Playlists from USB drives?

[SRGilbert]

The manual says that you can use playlists with USB drives, but I don't seem to be able to get that to work. I've been using mp3 players for oh, I don't know, 12 years, and am pretty familiar with m3u playlists, but it doesn't seem to see them. Anyone else tried this yet?

 

[gsxr1000]

i found this ..... i am at work so have not tried it yet.

To search for tracks:
1. Turn the MENU/TUNE knob.
2. Select Search.
3. Select: Playlists, Artists, Albums,
Song Titles, Genres,
or Folder View.
4. Select the track.

 

[SRGilbert]

Yeah, I saw that in the manual, it sees the list, but doesn't do anything when you pick it. Do they need to be formatted in some particular way?

 

[gsxr1000]

i played with it today.... i did see where it said folders and tonight at work i will try to put it in folders and see if that works

 

[SRGilbert]

Ok, I think I might have it figured out and it's pretty lame. Apparently, the playlist has to be IN the same directory with the MP3 files it links to. That totally sucks as it means you can't have subdirectories, which makes playlists pretty much pointless.

Seriously? I got my first decent MP3 player (an Iriver iMP-250 MP3 CD player that I had to import from Korea) back in 2002 and it would blow this head unit away with it's versatility. :sadbanana:

I know using an Ipod gives you a little more flexibility so if I can get a decent deal on a big one, I might go that route. I was just hoping for more I guess.