help for mp3 player

[zoe]

can anyome help roy had a phillips mp3 player for the holiday i put some music on for him but now i cant get it to put any more on all it says on the mp3 window isfile format not supported can anyone tell me why

[Jules]

Ours are Phillips brand as well but I have never seen that before.

[don]

Ours are Phillips brand as well but I have never seen that before.

I also use Phillips and have no problem. Is your PC ok?

[tonyco1]

Ours are Phillips brand as well but I have never seen that before.

I also use Phillips and have no problem. Is your PC ok?

How did you transfer them - was it file transfer or via Phillips own software?

[Jules]

can anyome help roy had a phillips mp3 player for the holiday i put some music on for him but now i cant get it to put any more on all it says on the mp3 window isfile format not supported can anyone tell me why

Were you trying to add from a cd or from the internet as the internet ones can have a different format.

[zoe]

have put cd on to computer and it seems to go on mp3 but when you go to play back a box comes up on it saying file format not supported

[Jules]

have put cd on to computer and it seems to go on mp3 but when you go to play back a box comes up on it saying file format not supported

I have had my cd of instructions out and can't see anything on there. The only thing I can suggest is you save your music to your computer and re formatt the player. This though will wipe your player clean. This is only guess work as well . Sorry can't be any more helpful.

[Jules]

Just found this. Not sure what it all means but maybe someone will.

 Supported file types

The following table lists the file types (formats) that are supported by Windows Media Player.

If you cannot use a file that is included in this table, the file might have been encoded with a codec that is not supported by Windows Media Player.

File type (format)

File name extension

AU (UNIX) audio files

.au and .snd

Audio Interchange File Format (AIFF) audio files

.aif, .aifc, and .aiff

CD audio disc

.cda

DVD-Video disc

.vob

JPEG picture file

.jpg

Macromedia Flash animation file

.swf

Microsoft Recorded TV Show

.dvr-ms

MP3 audio files

.mp3 and .m3u

MPEG video files

.mpeg, .mpg, .m1v, .mp2, .mpa, .mpe, .mp2v, and .mpv2

Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) audio files

.mid, .midi, and .rmi

Windows audio and video files

.avi and .wav

Windows Media audio and video files

.asf, .asx, .wax, .wm, .wma, .wmd, .wmp, .wmv, .wmx, .wpl, and .wvx

Windows Media Player skin file

.wmz

  

[tonyco1]

Just found this. Not sure what it all means but maybe someone will.

 Supported file types

The following table lists the file types (formats) that are supported by Windows Media Player.

If you cannot use a file that is included in this table, the file might have been encoded with a codec that is not supported by Windows Media Player.

File type (format)

File name extension

AU (UNIX) audio files

.au and .snd

Audio Interchange File Format (AIFF) audio files

.aif, .aifc, and .aiff

CD audio disc

.cda

DVD-Video disc

.vob

JPEG picture file

.jpg

Macromedia Flash animation file

.swf

Microsoft Recorded TV Show

.dvr-ms

MP3 audio files

.mp3 and .m3u

MPEG video files

.mpeg, .mpg, .m1v, .mp2, .mpa, .mpe, .mp2v, and .mpv2

Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) audio files

.mid, .midi, and .rmi

Windows audio and video files

.avi and .wav

Windows Media audio and video files

.asf, .asx, .wax, .wm, .wma, .wmd, .wmp, .wmv, .wmx, .wpl, and .wvx

Windows Media Player skin file

.wmz

Ok - first play your Cd in Windows Media Player,
Then check the top menu and find "RIP" - click on it
select your CD in the drive, it will now rip all songs on it (few mins) and convert them to MP3 format or wma format
either is ok. I like MP3 as it will play anywhere.
Save into the folder of your choice or make a new folder and name it, and then save these tracks.
you should now be able to copy them into your player and should work ok.
Tony

[Jules]

Just found this. Not sure what it all means but maybe someone will.

 Supported file types

The following table lists the file types (formats) that are supported by Windows Media Player.

If you cannot use a file that is included in this table, the file might have been encoded with a codec that is not supported by Windows Media Player.

File type (format)

File name extension

AU (UNIX) audio files

.au and .snd

Audio Interchange File Format (AIFF) audio files

.aif, .aifc, and .aiff

CD audio disc

.cda

DVD-Video disc

.vob

JPEG picture file

.jpg

Macromedia Flash animation file

.swf

Microsoft Recorded TV Show

.dvr-ms

MP3 audio files

.mp3 and .m3u

MPEG video files

.mpeg, .mpg, .m1v, .mp2, .mpa, .mpe, .mp2v, and .mpv2

Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) audio files

.mid, .midi, and .rmi

Windows audio and video files

.avi and .wav

Windows Media audio and video files

.asf, .asx, .wax, .wm, .wma, .wmd, .wmp, .wmv, .wmx, .wpl, and .wvx

Windows Media Player skin file

.wmz

Ok - first play your Cd in Windows Media Player,
Then check the top menu and find "RIP" - click on it
select your CD in the drive, it will now rip all songs on it (few mins) and convert them to MP3 format or wma format
either is ok. I like MP3 as it will play anywhere.
Save into the folder of your choice or make a new folder and name it, and then save these tracks.
you should now be able to copy them into your player and should work ok.
Tony

I just knew someone clever would come along and explain a bit more. Hope it works Zoe.

[zoe]

thanks everyone think i will get liam to do it for me when he gets home

[Jules]

thanks everyone think i will get liam to do it for me when he gets home

Probably a good idea Zoe - leave it to the youngsters lol!!!

[zoe]

have looked on sites for philips the go gear range is well known for doing this with windows vista computers

[tonyco1]

have looked on sites for philips the go gear range is well known for doing this with windows vista computers

If it's a vista issue, also look out for a software update fix, or borrow a PC/Laptop with XP to do it.

[zoe]

we are doing it on the laptop just to get it done and will then sort it out for the computer