I would like the amb. temp in the nav/radio display but that's another topic.

 

Wish I didn't have almost 64gb of tunes.

 

Ahh 64gb. Bit pricey and bigger though. $84 on amazon.com

 

Same here but it wasn't difficult to weed the music list down to under 32GB, of current favourites, for in the car and it's easy to change what's on the flash drive.
I don't constantly need all 11,000+ songs, providing me with 30+ days of continuous play. I'm only in the car an hour a day on average ymmv

 

Speaking of Music Box, does anyone know how to scroll and view other songs on the playlist without having the current track stopping and playing the new song?

 

Was thinking along that line earlier.

 

I agree on the music box being a waste, especially ripping from Audio CD's only that takes forever and the whole process of going back and forth to get id3 tags.

 

I think the music box is a great feature. One of the first things I did with my car was rip about 100+ CD's. I don't own a large capacity iPod, and have no interest in getting one, so this works out well for me.

While I'm not surprised they discontinued the Music Box, all things considered, I'm glad my 2011 has it. Then again, I listen to NPR more than music anyway. And even then, quite often I don't have the audio system on at all because I prefer to be entertained by the car instead of the gadgets.

Kind of weird they're dropping the signature analog clock, though. Can't figure that one out.

 

I just picked up my 2012 today after trading in the '09 and I am extremely pissed that they dropped the music box. I had no idea. Took my MP3 player (Sony, high-end recent model) along when I picked-up the car just to see how the $2 USB port that every other car on the planet now has and lo and behold, it isn't compatible.

1) What MP3 players are compatible? Shouldn't it be all?

2) Assuming the answer to #1 is yes, then what ****ty, low quality format do you have to use to get the car to read it? I have very expensive earbuds and use a lossless format so it doesn't sound like crap. Let me guess I'll have to use a low quality setting that will make the mediocre Bose system sound even worse?

I also have no interest in leaving my MP3 player in the car (because I'll never remember to take it out when I want to use it). The connector is so inconveniently placed that you also want to plug something in and leave it.

So the way I see it, Infiniti owes me an MP3 player that can be left in the car. Did they discount the price of the car when they suddenly removed this feature? Can you tell I am steamed?

 

My 2012 reads my 320kb mp3's just fine.

 

I have a 32gb mini flash drive with lots of 320kbps files loaded. No problems.

I think 320k is pretty much standard now.
128k is usually early mixtapes or a friend of a friends music collection.

If you have a few extra dollars try a 8gb flash drive and see what you think.
I leave my flash drive in the car

 

My early build (11/11) MY12 has a music box...

 

I use a format that is probably equivalent to 1000K instead of 320K.

This wouldn't be such a big deal if I could synch my Sony MP3 player with the better format (going right into my ear in quiet surroundings) and a flash drive set to 320K MP3 simultaneously. As far as I know, the format is determined when you rip the CD or download the file.

Of course, even if you can do that (synch to two devices differently), it assumes you want the same music on your portable player that you do in the car, which I do not!

It would have been so simple to just leave the music box AS AN OPTION for those who don't want to use a stick or MP3 player. The hard drive is still in there for the NAV.

Is this something that can be re-activated via software since the hardware is identical? Can I just get the earlier build (MY 2012) programming applied?

 

^ Sometimes I wish I had RCA jacks like I had in my 07 G35X but alas, what's done is done, things change and we either accept how it is or buy something different.

How do you know the hardware is "identical" assuming you refer to the capacity of the HDD and/or a MB partition.

Edit: it is unfortunate that you didn't find out before you bought the 2012.

 

Apparently that's one of the "features" of the USB crap instead of the Music Box. Another great feature is that it takes about 45 seconds to read the folders and files before it starts playing if you have a decent amount of music on the USB flash drive.

It's a simple cost-cutting measure, plain and simple. The music box wasn't harming anyone who liked to use their MP3 players or a memory stick. Removing it does harm those who found it a useful *option*.

So where's the discount for the missing feature? If it's too small to quibble over, then they should have left it in the car.