Mels Smiley Give or take how many albums can u fit on a dvd

**crackerjacker** · March 12th, 2005, 02:58 PM

if you have done it, post here and tell me how many albums in mp3 quality can u fit on a dvd.
i think mels smiley does this all the time.

if anyone else knows too post away
btw mp3 = 320 bs or 192 quality to me

**Mels_Smileys45** · March 12th, 2005, 03:24 PM

A shitload! I'm not sure of how many, it all depends. Enough that you can put it in the DVD player today and tomorrow it will still be playing. I'm not sure Ive ever filled a DVD completley up with music. Itt is a great thing to do though. I tell my friends to do it all the time because it doesnt cross most peoples mind that their MP3 playing DVD/CD player will play a DVD filled with MP3's. Best answer, a shitload

**FrozenShadow23** · March 12th, 2005, 04:32 PM

...can't you just do some simple math to figure that out?

1) Find average album size in desired format.
2) Divide media capacity by average size.

**notbob** · March 12th, 2005, 04:42 PM

4.7*1024=~4813MB
average high bitrate album, 100MB

about 48 albums

actual mileage may vary

**mcovey** · March 12th, 2005, 05:48 PM

hmm I check the size of a rather large one, it's 300MB at 320CBR
15 of that.

Probably 40 normal ones.

**notbob** · March 12th, 2005, 05:58 PM

Originally Posted by mcovey

hmm I check the size of a rather large one, it's 300MB at 320CBR
15 of that.

Probably 40 normal ones.

a lossless flac album is between 300 and 500MB

those are some bloated mp3s you have there

**Miniver** · March 12th, 2005, 06:08 PM

oddly enough, most dvd players I've tried that play mp3cds wont play mp3dvds. I'm not sure why.

**Mels_Smileys45** · March 12th, 2005, 06:17 PM

I have a Goldstar and it plays them. Ive not heard of anyone else having problems but im sure there are issues with different players.

**mcovey** · March 12th, 2005, 06:22 PM

Originally Posted by notbob

a lossless flac album is between 300 and 500MB

those are some bloated mp3s you have there

its trance so they're long. like 10 minutes each.

**origin** · March 12th, 2005, 11:19 PM

i do about 50 a dvdr give or take as others have stated just depends on how big(quality mp3 cbr vbr etc.) or long it is.

l8

**shawners** · March 13th, 2005, 12:36 AM

Depends on what music genre you use.. POP will consist of 50-75 megs. As well as some rock and punk. ELECTRONIC can be 120 megs since most encode with higher byte rate and it goes the full 80 minutes. So far David bowie collection fits nicely on 3 gig dvd =) I usually put music on the dvd that i dont listen to as much. MOSTLY XBOX games and movies for my dvds.

SanDiegoKid · March 13th, 2005, 12:40 AM

I don't have a fancy DVD player yet. My stand alone is from the 90's, and I'm using my PS2 to play backups.

Though I do listen to MP3 CDs in my Sega Dreamcast.

There's no school like the old school.
(and sometimes I play audio CDs in the Sega Saturn just to see the shuttle fly around)

**the great one** · March 13th, 2005, 01:58 AM

You can fit about 50 albums on a dvdr.
I just replaced my saturn last month,I missed the space shuttle screensaver that it has.I wish they had put a similar screensaver on the dreamcast.

**muffenme** · March 13th, 2005, 05:34 AM

:fire

I get about 550 on 1 CD do I say about 3619 or about over 350 albums per DVD

:hole

**Afn** · March 13th, 2005, 06:06 AM

Originally Posted by muffenme

:fire

I get about 550 on 1 CD do I say about 3619 or about over 350 albums per DVD

:hole

If each album is 45 minutes to 1 hour each that is around 300 HOURS on a single disc!
I have problems navigating mp3'ed CDR's for the right album! (Lp's were 22 minutes each side, that is why many older CD's are about 40 minutes of content.)

Technology is amazing.