Originally Posted by biffstephens
The issue is for a CD/MP3 player to play MP3's it has to load the directory structure of the MP3's, some times it can take up to 2 min to start playing a MP3/CD....newer players might be better or if you don't fill it up with mp3's that would help too....ok ok probably to much info....
My Phillips CD player starts playing within seconds. No matter how many folders I burn on to the disk. And I can play in order, in a specific folder or shuffle as I wish. No sense programming any specific sequence. I can burn a another CD with different tunes in any order I want whenever. I suppose if I was cycling on the road for weeks at a time with no access to my computer, carrying a giant music library at all times would be an advantage. But I don't feel the need to carry with me at all times my 200+ GB mp3 music/OTR collection. Plus lately I have really enjoyed listening to recorded books from the library. Even on cassette tapes on (shudder) old low tech Walkmans when that is the only format available.