BMW says Copied CD's Void Warranty
11-18-2009, 10:59 AM
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Originally Posted by ethan' post='1054284' date='Nov 14 2009, 12:30 AM
dude - i'm glad you got to the bottom of this mp3 cd/dvd malarchy......
i can confirm from experience that the copied or burnt mp3 media does not affect the warranty - infact when i had my M-audio controller replaced recently, the dealer gave me a list of recommended mp3/aac/wma bit rates to help me burn the media with the supported rates ;-)
hate to say this but that lady SA sounds inadequately equipped to handle "difficult" questions ;-)
i can confirm from experience that the copied or burnt mp3 media does not affect the warranty - infact when i had my M-audio controller replaced recently, the dealer gave me a list of recommended mp3/aac/wma bit rates to help me burn the media with the supported rates ;-)
hate to say this but that lady SA sounds inadequately equipped to handle "difficult" questions ;-)
11-19-2009, 01:56 AM
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My Ride: BMW 550i 2007 M-Kit installed- 367 BHP Sapphire black, comfort seats, comfort access, HUD, Professional Nav, Logic 7.
Originally Posted by or_550i' post='1050922' date='Nov 10 2009, 12:10 AM
Yarp.
Hell, even my navigation DVD is a backup copy and it works fine and I've never had any problems with the dealer I've taken it to.
Hell, even my navigation DVD is a backup copy and it works fine and I've never had any problems with the dealer I've taken it to.
11-29-2009, 07:21 PM
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That SA's full of BS. No way a copied CD can damage your CD player or car. I'm in the music business so
I do know a few things about audio-related issues.
(BTW, I hope the music on there is from your CDs at home and it's just a 'compilation CD'....
Support the artists/music you enjoy or there won't be any more.)
I do know a few things about audio-related issues.
(BTW, I hope the music on there is from your CDs at home and it's just a 'compilation CD'....
Support the artists/music you enjoy or there won't be any more.)
11-30-2009, 03:40 AM
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Originally Posted by BigMike' post='1064756' date='Nov 29 2009, 11:21 PM
That SA's full of BS. No way a copied CD can damage your CD player or car. I'm in the music business so
I do know a few things about audio-related issues.
(BTW, I hope the music on there is from your CDs at home and it's just a 'compilation CD'....
Support the artists/music you enjoy or there won't be any more.)
I do know a few things about audio-related issues.
(BTW, I hope the music on there is from your CDs at home and it's just a 'compilation CD'....
Support the artists/music you enjoy or there won't be any more.)
quality to all other brands on the market (???) Hence, the built in drive is only "designed" work fault-free with those superior quality ones! 
On a more serious note, the M-audio controller that was recently replaced on my e60 apparently had coating from the "official" BMW nav DVD that had peeled off over time and got stuck on the lens rendering the drive unable to read any discs. That said, as I was outside the 5yr warranty I had to pay BMW to replace the drive for a fault caused by their original equipment/part.
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