Willson Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 The missus is thinking of buying a new head unit and mp3 player which can be controlled via the head unit. I know that the iPod is very well supported for this, but is this the (only) way to go? Is the iPod controlling interface available on other players? Or are there other interfaces? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animal Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 I'm using a headunit that supports a USB memory stick which works brilliantly for me. You can scroll through the folders on the headunit display if you want a particular album/artist or just have it on random (which is what I usually do). I've got a 16Gb memory stick, currently about 2/3s full and have it sync'ed to my PC so when I've had some new music, I just plug it in and it transfers all 4 & 5 star rated tracks from Media Player straight to the stick. No more messing about with cd's or playlists - all my favourite music is in the car ready to play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willson Posted January 18, 2010 Author Share Posted January 18, 2010 Hiya, yeah I did suggest a USB stick, but she uses her current mp3 player a lot and she would prefer to just have to update the music on one device, rather than 2. Which headunit do you have? Does it support playlists? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt H Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 I have a pioneer headset that has USB input (for any type of MP3 play - but has special built in controls for the Ipod) and also an SD card slot that supports all the sizes available 32gb etc. Brilliant value now since I bought mine: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animal Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 Mine's probably the previous model to your's Matt, very similar looking and no SD card slot. Again, very good value for money, I think mine was about £125-£150 a few years ago. It's not that much hassle, especially if you get a 16 or 32Gb stick as you can have practically all your music on there and forget about it. If the newer model (Matt's) supports ipods, that could be worth looking at as it is a very versatile unit. I don't own any portable players (except my PSP) so can't comment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willson Posted January 18, 2010 Author Share Posted January 18, 2010 I've had a bit of a look around the net and it looks like ipods are about the only mp3 players that can be controlled. Might have to go that route. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willson Posted February 3, 2010 Author Share Posted February 3, 2010 Matt and Animal, I would appreciate any comments you have on using the SD card http://www.mkivsupra.net/vbb/showthread.php?t=208706 Oh and mods etc, apologies for not noticing there was an ICE section before...! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caseys Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 Got this http://www.caraudiodirect.co.uk/alpine-ida-x305.html Gives full iPod control, playlists, cover art etc. Can't fault it, probably find it cheaper else where, or get the one with the lower screen. Drilled a little hole in the centre console compartment and just plug my iPod in there and that's it, nice and tidy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willson Posted February 3, 2010 Author Share Posted February 3, 2010 Got this http://www.caraudiodirect.co.uk/alpine-ida-x305.html Gives full iPod control, playlists, cover art etc. Can't fault it, probably find it cheaper else where, or get the one with the lower screen. Drilled a little hole in the centre console compartment and just plug my iPod in there and that's it, nice and tidy At the moment, I think I am leaning towards a flash memory stick / sd card which can be left in the car. Do you have any experience using the Alpine with a USB stick? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caseys Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 At the moment, I think I am leaning towards a flash memory stick / sd card which can be left in the car. Do you have any experience using the Alpine with a USB stick? Afraid not. Found it quite pointless having 4/8/16Gb of music in my car when i can have 80-160Gb on a single iPod, then basically dock the iPod on my computer whenever I get new music and that's it. Was looking into the SD cards and ones with build in HDD units which ripped your music to them, but why bother? Have a mp3 player connected and have all your music for whatever takes your mood. Then you've also got an MP3 player to use when you're out of the car on holiday etc. I suppose it doesn't help that I have about 900 albums at home I've bought over the years. If you haven't got a huge music collection or possibly stereo ADHD like I do then SD card may be the way to go... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willson Posted February 3, 2010 Author Share Posted February 3, 2010 Ok, cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martini Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 Got this http://www.caraudiodirect.co.uk/alpine-ida-x305.html Gives full iPod control, playlists, cover art etc. Can't fault it, probably find it cheaper else where, or get the one with the lower screen. Drilled a little hole in the centre console compartment and just plug my iPod in there and that's it, nice and tidy I have this one and recommend it for the same reasons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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