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New video out today: anybody use MP3 CDs? I'm fascinated by this "format" which appeared with almost no fanfare at all. www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkIR...

MP3 CDs: a hybrid "format" that never existed, yet was surprisingly common
MP3 CDs: a hybrid "format" that never existed, yet was surprisingly common

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Ccoestar.bsky.social

Haven't watched yet, but there was a window of time when car stereo CD players supported MP3 CDs before MP3 players were readily available and widely supported. Got a lot of use of the format back then.Haven't watched yet, but there was a window of time when car stereo CD players supported MP3 CDs before MP3 players were readily available and widely supported. Got a lot of use of the format back then.

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Sstrife3025.bsky.social

In 2001-2004 ish our cd player in our GW we worked in used em. Hilarity ensurd

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Bbeepsalt.bsky.social

we used them a LOT in my mom's car from like 2003-2008 - the CD player she had used them and the features like it telling us the song name and allowing a lot more songs on a CD made it ideal for road trips

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FCdesmigeo.bsky.social

Oh man yep I got one of those in Jan '03. A little Rio portable, so that I could run it in the car. Later I got a car that would read those CDRs, which was great until smartphones landed.

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Llimyx826.bsky.social

As someone that grew up in the 2000s in south east part of the world, mp3 CDs were a common sight everywhere. Don't have a PC to burn CD, not a problem, ask someone with one and burn as many as you want as long as you supply the CD.

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COmrcott.bsky.social

Worked at a corporate record store in high school circa 1999 and saved up enough for an anti-skip CD player that could do mp3s. My Napster/Kazaa haul lived on CD except for the favorites, which got a place of honor on this thing's 32mb compact flash

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Ttpatticus.bsky.social

I bought a couple of audiobooks in that format.

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DPdpaulangel.com

I remember it was a game changer for road trips when car's CD players could handle it.

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MLmadimadas.bsky.social

I did, I have quite a few CD's marked "MP3's" that while initially were backups to my computer, I had a portable CD player that I took those discs with to high school and it was a blessing since I couldn't afford an iPod at the time.

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slipmatwhiprat.bsky.social

Cool! We're gonna need that audio driver joke though

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