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USB-C Flash Drive for Music
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Something like this should work as well: https://www.amazon.com/Verbatim-Store-Flash-Drive-Devices/dp/B01BY4MHN8/?tag=landcruiserforum-20
This is what I got, and it works great: SAMSUNG Type-C™ USB Flash Drive
Perfect, thank you!
I tried it. IT DOES NOT WORK.
Try the Samsung I recommended. It does work -- perfectly (at least mine does). A bit pricey, but it's fast, small and very robust -- it's reportedly "waterproof, shock-proof, magnet-proof, temperature-proof, and X-ray-proof" (hopefully the latter is not an issue for use in your car!!)
SAMSUNG Type-C™ USB Flash Drive, 64GB
Thanks, just ordered this in 128gb and also silicon dust caps for all the unused usb C ports in the car.
Update: just copied music on to it and plugged into car. Works great!
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How did you format it? So strange. It should work?
I use this and it works fine:
64GB PNY Elite-X Fit Type-C USB 3.2 Flash Drive
I usually carry about 70,000 songs in folders.
What doesn't work - at least not well, is the interface Toyota has provided. Absolutely terrible. It makes the interface in my 2015 Highlander and 2019 4Runners (which are not great) look wonderful. I genuinely feel it's on purpose to push us to things like Amazon and Apple music which hey get a kickback on - which are ok I suppose - when you have coverage.
When I took my car for a test drive I brought some tunes on a flash drive and plugged it in. the salesman was surprised - he had no idea what it was or that the car was capable.
64GB PNY Elite-X Fit Type-C USB 3.2 Flash Drive
I usually carry about 70,000 songs in folders.
What doesn't work - at least not well, is the interface Toyota has provided. Absolutely terrible. It makes the interface in my 2015 Highlander and 2019 4Runners (which are not great) look wonderful. I genuinely feel it's on purpose to push us to things like Amazon and Apple music which hey get a kickback on - which are ok I suppose - when you have coverage.
When I took my car for a test drive I brought some tunes on a flash drive and plugged it in. the salesman was surprised - he had no idea what it was or that the car was capable.
Used the original formatting. No problem copying MP3 files from my computer and would play on my phone and computer, but not in the Land Cruiser.
Those of you who have been successful getting their LC to play from a drive through their port, have you noticed any difference in quality? Dynamic range, detail retrieval, these sort of things that typically suffer when using Bluetooth, are they improved with this route?
Yes! The sound with the USB stick is noticeably brighter and has more presence than when played via my Bluetooth connection. I don't have any way to quantify this, but the difference is noticeable for me (and I wasn't expecting it).
Also, my Android phone has fairly regular connection drops with the car at certain large road intersections (not sure why this is the case), causing the phone-car connection to have to be restarted before Android Auto can continue (and obviously any music that might have been playing from the phone is interrupted in this process). Also, when using Bluetooth to play music, I sometimes get short momentary drops from time to time for unknown reasons (not a huge problem, but a minor annoyance).
This is the memory stick that I've been using": SAMSUNG Type-C™ USB Flash Drive, 64GB
Tho fairly expensive, it's high quality, fast, small, has a metal case, and is pretty robust (at least according to Samsung: "waterproof, shock-proof, magnet-proof, temperature-proof, and X-ray-proof"). Not to mention, this specific stick was recommended by Toyota support.
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All good points. The need to reconnect frequently, interruptions to music, and lackluster sound quality are all good reasons to pursue this music-on-a-stick thread. Glad I found it.
Sounds better than sirius for sure, i needed to lower the treble significantly with the usb playing. Turned up Rocket Queen to max volume and was crystal clear, no distortion.
Welcome to the asylum.
I use this in a 32 GB, formatted FAT32. I like it because I don't want a long USB stick sticking out from the dash (since that's the only one that is data). 99 cents and less than one dollar shipping.
When you do this, does the song list show up on the display?
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