Hello all,

I took an '08 Outlander XLS out for a test drive yesterday and was pretty much liking everything about the vehicle. I had two questions for the salesman about the MMCS navi system though that stumped him and I don't think he even knew what I was talking about, so I stumbled across this forum and was hoping someone here could answer a couple quick questions. If these have been posted before, forgive me...I looked through the first several pages and didn't see these exact questions though.

First, I had asked him if the MMCS will allow playback of MP3s burned onto a DVDR. He said he was pretty sure it would. After a quick glance at the MMCS manual it pretty much seemed to state that you have to use CD-Rs though but didn't really say anything about DVDs.

Second I had asked if I could take a CDR or a DVDR with MP3s on it and just have the MMCS system copy the files to the HDD. He said he was pretty sure that could be done too, but I have a feeling the only way of copying audio to the HDD is with an actual audio CD and it won't just "copy" MP3s or WMAs to the HDD.

I'd guess one of the Outie owners here could answer these two quick questions in a minute or so. I'd appreciate knowing before I make my final decision. Currently I have a USB-equipped head unit installed in my vehicle and it almost seems like the MMCS would be taking a step back as far as audio usability is concerned. I love being able to pop in a USB flash drive into the unit and just taking off. I know the MMCS is pretty to look at and has all kinds of little bells and whistles, but is it really worth getting this unit over the standard stereo?

Thanks in advance to anyone who can help me out here with this.

I just bought an 08 Outlander XLS with satnav. MMCS has been able to save any burned disc I have loaded so far, the only issue is the Gracenote software is very selective in what it is able to read and assign names to. I will try the newest version for the audio server when I get a chance. as far as USB ease of use goes, yah it is easy... but I find the rear aux port "almost" as easy.

I leave a set of rca cables plugged in and run them to the armrest glovebox, and plug in a cheapie mp3 player with an SD slot ( 4 gig chip) .. I just load a shitload of music on any number of sd chips and swap them .

Overall i am SUPER happy with the Outtie so far (wifes trucklette) and love driving it. hated the rav4 that we took out prior to buying this.