USB Pen Drive speeds and HU

vebmetal · 6th February 2008, 23:37

Very briefly tried making a .m3u playlist, but my 6050UB didn't recognize it :( Anybody with any solutions?

abhibh · 7th February 2008, 00:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by vebmetal

Very briefly tried making a .m3u playlist, but my 6050UB didn't recognize it :( Anybody with any solutions?

did ya removed the drive letters from the play list ?

vebmetal · 7th February 2008, 03:27

hmm.. no... suppose it's in

M:\music\metallica\

should it then be changed to

\music\metallica\

?

DerAlte · 7th February 2008, 10:59

Is your HU supposed to handle playlists? If so, it will be mentioned in the manual - user 'usable' features implemented in firmware always are, since they are selling points (no reason why it will be an 'undocumented feature' as we expect with Windoze software). If not, it will skip such files.

Worth a try, though - yes, remove the drive reference "x:" but keep the initial "\".

NetfreakBombay · 7th February 2008, 12:46

you can try Unix style slashes as well.
Like

/music/metallica/abc.mp3

Or

music/metallica/abc.mp3

Rationale is, HU might be running some embedded Unix since thats free and its easy to slap a GUI on top of it.

abhibh · 7th February 2008, 13:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by vebmetal

hmm.. no... suppose it's in

M:\music\metallica\

should it then be changed to

\music\metallica\

?

Yes it should be changed to \music\metallica\ and the playlist should be in root folder of the pendrive.

vebmetal · 7th February 2008, 14:28

ok, abhibh, will give it a try as soon as I get a new pen drive. Since you are saying this with confidence, I suppose you must have tried this before? Could you elaborate on which HU you use, and how you setup the playlist?

vebmetal · 7th February 2008, 15:19

Is there an issue as far as Read speeds go for using pen drives with HUs? (I have a pioneer HU).

Basically what I am asking is that is the bottleneck in the read speeds from the side of the HU or the pen drive? (That is to say, that if HUs have a c certain maximum speed which is less than the average read speeds of pen drives, then the latter should not matter.)

Am looking at getting a 8GB drive, and looking between Transcend and Corsair, the latter being significantly faster, but more expensive as well.

praveen_v · 7th February 2008, 15:27

hey vebmetal please do report if and when you are able to get a playlist to play. I am eagerly awaiting this and my choice of a HU depends on your result. I really do want to play a playlist. A HU with the ability to play from from USB drive through playlist is one hell of a combo.

Ajaybiz · 7th February 2008, 15:34

Try Toshiba costliest one but value for money very fast, but Transend is also good and the time difference you wont come to know also in day to day life.

abhibh · 7th February 2008, 15:35

8GB will take 10 - 20 secs to read depending upon the amount it is filled. And keep in mind that pen drive is in FAT32/16 format and not NTFS.

praveen_v · 7th February 2008, 15:36

The poineer website states the 5050,4050 etc to be Hi-speed capable, which is compatible with USB2.0. If what they claim is true then the USB should not be the bottleneck. I guess the HU will not require much speed to play songs smoothly.

However, an 8GB drive might require more time to access and load all the file/directory structure. Is there any limit on the USB drive size mentioned anywhere in the manual?

abhibh · 7th February 2008, 15:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by vebmetal

ok, abhibh, will give it a try as soon as I get a new pen drive. Since you are saying this with confidence, I suppose you must have tried this before? Could you elaborate on which HU you use, and how you setup the playlist?

Veb does 6050 support m3u list ??

abhibh · 7th February 2008, 15:59

Veb please make the play list from winamp and save it in the root directory of the hdd

Playlist should look like this and if 6050 supports m3u then it will work

Quote:

#EXTM3U
#EXTINF:267,Fashion TV - Blue Coast (Ecko remix) - LALANN
Songs\december 2007\fashion tv - ftv beach house - blue coast %28ecko remix%29 - lalann.mp3
#EXTINF:245,Fergie - All That I Got (The Make Up Song) (Feat. Will.i.am)
Songs\december 2007\Fergie - All That I Got The Make Up Song ft. Will i am.mp3
#EXTINF:186,Ashley Tisdale - He Said She Said
Songs\december 2007\He Said She Said - Ashley Tisdale.mp3
#EXTINF:290,IF I TOLD YOU THAT
Songs\december 2007\IF I TOLD YOU THAT.mp3
#EXTINF:240,FTV - Laurent Garnier - FTV - fashion tv
Songs\december 2007\Laurent Garnier - FTV - fashion tv.mp3
#EXTINF:199,Ne-Yo - Put Your Hands Up
Songs\december 2007\Ne-Yo - Put Your Hands Up.mp3
#EXTINF:256,Timbaland - One & Only (Feat. Fallout Boy)
Songs\december 2007\Timbaland - One And Only (ft. Fallout Boy).mp3
#EXTINF:237,Timbaland And Magoo - One And All
Songs\december 2007\Timbaland and Magoo - All Y'all.mp3
#EXTINF:282,David Page - Nice Life
Songs\Deep House Fashion Music\CD1\101-david_page-nice_life.mp3
#EXTINF:268,Barclay Saylor - First Day
Songs\Deep House Fashion Music\CD1\102-barclay_saylor-first_day.mp3
#EXTINF:348,Gaya Joy - Watching the Summer
Songs\Deep House Fashion Music\CD1\103-gaya_joy-watching_the_summer.mp3
#EXTINF:281,Steve Mackay - Private Sky
Songs\Deep House Fashion Music\CD1\104-steve_mackay-private_sky.mp3
#EXTINF:353,South Beats - Sabor De Bahia
Songs\Deep House Fashion Music\CD1\105-south_beats-sabor_de_bahia.mp3
#EXTINF:322,Harley Stone - Sahariana
Songs\Deep House Fashion Music\CD1\106-harley_stone-sahariana.mp3
#EXTINF:353,Dale Vegas - Push it
Songs\Deep House Fashion Music\CD1\107-dale_vegas-push_it.mp3
#EXTINF:331,Cary Summer - Jazzy
Songs\Deep House Fashion Music\CD1\108-cary_summer-jazzy.mp3
#EXTINF:320,Chris Wilson - Do You Want it
Songs\Deep House Fashion Music\CD1\109-chris_wilson-do_you_want_it.mp3
#EXTINF:340,Bob Lane DJ - I Saw You
Songs\Deep House Fashion Music\CD1\110-bob_lane_dj-i_saw_you.mp3
#EXTINF:256,Simon Parker - Slow Dance
Songs\Deep House Fashion Music\CD1\111-simon_parker-slow_dance.mp3
#EXTINF:319,Jack Crow - Shake it Up
Songs\Deep House Fashion Music\CD1\112-jack_crow-shake_it_up.mp3
#EXTINF:329,Ashley Scott - Back Home
Songs\Deep House Fashion Music\CD1\113-ashley_scott-back_home.mp3
#EXTINF:358,Angel Jackson - Mistify
Songs\Deep House Fashion Music\CD1\114-angel_jackson-mistify.mp3
#EXTINF:360,Jeremy Ashton - The Next Day
Songs\Deep House Fashion Music\CD2\201-jeremy_ashton-the_next_day.mp3
#EXTINF:335,Evan Farrell - House in the Dark
Songs\Deep House Fashion Music\CD2\202-evan_farrell-house_in_the_dark.mp3
#EXTINF:353,Bruce Duff - Travel to Chicago
Songs\Deep House Fashion Music\CD2\203-bruce_duff-travel_to_chicago.mp3
#EXTINF:256,Joan Jackson - No More
Songs\Deep House Fashion Music\CD2\204-joan_jackson-no_more.mp3
#EXTINF:319,George Darsy - Wake Up
Songs\Deep House Fashion Music\CD2\205-george_darsy-wake_up.mp3
#EXTINF:282,Justin Howard - Overlapping
Songs\Deep House Fashion Music\CD2\206-justin_howard-overlapping.mp3
#EXTINF:352,Robbie Reeds - New Sensation
Songs\Deep House Fashion Music\CD2\207-robbie_reeds-new_sensation.mp3
#EXTINF:373,Jackie Owen - Broken Dreams
Songs\Deep House Fashion Music\CD2\208-jackie_owen-broken_dreams.mp3
#EXTINF:335,Isla Deejay - New York Mood
Songs\Deep House Fashion Music\CD2\209-isla_deejay-new_york_mood.mp3
#EXTINF:322,Flying Wings Band - Rescue
Songs\Deep House Fashion Music\CD2\210-flying_wings_band-rescue.mp3
#EXTINF:337,Shakyjake B. - Emotion Baby
Songs\Deep House Fashion Music\CD2\211-shakyjake_b.-emotion_baby.mp3
#EXTINF:317,Maddison Gabriel - Trust Me
Songs\Deep House Fashion Music\CD2\212-maddison_gabriel-trust_me.mp3
#EXTINF:249,Paris Barlow - Dreaming of You
Songs\Deep House Fashion Music\CD2\213-paris_barlow-dreaming_of_you.mp3
#EXTINF:319,Roy Norton - Running Away
Songs\Deep House Fashion Music\CD2\214-roy_norton-running_away.mp3

But with running songs from playlist you might not be able to play songs at random.

nitrous · 7th February 2008, 16:38

Transcend 4GB - Rs. 750
Transcend 8GB - Rs. 1599
Come with lifetime warranty.But these things are not very well built.Quite tacky.

6th February 2008, 23:37	#16
vebmetal BHPian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: New Delhi Posts: 798 Thanked: 21 Times	Very briefly tried making a .m3u playlist, but my 6050UB didn't recognize it :( Anybody with any solutions?
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7th February 2008, 03:27	#18
vebmetal BHPian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: New Delhi Posts: 798 Thanked: 21 Times	hmm.. no... suppose it's in M:\music\metallica\ should it then be changed to \music\metallica\ ?
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7th February 2008, 10:59	#19
DerAlte Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 8,069 Thanked: 2,919 Times	Is your HU supposed to handle playlists? If so, it will be mentioned in the manual - user 'usable' features implemented in firmware always are, since they are selling points (no reason why it will be an 'undocumented feature' as we expect with Windoze software). If not, it will skip such files. Worth a try, though - yes, remove the drive reference "x:" but keep the initial "\".
	() Thanks

7th February 2008, 12:46	#20
NetfreakBombay Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Bombay Posts: 1,466 Thanked: 1,021 Times	you can try Unix style slashes as well. Like /music/metallica/abc.mp3 Or music/metallica/abc.mp3 Rationale is, HU might be running some embedded Unix since thats free and its easy to slap a GUI on top of it.
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7th February 2008, 14:28	#22
vebmetal BHPian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: New Delhi Posts: 798 Thanked: 21 Times	ok, abhibh, will give it a try as soon as I get a new pen drive. Since you are saying this with confidence, I suppose you must have tried this before? Could you elaborate on which HU you use, and how you setup the playlist?
	() Thanks

7th February 2008, 15:19	#23
vebmetal BHPian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: New Delhi Posts: 798 Thanked: 21 Times	USB Pen Drive speeds and HU Is there an issue as far as Read speeds go for using pen drives with HUs? (I have a pioneer HU). Basically what I am asking is that is the bottleneck in the read speeds from the side of the HU or the pen drive? (That is to say, that if HUs have a c certain maximum speed which is less than the average read speeds of pen drives, then the latter should not matter.) Am looking at getting a 8GB drive, and looking between Transcend and Corsair, the latter being significantly faster, but more expensive as well.
	() Thanks

7th February 2008, 15:27	#24
praveen_v BHPian Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Chennai Posts: 507 Thanked: 215 Times	hey vebmetal please do report if and when you are able to get a playlist to play. I am eagerly awaiting this and my choice of a HU depends on your result. I really do want to play a playlist. A HU with the ability to play from from USB drive through playlist is one hell of a combo.
	() Thanks

7th February 2008, 15:34	#25
Ajaybiz BANNED Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,440 Thanked: 320 Times View My Garage	Try Toshiba costliest one but value for money very fast, but Transend is also good and the time difference you wont come to know also in day to day life.
	() Thanks

7th February 2008, 15:35	#26
abhibh Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Back in the HOOD near you! Posts: 2,768 Thanked: 39 Times	8GB will take 10 - 20 secs to read depending upon the amount it is filled. And keep in mind that pen drive is in FAT32/16 format and not NTFS.
	() Thanks

7th February 2008, 15:36	#27
praveen_v BHPian Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Chennai Posts: 507 Thanked: 215 Times	The poineer website states the 5050,4050 etc to be Hi-speed capable, which is compatible with USB2.0. If what they claim is true then the USB should not be the bottleneck. I guess the HU will not require much speed to play songs smoothly. However, an 8GB drive might require more time to access and load all the file/directory structure. Is there any limit on the USB drive size mentioned anywhere in the manual?
	() Thanks

7th February 2008, 16:38	#30
nitrous Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: UAE/Lon/Madras Posts: 6,965 Thanked: 325 Times View My Garage	Transcend 4GB - Rs. 750 Transcend 8GB - Rs. 1599 Come with lifetime warranty.But these things are not very well built.Quite tacky.
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