE YEARS to write the software for this format...??
It took those engineers more than two years to write the software that supports MP3. If BMW allready KNOWS there are other formats out there? I don't know... But IF they know about AAC... It will take them at least FIVE YEARS to write the software for this format...?
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The only place you'll run into AAC format files is if you buy music from the iTunes Music Store, as all of their files are in that format. I guess that if you buy music from iTunes, but then want to burn it to a disk for use in the car, you'd either want AAC format support in the car or as others have said just convert it to a supported format.
Sony has their own proprietary format too -- ATRAC.
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[/quote]That sounds good but Apple made it so anything you buy from the I Tunes music store can only be played on computers (5 max) or ipod. If you try to burn it onto a CD it won't let you