Showing posts with label Hyundai. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hyundai. Show all posts

Kia Venga vs. Hyundai ix20: almost identical cars from different Brands.

The Kia Venga came as first on the market and was a direct hit in 2010. While it took Hyundai at least one year more to release their ix20. The two hatchbacks with 5 doors are looking very similar, except the front. These cars are multiple purpose vehicles (MPV's), that's what's it make them ideal family cars.

Driving the car
KIA Venga
Because you are sitting quite high in these cars you have more control of the traffic around you. Getting in the car is also more comfortable because of the higher placed seats. The compact dimensions make it easy to park, and some models are equipped with sensors that make park the car a peace of cake. Some people complain that the first Huyndai ix20 has less powerful engines installed in their models than KIA but Hyundai made now some new models with more powerful engines, even more powerful than those engines that KIA offers.

Hyundai ix20
Room and boot capacity
The cars are very roomy inside and are performing very well with their boot capacity that can handle 440 liters, that's more than most MPV's (the Ford B-Max has 318 liters). The backseats are adjustable so you can ad extra space up to 570 liters. And if the backseats are folded down to a flat surface you can have 1486 liters of boot capacity.

Same parts for 2 different cars
From my own experience some parts of both cars can be used for each car, like the front-window that fits exactly in both cars. When I needed to repear the front window of my Hyundai ix20, because of a crack in the window, I needed a whole new front window. The carglass center did repair it with a Kia Venga window. What parts are more out there that can be used to assembly both cars? 

Models and prices
The Huyndai brand made more style variations like the new ix20 Move and the ix20 Active. You have also more choice in the type of engines. But the engines of the KIA models are performing better. The Kia Venga and the Huyndai ix20 are having almost the exact same prices from 13000 (exclusive taxes) for the lounge versions to 18000 € (exclusive taxes) for the top versions.

De perfecte MP3-instellingen en USB-formaat voor mijn Hyundai

Ik had een probleem met het afspelen van MP3-bestanden van mijn USB-pen op de USB-aansluiting op mijn dashboard van mijn Hyundai ix20. Na het uitproberen van allerlei instellingen vond ik de perfecte oplossing.

Flash-drive formaat
Eerst formatteerde ik mijn pen-schijf van 16 GB naar het NTFS-systeem, maar dit werkte niet. Na het formatteren naar het FAT32 systeem werkte alles prima, ook het oudere FAT wordt ondersteund.

Hoe groter de flash-drive hoe trager de bestanden worden geladen. Ik gebruik een pen-schijf van 16 GB met een USB 2.0-aansluiting.

Kies de juiste MP3-codec
Toen ik een aantal muziekbestanden naar mijn USB stick had gekopieerd stootte ik terug op een probleem. Eerst heb ik de bestanden gewoon gekopieert in hun oorspronkelijk formaat zoals MP3, WMA, OGG, M4A en AAC. Sommige bestenden werden geladen, anderen werden overgeslagen en speelden niet af. OGG, M4A en AAC bestanden werkten helemaal niet. MP3 en WMA bestanden deden het soms. Ik vond waarom sommige bestanden afspeelden en anderen niet. Het ligt aan de codec waarmee de MP3- en WMA-bestanden zijn gemaakt. Zo zijn er veel verschillende codecs zoals LAME MP3, Fraunhofer ISS MP3, WMA 9.1 codec en de WMA 10 pro codec. Ik ondervondt dat de WMA 10 pro codec helemaal niet werkte. Dus converteerde ik al mijn bestanden naar WMA 9.1, stereo, 1 pass, 128 kbps (dit laatste bepaalt de kwaliteit, hoe hoger, hoe beter de kwaliteit). Na dit alles werkte prima, zelfst het laden ging vrij vlots, zelfs met een volle USB-stick van 16 GB.

Synchroniseer muziek met MediaMonkey Jukebox of andere muziek software
De beste manier om een USB stick te synchroniseren is met behulp van MediaMonkey Jukebox.

Met deze muziek speler kun je uw USB stick configureren op die manier, dat elk bestand van mijn PC dient synchroniseert te worden naar mijn USB stick waarbij alle soorten muziek bestanden eerst worden geconverteerd naar de specifieke indeling, zoals de WMA 9.1 codec, 1 pass, stereo, 128 kbps. Ik synchroniseer al mijn muziek naar de belangrijkste root op mijn pen-drive. Dat werkte het snelst voor mij.

De perfecte configuratie
  • Gebruik een USB 2.0 USB stick dat niet te groot is, max. 16 GB, hoe kleiner hoe sneller.
  • Controleer of de USB stick geformateerd is naar FAT32.
  • Converteer uw muziekbestanden naar het WMA 9.1 codec formaat, in stereo, 1 pass, 128 kbps.
  • Synchroniseer de muziek met het programma MediaMonkey Jukebox of andere muziek software.
  • Ik hoop dat deze oplossing werkt voor uw USB-aansluiting op uw Hyundai.
Ondersteunde Hyundai auto's
Deze oplossing zou moeten werken voor de Hyundai i10, i20, i30, i40, ix20, ix35 en alle andere Hyundai-auto's met een USB-aansluiting.

The perfect MP3 settings and USB format for my Hyundai

I've got a problem with playing MP3 files from my USB-pen on to the USB connection on my dashboard of my Hyundai ix20. After trying all sort of things I found the perfect solution.

Flash-drive format
First I formatted my pen-drive of 16 GB to the NTFS system but that didn't work. After formatting it to FAT32 it all worked fine, the older FAT is allso supported.

The bigger the flash-drive to slower the files are loading. I use a pen-drive of 16 GB with an USB 2.0 connection.

Pick the right MP3 codec
Than I wanted to put some music files on to my pen-drive. First I tough to just copy the audio files from my drive like they are originally in MP3, WMA, OGG, M4A and AAC. Some did work, others where skipped to play. OGG, M4A and AAC didn't work. MP3 and WMA did work sometimes. I found why some did play and others didn't. MP3 and WMA files can be played with many different codecs like there are LAME MP3, Fraunhofer ISS MP3, WMA 9.1 codec and the WMA 10 pro codec. I figured out that the WMA 10 pro codec did not work at all. So I converted all my files to WMA 9.1, stereo, 1 pass at 128 kbps (this determines the quality, the higher the better the quality). After that it all worked fine, and everything was loading fast even with my pen-drive of 16 GB when it was full of WMA files. More about music file formats.

Synchronise music with MediaMonkey Jukebox or another music software
Best way to synchronise my pen-drive by using MediaMonkey Jukebox.

With this music player you can configure my pen-drive in that way, that every file that I want to sync from my PC to my flash-drive, that all types of music files first are converted to the specific format, like I choose the WMA 9.1 codec, 1 pass, stereo, 128 kbps. I sync all my music to the main root on my pen-drive. This method worked the best and fastest for me. If you aren't a fan of WMA you can still choose for MP3. The difference between WMA and MP3 is that WMA has always a better audio quality than MP3 at the same bitrate.

The perfect configuration
  • Use an USB 2.0 pen-drive that is not to big, like 16 GB, the smaller the faster.
  • Check if the pen-drive is formated to FAT32.
  • Convert your music files to the WMA 9.1 codec or MP3 in stereo, 1 pass at 128 kbps.
  • Synchronise the music by the MediaMonkey Jukebox or another music organiser
  • Hope this solution works for your USB connection on your Hyundai.

Hyundai cars that are supported
This solution should work for the Hyundai i10, i20, i30, i40, ix20, ix35 and all other Hyundai cars with an USB connection.
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