Posted: 12/22/2016 4:29:34 PM EDT
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I'm dragging myself into the modern world. My new truck does not have a CD player, but it does have media port.
I have a lot of music files on my computer in various file types (WMA, MP3). What type of device would be good for bringing a lot of music with me? |
Astell & Kern AK380 Copper... Be all you can be. Me? I have a 40gb 2004 iPod Gen. 4 that I rebuilt last year! Chris |
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What brand is your vehicle? I'm assuming you are talking about USB when you say "port"?
GM cars/trucks will play straight off of a thumb drive. I put a ton of random music from my ripped collection onto a 64G tiny thumb drive and have left it in pretty much since I got the car. I think I removed it once to add a couple new albums to it. Ford is the whole "Microsoft Support", and Mopar is the iPHone support. GM supports all of them , and I think Ford will also read the folders on a thumb drive and just play them. Audible supports GM cars and trucks to put DRM audiobooks onto the thumbdrive to listen to as well. No unweildy cables. |
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Have you tested the flash drive as input device on your stereo yet? Just throw a couple songs on there from a YouTube or other tune and see if it works. If you have the full display, you may bea ble to watch youtube videos offline even.
Then: Get some books from audible.com Guns, Germs, and Steel is a nice historical one that melts away drive time while enlightening you. There are a LOT like that. Though I have found I'm enjoying history more and more as of my life is history. I've acquired sudden headphone-autodestruct-itis, so I haven't been able to listen to an audiobook in many months. I'm eagerly awaiting the day armored cables that are proof against parrot beaks are available. All I need is a standard set, with some tiny spring steel ring mail all the way around the wires, buttons, and connectors. Guy even ripped my 'indestructible' G-shock to shreds. |
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You should get a Zune for on the go. The Zune HD I had was leagues better than any other audio device I have ever used. Now I just use my phone, either Apple or Android, whichever flavor is newer when I need a new phone. The Sync system in my cars connects via bluetooth because it's almost 2017. |