MP3 trouble

[bogtrotter]

What, if any, is the difference between MP3 and Mpeg 4.
I have got a NON ipod mp3 and have copied songs from a cd onto it.
The songs won't play. Is it because they are in mpeg 4 format or is this irrelevant?

 

[Techy]

usually audio is encoded using MP3 and video using MP4.

The tunes will have to be in MP3 format. (the name "MP3 Player" kind of gives it away )

 

[Techy]

Plus you can't just copy CDA files directly from a CD it won't work, you'll need to convert them first to MP3.

 

[bogtrotter]

I have just discovered that I can convert CDs into mp3 using windows media player (stop laughing). I have just spent 2 hours (and almost, but not quite £10) looking for a download that would do it, and it was under my nose all along. Thanks for the advice anyway.

 

[Techy]

Well Done! enjoy