USB port what is the best hardware to use?

[glambert1]

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?

you can use the audio jack under the usb jack and play any file type but I dont think the car can control it then

[Adam]

I can't imagine most people having a collection of more than 2500 songs that they actually like, I spent months compiling a collection of like 44 artists I liked a lot, and about 50 others that I liked only a couple songs each (less than 5). Then I added in a few gigs of my gf's music to make her happy, and I'm still no where near 2500 songs. Maybe I'm just picky I don't know, but right now it's a non-issue.

I've put 1k miles on the beast and have only listened to about 20% of what I've put on there, and that's with constant skipping of songs I'm not in the mood for.

[trudawg660]

i have over 6000 songs on my ipod. 6481 to be exact

[CamaroDreams07]

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?

There are about 100 free programs online that you can use to convert music files from *AAC to *MP3 or whatever you want. ImTOO audio encoder is the one I use. Don't pay Steve Jobs and Cr-Apple for anything except their music player.
I honestly cannot believe people are still paying for music downloads and on top of that paying to have them converted to be used by anything other than iTunes.

[CamaroDreams07]

Originally Posted by trudawg660

i have over 6000 songs on my ipod. 6481 to be exact

Just checked my library, 7777 songs..how weird is that? I need to go download something new because the 7s are creeping me out now.

[trudawg660]

I don’t see why so many people hate apple. their unwillingness to change to crazy. apple is the superior company

[CamaroDreams07]

Originally Posted by trudawg660

I don’t see why so many people hate apple. their unwillingness to change to crazy. apple is the superior company

They certainly do have the superior prices. They are the superior company when it comes to mp3 players, I'll give them that.
Sorry I offended you with my opinion on a company.

Now let's get back to helping this guy out on his USB drive.

[UCF w00t]

Originally Posted by trudawg660

I don’t see why so many people hate apple. their unwillingness to change to crazy. apple is the superior company

lol. That's a can of worms I don't think you want to open...

[CamaroDreams07]

Originally Posted by UCF w00t

lol. That's a can of worms I don't think you want to open...

Aren't you proud of me? I was nice about it.

[trudawg660]

Originally Posted by CamaroDreams07

They certainly do have the superior prices. They are the superior company when it comes to mp3 players, I'll give them that.
Sorry I offended you with my opinion on a company.

Now let's get back to helping this guy out on his USB drive.

No you didnt offend me at all, i have a mini mac that was 500 dollars and its almost 4 years old and it works fine and i can run windows on it.

But back to the topic. i was about to buy a 64gb flash drive before i got my car. am glad i didnt because it would of had some serious problems.

[CamaroDreams07]

Originally Posted by trudawg660

No you didnt offend me at all, i have a mini mac that was 500 dollars and its almost 4 years old and it works fine and i can run windows on it.

But back to the topic. i was about to buy a 64gb flash drive before i got my car. am glad i didnt because it would of had some serious problems.

I plan on using my 16GB, I'll have to see how bad the problems are, more than likely if the folders and files are indexed properly on the drive, that will solve most of the problems. I'd rather leave a $40 flash drive in the heat than a $250 iPod. If I ever get mine, I'll let you guys know what I figure out so you can protect your iPod screens from the heat.

[trudawg660]

Depending on where you live it should be fine to leave it in your car.

Environmental requirements
Operating temperature: 32° to 95° F (0° to 35° C)
Nonoperating temperature: -4° to 113° F (-20° to 45° C)
Relative humidity: 5% to 95% noncondensing
Maximum operating altitude: 10,000 feet (3000 m)

[UCF w00t]

It can surpass 113 inside a car here EASILY and consistently.

[CamaroDreams07]

Texas heat..hell its 113 OUTSIDE the car sometimes