Pioneer AV units, support USB hub?

[GAMBLR]

G'day all

Am almost ready to upgrade the stereo in the car and finish off what I started. Top of the list is a new AV receiver, which was going to be a Pioneer AVH-P8450BT (2012 model).

Recently, Pioneer announced its 2013 models, including the upgrade to the 8450, the AVH-X5550BT. Offers a 2480(?) screen resolution, upgraded MIXTRAX software and a couple other features. Dilemma is that it has only 1 USB port, whereas the older model has 2.

Can you use a USB hub with the 2012/2013 units? Or any other solution? Only other way I've found to do it is to have a USB extension cable and swap between the iPod interface cable and the USD drive when required. Not exactly ideal.

Appreciate any help. Thanks

 

[rory]

dont think it would have the support for a hub, you might be able to get away with a externally powered switching hub that you have to manually switch but other than that i dont know... i have the 8450bt and its pretty good, mixtrax is crap and the iphone control is limited but other than that its a good AV unit... wouldnt be my choice if i had my time over though... the upgrade might be an improvement... id recommend the newer model and use an SD card as a usb for music if i were you... assuming it has one

 

[StoneX]

The unit only has one source option per USB socket (called USB/iPod) so if you had two devices plugged into one socket, you wouldn't be able to select which device to use. You will need to just use one cable and swap devices.

 

[GAMBLR]

As I presumed, thanks for the input guys. Rory, given your time over again, what would you choose/recommend?

 

[rory]

umm... TBH, the iphone thing hasnt worked nearly as well as i would have hoped, i havent had it working in about 2 weeks but this may be due to an extended dock to dock connector (ebay)... i did get a good price for the unit from JB ($680 odd) with an ipod cable and a reversing camera... but yeah... the extra ports have been amazing as its just a matter of pushing a button and the clarity of the screen at its current resolution isnt an issue for me...