another bluetooth problem

mr_accountant

i am trying (trying in vain) to transfer music form my computer to my phone (samsung e530) using a bluetooth usb dongle.

some mp3 files its loading and playing ok. on others the phone uploads them as normal, then when i try to play it says unsuppoted file. any ideas what the problem could be, they are all mp3 files and all play fine on the computer.

rogerramjet

Are you sure they are all MP3? some could be in windows media format, You wouldn't really notice until you transfer them. Look to see if the file extention (the bit after the .) says .mp3 or .wma

It maybe you need to convert them to MP3 before transferring, this site maybe of interest to you

http://www.wma-mp3.com/

mr_accountant

no, definately mp3, ive checked.

rogerramjet

possible compression ratio? mp3 files are usually ripped at different ratios which range from around 72kbs to 320kbs (you can go higher or lower but most downloaded are in this range) the lower the compressing the smaller the file size is, for example the same song at different compression could be 1mb for a 72kbs to 7mb for 320kbs. it maybe the phone only supports a certain range...all speculation but worth a check on the size of the files that won't play in relation to the size of the ones which will

mr_accountant

rogerramjet wrote:

possible compression ratio? mp3 files are usually ripped at different ratios which range from around 72kbs to 320kbs (you can go higher or lower but most downloaded are in this range) the lower the compressing the smaller the file size is, for example the same song at different compression could be 1mb for a 72kbs to 7mb for 320kbs. it maybe the phone only supports a certain range...all speculation but worth a check on the size of the files that won't play in relation to the size of the ones which will

i thought something on these lines too, but im trying from 128kbs to around 192kbs, but no pattern. also some 4mb files are ok, some not so. same with a couple of 7mb.

fatblokexl

could be corrupt files, try scanning for virus's etc. or they could be right protected.

mr_accountant

fatblokexl wrote:

could be corrupt files, try scanning for virus's etc. or they could be right protected.

tried the virus scan, they are ok. how do i check if they are right protected?

fatblokexl

that i don't really know. i have downloaded a few tracks from lets say......free shareware sites. i try to change the name of the file and it wont let me. track on the comp plays ok but i cant rename it. ...dont think i have actually tried to send these to my d500 yet...will try now