GS450h Connectivity

[Monocle]

Hi, I currently have an IS220D and looking to move to a GS450h probably 2013ish. I had it for a few hours as a test drive but never really got to explore how well it connects with devices. I am mainly interested in connecting a device to play music (iPod, Memory Card, USB Stick, even an old phone).

For example, is there an auxially port and if so where is it located? Is there a USB and again where is it? Finally, is there a spare memory card slot (not taken up by the SatNav card)? And if so, what is the interface like if you were to have music files on a memory card? Is it a simple folder view with file names or will it pull the ID3 tags from the file and display album art etc?

I know it is a minor detail and won't change my mind about the car (I'm already bowled over by it!) but it would be helpful to know.

Thanks for the hekp in advance

[Zotto]

If you talk about GS with HDD and Mark Levinson, it reads USB keys with mp3 audio and and cd/dvds (with video too), meanwhile it's possible to connect via BT a cell phone or tablet to listen audio sources from hem, such as internet radio broadcasts . The file management is not so easy to use but if mp3 files are correctly named you should be able to ask a specific audio file by name or author and system plays it, more difficult to see images of covers (not really sure it's possible).

[Monocle]

Thanks for that Luigi - that's great info. My file list is pretty well labelled so that should work.

As the ML sound system is so good, it is a little disappointing that a proper interface hasn't reached the same standard for file management. A basic media player interface similar to iTunes/WMP would have been a great addition.

[Ten Ninety]

There's a USB port in the centre console box, along with a nice little tray to place your iPhone/iPod on and keep it out of sight without rattling around in the box. The iPod connection is more full-featured than the basic USB file management - it will actually show album art and tags. The interface still sucks, but that applies to the whole system!

[Monocle]

On 6/22/2017 at 7:23 PM, Ten Ninety said:

There's a USB port in the centre console box, along with a nice little tray to place your iPhone/iPod on and keep it out of sight without rattling around in the box. The iPod connection is more full-featured than the basic USB file management - it will actually show album art and tags. The interface still sucks, but that applies to the whole system!

That's great info - thanks Jay. Now back to AT to find my perfect GS450h!