USB port what is the best hardware to use?

[trudawg660]

Got to love apple.....its taking over the world. i have two apple computers and a 160gb ipod

[CamaroSkooter]

Originally Posted by UCF w00t

The not working has less to do with the size of the player but the brand and model of the player. It likely doesn't support the "PlayFromDevice" profile that is required to play songs directly from the device.

Well, according to the specs, the player is a "Play-for-Sure" device, and that's what the Camaro is "supposed" to support, so I dunno.

[LadiesMan217]

I have a question...and I'm sure this is dumb to most of you, but it has to do with compatibility.

Right now, the only "iPods" I have is a 4th gen iPod and my first gen iPhone. The 4th gen iPod won't play the music...but it does charge in the USB port. The iPhone works flawlessly. My problem is that I like to keep my phone on me and I don't want to have to keep unplugging it and plugging it back in whenever I get in the car.

So, I went out and bought an 8GB Flash drive today. Before I open it...I want to make sure it's going to work. (If it's not, I'm just going to buy an iPod Nano and call it a day).
iTunes music isn't in mp3 format. Is it still a simple "drag and drop" application to allow it to be read on a flash drive or do I have to convert them into mp3 prior to putting them on the drive?

[mlee]

Originally Posted by LadiesMan217

My problem is that I like to keep my phone on me and I don't want to have to keep unplugging it and plugging it back in whenever I get in the car.

Bluetooth all the way

[slick rick]

Originally Posted by LadiesMan217

I have a question...and I'm sure this is dumb to most of you, but it has to do with compatibility.

Right now, the only "iPods" I have is a 4th gen iPod and my first gen iPhone. The 4th gen iPod won't play the music...but it does charge in the USB port. The iPhone works flawlessly. My problem is that I like to keep my phone on me and I don't want to have to keep unplugging it and plugging it back in whenever I get in the car.

So, I went out and bought an 8GB Flash drive today. Before I open it...I want to make sure it's going to work. (If it's not, I'm just going to buy an iPod Nano and call it a day).
iTunes music isn't in mp3 format. Is it still a simple "drag and drop" application to allow it to be read on a flash drive or do I have to convert them into mp3 prior to putting them on the drive?

I thought you could stream the music from the iPhone via the cars Bluetooth connection?

[LadiesMan217]

Originally Posted by slick rick

I thought you could stream the music from the iPhone via the cars Bluetooth connection?

Whuh??? You CAN??? That would solve EVERYTHING!

Would it still work with the steering wheel controls?

I thought Bluetooth was only for phone.

[fireresq157]

Originally Posted by LadiesMan217

Whuh??? You CAN??? That would solve EVERYTHING!

Would it still work with the steering wheel controls?

I thought Bluetooth was only for phone.

You can hear the audio that your bluetooth devise is playing but will have little to no control I beleive. Also knowing the limitations on bluetooth I doubt it can even come close to giving you the quality of audio comming directly from a well recorded MP3.

[LadiesMan217]

Originally Posted by fireresq157

You can hear the audio that your bluetooth devise is playing but will have little to no control I beleive. Also knowing the limitations on bluetooth I doubt it can even come close to giving you the quality of audio comming directly from a well recorded MP3.

Which brings me back to my original question

Oh well, I'll just try it...worse comes to worst, I still have an 8gb flash drive.

[UCF w00t]

iPhone software version 3.0 will support bluetooth streaming. The current version does not.

If your songs were purchased from the iTunes store before recently, they will more than likely not work without upgrading them to "iTunes Plus" or whatever. You will then have to convert them to mp3. This should be relatively easy to do in iTunes. If you use iTunes to rip CDs to your computer, make sure you change the configuration to use MP3 instead of their stupid AAC (mp4/m4a) format. Once your songs are in MP3 format, it should be a pretty easy copy and paste to the flash drive.

Originally Posted by CamaroSkooter

Well, according to the specs, the player is a "Play-for-Sure" device, and that's what the Camaro is "supposed" to support, so I dunno.

Not all "PlaysForSure" devices support "PlayFromDevice". I know it's stupid and confusing but that's the way it is...

[LadiesMan217]

Originally Posted by UCF w00t

iPhone software version 3.0 will support bluetooth streaming. The current version does not.

If your songs were purchased from the iTunes store before recently, they will more than likely not work without upgrading them to "iTunes Plus" or whatever. You will then have to convert them to mp3. This should be relatively easy to do in iTunes. If you use iTunes to rip CDs to your computer, make sure you change the configuration to use MP3 instead of their stupid AAC (mp4/m4a) format. Once your songs are in MP3 format, it should be a pretty easy copy and paste to the flash drive.


Not all "PlaysForSure" devices support "PlayFromDevice". I know it's stupid and confusing but that's the way it is...

Yeah, I tried two different flash drives and only one song is playable in the car. (It's the same song). Nothing even shows up in the menues...aside from that one song.

How do you upgrade to iTunes Plus? Is that an additional charge on top of the $.99/song?

Thanks for the answer.

[UCF w00t]

Originally Posted by LadiesMan217

Yeah, I tried two different flash drives and only one song is playable in the car. (It's the same song). Nothing even shows up in the menues...aside from that one song.

How do you upgrade to iTunes Plus? Is that an additional charge on top of the $.99/song?

Thanks for the answer.

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1711 has info on iTunes Plus.

Then after that you'll still have to convert them to MP3s... http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1550

BTW, I am NOT recommending anyone use iTunes. I can't stand iTunes and their overpriced pseudo-monopoly. Other stores such as the Amazon store or Zune store (doesn't require a Zune for the non-DRM tracks) are MUCH better options. But by following the above steps you will effectively free yourself (for a small fee lol) of the iTunes/iPod chains.

[LadiesMan217]

Originally Posted by UCF w00t

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1711 has info on iTunes Plus.

Then after that you'll still have to convert them to MP3s... http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1550

BTW, I am NOT recommending anyone use iTunes. I can't stand iTunes and their overpriced pseudo-monopoly. Other stores such as the Amazon store or Zune store (doesn't require a Zune for the non-DRM tracks) are MUCH better options. But by following the above steps you will effectively free yourself (for a small fee lol) of the iTunes/iPod chains.

Yep, as I expected...it's an addition $0.30 per song to upgrade to iTunes Plus.

That would cost me about $50. Great...for that price and the cost of a flash drive, I might as well by an iPod Shuffle and call it a day.

[UCF w00t]

Originally Posted by LadiesMan217

Yep, as I expected...it's an addition $0.30 per song to upgrade to iTunes Plus.

That would cost me about $50. Great...for that price and the cost of a flash drive, I might as well by an iPod Shuffle and call it a day.

Check your songs though. Depending on when you bought them, they may already be "plus".

And Shuffle's don't work. And you would still be locked into the evil Apple empire with no escape in sight.

[LadiesMan217]

Ok, well I converted a bunch of iTunes songs over to mp3...

Don't bother doing this. The sound quality is horrible and the flash drive doesn't "scroll" correctly. You'll scroll to the next song and it may skip 3 or 4 songs before it actually stops on one and plays it. It's not that the songs are corrupt...because if you click "back" it'll play them. Very finicky compared to how flawless my iPhone worked.