Originally Posted by 2kAccord
Its called CD Text. Some cds have it, some dont. If you burn a cd you have to make sure the option is checked to burn the text info, otherwise it wont work. The accord cd player should be able to display the info, most modern players do.
yup. gotta try burning a CD with CD text enabled, and with all the song titles and such available. i'm not sure where it gets the info from, and it's probably dependent on the burning software. if you're burning from MP3s it might read the ID3 tags, otherwise you might have to enter it manually. :dunno:
Originally Posted by smakdown
i was riding in my uncles new porsche cayenne S last week.....not only does it support cd text, but somehow it will tell you the song name and artist for songs on the radio too....and its not satellite radio
it's a feature of FM radio that some stations have started implementing. they just broadcast some data along with the audio transmission. the data won't come through as any audible sound through your radio, but if your radio supports it, it'll display whatever was sent. not all stations do it, and in my experience it doesn't always work for every song they play. it's not too bad, tho. i think they started doing that to "compete" with satellite radio somewhat. FM radio is so old already, and hasn't evolved at all over that last few decades. it's about time they offer something new