Quick question - ipod

[cellg8]

Ok..don't laugh..

I never owned an i-pod... but this car has the i-pod interface in the glove compartment. I don't plan on having tons of music and don't want to spend $ on a high-end ipod, either...

So... can i just get the ipod shuffle, ipod nano or whatever cheap just so I could listen to 'some mp3'?

Thank you...

John

[ngng]

Ok..don't laugh..

I never owned an i-pod... but this car has the i-pod interface in the glove compartment. I don't plan on having tons of music and don't want to spend $ on a high-end ipod, either...

So... can i just get the ipod shuffle, ipod nano or whatever cheap just so I could listen to 'some mp3'?

Thank you...

John

as long as it has an ipod data connector it should work

[Borden]

I had a new deck that had an ipod adapter and i bought the second gen ipod mini..might be hard to find now check ebay but it has the data connector

[cellg8]

Thank you, gentlemen!

John

[fitzS4]

NOOOOOOOOOO DONT GET THE SHUFLE IT DOES NOT CONNECT......few i dont want you get make the mistake

[cellg8]

Thanks...


Will Nano work? or should I get the Classic?

[99PanozAIV]

Thanks...


Will Nano work? or should I get the Classic?

I have a new (2008) S4 with the dock in the glove box and have used both my iPod Touch and iPod Nano in it successfully. I'm just bummed that there are no names that show up, just Disc 1, track 3, etc. on the Nav plus.

[channad]

do you have the nav? just use SD cards

[fitzS4]

yes anything other than the shufle willl work

[99PanozAIV]

do you have the nav? just use SD cards

Really? It never occurred to me there'd be a difference. So, I have a mix of songs from CDs I own and also stuff I've downloaded from iTunes...I just save them onto an SD card and that's it? (and yes, I have the Nav system).

[JMG]

Really? It never occurred to me there'd be a difference. So, I have a mix of songs from CDs I own and also stuff I've downloaded from iTunes...I just save them onto an SD card and that's it? (and yes, I have the Nav system).

pretty much it... just make some folders for you to navigate and your good to go. make sure to use the standard 4gb cards and not the 8gb cards... they don't read.

[cellg8]

Awesome info, guys!!! Thanks! Looks like SD Card route will save me money eh?

THANKS A LOT!

[channad]

Really? It never occurred to me there'd be a difference. So, I have a mix of songs from CDs I own and also stuff I've downloaded from iTunes...I just save them onto an SD card and that's it? (and yes, I have the Nav system).

Step one. The songs have to be in MP3 format. So, you'll have to burn the iTunes purchases as audio CDs. Then import them back in as MP3. You are free to delete the previous mp4 or whatever files iTunes gives you. Then you'll have no problems with DRM. This serves another purpose as well. You will now have a back up copy of your music if your HDD crashes. It's a long, time consuming process, but I did it to my collection.

Next, get a 4GB SD card that IS NOT SD HC. Those will not work in the nav unit. Like JMG said before, make some folders to browse through, like artists and what not. You can place about 400 items ion the SD card. You probably will not fill up the 4GB card unless you have encoded the MP3s at higher bit rates. You can fill up the 4GB card, but the nav unit will only read so much. This happened to me before. Just have to cut some stuff out.

This is the exact card I have, and I bought it for around $60...it's cheaper now:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...SD%2bTS4GSD150

I have a program called Synctunes (mac only) which transfers my playlists over to the SD card. Just choose the playlist and hit sync. That's it! You can have multiple playlists, as they will show on the nav screen. However, all those playlists count as an item. The more playlists and folders you have, the less music you'll be able to access.

Hope this helps. If you have any more questions, feel free to ask.

[Jrunr]

is there any software out there that will transfer Mp4 to MP3? I am having a hell of a time trying to access my music that I want on my SD cards...

[channad]

^^^ a google search will give you a few options for doing that.

just do the back-up thing...you'll have CDs again, but hey, so what!

[99PanozAIV]

...Hope this helps. If you have any more questions, feel free to ask.

Great advice; much appreciated. I'll give it a try.

[cellg8]

Channad,

Do you use a memory card reader to download music from your PC to XD Card? Which memory card reader do you use?

Thanks, Channad!

John

[Ill 3.0]

is there any software out there that will transfer Mp4 to MP3? I am having a hell of a time trying to access my music that I want on my SD cards...

I'll need to find this out too since I have 120+ GB of MP4s, which would be an astronomical amount of cds in AIFF format.

[Tiesto]

Channad,

Do you use a memory card reader to download music from your PC to XD Card? Which memory card reader do you use?

Thanks, Channad!

John

Look for the SanDisk MicroMate. It comes with a 4 gb SD card, just plug in and upload.

[cellg8]

Look for the SanDisk MicroMate. It comes with a 4 gb SD card, just plug in and upload.

Thank you! Just placed the order with Amazon!

[JMG]

is there any software out there that will transfer Mp4 to MP3? I am having a hell of a time trying to access my music that I want on my SD cards...

I believe you can right click those files in itunes and there is a "Convert to MP3" command. You might have to have itunes set to convert to Mp3 when importing in your settings for that command to show up though.

[channad]

Cellg8 - any card reader will do. I have a SanDisk MicroMate. It works like a dream! Also, that card you ordered from amazon won't work in your car. That's the SDHC (hich capacity)which the nav won't read. But, at least you'll have the MicroMate!

get this transcend card:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...SD%2bTS4GSD150

I have had it since January and no problems.

JMG - that feature won't work with DRM tracks you get from iTunes. I just verified this now. If you get DRM free material from iTunes store, then this feature will work.

[caitovS4]

JMG - that feature won't work with DRM tracks you get from iTunes. I just verified this now. If you get DRM free material from iTunes store, then this feature will work.

That is correct. What I use for protected files is software called SoundTaxi. I don't exactly remember how much it cost (approx $20) but it easily converts all your protected files to Mp3 without having to burn CD's and re-import.

[channad]

SoundTaxi looks great!

I'm on a mac, so that program won't work for me. But all you guys with PCs that need to take the DRM off your files, soundtaxi looks like it'll do the job well.

[swoyekr.]

get a refurb ipod nano

[cellg8]

Thank you, all once again! Channad, I have bought the one you recommended!

[ngng]

for ease, ordering, and accessibility i would have just got an ipod. they're pretty cheap these days. as for drm, as long as you rip files as MP3, you won't have drm issues.

[cellg8]

Ok..got my Transcend card 4gb sd card.

I put about 80 songs in there (created a folder and put them all in there) but the car shows only about 10-15 mp3 songs. Why is that?

I have now created 10 folders and separate the songs...not sure if this will help. Will try that later.

Thank you.

[cellg8]

never mind..found the answer i think... because the rest of the files were WMA's...

What's the best converter to convert WMA to MP3? I googled and found this: http://www.wma-mp3.org/ However, it does not work for me because it says I need to download some codes...

Thank you in advance.