MP4s on USB stick

[Mark_D]

I'm picking my car up this weekend and want to make sure I have plenty of tunes for the 5 hour drive back.

Most of my music is in MP4 format from using iTunes to convert although I don't have a working iPod at the moment. If I load the MP4s into a USB stick will they play? I have a RNS510 if that makes any difference.

[HowardB]

Hi Mark, not as far as I know - it will only play MP3 and WMA (not protected). I tried many other formats on my RNS as a "test" and nothing else would play... looks like you'll need to convert the MP4's. Did you take the media-in option? If so, another option would be to replace your ipod, then stream the MP4's from that...

[Mark_D]

Thanks Howard. It's not a new car, it's a 58 plate GT TSi. It's got the iPod / USB connections under the armrest, is that what you mean by media-in?

[ayeaye]

Thanks Howard. It's not a new car, it's a 58 plate GT TSi. It's got the iPod / USB connections under the armrest, is that what you mean by media-in?

Media-in is standard on UK specification and yes it's the USB/iPod connection under the arm rest.
I've found that the easiest option is using an iPod - not the cheapest, but least time consuming to keep music library up to date.

[JakeH]

As HowardB says above, the RNS 510 won't play MP4's.
I've got a few MP4's on my USB stick in the armrest and when it gets to them it simply skips them and plays the next MP3 track.
Hope you enjoy the car.

[ZephyR]

Another point to consider if whether you iTunes music has DRM protection - in which case you can only play it on authorised Apple devices and they will not convert to mp3.

[Mark_D]

Thanks all. I converted mine from cds rather than downloading from itunes so just started doing it again to mp3. The sat nav has a 30gb hard drive so I'll load it all on to that I guess eventually, just wanted to make sure I have plenty to listen to on my journey home