Cd plays on laptop but not cd player?

Jo4

My sister has got Dad to make a cd with music on it for her. The cd will play on her laptop but not in an ordinary cd player. Does anyone know why? I should point out that she is a teacher and it is for the Christmas play at school. I don't want the Christmas play to go wrong!!

Any suggestions?

aliasojo

Most likely reason is that the cd player doesn't recognise the format the music has been copied in, I think.

There are a number of older models that wont play copied cds at all, some wont play depending on what format the music is in eg mp3/wma etc.

Sometimes it comes down to what kind of blank disc is used, but I would think it's more likely to be the format. That's why the lappy can play the cd, it recognises the files.

Jo4

aliasojo wrote:

Most likely reason is that the cd player doesn't recognise the format the music has been copied in, I think.

There are a number of older models that wont play copied cds at all, some wont play depending on what format the music is in eg mp3/wma etc.

Sometimes it comes down to what kind of blank disc is used, but I would think it's more likely to be the format. That's why the lappy can play the cd, it recognises the files.

THANKS for your help! Will tell her!

mr_fishbulb

Cheack if the CD is a re-writable one (CD RW) becuase those disks cannot be read on some normal CD players. The most compatable is a CDR - one that you can only write once to.

Jo4

mr_fishbulb wrote:

Cheack if the CD is a re-writable one (CD RW) becuase those disks cannot be read on some normal CD players. The most compatable is a CDR - one that you can only write once to.

I remember seeing the cd in Mums & Dads and it was a CDR but I will check with her when I phone her.

robnye

mr_fishbulb wrote:

Cheack if the CD is a re-writable one (CD RW) becuase those disks cannot be read on some normal CD players. The most compatable is a CDR - one that you can only write once to.

i agree, i have the same problem with my car cd player, it wont play cdrw , but will play cdrs

Jo4

Have to wait until 11am to contact her as she is at school.

msdl28712

sometimes even cleaning the lens can sort the prob out

Jo4

It is a cdr she is using so how can she get the cd player to play the songs?

aliasojo

She probably can't.

It sounds as though it is just one of those players that wont read copies.

Jo4

aliasojo wrote:

She probably can't.

It sounds as though it is just one of those players that wont read copies.

Will tell her that maybe if she tried a different cd player it would work!