I see the newer GX can play mp3 from cd, My 2006 doesnt do this but I wish it would.

Is this a hardware change and can I retro my changer up to new spec or is this a software change in my ML head unit?

 

I believe the diff. is in the software on the drive, it has to recognize the mp3 format. I don’t think you can change just the software, you need to change the CD drive.

 

I used the Ulead's Burn Now tool to create an Audio DVD with 99 songs on it. It plays through the ML DVD player in the center console, not the CD player in the glove box. It plays well, but there is no song/artist data.

http://www.ulead.com/bn/runme.htm

Burn Now is available as a trial piece of software. It is drag and drop , and pretty straight foward. No M4A or WMA support from the gui tool, but it gets the job done. I am sure I could work around that if I were motivated enough.

I had to use this post to copy over a required file that resolves an error that I encountered. http://tl.acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=571622. Support is limited for the trial version, but it met my needs. Hope this helps.

Tony