[glidealong]

Originally Posted by BaCkSeAtDrIVeR

The HU reads info in the pendrive as a file system, and recurses the directories and subdirectories.

By the way could you just let me know if it's possible to play audio files from an USB powered external hard disk via the USB port provided in your 4050?.
This one last info would help me to finalize on my ICE system.
Thanks a ton.

[navin]

Originally Posted by BaCkSeAtDrIVeR

What do you guys think of this?? I am a bit confused, coz I think blaus are better than Pios, but Pios is what I was promised, blau is what I get.

I suspected the rears to be fakes coz they were not listed on pioneer's site. TSA932 seems to be the model number.

Sorry for taking this offtopic for this thread.

Do you prefer blaus or Pio? If you prefer the balu and got them why bother?

[low_bass_makker]

Originally Posted by glidealong

By the way could you just let me know if it's possible to play audio files from an USB powered external hard disk via the USB port provided in your 4050?.
This one last info would help me to finalize on my ICE system.
Thanks a ton.

It can but the large size of the HDD will make the setup slow. So go for a 2-4 gb pendrive for the same.

[glidealong]

Originally Posted by low_bass_makker

It can but the large size of the HDD will make the setup slow. So go for a 2-4 gb pendrive for the same.

Thank You low_bass_makker. One more clarification would help. Is it worth waiting for the new series to be available in Trivandrum?. How would you rate the price hike to performance improvement ratio for 50 series to the upcoming 90 series.

Thanks again

[sudhi_des]

Brother i am also waiting for the new series. As Pioneer will showcase them in AutoExpo 2008(New Delhi). So the wait is only for 9 days and then it will available in market (may be last week of january).

According to the specification, I got from other Pioneer website(thailand/china etc). Both series are looking similar. And may be after the launch of new series we can get 50 series in cheaper

[jobinjv]

Originally Posted by JayD

i think he's talking about the '9' series, ie 3090,4090 etc, which are official imports with B&W. whereas the ones on sale are the '5' series, which are grey market imports. Just like they had the 2950 and the 2990 in the prev generation.

as per wat u said i did a seaarch but it think 3050, the grey market stuff is 3950 and not 3090..

[BaCkSeAtDrIVeR]

Originally Posted by glidealong

By the way could you just let me know if it's possible to play audio files from an USB powered external hard disk via the USB port provided in your 4050?.
This one last info would help me to finalize on my ICE system.

Why dont you take the HDD to the shop and ask for a demo?

Here are the specs from the user manual for 4040 UB:-

USB version 2.0 full speed, supply current - 500 mA, Maximum amount of memory - 250GB, File system - FAT16, FAT 32.

Now look at the specs of your HDD to see what current it uses.

[mjothi]

I just checked with the Guys in Chennai. They are asking Rs.6500 for pioneer 4050. But in this forum I read it as 5800-6000rs.
Any suggestions for the place in bangalore to buy this? Any idea on price?

[JayD]

Originally Posted by jobinjv

as per wat u said i did a seaarch but it think 3050, the grey market stuff is 3950 and not 3090..

No dude, the 3950 is the older series. By the '9' series i mean, the 2090,3090 etc, which are the officially imported 2008 series and their greymarket counterparts are the 3050,4050 etc. The 2950,3960...7950, are from the older 2007 line up.

[s0uljah]

Any news of the 6050 / 6090 in the markets yet?

[low_bass_makker]

Originally Posted by glidealong

Thank You low_bass_makker. One more clarification would help. Is it worth waiting for the new series to be available in Trivandrum?. How would you rate the price hike to performance improvement ratio for 50 series to the upcoming 90 series.

Thanks again

I have not till now listened to the new series till not so I cannot comment on the same.

[s0uljah]

Originally Posted by TalkAudio forums

i reach for my obstacle test that no USB unit so far has passed on my bench. I grab my Freecom 2.5" 40GB drive full to the brim with my AAC iTunes content (35.9GB, 9145 files, 3182 folders). This is a mean scan test with even a Windows XP machine on autoplay taking 30 seconds to sweep all the files.

The Pioneer laughed at my test and scanned the entire drive in 1.02min before playing the first track! It allowed me to spin the rotary commander as fast as i could and skip though 15-20 folders per revolution and no obvious slow down, pauses or buffers were met while browsing 100's of folder choices and listening to a track at the same time. Can you tell i was impressed...

Source : Kenwood vs Pioneer USB

[knownstrangerr]

I tried plugging in my ipod into the usb port in my Pio 5050 to check if it reads from there it says unrecognised USB so guess i need a Fm transmitter or an ipod connector cable to listen to my ipod collection

[low_bass_makker]

Originally Posted by knownstrangerr

I tried plugging in my ipod into the usb port in my Pio 5050 to check if it reads from there it says unrecognised USB so guess i need a Fm transmitter or an ipod connector cable to listen to my ipod collection

Which cable you are using from the USB port to the IPOD. The original one which came with the IPOD or any after market one.

[Lord Lucan]

Originally Posted by mjothi

I just checked with the Guys in Chennai. They are asking Rs.6500 for pioneer 4050. But in this forum I read it as 5800-6000rs.
Any suggestions for the place in bangalore to buy this? Any idea on price?

Check out Pitstop [Opposite to Globus in Richmond road]. I got my 5050 for 6200Rs