Dutch or Flemisch voice
04-16-2009, 05:28 PM
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My E61 has Nav Pro and voice control (with the separate 'voice' button next to the 'menu' button). The voice control is in German and the language choices in the i-drive are German, English, French. I made an appointment with the BMW-dealer to change everything to Dutch (100?).
So basically my question is: Does the Dutch voice come with a strong dutch accent or is it acceptable for Flemisch people? When I called the dealer earlier this week, I could hear over the phone that they had mixed opinions about this. One person said it was terrible and the other one said he never noticed anything special.
If someone (flemish?) confirms that the voice has a strong dutch accent, I'd rather choose the English voice control.
(Or if someone could upload a short sample of the Dutch voice, that would help to decide myself.)
So basically my question is: Does the Dutch voice come with a strong dutch accent or is it acceptable for Flemisch people? When I called the dealer earlier this week, I could hear over the phone that they had mixed opinions about this. One person said it was terrible and the other one said he never noticed anything special.
If someone (flemish?) confirms that the voice has a strong dutch accent, I'd rather choose the English voice control.
(Or if someone could upload a short sample of the Dutch voice, that would help to decide myself.)
04-16-2009, 11:10 PM
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Originally Posted by JPL' post='849834' date='Apr 17 2009, 03:28 AM
My E61 has Nav Pro and voice control (with the separate 'voice' button next to the 'menu' button). The voice control is in German and the language choices in the i-drive are German, English, French. I made an appointment with the BMW-dealer to change everything to Dutch (100?).
So basically my question is: Does the Dutch voice come with a strong dutch accent or is it acceptable for Flemisch people? When I called the dealer earlier this week, I could hear over the phone that they had mixed opinions about this. One person said it was terrible and the other one said he never noticed anything special.
If someone (flemish?) confirms that the voice has a strong dutch accent, I'd rather choose the English voice control.
(Or if someone could upload a short sample of the Dutch voice, that would help to decide myself.)
So basically my question is: Does the Dutch voice come with a strong dutch accent or is it acceptable for Flemisch people? When I called the dealer earlier this week, I could hear over the phone that they had mixed opinions about this. One person said it was terrible and the other one said he never noticed anything special.
If someone (flemish?) confirms that the voice has a strong dutch accent, I'd rather choose the English voice control.
(Or if someone could upload a short sample of the Dutch voice, that would help to decide myself.)
Mine is also in German and I often have problems to remember the correct commando in German, since everything is displayed in English.
04-17-2009, 06:42 AM
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Now now, that's not nice to us Dutch people; preferring English over Dutch.... 
I would say that it actually is more Flemisch than Dutch. Still, I wont change it to Englisch because of this.
I would say that it actually is more Flemisch than Dutch. Still, I wont change it to Englisch because of this.
04-17-2009, 06:46 AM
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hehehhe one of my best mates is a dutchy, more from the north of Holland, so I can understand him fine, I have another Dutch friend from the south and he nearly speaks Flemisch IIRC ( vague memory of the discussion of Dutchies living on the border of Germany and Holland speaky the Flemisch ? ), really hard to understand him sometimes and he spits all over the place lol
04-17-2009, 09:27 AM
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Well, i've had it changed to dutch too. It's not a real "hard" dutch accent. It's easier to the ears than the dutch girl from TomTom 
04-17-2009, 09:48 AM
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I guess this is so personal, that you need to listen to the voice before they program it. Don't they have it in another car so you can have a listen?
I guess this is so personal, that you need to listen to the voice before they program it. Don't they have it in another car so you can have a listen?
04-17-2009, 09:52 AM
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Originally Posted by Phantom Mark' post='850135' date='Apr 17 2009, 11:34 AM
Just spit at it in typical dutchy style, your'll be fine 
04-17-2009, 06:44 PM
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Originally Posted by trevorken' post='850091' date='Apr 17 2009, 09:10 AM
Is this then done by an official BMW dealer?
Mine is also in German and I often have problems to remember the correct commando in German, since everything is displayed in English.
Mine is also in German and I often have problems to remember the correct commando in German, since everything is displayed in English.
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