Why can't I get files to play on MP3 player

[Condor]

I've downloaded the MP3s from the zombiepodcast site. They play fine on my PC, but for some reason I can't get them to play on my MP3 players. I've tried 3 different players and can't get them to...

[nikvoodoo]

This is as good a place as any for this issue.

If you're looking for a non iPod alternative (you should really just give in to the collective.......we are the borg.....resi....oh nevermind), I was always a fan of Creative Zen products before I converted. Granted, the reason I converted was my zen player died a horrible no good very bad death after just about a year, but whatever. They also don't reach many of your specs these days.

But in terms of whatever else you're looking for....I found a Sansa mp3 player on Amazon for like $70. Beyond that I got nothing as to why your files won't work properly.

[Condor]

OK, strike 4, wtf.
Took back the 4GB RCA and got a 8GB Sony Walkman. It won't play the files either, it says "file format is not supported." Now how can a MP3 player not support MP3 files? And again, smaller music MP3s work fine.

I did forget to mention that I was able to burn the files to a CD (in MP3 format) and they worked on a portable CD player that can play MP3 files, but that's not practical to burn a CD for each new chapter.

[Condor]

I've got it working, kind of.
First off, the Sony requires a folder called "PODCAST" and a sub-folder like "We're Alive" that holds the individual files. Would have been nice if there had been instructions somewhere to tell me that.
Secondly, I had renamed and edited track # of the files when I was going to put them on the Sansa so that they would play in the proper order. For example chapter 1-part 1 was named "01-1 itbegins" & track #1, chapter 1-part 2 was named "02-1 itbegins" & track #2, etc. through chapter 27-part 3 named "27-3 thethirtyfirst" & track #80. I accidentally loaded some unedited files on the player and it worked, I caught the error and replaced those files with the edited ones and those didn't work.
For some reason the MP3 player didn't like me screwing around with the file info.
Anyway it seems to be working now, except that it won't play the files in the correct order.