11-20-2012, 10:08 AM | #1 |
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USB stick for audio
In anticipation of the delivery of my F30 with H/K, I've just bought one of these ridiculously tiny USB sticks (SanDisk) to put music on. Thought it would be a lot better than a normal 'stick-out' USB stick when stored in the armrest, and I've found this the easiest way to get music to and from the car, with album art etc. (in my E82).
They come in 8/16/32GB; I got a 16GB one for £7 inc. postage on eBay - bit of a steal really! Just thought I would share...
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11-20-2012, 11:44 AM | #2 |
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How big is the internal HDD again?
My F30 should be here in two weeks. I mainly listen to Sirius, but will probably dump a few key bands onto the hard drive.
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You're better off doing what the OP and I do, which is RIP to a WMA lossless or 320 rated file and store it on a USB. It will pick up album art too if done correctly, and the 32GB Sandisk I use is about half the size of a thumb. |
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11-22-2012, 10:23 AM | #5 |
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I threw a bunch of tunes (mp3) on my USB and the car doesn't see it. Is there a special package needed to play music off the USB?
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11-22-2012, 10:26 AM | #6 |
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You just need the USB audio interface AFAIK; are you plugging the USB drive into the port under the armrest (rather than in the glovebox)? If so, are they normal unprotected MP3s, and what format is the USB drive?
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Yup. Under armrest. All ripped mp3's (and some wma's) from CDs. Will try again. I get a message when I try to access the USB. Oh, and I'm using that USB drive (looks like the FOB) BMW sends you when you get a new car.
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Yup, I go to the menu for external devices and the USB logo is greyed out and next to it says "not supported". Must have needed to get some $2000 package for that feature.
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It takes a while (like 30mins for the 7gb I imported) but it works a treat. Album art is sadly not supported when playing for the HDD but that not important to me. |
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You may need the USB+Bluetooth option installed - not 100% though. Up here this came with the "BMW Assist" package ZWQ. |
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S-Dot, that was it! USB drive needed to be in FAT32 format. Thanks very much!
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I just bought a sandisk 16gb for $14.99 at Staples which is usually high priced. Does anybody else think that it's crazy that you can't download from an iPhone directly? That is has to go to a USB zip drive?
I thought it would be easy just to download from the ipod or iphone directly....but no. |
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In my case, I have bought ZERO music from Apple and ALL of the music I have in iTunes (and later transferred to my iPod, iPhone) came from my own files. Anyway..it's not that difficult to load up a USB zip which I did last night and it works just great. Another pleasant surprise is how good the standard non HK stereo sounds. I am completely happy with it. |
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I also got the same stick after my car delivered. It is much smaller than I expected. First I was afraid to plug it in and can`t unplug again
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This thread reminded me that I do have a USB input. I have the HK system but no other tech options. So I tried it and it works great!
Basic iDrive screen shows 'artist' and song title. I used iTunes and loaded some mp3's. They sound much better than satellite radio. Now I'm going to load up some .wav files. Thanks for reminder. |
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