What, no CD player in 2019 Lariat? That's dumb!
09-30-2018, 05:13 PM
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Not everybody likes to listen to lossy mp3 files, and some of us actually prefer lossless HD audio files. It's not unusual for a single lossless HD album to exceed 2gB, and single songs are frequently larger than 100mB. Sync3 plays them just fine, but you don't get that many of these files on a reliable 'thumb drive'. It's nice to have easy options like CD.
I was pleasantly surprised to find a CD player in my '16 when I bought it. But I haven't used it yet, and I'm not sure I ever will.
I was pleasantly surprised to find a CD player in my '16 when I bought it. But I haven't used it yet, and I'm not sure I ever will.
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09-30-2018, 05:22 PM
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Not everybody likes to listen to lossy mp3 files, and some of us actually prefer lossless HD audio files. It's not unusual for a single lossless HD album to exceed 2gB, and single songs are frequently larger than 100mB. Sync3 plays them just fine, but you don't get that many of these files on a reliable 'thumb drive'. It's nice to have easy options like CD.
I was pleasantly surprised to find a CD player in my '16 when I bought it. But I haven't used it yet, and I'm not sure I ever will.
I was pleasantly surprised to find a CD player in my '16 when I bought it. But I haven't used it yet, and I'm not sure I ever will.
FLAC plays on our trucks and you can easily hear the difference in quality over mp3 files.
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09-30-2018, 05:23 PM
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Along these same lines - BEWARE - navigation is a STANDALONE OPTION for 2019. I had to adjust my 2019 order to make sure I got it. I know smart phone has waze but where I go there is no cell service a lot of the time.
09-30-2018, 05:29 PM
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Google maps let's you download offline maps.
I have used them several times and works perfect. I always download the maps for any vacation or weekend road trips and make sure I download well beyond the area I expect to be in.
This old goat likes his tech.
Edit: added benefit is you will always have the latest maps
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09-30-2018, 05:59 PM
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I never used the CD player in my 10 year old Acura and definitely not in my truck. Every CD I've had has been downloaded to iTunes and Google Music and transferred to my Phone. And now downloading music is old school when you have streaming services that can paly whatever you want.
09-30-2018, 06:31 PM
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I never used the CD player in my 10 year old Acura and definitely not in my truck. Every CD I've had has been downloaded to iTunes and Google Music and transferred to my Phone. And now downloading music is old school when you have streaming services that can paly whatever you want.
I use Amazon and Pandora in my truck if im not using a usb drive full of FLAC music files.
09-30-2018, 06:38 PM
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Google is your friend
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What is FLAC?
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09-30-2018, 08:10 PM
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Free Lossless Audio Codec - it is an audio file like MP3 except it does not loose quality like MP3 files do. If you "rip" a CD to FLAC files then you end up with CD quality sound. Our sync3 F150s can play these files using a USB thumb drive. You can get free music players that can copy "rip" your cds into .flac files.
I arrange my music into folders by album for easy visual sorting. But I usually just use voice to play what I want.
I arrange my music into folders by album for easy visual sorting. But I usually just use voice to play what I want.
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09-30-2018, 08:21 PM
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Free Lossless Audio Codec - it is an audio file like MP3 except it does not loose quality like MP3 files do. If you "rip" a CD to FLAC files then you end up with CD quality sound. Our sync3 F150s can play these files using a USB thumb drive. You can get free music players that can copy "rip" your cds into .flac files.
I arrange my music into folders by album for easy visual sorting. But I usually just use voice to play what I want.
I arrange my music into folders by album for easy visual sorting. But I usually just use voice to play what I want.