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What kind of discs are supported on my Philips Hi-Fi?

Published on 2017-02-28

The unit can support the below:

  • Digital Video Discs (DVDs)

  • Video CDs (VCDs)

  • Super Video CDs (SVCDs)

  • Digital Video Discs + Rewritable (DVD+RW)

  • Compact Discs (CDs)

  • Picture (Kodak, JPEG) files on CDR(W) ( Picture CDs )

  • MP3

  • Max. title/album name –12 characters

  • Max. title number plus album is 255

  • Max. nested directory is 8 levels

  • The max. album number is 32

  • The max. MP3 track number is 999

  • Supported sampling frequencies for MP3 disc: 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz

  • Supported Bit-rates of MP3 disc are: 32, 64, 96, 128, 192, 256 (kbps)

Not Supported

  • The files like .VMA, .AAC, .DLF, .M3U, .PLS, .WAV
  • Non-English Album/Title name
  • The discs recorded under Joliet format

The information on this page applies to the following models: FWD20/98 .

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