USB head unit

[leapin]

I got a Sony head unit with a USB input, its GREAT! It also has the Aux headphone input but the USB is much better. All you need is a thumb drive and your good to go. A nice 4gb one does the trick, you can flip folders and it displays titles. I just like the fact you can control it on the deck and dont have to fiddle with an MP3 player. Anybody else got one?

[Damkid]

i have a kenwood excelon head unit with a USB port and i love it! i also have a 4GB thumb drive and i transfer all my CD's onto it and all my downloaded music, i think i have about 50CD's on it and almost 100 random songs and i think i've used up around 2.6 GB

i haven't used a CD in months

[scitzz]

I hook my zune up, that way if I have to wait, I can watch movies, and have sound through my stereo, but music on a thumb drive would be even more convenient!

[SimonTuffGuy]

My JVC unit in the Festiva has a USB port on it too. It also plays DVD's and outputs to a monitor. So, I've got one of them installed and I usually just burn a huge selection of my music over to a DVD and go through that way.

The USB is nice for charging my iPhone when I've forgot my power cord elsewhere... or when I download new music and don't feel like burning a new disc.

[getnpsi]

i have a cheap one w/usb from walmart that i cant get to work in my aspire. somehow the antennna grounds it before i hook up the actual ground. very big bummer.

[SimonTuffGuy]

My dad has a cheapy one from WalMart too... I think he said it was like $80... He likes it?

[rolla4me]

I dont have a radio at all. I am using Ipod using headphone jack on one side then RCA jacks on the other and plugged into a 4 channel amp.

[SimonTuffGuy]

rolla - Good idea, especially if theft is an issue around you (unless they steal the amp)...

My headunit has inputs, so I usually let the GF plug her iPod in when we drive in the car together.

[gothguydante]

right now I'm building a computer primarily set up for war driving. I'm going to build a tower place it behind my back seat or under passenger I'm not sure yet but some special ventilation will be needed.. then where the little clock goes i was going to put in a usb hub in there and a power socket... i have all the parts but the in dash tv... and the ventilation just want to get my car all fixed up before i do it.. oh and don't forget about the omni directional antena I'm going to mount on the hatch...

[getnpsi]

the 80 walmart one is just fine for most people. 10 years ago if it wasnt a big brand you got what you paid for but not so much with radios nowadays