question about mp3 audio

[garybeck]

I know computers can play mp3, at various bit rates, mono and stereo, etc...

my question - are car stereos and home CD players that play mp3's limited to a certain type, bitrate, etc of mp3?

if, to save MB, I put a whole bunch of MONO mp3s on to a CDROM, will they play in most mp3-enabled car stereos, walkmans, etc? Or does it have to be 128/stereo to play in those?

reason - i'm working on a project to put a bunch of radio interviews relating to electronic voting on to a CDROM. My hope is people will be able to listen in their cars and walkmans, etc. I figure if I do it mono I can fit over 50 hours onto one CD. But if that makes it so it won't play, it's useless.



thanks
gary (the solar bus guy)

[welshTerrier2]

1. a couple of good links

i'm no expert on this but here are a couple of links worth reading:

http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=551151
http://www.crutchfieldadvisor.com/ISEO-rgbtcspd/learningcenter/car/digitalmusic.html