Music In the GTi

[Bill_the_Bear]

From page 23 the compatible formats are:
SD, SDHC, SDXC

SDXC? The sky's the limit for stored tracks then. I currently have thousands of tracks on a 16Gb USB stick and it is nowhere near full.

Hopefully if someone can confirm if the Skoda info is valid!  Actually I might ping my dealer an email and see if they can get hold of the Nav units manuals on pdf.  Ifs bloody stupid of VW not to post their user manuals online when many other brands do just that.

I've never used an SD card to store music so can anyone recommend which one to go for?

I've got a pair of SanDisk Ultra SDXC 64GB cards.  No complaints.  Need to confirm if they will work on the Golf or not.

[matchboy]

The max capacity of the device is defo an issue.  On the mk 6 GTI I used to play music off a USB and it would only recognise a certain number of playlists - was highly annoying, hope this has been fixed!

[Bill_the_Bear]

The max capacity of the device is defo an issue.  On the mk 6 GTI I used to play music off a USB and it would only recognise a certain number of playlists - was highly annoying, hope this has been fixed!

I'm asking my dealer about the SD card spec and capacity for all radio/nav options.  I'll ask about USB too.  When I had a test drive I'm pretty sure the dealer said you can connect an external HDD with no mention of a maximum allowed capacity.  However, I never trust what they say until I've seen it written in an official looking document like a manual!

[JoeGTI]

I'm asking my dealer about the SD card spec and capacity for all radio/nav options.  I'll ask about USB too. 

LOL do you really think the dealer will have a bulls clue what SD cards are compatible?!

[mcmaddy]

The RNS 510 had a 2GB limit on SD cards. Do the new units in the MK7 allow larger SD cards?

RNS was able to take 32gb cards

[Bill_the_Bear]

I'm asking my dealer about the SD card spec and capacity for all radio/nav options.  I'll ask about USB too. 

LOL do you really think the dealer will have a bulls clue what SD cards are compatible?!

I don't know what you mean?  If you are asking if I think the dealer has clairvoyance or omniscience and can somehow pluck this information from thin air then, no of course I don't.  If you are asking if I think they can look it up in some technical manual describing the system (like say the Skoda one I posted the link to earlier) then, yes I do.

Will I be accepting an answer not backed up by a technical document?  No, I'm not an idiot.

[JoeGTI]

I'm asking my dealer about the SD card spec and capacity for all radio/nav options.  I'll ask about USB too. 

LOL do you really think the dealer will have a bulls clue what SD cards are compatible?!

I don't know what you mean?  If you are asking if I think the dealer has clairvoyance or omniscience and can somehow pluck this information from thin air then, no of course I don't.  If you are asking if I think they can look it up in some technical manual describing the system (like say the Skoda one I posted the link to earlier) then, yes I do.

Will I be accepting an answer not backed up by a technical document?  No, I'm not an idiot.

My point was simply that dealers tend not to have a clue about details like this and you are better off reading the manual yourself.

[Bill_the_Bear]

My point was simply that dealers tend not to have a clue about details like this and you are better off reading the manual yourself.

I agree, and I asked for the manual.  As might have been guessed by both of us I was sent a "brochure" instead of the actual manual.  I'm going to keep trying since it seems you only get what you want with a dealer after you've asked the same question over and over until you are blue in the face.

Also it seems VW charge for their manuals (daylight robbery! ) so they probably won't send me one by email.  That actually makes me angry!  Who on earth charges for a PDF of a user manual??  Assholes.

[joet]

Who needs music anyway? Just find a nice tunnel, wind down the windows and put your foot down!

Music to my ears 

[Bill_the_Bear]

My point was simply that dealers tend not to have a clue about details like this and you are better off reading the manual yourself.

I agree, and I asked for the manual.  As might have been guessed by both of us I was sent a "brochure" instead of the actual manual.  I'm going to keep trying since it seems you only get what you want with a dealer after you've asked the same question over and over until you are blue in the face.

Also it seems VW charge for their manuals (daylight robbery! ) so they probably won't send me one by email.  That actually makes me angry!  Who on earth charges for a PDF of a user manual??  Assholes.

Joe,

You're right about the dealers being clueless.  Here are the mistakes mine has just made in the last 10 minutes:

1) Emailed me with useless brochure when I asked for the manual
2) Ignored that I asked about Radio, 5.8 inch Nav and Pro Nav and just responded about the "unit you have ordered"
3) Claimed SD cards come with the nav unit
4) Claimed they were mistaken, SD cards do not come with the 8 inch unit (but implied they think they are included with the 5.8 inch unit, wtf?)
5) Sent me link to VW website with no information about SD cards whatsoever
6) Called me "Mr Edwards" (that is not my name!)

 

I've reiterated my question is about removable SD cards for playing music etc, that they come in various formats and its important to know what is compatible, and asked that the dealer contact VW for a definitive answer.

Grrr... getting a straight answer is like pulling teeth!  I'm gonna get one though!!