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I'm retrofitting TV and bluetooth
09-20-2004, 01:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Radu530d' date='Sep 20 2004, 11:31 AM
The bluetooth might be usefull. The TV??? Did you buy this car to watch TV?? 
I like driveing this baby...
I like driveing this baby...
Say what?
Are you telling me you can actually DRIVE this cars???
09-20-2004, 01:47 AM
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Originally Posted by Iceman' date='Sep 20 2004, 03:40 AM
[quote name='Radu530d' date='Sep 20 2004, 11:31 AM'] The bluetooth might be usefull. The TV??? Did you buy this car to watch TV??
I like driveing this baby...
I like driveing this baby...
Say what?
Are you telling me you can actually DRIVE this cars???
[/quote]yeah.. sometimes
09-20-2004, 01:48 AM
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Originally Posted by Radu530d' date='Sep 20 2004, 11:47 AM
yeah.. sometimes
Hhmmm... Good to know... I guess I will give it a try. 
. i'm enjoying it 
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09-20-2004, 02:02 AM
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Don't listen to them, I use TV all the time...I'd much rather listen to tv than the innane drivel on the radio....video in traffic jams is a bonus!
are you getting the terrestial digital tuner....if so, can you get the digital radio stations like planet rock and bbc radio 6????
enjoy the upgrades...you know it makes sense!
DD
are you getting the terrestial digital tuner....if so, can you get the digital radio stations like planet rock and bbc radio 6????
enjoy the upgrades...you know it makes sense!
DD
09-20-2004, 05:21 AM
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TV I don't know about. I reckon youy would have to spend an awful lot of time in the car to justify it unless it's really for the passengers.
Bluetooth, well all i can tell you is that when I was buying a nearly new E60 the BT sytem was top of my list of essential options. After 8 weeks with the car, I wouldn't bother to have it again. Problems as follows:
1. The sound quality is really poor. BMW are going to try and fix it this week, but I hold out no hope. I need to speak very loudly for the caller to hear, and I can hardly hear them. Very muffled
2. The number of easily available phones that are 100% compatible is close to zero. Vodafone offer only two compatible phones at present the SE T610 (now pretty old and not a great phone), and the SE T630 (much the same, slightly better in some ways I gather) which has temporarily (?) been withdrawn due to a software fault on new phones.
You can of course get an old phone, e.g. Nokia 6310 (incredibly dated now and the size of a house brick, and use it. Or buy a phone (do people really pay money for phones??) that is compatible, but not on the Vodafone list.
The compatability issue is a real pain the bum and looks set to get worse as fewer and fewer compatible phones are available. BMW have said there is little likelihood of any new Nokias being compatible. Latest SE phones also seem not to be.
When it works it's great, but .......
James
Bluetooth, well all i can tell you is that when I was buying a nearly new E60 the BT sytem was top of my list of essential options. After 8 weeks with the car, I wouldn't bother to have it again. Problems as follows:
1. The sound quality is really poor. BMW are going to try and fix it this week, but I hold out no hope. I need to speak very loudly for the caller to hear, and I can hardly hear them. Very muffled
2. The number of easily available phones that are 100% compatible is close to zero. Vodafone offer only two compatible phones at present the SE T610 (now pretty old and not a great phone), and the SE T630 (much the same, slightly better in some ways I gather) which has temporarily (?) been withdrawn due to a software fault on new phones.
You can of course get an old phone, e.g. Nokia 6310 (incredibly dated now and the size of a house brick, and use it. Or buy a phone (do people really pay money for phones??) that is compatible, but not on the Vodafone list.
The compatability issue is a real pain the bum and looks set to get worse as fewer and fewer compatible phones are available. BMW have said there is little likelihood of any new Nokias being compatible. Latest SE phones also seem not to be.
When it works it's great, but .......
James
09-20-2004, 08:26 AM
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Originally Posted by Doctor Diesel' date='Sep 20 2004, 11:02 AM
are you getting the terrestial digital tuner....if so, can you get the digital radio stations like planet rock and bbc radio 6????
James, you have a good point on the BT. I'll try out my wife's bluetooth in the X3. I suppose systems are the same. I mostly use a P900, but I do have a small SE, don't know the type.
09-23-2004, 02:02 PM
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My Ride: [i][b][u]Since 19 august 2004[/u][/b][/i]: [color=red][b]530i[/b] High Executive[/color], Silvergray with beige interior, Popular wood, Servotronic, Sportssuspension, electric foldable and dimmed mirrors, dimmed interior mirror, pappelmaser braun wood, cupholders, styling 123 18" wheels, Logic 7, Steptronic, alarm class 3, electric sunscreen in the rear and suncreens for sidewindows, Comfort seats, heated seats, Xenon with headlightwashers, Adaptive corner lights ALC, Advanced airconditioning, lightpackage, Nav Pro, 6 cd changer, side airbags rearseats, bluetooth siemens S55, chrome kidneys, gearlever with wood, voice recognition retrofit, front windshield with green band.
Waiting for trunkopener button from Hobi :)
Get the bleutooth! It works great! Unfortunately due to lack of time I could not show you how well it works in my car.