Wasn't completely sure where this went, so I put it here. Alright so say I want to burn some songs onto a CD. The songs on the computer have a bit rate is 320 kbps. Say the player that will play the CD can play the data mp3 format as well as the standard audio format. Would I be better off, sound quality wise, burning the songs as data or the standard audio format, ignoring the fact of being able to put more songs as data on one cd? Also, is Windows Media Player fine for burning music CDs or is there another program which burns with better quality or whatever? Biostar P4m800-m4 Pentium 4 Prescott @ 3GHz 1GB Corsair PC3200 RAM Geforce 6200 AGP 2 80Gb Harddrives XP Home SP2

I would say that the quality is determined by the starting quality. MP3 @320 is never going to get any better.

Well I mean there won't be any actual sound quality loss with either method will there? If so, which keeps the best quality? Or are they virtually the same quality either way. Biostar P4m800-m4 Pentium 4 Prescott @ 3GHz 1GB Corsair PC3200 RAM Geforce 6200 AGP 2 80Gb Harddrives XP Home SP2

If you don't convert the file to a different format then the quality isn't going to change. Where are you going to play the disks? you need to verify the palyer will play the type of file you place on the disk. Also, what media are you going to use. You need to use compatible media for the player.

Yeah the player will be able to play the mp3 format, I was just curious if there is a quality difference between burning a mp3 cd and a standard audio cd. Thanks guys. Biostar P4m800-m4 Pentium 4 Prescott @ 3GHz 1GB Corsair PC3200 RAM Geforce 6200 AGP 2 80Gb Harddrives XP Home SP2

If you record MP3s at 320 kbps, I doubt very much if you could notice the difference. Why not run some tests and determine for yourself. By the way, they are both data (bits and bytes). The audio is just a different format (WAV).

Hi FIREDRAGOM. All the guys are correct. It's all just data. Your playback machine may determine which recording format you want to use. My only addition is that you don't pay extra for so-called 'Music' CD's. There is no difference, except the price is higher. I have put music on just about everything that will slip in the CD holder, and they all work fine. Bob A positive attitude won't solve all your problems, but it will annoy just enough people to be worth the effort.