Bought myself a pressie

mluton · 15-06-2008, 19:45

Bought this from Halfords, makes the sound so much better with the standard speaker setup.

red-devil · 15-06-2008, 19:48

looks nice can you connect it to a Ipod?

George · 15-06-2008, 19:49

Very nice

mattbeef · 15-06-2008, 19:51

Not bad, know what you mean about sounding better with the standard speakers though

fatty5000 · 15-06-2008, 19:53

About time too mate

I need USB capability

mluton · 15-06-2008, 20:11

Its got USB, SD card and MP3cd compatibility.

It does support iPod, the connector is £25 on the net.

Just wanted mp3 in my car, got a 4gb pin.

mluton · 15-06-2008, 20:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by mattbeef

Not bad, know what you mean about sounding better with the standard speakers though

With an aftermarket stereo the speakers produce a better sound.

ShadyAl · 15-06-2008, 21:52

USB.

Definately the way forward.

Had one for about a year now and don't know how I managed before!

(nice stereo by the way

anewman · 17-06-2008, 02:59

You may be able to run a portable hard disk on it (although these stereos can be fussy which ones they power up). But with flash memory drives getting the sizes and prices they are these days they're probably the best and easiest option anyway.

mluton · 17-06-2008, 08:09

Quote:

Originally Posted by anewman

You may be able to run a portable hard disk on it (although these stereos can be fussy which ones they power up). But with flash memory drives getting the sizes and prices they are these days they're probably the best and easiest option anyway.

I'm running a small 3.5 GB hard drive with no worries at the moment, but that only requires a small amount of power. Also looking at getting a bigger one, but thanks for the heads up.

madfiddler · 17-06-2008, 16:45

I am pretty convinced that you can run the older iRiver hard disk players (20GB and 40GB) from this type of interface. There are probably other players you could use too....but I know this appears just like a removable usb flash drive...i plugs OK into my xbox 360 for example, also into SWMBO's blue&me car stereo

...reason is power is not via USB. It has internal battery and charged via 9v DC adapter. Plenty of power for an average journey

you can only get these 2nd hand now - look for iriver H120 and H140 on ebay. They are very good players and still go for quite a bit of cash.
For example I just found these
Iriver 40GB MP3 Player with FM Tuner H140 iHP-140 on eBay, also, MP3 Players, Consumer Electronics (end time 22-Jun-08 21:04:28 BST)
iRiver H140 MP3 Player on eBay, also, MP3 Players, Consumer Electronics (end time 19-Jun-08 20:13:20 BST)

Would an external USB harddrive in an enclosure work?

anewman · 17-06-2008, 16:57

Just to shortly describe my experience of using a hard disk with a Pioneer p7900UB USB stereo. Bought a freecom toughdrive pro 2.5" 160gb. Found it worked perfectly plugged in directly to the stereo, but didn't work at all using any USB extension cable (the cable from the stereo itself is only about 8cm long). I managed to get it to work patchily with a USB extension cable by adding a Nokia cig lighter charger as an additional power source. Eventually found the ideal solution for me was to use a very short extension cable (probably 10cm long) that was supplied with a bluetooth USB dongle. Works perfectly all the time and have enough cable to sit it just above the stereo, underneath the ashtray hidden out of view.

Due to limitations of the stereo though I think I can only utilise about 80gb.

There's some discussion of hard disk compatibility with specific stereos in this forum Talk Audio Forums - Powered by vBulletin

Nothing beats having a hard disk cram packed full of gigs of MP3's, the only problem really is navigation on the small screen - but I guess as technology improves this will get better too.

foureyes · 17-06-2008, 16:58

You can probably plug an ipod into the USB port too - it worked on a friends sony headunit - only thing is because of the file/folder structure on the ipod the tracks will play randomly... bit like their shuffle really!

RichB86 · 17-06-2008, 17:08

2008 Giant USB Test - Talk Audio Forums

Maybe of interest

philje123 · 17-06-2008, 17:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by foureyes

You can probably plug an ipod into the USB port too - it worked on a friends sony headunit - only thing is because of the file/folder structure on the ipod the tracks will play randomly... bit like their shuffle really!

Yup! Tried that with my old stereo that had a USB port on it and they played randomly and you couldn't access playlists or anything... but it worked to an extent!

Think for the sake of the £25 for the connector if you already have an iPod seems worth it to me!

p.s. can't see images so what stereo is it?

Phil

anewman · 17-06-2008, 17:32

Quote:

Originally Posted by philje123

p.s. can't see images so what stereo is it?

Blaupunkt Casablanca Mp56

mluton · 17-06-2008, 17:48

I just wanted MP3 in my car and with 700MB on a disc, 4GB memory card and a 3.5GB hard drive, its sorted me out.

I have an iPod, but don't use in in the car that much.

philje123 · 17-06-2008, 18:20

I can see the pictures now! Looks really nice!

Makes a big difference i think being able to have loads of music on tap in your car without having to swap cd's round and also being able to change or add the odd song without having to burn a new cd...

Phil

mluton · 17-06-2008, 18:23

I just love random with loads of music.

mattbeef · 17-06-2008, 20:19

Blaupunt Casablanca MP56

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mluton Briskodian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: South Birmingham Posts: 6,381 Thanks: 46 Thanked 225 Times in 199 Posts	Re: Bought myself a pressie Its got USB, SD card and MP3cd compatibility. It does support iPod, the connector is £25 on the net. Just wanted mp3 in my car, got a 4gb pin. __________________ Support Briskoda----------------------> Red Skoda Octavia V//RS Mods to date: Carbonio CAI Forge 007 DV Aero Wipers Briskoda Stickers KVW100 GB Wheel Inserts RS Tuning Remap Delocked Piper Cat Back Kenwood KDC-W6541U Fli Twin 12" Active Sub Parrot CK3100 *------------------------------------------------*

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ShadyAl Briskodian Join Date: May 2008 Location: Hertfordshire Posts: 158 Thanks: 32 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts	Re: Bought myself a pressie USB. Definately the way forward. Had one for about a year now and don't know how I managed before! (nice stereo by the way

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anewman Briskodian Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Leeds Posts: 2,531 Thanks: 987 Thanked 223 Times in 206 Posts	Re: Bought myself a pressie You may be able to run a portable hard disk on it (although these stereos can be fussy which ones they power up). But with flash memory drives getting the sizes and prices they are these days they're probably the best and easiest option anyway. __________________ 94 Favorit GLXIe Estate

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madfiddler Briskodian Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: East Midlands, UK Posts: 243 Thanks: 24 Thanked 10 Times in 10 Posts	Re: Bought myself a pressie I am pretty convinced that you can run the older iRiver hard disk players (20GB and 40GB) from this type of interface. There are probably other players you could use too....but I know this appears just like a removable usb flash drive...i plugs OK into my xbox 360 for example, also into SWMBO's blue&me car stereo ...reason is power is not via USB. It has internal battery and charged via 9v DC adapter. Plenty of power for an average journey you can only get these 2nd hand now - look for iriver H120 and H140 on ebay. They are very good players and still go for quite a bit of cash. For example I just found these Iriver 40GB MP3 Player with FM Tuner H140 iHP-140 on eBay, also, MP3 Players, Consumer Electronics (end time 22-Jun-08 21:04:28 BST) iRiver H140 MP3 Player on eBay, also, MP3 Players, Consumer Electronics (end time 19-Jun-08 20:13:20 BST) Would an external USB harddrive in an enclosure work? __________________ 2008 Octavia 2.0L TDI Laurent & Klement Storm Blue, Alcantara interior, Columbus Navigation, OEM Integrated Bluetooth Telephone Last edited by madfiddler; 17-06-2008 at 16:50.

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anewman Briskodian Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Leeds Posts: 2,531 Thanks: 987 Thanked 223 Times in 206 Posts	Re: Bought myself a pressie Just to shortly describe my experience of using a hard disk with a Pioneer p7900UB USB stereo. Bought a freecom toughdrive pro 2.5" 160gb. Found it worked perfectly plugged in directly to the stereo, but didn't work at all using any USB extension cable (the cable from the stereo itself is only about 8cm long). I managed to get it to work patchily with a USB extension cable by adding a Nokia cig lighter charger as an additional power source. Eventually found the ideal solution for me was to use a very short extension cable (probably 10cm long) that was supplied with a bluetooth USB dongle. Works perfectly all the time and have enough cable to sit it just above the stereo, underneath the ashtray hidden out of view. Due to limitations of the stereo though I think I can only utilise about 80gb. There's some discussion of hard disk compatibility with specific stereos in this forum Talk Audio Forums - Powered by vBulletin Nothing beats having a hard disk cram packed full of gigs of MP3's, the only problem really is navigation on the small screen - but I guess as technology improves this will get better too. __________________ 94 Favorit GLXIe Estate

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foureyes Briskodian Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 242 Thanks: 10 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Bought myself a pressie You can probably plug an ipod into the USB port too - it worked on a friends sony headunit - only thing is because of the file/folder structure on the ipod the tracks will play randomly... bit like their shuffle really! __________________ Fabia vRS - Black Magic - Standard! ..well, do Cupra bushes count as a mod?

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mluton Briskodian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: South Birmingham Posts: 6,381 Thanks: 46 Thanked 225 Times in 199 Posts	Re: Bought myself a pressie I just wanted MP3 in my car and with 700MB on a disc, 4GB memory card and a 3.5GB hard drive, its sorted me out. I have an iPod, but don't use in in the car that much. __________________ Support Briskoda----------------------> Red Skoda Octavia V//RS Mods to date: Carbonio CAI Forge 007 DV Aero Wipers Briskoda Stickers KVW100 GB Wheel Inserts RS Tuning Remap Delocked Piper Cat Back Kenwood KDC-W6541U Fli Twin 12" Active Sub Parrot CK3100 *------------------------------------------------*

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mluton Briskodian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: South Birmingham Posts: 6,381 Thanks: 46 Thanked 225 Times in 199 Posts	Re: Bought myself a pressie I just love random with loads of music. __________________ Support Briskoda----------------------> Red Skoda Octavia V//RS Mods to date: Carbonio CAI Forge 007 DV Aero Wipers Briskoda Stickers KVW100 GB Wheel Inserts RS Tuning Remap Delocked Piper Cat Back Kenwood KDC-W6541U Fli Twin 12" Active Sub Parrot CK3100 *------------------------------------------------*

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