What's your experience with MP3s on CD-RW's

Two discs, not skips with mine.

 

I've been using Memorex CD-R CDs for years with no issues.

One key I found for my previous car, is to burn the CDs at as slow a speed as possible. Before doing this for CDs used in my previous car, I would get an occasional skipping, but since lowering the burn speed, no issues.

Also--why use CD-RW? I seem to recall reading about issues in car CD players with them.

 

I generally avoid CD-RWs for all applications. They cause too much trouble.

Tom

 

I used CD-RW for compiling our own audio CDs in our old car (Peugeot 206) fine. In our UK Prius, I use DVD-RW without problem - again so we can chop and change at a whim.

Our UK Prius has the HDD Sat Nav, so the DVD drive is just for audio.

I do agree with the idea of burning at lower speeds for greater compatibility.

 

My previous car was a BMW, and folks on the forums reported problems using CD-RW CDs. Worth a try, no?

Here's info based on a quick Google:
Nashua Media Products - FAQ CD-RW Support

CD-Recordable FAQ - section 4

 

CDRWs work fine on my 2008 Lexus; haven't tried them on the 2010 prius yet. My BMW has a 2005 CDRW-compatible CD head unit and I hear what I term "dropouts" (not really skipping) on this player. I suspect the head unit is the cause, as the same CDRW plays fine in my Lexus.

 

They work pefect in the Prius. I burn talk radio to one over and over and it works perfect.

 

It isn't just car CD players. If you want to use CD-RWs, you have to test them with your particular player, and with your brand of CD-RW. That's my main complaint: They seem to lack standardization. CD-Rs, on the other hand, seem to work well in almost everything except the oldest of players.

Tom

 

No problem with CD-RW MP3/WMA in my gen3 Prius either.
I burn at a slow speed and use memorex / verbatim.
I use CD-RW so I can re-use the CD when I have got fed up with the track selection.

Edit:
Wouldn't you just know it. Popped a newly burned CD-RW into the Pri and it starts to skip. First one ever.

 

Compared to my previous Pioneer MP3 aftermarket radio, the Prius plays CD-RW pretty well. I had no skips. I use high quality CD-RW though and burn at lower speeds. I use also standard 650MB CDs, not the higher capacity ones. I also do a complete clean, instead of simply rewriting them, every now and then.
In any case the Prius plays better than before my Pioneer.