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saliya

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Hey guys,

Can anyone that has a DVD-MP3 player post:

* make and model of MP3 DVD player

* how long it takes from initial insert of a DVD with MP3s on it to hear the first MP3 (call this "load time")

* how many files (approx) on this MP3 DVD

* the total file size (approx) on this MP3 DVD

I have a cheap ($350!) Sony MEX-R1 DVD player that will read an ISO DVD image and play MP3s off it.

It of course plays video DVDs and regular CDs, I haven't tested MP3 CDs but I'm guessing it will work.

But hearing the first track (after initial insert), or track it was up to (after switch-on), on an MP3 DVD

takes about 60-90 seconds depending on the how full the DVD is. If I start loading the DVD,

but then switch to radio before it has fully loaded, it stops loading the DVD (i.e. loading cannot

be done in the background, and is restarted when switching back to DVD).

Once it has loaded a DVD, the information is cached till the car is switched off or the DVD is ejected -

when switching from another source back to MP3 DVD, it only takes a couple of seconds before it

starts playing MP3s again.

Loading other media (CD-Audio, DVD-Video) is 'normal' - a couple of seconds delay, then sound. It's only DVDs

with MP3s on them that take so long - I'm wondering whether my player is abnormal, or whether they

all do it.

I don't _particularly_ care about audiophile-ness - that is to say, the sound of the Sony unit is just fine

with me :ermm: - I just want to have convenient tunes in my car deck from an MP3 DVD. You'd think that would

be a relatively small ask in this day and age. Please help!!! :):down:

Regards,

Saliya

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* make and model of MP3 DVD player

* how long it takes from initial insert of a DVD with MP3s on it to hear the first MP3 (call this "load time")

* how many files (approx) on this MP3 DVD

* the total file size (approx) on this MP3 DVD

JVC KD-DV6105

"load time" would be 10 seconds tops for an mp3-dvd (FULL DISC) from the moment u insert the dvd into the player, to the time it takes for the first song to start playing.

If the disc was already in thee head unit and switch from radio and then back to dvd, it takes 1-2seconds at the most to load and play

-Total of 976 songs

- Disc is basically full

R34GTX Rising Star

R34GTX

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I too have the JVC-KD6105 player and am very happy with it and it's start times. However there is one thing that really annoys me and that is that you cannot fast forward MP3's songs that are recorded on a DVD disk. You can step forward to the next track or even move back to the previous track but you cannot fast foward a song.

This can become pretty annoying when you have a MP3 that goes for 1.5hrs and you are only travelling small distances. Each time you restart your car it goes back to the start of the song and then you cannot fast forward. :)

Other than that I love my player. :P

JVC KD-DV6105

"load time" would be 10 seconds tops for an mp3-dvd (FULL DISC) from the moment u insert the dvd into the player, to the time it takes for the first song to start playing.

If the disc was already in thee head unit and switch from radio and then back to dvd, it takes 1-2seconds at the most to load and play

-Total of 976 songs

- Disc is basically full

mr_crust Experienced

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I too have the JVC-KD6105 player and am very happy with it and it's start times. However there is one thing that really annoys me and that is that you cannot fast forward MP3's songs that are recorded on a DVD disk. You can step forward to the next track or even move back to the previous track but you cannot fast foward a song.

yeap i hate that as well. After i installed it i noticed that i couldnt fast foward and it annoys me, but apart from that the head unit rocks, there is so many different adjustments you can make.

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R34GTX

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Mind you when I bought the player, I quizzed the salesman on all aspects of the player including the fast forward (I found the details on teh internet) and he convinced me it would work.

Long story short, it doesn't. Went back to hassle the salesman to find that he didn't work there anymore.

Ohwell, like you said, the player rocks with all it's features. One question, have you tried inserting a DVD movie without having the screen connected? Does the audio still work? Thought this could be useful for music DVD's!!

Sorry to hijack the thread.

yeap i hate that as well. After i installed it i noticed that i couldnt fast foward and it annoys me, but apart from that the head unit rocks, there is so many different adjustments you can make.
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Hi guys,

thanks for the responses so far; nobody else reading has a DVD-MP3 headunit?

Sounds like it will be worthwhile taking a DVD full of MP3s down to a dealer and

popping it into every headunit with a stopwatch. If I do that, I will summarise...

Regards,

Saliya

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