MP3's on a jump drive

[Sparks_51]

Hello Oh Knowledeagble Crew!

I've done some meager searching but haven't found what I'm after so I'm asking here!

Does any company make a car stereo that can take MP3's from a thumb drive and play them?

Since I haven't found any, I'm thinking that maybe the current stereos just don't have the processing power to do this yet.

I've seen those with USB ports but they only mention connecting an MP3 player to them, not a thumb/jump drive.

What does the collective wisdom here have to say?

Thanks!

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[funkyab 10+ year member]

been using thumb drives for 2 years now. just plug it in and play.

 

[Sparks_51]

Well great! Thanks!

Guess I've been behind on this one!

I presume then since they have an USB port, this is a common although unspoken feature?

 

[thegreatestpenn 5,000+ posts]

jump drives will hold anything you put on them so if you put music on them, the USB port HU will recognize the music and play it. The HU won't pay attention to the other files since their not in the proper format, it'll only address the MP3s, WMAs, etc

 

[Sparks_51]

Excellent!!! Thank You!!!

 

[LBC99 10+ year member]

I've been using a 4 GB flash drive with my Kenwood X890 HU. It works great. From what I've read, Kenwood has the best interface when it comes to playing flash drives connected to the USB port.