Avic F###BT with USB external hard drive?
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Avic F###BT with USB external hard drive?
Has anyone hooked up an external hard drive to a Avic F700BT, F900BT, of F90BT yet?
From my understanding you should be able to run an inverter and plug the USB drive in via the USB cable. Is this true? Is any other hardware of software needed? If it is workable are there any external hard drives that are better than others for this type of application?
From my understanding you should be able to run an inverter and plug the USB drive in via the USB cable. Is this true? Is any other hardware of software needed? If it is workable are there any external hard drives that are better than others for this type of application?
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havent done it on this unit yet but have on many. but yeah plug it in via usb and go and plan on needing to put a usb hub or something in to provide power
also read the manual alot of times you have to format to fat32
also read the manual alot of times you have to format to fat32
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I am thinking about going with http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822161012
as the drive since it powers off of USB alone. The tech data states that is has the second USB port for old laptops that may not supply enough power via one USB. Has anyone ever done anything like this if so what are the pro's/cons?
I considered getting and iPod but I wouldn't use it for anything but the car so an extra $150 doesn't make the iPod as attractive as the drive. Any suggestions?
as the drive since it powers off of USB alone. The tech data states that is has the second USB port for old laptops that may not supply enough power via one USB. Has anyone ever done anything like this if so what are the pro's/cons?
I considered getting and iPod but I wouldn't use it for anything but the car so an extra $150 doesn't make the iPod as attractive as the drive. Any suggestions?
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Or would something like http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822216040
be better run off of an inverter? How much does Average Seek Time, RPM and Cache come in to play for use in car audio?
Do you have a USB drive of choice that works fast for data transfer, doesn't overheat or doesn't require additional power aside from a single USB?
At this point my biggest worry is if an iPod would smoke a USB drive for data transfer.
be better run off of an inverter? How much does Average Seek Time, RPM and Cache come in to play for use in car audio?
Do you have a USB drive of choice that works fast for data transfer, doesn't overheat or doesn't require additional power aside from a single USB?
At this point my biggest worry is if an iPod would smoke a USB drive for data transfer.
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You basically need an external power supply 95% of the time regardless of if its usb or dc power supply
the more music you have the slower it will load plain and simple. some units only support up to x gig of data.
rpm seak time etc will never come into play IMO, the harddrive will always be faster then the radio can read it
ipod will be faster generally because the radio organizes the harddrive, where as with an ipod its all organized via the ipod
the more music you have the slower it will load plain and simple. some units only support up to x gig of data.
rpm seak time etc will never come into play IMO, the harddrive will always be faster then the radio can read it
ipod will be faster generally because the radio organizes the harddrive, where as with an ipod its all organized via the ipod
