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07-08-2005, 06:52 AM
#1
50 Watt CAFz'r
Thread Starter
Join Date: Mar 2002
Posts: 419
I am getting an Alpine 7996 CD/DVD head unit...can I burn audio tracks onto a DVD and play them as audio on my system...I want to have the benefits of both the large capacity of a DVD and the sound quality of a full-size audio file (as opposed to an MP-3).
Thanks,
Lawrence.
Thanks,
Lawrence.
07-08-2005, 08:26 AM
#3
Cheddar
Join Date: Sep 2004
Posts: 558
According to the owners manual, which you can download from Alpine's web site, you cannot play home-made DVD's.
Straight out of the owner's manual......
Discs that cannot be played: DVD-ROMs, DVD-R/DVD-RAMs, DVD-RWs, DVD + RWs, CD-ROMs (excluding MP3 files), photo CDs, etc.
Having said that, who knows? My old Nak deck was not supposed to play CD-RW, but it did.
One thing I did to get the results you're looking for was to hook up an iPod to the deck. One that had 40gigs of storage capacity. I uploaded CD's onto it using uncompressed AIFF. Because it was CD quality size, I could only fit about 45 CD titles onto it. It's like having a 45 disc CD changer in the car.
I had the iPod hooked up to an Alpine IVA-D901 and it was awesome. The iPod adapter charges the iPod and everything is controlled from the deck (even the remote) and the sound was the same quality as CD. The only thing that bothered me was the interface - it sucked. I think having an IVA-D310 would have been better because of it being touch screen capable.
Straight out of the owner's manual......
Discs that cannot be played: DVD-ROMs, DVD-R/DVD-RAMs, DVD-RWs, DVD + RWs, CD-ROMs (excluding MP3 files), photo CDs, etc.
Having said that, who knows? My old Nak deck was not supposed to play CD-RW, but it did.
One thing I did to get the results you're looking for was to hook up an iPod to the deck. One that had 40gigs of storage capacity. I uploaded CD's onto it using uncompressed AIFF. Because it was CD quality size, I could only fit about 45 CD titles onto it. It's like having a 45 disc CD changer in the car.
I had the iPod hooked up to an Alpine IVA-D901 and it was awesome. The iPod adapter charges the iPod and everything is controlled from the deck (even the remote) and the sound was the same quality as CD. The only thing that bothered me was the interface - it sucked. I think having an IVA-D310 would have been better because of it being touch screen capable.
07-08-2005, 12:14 PM
#6
50 Watt CAFz'r
Thread Starter
Join Date: Mar 2002
Posts: 419
Thanks to all...just shows you what the salesman knows...he said it could (this was two years ago when I was looking at them new).
Mugen1...thanks for the info on the ipod...that's another way to go...
Lawrence
Mugen1...thanks for the info on the ipod...that's another way to go...
Lawrence
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